Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-09
.vvsTE ADJOURNED OUT OF
RESPECT FOR SENATOR
NEWLAN
aoRT SESSION IN THE HOUSE
y. Wartman Begins Movement for
psapoortionment of Representa-
dyes-Matthews Introduces
Important Measure

Tallahassee, April .-iesleruay
vas an uneyentful one. in both houses
of the State legislature.
The Senate met at three O'Clock
IN the afternoon, and after roll call
and prayer by the chaplain, Presi-
aent Harris formally announced to
tho body the death of their col
,eagues. Senator Newlan, which &C.
curred at Live Oak Friday after
noon. After appointing committees
to draft suitable resolutions of res
meet TO the memory OF the late Sen
ator Newlan, and also Senators Lee,
Garter and Windburn, who died be-
fore the converting of the session.
1be Senate, as a further mark of res
beet to the memory of the dead, ad
iourned for the day.
Governor Broward yesterday morn
ing issued through the Office of the
Secretary of State, proclamation
Ealing for a special election in Su-
|wannee county on Tuesday, May End,
10 choose successor to Senator New
an, all the other vacancies having
been filed already. For the first
half of the session, therefore, the
Senate will consist of but thirty-one
members, but during the second
month Senator Newlan'S district will
be again represented, for the first
ime this session, since the late Sen
tor was too i'll to attend the open
ing sessions, and the Senate will con-
ain the constitutional number of
bembers. g.
The House of Representatives met
i ten o'clock in the morning, and
remained in session one hour and
twenty minutes, when they adjourned
or the day A smaller number were
ctually in attendance than at any
ther session this term, as quite a
lumber had gone home for Sunday,
nd had not returned, and others for
arious reasons principally legal
BUSINESS In the courts of their res
ectiye counties, were excused for a
PORTION Of this week. The resolu-
on passed by the House and amend
In the Senate, providing for the
pVestigatiOn asked by the Governor
the actions of the trustees of the
nternal Improvement Fund, of which
Is ex-ofiicio chairman, has not
et been returned with the Senate
mendments, and the matter stands
before, with the House resolution
nended in the Senate and the Sen
e resolution asleep on the table in
be House.
resolution passed the House at
session yesterday endorsing the
enon of the President of the United
'ates In discharging the negro
ops at Brownsville, Texas. Mr..
'enoourg, of Walton, was the
ptnor of the resolution.
The most important resolution in
ouuced in the House was one by
T. Wartman, of Marion, chairman
'ne mouse committee on census and
ppofuonment, providing for the ap-
pintment OF joint special commit
Oh seven, three Senators and four
representatives., to draft a bill for
reapportionment of the members
u senate and House Of Represent
ives On the basis of the State CEN
Oh 1905, as required by the con-
''auon to be done every tenth year.
overlooked in the furror of the
eisiature of 1897, when the never
oe-lorgetten Chipley-Mallory con-
ior the United States Senator
~ neid the center of the stage. Be
concurrent resolution, Mr..
ar'nan's resolution went over I'M
7 the rules.
INC nrst matter that will cause a
:. III the legislature is one primar-
scai in its nature. the proposed
.son OF Hillsborough county, by
'1As on the West Coast portion of
present county. a territory of