Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-06
ERESflNG DAY
At TALLAHASSEE
Bills We're introduced il
Ps.h Branches Legislature.
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...sntation Of PeOnags Article
.sishsd in Hears, Publication,
o,.r Notes Of interest.
-.n.hassse. April l.-Yesterday 3
-. Of the LeRislatnre was no,
80 81 many setioua Of particular
..,suee 20 the State at large. halt
s...n hills being introduced into the
/. - and forty-one in the Senate
....,,l we're passed under suspension
rnlss.
~ House was 10 session from ten
'l,.k N the morning until noon. and
senate form 2 .S0 until about $50
ne sfisrnoon. In the morning a
.nber Of Senators were present in
1. Bouse a. spectators. and 10 the
.h,uoon 3 still larger number Of
s,,,esentstives attended the session
,he upper body.
n the Houss she FIRST thing was the
sodiug OF the apecial message from
4, Governor defending the Trustees Of
Internal Improvement Fund from
stacks made opon them BY vari-
- newspapers and through pamph-
~, and otherwise. Representative
aasr Of Alaehua introd uced a resolu-
81. House Concurrent ResolutiOnNo
ior the appointment Of joint com.
si,,es Of three. Senators and four Rep.
n,sntstives, as requested be Governor
howard. The bill is along the same
Ines a. the Beard resolution passed
i she Senate Tuesday afternoon, en-
spi that il is shorter. and ia the pre-
,nble recites that the fact that the
eosernor requested the investigation.
representative Reese OF Escsmbia,
~ home county OF Senator Beard,
nRpasted that the Senate resolution
e passed but il had not been certified
. ihe House, and Judge Carriers
resolution prevailed BY a unanimous
go,s. In presenting the resolution
NJ. Carter stated that he did not know
Eksiher the charges were true or
lslss that have been made against the
lrustees, but that the truth should be
nade known as soon as possible, end /
4 the trustees were guilty, impssehed
isum ofsse, II not fully vindicsted.
AresOlutiou. condemning In unmeas-
nrsd terms Richard Barry. author.
snd William R. Hearst, publisher, Of
he article IN The Cosmopolitan Asga-
ice concerning peonage in Fiorids.
,Dt extending the thanks OF the
oose to Hon Frank Clark for his de-
mss Of tie State in the halls Of Con.
hess vas introduced b MT. Dorman
~ SaEsnaee and seconded by Mr.
Knight Of cilrus. who denounced the
siiele vigorously. The Fesolution
passed unanimously.
Another resolution by Mr.. DOrman.
iEpealing % the Trustees Of the In
s''nsl Improvement Fund NOS to spend
iaI more money in the attempted
belkuation Of che Everglades until
= people and taxpayers Of the State
'.oald signify thsir willingness 20 pro.
80 with the undertaking. went over
q be reqnest under lhe rules.
Resolutions were introduced spd I
i',ssd over under The rules providing
p joint committees 70 inspect the re-
IN school and congics camps Of the
,ais, and committees 10 visit ths
.ais University. and school for the
$50 q s.. Aognstiue. ard similar
solutions we're Introduced 10 the
'sSt'e ia TIE sfrexh0oB.
Il ne Senaie 10 the afternoon Sea-
Voc Cossrsll wts sworn "a by Jussiee
'tshill, aDd President Harris an
''lnsed the committee appointments.
o5lla Of MUGS General importance
ssfe passed ssxsepi Senator Back
.aa's hili 70 ressors the numbcr q
'ant iarors 20 ths old number. from
teire % eighteen. Bills Were intro
.'sc eoEsring mary important sub-
,saeh a. state schools. franchise
lzaiioU, railroads and other pabiie
'''ies corporations. Ths bills we're
'sftsd 10 fhe pro7sr eomEsistees.
20 senator Crane e. sts EieFsSih
g ssnat0s MoCrsary o. ihs Thirty
'aaa, intsoduos1 tllls 10 provide Coz
sis lnlformii5 in text books.
rauRsnavre paonrromes