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ton that would be placed upon the res
olution by the committee.
This was followed by a little running
debate and eolloquy between Senators
Adams, West and Beard. Senator Buck
man followed, and said that IL the reso-
luton as it now existed did carry the
power claimed they could exercise 1T,
but if they felt If after the committee
was appointed and believed they did not
have the authority to do certain things,
that they could come before the legls-
lature, as Senator Adams said, and
would be given such power. Senator
Buchanan desired t. have the committee
commence work.
Senator Hudson referred to the loss
of week already and said he had just
one interest in the matter at this time,
and that was to see the committee APP
pointed and get to work. He said he
would vote to concur with the house,
simply to save time. The motion of
Senator Beard was then put and lost,
to %. The ayes were Mr.. President;
Messrs. Beard, Brown, Canova, Clark,
HUMPHREYS, Willis. The nays, Messrs.
Adams, Afford, Baker. Buchanan, Cone,
Cottrell, Crane, Crews, Grill, Davis,
Henderson, Hudson, Jackson, McCreary,
Massey, Neel, Sans, Trammell, With
ers, West, LIST district, West, 4th dis
trict, and Zim
Senator Beard arose in his seat and
stated that under the resolution he
did not believe any useful purpose could
be served, and that he must respect
fully request that he be permitted to
decline TO serve on the committee. The
president then added to the committee
the name of Senator Joseph H. Hum
phreys of the 9th.
Senate bill No. 1873, which was made
special order for ii 80 today, was
called up. 1t was found that il had not
vet been printed, and the special order
was deferred until tomorrow at ii a. m.
This. is the bill requiring persons APP
bearing before committees to disclose
upon oath what interest such person
represent, and providing penalty for
false swearing in such cases.
House concurrent resolution No. II,
relative to the appointment of a COM
mittee of four from the house and three
from the senate, who are lawyers, to
examine the general statutes for exist
ing errors and inaccuracies, and to con-
suit with lawyers and judges through
out the state, and TO employ such clerl'
cal help as is necessary; was read IN
full. On motion of Senator Grill, who
spoke of the importance OF, the subject
matter of this resolution, it was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Senate bill No. was ordered recon-
mitted to the committee on game.
A message from the governor rela-
| tive to monument to Florida troops on
the Chickamauga battlefield, and also
transmitting resolutions adopted by the
Florida division of the u. c. V. rela-
tive to this monument, and also for the
publication of q revision of rolls Of
| Florida troops, etc, was received, and
ordered spread upon the journal.
The Senate then adjourned until 10
a. m. tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Called to order at 1000 a. m. by the
! Speaker. Roll call showed a quorum
present. Prayer by the chaplain. The
| journal was corrected.
A communication from Hon Frank
! Clark, of Gainesville, 70 Hon. W. Il.
! Dorman, of Suwannee, thanking the
house for resolution Of thanks for
course in the peonage matter and con-
demning Barry and Hearst. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Dorman 1t was spread or
the journal, as follows:
Gainesville, Fla, April 8, 1907 Hen
w. II. Dorman, House OF Represents
tives, Tallahassee, Fla
My Dear MIR. Dorman i was absent
from home when your very kind tele-
gram, advising me Of the fact that the
mouse of representatives had unani
mously adopted resolutions eondemnnR
Richard Barry and William Il. Hearst,
the one for writing, and the other FOL
publishing, the lbeious peonage article
which appeared in the March number
1907, OF the Cosmopolitan Magazine
and commencing the speech made by
me IN the house OF representatives d
the congress OF the United States OF
the 4th day Of March, last.
beg to- say TO you, and through yol
TO the honorable house OF representa-
tives, that duly appreciate this &C
: ton. both on your part and on the par
of the house. That this man Barry
, willfully and mahciously, for .pelf
, libeled the State of Florida and all he
, people is now patent TO every one; tina
} William K. Hearst, a millionaire By in
} herItance, who perhaps has the great
} est thirst for Office and the least capac
, yty TO fill one OF any man IN the Unite
; states, who ever aspired TO hlgh posi-
? tiob; deliberately published this villain
: Gus libel, also for pelt, rs likewise pat
E ent TO every observing person. w
/ can congratulate ourselves on The fact
r however, that Hearst and his scanda
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