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tatives Ward, Robinson and Cade-
To visit the east coast canal: Rep
resentatives Harper, Mcclellan or Cal
houn, and Jennings of Hamilton
To visit public institutions Mt
Gainesville, Tallahassee. St Augustine
and Black Point: Representatives
Singletary, Hendry and Mcleod.
RESOLUTION CREATED FUN.
Representative Bullock offered a
resolution for the appointment Of a
committee to investigate and ascertain
what members have not their election
certificates, and if there were any that
had not that the same should be re-
uuired to show cause why their seats
should not be declared vacant. The
resolution caused a good deal of mer-
riment among some of the members
who happened to know that others had
not qualified with the secretary of
state for their certificates of election.
An election certificate has the value of
50 in cash to the secretary of state,
and a dozen, or more. members had
failed to obtain the said certificate
from the said secretary of state It
Bullocks resolution would be voted
down, but he is determined that these
representatives shall get their certif-
Gates, and says that another resolution
Will be introduced.
SENATOR BRYAN GOT HIS.
Senator Nathan P. Bryan received
ris certificate of election and commits
sion as United States senator at Ais
o'clock yesterday afternoon from Sec
rotary of State H. Clay Crawford, who
delivered the commission in person to
the senator.
cRIcISED STATE HOUSE.
In the course Of his remarks on a
motion to take the capitol removal bill
from the committee on state institu-
lions, Representative MacWilliams said
today that the present state house was
a disgrace to the state. He said he
was willing to vote for a bill carrying
an appropriation Of $1,000 or $500, 900
to improve the state house if it were a
certain proposition that the capitol
would not be removed, but that there
was no disposition to spend more
money on the present state house while
the uncertainty concerning it's perma-
nency in Tallahassee continued.
Senator Zim this morning introduced
in the senate a resolution to remove
the capitol to some point east of the
Suwannee. Senator Zim also intro
duced the resolution to locate the state
capitol at st. Augustine. He evidently
hopes that If one does not pass that
the other will.
THREE CENT RATE BILL.
IT, sY,f-4I,ynaI
rate bill this morning. This is a du-
plicate Of the Stokes bill in the senate
and is designed to reduce the rates on
the P. & A. division Of the Louisville
& Nashville railroad in Florida.
Mr.. Knight introduced a bill for ma
val militia in the state, and Mr.. Epper-
son presented a bill for a biological
station on the gulf. Mr.. Gray's bill
for one high school in each county was
voted on and sent to the committee
on engrossed bills. The bill was lost
Nj RTLA "a siII ogNaHy5 today offered
his reapportionment bills, one relating
to representation in the house and the
other to representation in the senate.
The constitutional limit of one hun
dred members only is provided for.
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS.
A bill to be entitled, An act to
amend section 54-56 of the general
statutes of the state of Florida, re-
lating to senatorial districts.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF
the state of Florida:
Section 1. That section $4,000 OF
the general statutes of the state OF
Florida be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec $4,000. Divisions of the state
into senatorial districts. There shall
be thirty-two senatorial districts which
shall be represented each by one sen.
ator. and designated by numbers. anC
be composed each of the counties men
toned and named after the severa
numbers as follows: The first dis
| trict, Santa Rosa; second, Escambia
third, Walton and Holmes; fourth
Jackson; fifth. Liberty. Franklin ant
Wakulla; sixth, Gadsden; seventh
Polk; eighth, Leon; ninth, fernando
Pasco and Citrus; tenth, Madison
| eleventh, Hillsborough; twelfth, Tay
| Tor. Lafayette and Levy; thirteenth
| Dade and Palm Beach; fourteenth, Co