Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-03
carCUs NOMINEES WE'RE ALL
ELECTED, SWORN IN.AND EN-
TERED UPON DUTIES
SENATE RESOLUTION no. ONE
To Provide for appointment Of
committee to Investigate Internal
measurement Fund. Unanimous
ly Carried

Tallahassee, April 3.-Both houses
ef the State Legislature were orga-
ixed Yesterday at noon by the an
auimous election of the officers and
attaches nominated at the Democratic
caueus the. night before. In the
House, Mr.. Pett:gre, Socialist, voted
with his Democratic colleagues in the
election of Speaker Matthews: Speak
or pro tenn Knowles, and the various
attaches of the House.
In the Senate, retiring President
Trammen turned over the gavel to
President Harris. both making brief
and appropriate speeches.; Speaker
Matthews also making very short
but sincere speech of thanks upon
being conducted to the chair in the
Heuse.
Chief Justice Shackleford swore
in the members of the House of Re
Iresentatives, and Justice Whitfield
the newly-elected senators, the cere-
mony in both houses being very i'm
pressiye.
Upon organizing the two houses
appointed committees to notify each
other and the Governor that they
were organized and ready for bust
ness, and a short while afterwards,
Private Secretary Simmons entered
with the biennial message of
Governor Broward. 1t was ordered
spread upon the journals of each
house, the formality of reading 1t
being passed over. The Everglades
question Is not discussed, nor is State
Life Insurance. in the message
excepting to say that the latter sub
ject will be made the subject of a
special message, The question of
taxation is covered thoroughly and
franchise taxes advocated. 1t is
urged that the railroad commission
be given additional powers, inelud-
ing control of the physical proper
ties of the roads. The State militia
receives attention, and a strong plea
Is made for education, especially for
the elementary and rural schools of
the State Uniform text books and
compulsory education are both ad-
vocated, also a direct levy for the
higher institutions, instead of pay
ing their expenses out of the general
revenue fund. The consumption
problem is discussed at length, and
measures urged to prevent infection
Brief attention is given the pardoning
board. the prison system, the reform
school for children, and child labor
the latter being denounced as one OF
the greatest crimes in the land
Brief mention is made of the hospital
for the insane and considerable
space is given to good roads, the fish
and oyster industries, protection Of
game and forests and immigration
Lobbying is condemned, and depOrt
alton is suggested as the remedy, fol
the race problem. The question o.
good roads is treated at length, an(
number of other matters are touch
ed upon. In conclusion, the Cover
nor makes an attack on papers which
be declares have maligned the ad
ministration now in Office.
The only action of Importance be
yOnd the usual formalities yesterda.
was the passage of Senate concurren
resolution No. /, introduced b,
Senator Beard, providing for the ap
pointment of joint committee to in
Vestigate the Internal improvement
Fund, with sweeping provisions
While the resolution was under dis
cussion, special message was take
up in the Senate from the Governor
and was found to contain an urgen
request. for thorough investigation
OF the actions OF the trustees of tn
Internal Improvement Fund, @
4 which Board he is chairman, an
the Beard resolution was passed UT
animousiy, after which the Senat
adjourned until two O'Clock thi
afternoon. Meanwhile the House ha