Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-18
HUMPHREYS WANTS
STATE TEMPERANCE
threw a Bomb Into CAMPS Of
LiOuOr Men Unexpectedly.
MONDAYS WORK AZ CAPITAL

Both Branches y
s,.y During the Entire Day, aeed
MANY important Bills We're Presented
For Consideration Of That Body
Roth branches OF the Legislature
ere busy during Monday. In the
evening. after adjournment OF both
so,.ss the joint committee under
Uonse coneurrent resolution No. l.
q, investigation Of internal improve
mani funds, held IFS fret or prelimi-
a.,v meeting. The organization Of
,bls important committee was per.
,e.ted by the unsnimous selection OF
senator II. H. Buckman as chairman
and senator Thomas F. West, OF the
Era, az secretary. The meeting last
cd less than an hour and was devoted
pripcipalIy TO informal discussions
q, plan and scope. IL vas definitely
Ssslded that all meetings for the pres
ent At last, will be held in executive
session and no Information will be
given out except officially.
No attaches have yet been named,
The committee is a strong one, consist
ing of seven members as follows,
named in order Of appointment by
Senate and House: Senator H. H.
Bupkman Of the Eighteenthi Senator
Thomas F. West Of the First; Senator
Joseph H. Humphreys Of the Twenty
seventh; Representatives sgd L. Car
ter Of Alachuai John w. Watson OF
Dade; R. Pope Reese Of Escambis,
and ]. F. @. Grlggs OF Franklin.
Senator Humphreys' joint resolution
proposing amendments to the State
constitution, embodying absolute
State prohibition, was followed to.
night by mass.meeting in the Hall OF
Representatives, quote from the call,
to consider the questions of State wide
option as applied to the liquor traffic.
Whether the two had anything to do
with each other is not known, but the
Senator was among those present to.
night.
eenate Proceedings.
The 81 ate was called to order at 8
.. m, President Harris in the chair.
Senator Hudson moved, in accordance
with his notice OF Friday, that the vote
BY which the Senate Concurrent Reso-
luton No. 10 regarding the committee
to visit the former University build
ings and grounds at Lake City, be re-
considered. This motion, under che
rules, goes over until tomorrow.
New Bills.
The following were among the new
bills introduced:
By Mr.. HumphFeys-Proposing
amendment to constitution 90 that
Section Of Article 10 shall read as
follows "The manufacture or sale Of
intoxicating liquors. either spirituous,
Vinons or malt, shall be, and the same
is hereby, forever prohibited in the
State Of Florida"
By Mr.. Crill--Authorizing county
commissioners to require county treas.
uFer to transfer % other funds surplus
Of hDe aud forfeiture fund.
BY Mr.. MasSey-Relative to receipts
OF bills Of lading. and the liability OF
common carriers for the property mem
toned therein.
~ Mr. Crews, BY request--Appro.
priaiing $4,000 for monument to Flor.
iaa soldiers on the Ohickamsusa bat.
tlshsld.
By Mr. Bockman--ConcsrnIng pay.
nent Of certificates Of forged checks
ana the liabilities Of banks and Others
therefor.
Bill 1855. Mr.. Zim. defining What
'nail constitute doe diligence on the
I = Of a bank in the cOIlseiiOu Of
checks and notes.
House Messages.
Messages from the House Of Repre-.
sensitive, s,,, we're received and read, and
O'iR transmitted referred 70 their
wiper committees in she Senate.
message was received from the
GOVERNOR on the subiect Of State life