Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-11
m DAYS WORK
AT TALLAHASSEE
,...titutional Amendments DIS
''l' .,.,ed in the Legislature.
..,,.As RESOLUTION WAS LOST

.,nlkneSs ProPoseu
!. Aooortloulns Taxes Of Negro and
',,.a. Races for Schools Met Its
,,.,.,loo-other Legislative News
-, tbirty-one Senators present
va W. the morning session was
ns5 with prayer by the chaplain.
0p ~. conrtesies Of the floor were ex'
ia5 70 Capt E. E. Bell Of Trenton
i, & ,souest OF senator Mccreary
y s ,, Johnson of suwannee coun-
,.~o5nced his first bill, which was
y ia nm No. $50, a bill for the re-
:, - the widow of the late Senator
Newlan of the Seventeenth. The
n carries with it an appropriation
uSo which amount the late SEN
- would have secured as services
senator had he not died. On mo-
- senator Johnson, the rules
ssrs waived and the bill put on its
,.,ond reading and was passed unahi-
nOusly
, ripple of amusement was created
-,sn Senator Beard of the Second
,t,oSueed Senate bill No. 362, by re
msst which provides protection for
,oobers Tho bill was referred to
~ committee on state affairs.
senator West of the Fourth intro
sueed Senate bill No 1854, which pro
4 ,ises that no amount of cotton less
han bale shall be sold between Aus
INST Is and September IS, without a
rsepse tax The bill was made a
sDscial order for Friday morning.
Senate bill No. 267, by Mr., Beard,
IS request-Providing for the dispo-
stion Of real estate by husband and
rfs was read for its first time and
referred,
House memorial to Congress seek
lng an appropriation to clean the St.
lohns river of the hyacinth pest was
mad the second time and passed by
vote Of q to 0.
House Notwithstanding Con.
ress to allow Florida to survey all
government lands in the State, passed
be Senate without dissenting vote.
Senator Baker presented a petition
BON citizens of Marion relative to
psnding legislation with the request
Dat the number of signatures appear
q the calendar.
Senate bill No. $40, by Mr.. Buchanan
authorizing the acceptance from the
United States Government of the APP
FopriatiOn for the agricultural expert
niat station at Gainesville, was read
~ It's first time, On motion of the
nhOducer the rules were waived and
he bill passed its second and third
Iading.
Senate bill No. 252, by Mr.. Hudson
10 provide for the enlargement and
'slaiF Of the State capitol, was taken
Y as special order. After much
4'easslon as to a desirable location
g me cost Of the lot for the erection
ue supreme court building, which
OIL calls for, on motion Senator
''H me president was requested to
wont Senator's Sans and Hudson
0'nmittee to investigate the cost,
o. the building and make their
''''' On Monday of next week.
&aa'or Cranes bill, No. 16, and
.-1'H NeCreary's bill No. "a, and
10F HUMPHREYS bill No. 1o1, rel
TO uniformity Of school text.
ahd cheaper books for the chill.
i % Florida, were made a special
'O' Tuesday of next week.
saa'e bill No. l52, by Mr.. Afford
~. Tue duties Of the several
attorneys Of this State. fixing
'4laries-appeared on its third
Senator Afford spoke in fav.
.ue oil and expressed the hope
- y, oi'l' when was reported un.
.o'' by the judiciary committee.
Oeoone a law. Senator West
- ''rsi spoke against the bill
- that the State should be
-, l by the best men and he
~. sans. !. the bin, because It re-
~ % salaries from s2.4OO to
49,, zoe bin was defeated By a
!, p-,, .olnt resolution No. 127, by
- which is as follows: