ASSEMBLY JOURNAL.

A JOURNAL

OF THE

PROCEEDIN OF THE ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF FLORIDA,

AT THE

THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE,

BEGUN AND HELD AT THE CAPITOL, IN THE CITY OF TALLA-
HASSEE, ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1885.

ROBERT W. DAVIS (of Clay), SPEAKER.
WM'. H. REYNOLDS (of Hamilton), CHIEF CLERK.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA.:
CHARLES E. DYKE, STATE PRINTER.
1885.

JOURNAL
Of the Assembly of the State of Florida, at the thirteenth
Session of the Legislature, begun and held at the Capitol,
in the city of Tallahassee, in the State of Florida, on Tues-
day, the sixth day of January, A. D. 1885, being the day
fixed by the Constitution of the State of Florida for the
meeting of the Legislature.

TUESDAY, January 6, 1885.
The Assembly was called to order by John W. Bryant, of
Polk.
Mr. Bryant of Polk, 'moved that D. G. McLeod, former
Assistant Clerk, in the absence of Wm. Forsyth Bynum, former
Chief Clerk, be elected temporary Clerk;
Which motion was agreed to.
The roll of members furnished by the Secretary of the State
was called, and the following members came forward and were
sworn in by His Honor, David S. Walker, Judge of the Cir-
cuit Court in and for the Second Judicial District of Florida:
Al.achua-J. N. Clinton, T. J. Forrest, Benjamin Rush, and
James McCaslin.
Baker-Urban C. Herndon.
Bradford-W. W. Tumblin and John Croft.
Brevard-W. J. Brack.
.Calhoun-J. N. Richards.
Clay-R. W. Davis.
Columbia-John F. Niblack, Bascom H. Palmer and Daniel
N. Cone.
Dade-J. Wm. Ewan.
Duval-W. B. Owen, G. W. Wetmore, William James and
Thomas V. Gibbs.
Escambia-J. E. Yonge, J. M. Tate and J. D. Emmons.
Franklin-,Henry L. Grady.
Gadsden-Daniel W. Miller, A. W. Snider and Edward
Owens.
Hamilton-W. L. Peples and W. L. Altman.
Hernando-Benjamia F. Kirk and N. A Carter.
Hillsborough-Wm. Pitt Head and John S. Taylor, Jr.
Holmes-William F. Green.

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Jackson-James L. Powell, Adam C. White and J. A. Rob-
inson.
Jefferson-R. W. Washington, B. C. Gibbs, W. A. Bird.
Lafayette-Thomas Peter Chaires.
Leon-D. S. Walker, Jr., Clinton Sneed, E. C. Weeks and
Samuel Frazier.
Levy-Edward H. Brewer and Samuel Quincy.
Liberty-M. J. Solomon.
Madisen-W. F. Hughey and Edward J. Alexander.
Manatee-Zachary Taylor Crawford.
Marion-H. E. Miller arnd W. A. Wilkerson.
Monroe-Fernando Figueredo and James P. Perkins.
Polk-John W. Bryant.
.Nassau-R. E. Robinson and John Wilkinson.
Orange-Richard McS. Byrne and Benjamin M. Robinson.
Putnam-Joseph Hicks and George W. Lyle.
Santa Rosa-John Wilkinsonmand C. J. Perrinott.
St. Johns-William C. Middleton and Otto Gudsenrath.
Snmter-L. E. Snow and William Himes.
Suwannee-Silas T. Overstreet and Andrew J. McLeod.
Taylor-John R. Kelly.
Volusia-H. S. Adams.
Wakulla-R. W. Ashmore.
Walton-Charles D. Munroe and James A. McLean.
Washington-Walter W. Miller.
A quorum present.
On motion of Mr. Bryant, Mr. Yonge was elected Speaker
pro tern.
On motion of Mr. Bryant. the Assembly proceeded to the
election of permanent Speaker.
Nominations being in order, Mr. Bryant nominated R. W.
Davis, of Clay.
Mr. Miller nominated W. B. Owen, of Duval.
The vote was:
For Davis-Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Altman. Ashmore,
Brack,.Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone,
Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Grady, Green, Gudsenrath,
Head, Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, Kelly, Kirk, McLean,
McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller; of Gadsden Miller, of Ma-
rion,Miller, of Washington, Niblack, Owens, Overstreet,Palmer,
Peeples, Perkins, Perinott, Powell,Quincy, Richards, Robinson,
of Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Rush, Snider, Snow, Solomon,
Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., Washington, Wetmore,
White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa and Yonge-58.
For Owen-Messrs. Byrd, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier,
Gibbes of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, James, Lyle, McCaslin,

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Robinson of Nassau, Sneed, Weeks, Wilkerson and Wilkinson
of Nassau-14.
On motion of Mr. Bryant, the vote .was made unanimous,
and Mr. Davis was declared duly elected Speaker of theAs-
sembly. *
Mr. Davis having received a majority of the votes cast, was
declared elected Speaker of the Assembly.
Mr. Bryant moved that a committee of three be appointed
to escort Mr. Davis to the Chair;
Which was agreed to.
Messrs. Bryant, Crawford an'd Rush were appointed
such committee.
Upon taking the Chair, Mr. Davis, Speaker-elect, delivered
the following address:
Gentlemen of the Assembly :
It is perhaps only necessary that I should return you my
thanks for the honor you have conferred upon me, and then
announce my readiness to proceed to business.
I shall do little more than this.
It is due to candor, that I should admit to you my inexpe-
rience in the duties you have devolved upon me, and you will
pardon me if I beg in advance that I may have your forbear-
ance and charity for any shortcomings I may and doubtless
will manifest.
I feel that I can rely upon your kindly aid in mastering the
duties of my office, and that throughout the session I shall
have your support and co-operation in all efforts for the right.
Permit me to urge that we enter immediately upon the
work before us. Several matters of grave importance will
present themselves to you. These I need not now enumerate.
They will deserve our strict attention, our undivided thought,
and the exercise of our best judgment.
Let us forego as much of the smaller class of legislation as
the needs of our respective constituencies will permit, and
turning our attention to those things which affect the whole
State and her future, let us endeavor to accomplish them as
speedily as a proper regard for accuracy will allow, and then
bring our sitting to a close.
I cannot preside over your deliberations with ability but it
shall be my endeavor to preside with fairness and uprightness.
If I accomplish this and thereby win your confidence and es-
teem I shall wish no higher reward.
I do not content myself with mere formal thanks but I ac-
knowledge with profound gratitude the honor you have done
me.
May the Great Presiding Officer of the Universe give me the

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power to perform my duties to your satisfaction and to the
satisfaction of the people of Florida.
Mr. Alexander moved that the Assembly proceed to the
election of Chief Clerk.
Mr. Bryant moved that the Assembly adjourn until 9 o'clock
A. M., to-morrow;
"Which was agreed to.

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WEDNESDAY, January 7, 1885.

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The.roll being called, the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Altman, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Clinton, Cone, Crawford,
Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest Frazier, Gibbs of
Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle,
McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of
Marion, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Owen of Duval, Ow-
ens of Gadsden, Palmer, Peeples. Perkins, Perrenot, Powell,
Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Nassau,
Robinson of Orange, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snider, Snow,
Solomon, Tate, Tumblin, Washington, Weeks, Wetmore,
White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkinson
Jr., of Santa Rosa and Yonge -72.
A quorum present.
Prayer by Hon. Mr Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa.
On motion of Mr. Green, the reading of yesterday's journal
was dispensed with and the journal corrected and approved.
Mr. Yonge moved that the Assembly do now proceed to
complete its organization by the election of a Chiet Clerk, As-
sistant Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms,
Door Keeper, Reading Clerk, Enrolling Clerk, Engrossing
Clerk and Recording Clerk;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Smythe, of Jefferson, being present, came forward and
was sworn in by the Speaker.
Mr. Palmer nominated Mr. W. H. Reynolds, of Hamilton,
for Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
Mr. Wetmore nominated Mr. W. A. Middleton.
The vote was:
For Reynolds-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman,

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Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Chaires, Cone,
Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Grady, Green, Gudenrath,
Head, Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, Kelly, Kirk, McLean,
McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of
Marion, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Owens of Gadsden,
Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell,
Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Orange,
Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr.,
White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa, Yonge--52.
For Middleton-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Figue-
redo, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval,
James, Lyle, McCaslin, Owen of Duval, Robinson of Nassau,
Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Washington, Weeks, Wetmore, Wil-
kerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau-21..
W. H. Reynolds having received a majority of all the votes,
was declared elected Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
Mr. Green nominated D. G. McLeod for Assistant Clerk.
Mr. Forrest nominated Edward Martin.
The vote was:
For McLeod-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Chaires, Cone, Crawford, Croft,
Emmons, Ewan, Grady, Green," Gudenrath, Head, Hicks,
Himes, Herndon, Kelly, Kirk, McLean, McLeod, Monroe,
Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Washington, Niblack,
Owens, Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Pow-
ell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of
Orange, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin,
Walker, Jr., White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa, Yonge-51.
For Martin-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Figueredo,
Forrest, Frazier, Gibbes'of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Hughey,
James, Lyle, McCaslin, Miller of Marion, Owen of Duval,
Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Washington,
Weeks, Wetmore, Wilkerson, Wilkinson of Nassau-23.
D. G. McLeod having received a majority of all the votes,
was declared elected Assistant Clerk.
Mr. Bryant nominated J. G. Gibbes for Reading Clerk.
Mr. Frazier nominated Green McCall.
The vote was:
For Gibbs-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ash-
more, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Chaires, Cone, Crawford,
Croft, Emmons, Figueredo, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Hmes, Herndon, Hughey, Kelly, Kirk, McLean, Mc-
Leod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Wash-
ington, Niblack, Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet, Palmer,. Pee-
ples, Perkins. Perrenot, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson

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of Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate,
Taylor, Tumblin, White, Wilkinson, Jr:, of Santa Rosa,
Yonge-51.
For McCall-Messrs.- Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Forrest,
Frazier, Gibbes of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, James, Lyle,
McCaslin, Miller of Marion, Owen of Duval, Robinson of Nas-
sau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Walker, Jr., Washington, Weeks,
Wetmore, Wilkerson, Wilkinson of Nassau-22.
J. G. Gibbes having received a majority of all the votes, was
declared elected Reading Clerk.
Mr. Green moved that Dr. J. J. Harris, ex-Speaker of the
Assembly, be invited to a seat on the floor of the Assembly;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Perrenot nominated G. H. Stewart for Enrolling Clerk.
Mr. Gibbs nominated M. M. Moore.
The vote was:
For Stewart-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ash-
more, Brewer, Bryant, Chaires, Cone, Crawford, Croft, Em-
mons, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head, Hicks, Himes, Hern-
don, Hughey, Kelly, Kirk, McLean, McLeod, Monroe,
Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Washington, Niblack,
Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins,
Perrenot, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson,
Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, White, Wil-
kinson Jr., of Santa Rosa, Yonge-47.
For Moore-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, -Figueredo,
Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, James,
Lyle, McCaslin, Miller of Marion, Owen of Duval,'Robinson
of Nassau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Washington, Weeks, Wet-
more, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau-21.
Blank-1.
Mr. G. H. Stewart having received a majority of all the
votes cast' was declared elected Enrolling Clerk.
Mr. Niblack nominated Mr. H. R. Stoy for Engrossing
Clerk.
Mr. Alexander nominated Mr. Thos. W. May for Engrossing
Clerk.
The vote was:
For Stoy-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore,
Brewer, Bryant, Chaires, Cone, Crawford, Croft, Emmons,
Ewan, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head, Hicks, Himes, Hern-
don, Kirk, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of
Gadsden, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Owens of Gadsden,
Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell, Quin-
cy, Richards, Robinson, of Jackson, Snider, Snow, Solomen,

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Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa
Rosa, and Yonge-46.
For May-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Figuered, For-
rest, Frazier, Gibbes of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Hughey,
James Lyle, McCaslin, Miller of Marion, Owen of Duval, Rob-
inson of Nassau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Walker, Jr., Washing-
ton, Weeks, Wetmore, Wilkerson of Marion, and Wilkinson,
of Nassau-24.
H.-R. Stoy having received a majority of all the votes, was
declared elected Engrossing Clerk.
Mr. Yonge nominated J. R. Swingley for Recording Clerk.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that J. R. Swingley be elected
by acclamation;
Which was agreed to.
J. R. Swingley was declared unanimously elected Recording
Clerk.
Mr. Bryant nominated J. R. Mozely for Sergeant-at-Arms.
Mr. Robinson, of Nassau, nominated Wm. M. Wilds..
Mr. Walker nominated H. C. Billingsly.
The vote was:
For Mozely-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ash-
more, Brack, Brewer, Br'yant, Byrne, Chaires, Cone, Crawford,
Croft, Emmons, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head, Herndon,
Kelly, Kirk, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of
Gadsden, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Owens of Gadsden,
Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell,
Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Snider,
Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, White, Wilkinson, Jr.,
of Santa Rosa, Yonge-46
For Billingsly-Messrs. Hughey, Smythe, Walker, Jr.,-3
For Wilds-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Figueredo,
Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, James,
McCaslin, Owen of Duvai, Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Sneed,
Washington, Wetmore, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of
Nassau-18
J. R. Mozeley having received a majority of all votes was
declared elected Sergeant-at-Arms.
A committee of three composed of Senators McKinne, Crill
and Chandler appeared at the bar of the Assembly and an-
nounced that the Senate was organized and ready to proceed
to business.
Mr. Palmer nominated J. J. Thompson for Assistant Ser-
geant-at-Arms.
Mr. Sneed nominsted W. A. Walters.
The vote was:

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For Thompson-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ash-
more, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Chaires, Cone, Crawford,
Croft, Emmons, Figueredo, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, Kelly, Kirk, McLean, Mc-
Leod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Wash-
ington, Niblack, Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet, Palmer, Pee-
ples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson
of Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate,
Taylor, Tumblin, White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa, and
Yonge-51.
For Walters-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Forrest,
Frazier, Gibbes of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, James, McCaslin,
Miller of Marion, Owen of Duval, Robinson of Nassau, Rush,
Smythe, Sneed, Washington, Weeks, Wetmore, Wilkerson of
Marion, and Wilkinson of lNassau-20.
J. J. Thompson having received a majority of all the votes
was declared elected Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.
Mr. Grady nominated G. W. Hinsey for Doorkeeper.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion nominated L. B. Mason.
The vote was: 4
For Hinsey-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ash-
more, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Cone, Crawford, Croft,
Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Kelly, Kirk, McLean, McLeod,
Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Washington,
Niblack, Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples,
Perkins, Perrenot, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of
Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate,
Taylor, Tumblin, White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa, Yonge
-50.
For Mason-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Forrest,
Frazier, Gibbes of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Hughey, James,
Lyle, McCaslin, Miller of Marion, Owen of Duval, Robinson
of Nassau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Washington, Weeks, Wet-
more, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau-21.
G. W. Hinsey having received a majority of all the votes,
was declared elected Doorkeeper.
On motion of Mr. Croft, the following Clerks and officers-
elect came forward and were sworn in by the Speaker, to-wit:
W. H. Reynolds, Chief Clerk.
D. G. McLeod, Assistant Clerk.
J. G. Gibbes, Reading Clerk.
H. R. Stoy, Engrossing Clerk.
J. R. Mozeley, Sergeant-at-Arms.
J. J. Thompson, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms.

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SG. W. Hinsey, Doorkeeper.
Mr. Robinson of Nassau, moved that the rules of the last
Assembly be the rules of this Assembly, and that the Chief
Clerk have 100 copies of the same printed for the use 'of the
Assembly;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Miller, of Marion, moved that the Speaker appoint a
Chaplain for the Assembly and such number of Pages and
other officers as are necessary;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Green moved that a committee of three be appointed by
the Speaker, to inform the Senate that the Assembly is now or-
ganized and ready to proceed to business;
Which was agreed to.
The Speaker appointed as the committee Messrs. Green,
Overstreet and Clinton.
Mr. Yonge moved that the Speaker appoint a committee of
three to wait upon His Excellency, Governor Perry, and in-
form him that the Assembly is now organized for business, and
ready to receive any communications he may be pleased to
transmit ;
Which was agreed to.
Messrs. Yonge, Himes and Wetmore were appointed such
committee.
Mr. Ewan moved that Hons. C. A. Finley, J. J. Harris, J.
V. Harris and other ex-members of the Florida Legislature*be
invited to seats within the Assembly bar.
Also, that this invitation be extended to all ex-members,
present members and members-elect of Congress who have or
will represent the State of Florida in the Congress of the Uni-
ted States;
Which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Wetmore the Assembly adjourned until
to-morrow 10 o'clock A. M.

STANDING RULES

OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE SPEAKER.
RULE 1. The Speaker shall take the chair every day at the
.hour to which the Assembly shall have adjourned, shall call
the members to order, and on the appearance of a quorum shall
proceed to business.
RULE 2. He shall preserve decorum and order, may speak to
points of order in preference to other members, and shall de-
cide all question of order, subject to an appeal to the Assem-

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bly by motion regularly seconded, and no other business shall
be in order till the question on the appeal shall have been de-
cided.
RULE 3. He shall declare all votes, but if any member rises
* to doubt a vote the Speaker shall order a return of the number
voting in the affirmative and in the negative, without any fur-
ther debate upon the question.
RULE 4. He shall rise to put a question or to address the
Assembly, but may read sitting.
RULE 5. In all cases the Speaker may vote.
RULE 6. When the Assembly shall determine to go into a
committee of the whole Assembly, the Speaker shall appoint
the member who shall take the chair.
RULE 7. On all questions and motions whatsoever, the
Speaker shall take the sense of the Assembly by yeas and
nayss, provided two of the members present shall so require.
When the yeas and nays are taken the roll of the Assembly
shall be called in alphabetical order, and no member shall
be allowed to vote who shall not be upon the floor of the
Assembly at the time his name is called, or before the roll-call
is finished.
RULE 8. He shall propound all questions in the order in
which they are moved, unless the subsequent motion be pre-
vious in its nature, except that in naming sums, and fixing
times the largest sums and the longest time shall be put first.
RULE 9. After a motion is stated or read by the Speaker it
shall be deemed to be in possession of the Assembly, and shall
be disposed of by vote of the Assembly, but the mover may
withdraw it at any time before a decision or amendment, ex-
cept a motion to reconsider, which shall not be withdrawn
after the time has elapsed within which it could be originally
made.
RULE 10. When a question is under debate the Speaker shall
receive no" motion but to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the
previous question, to postpone to a day certain, to commit, to
amend, or to postpone indefinitely, which several motions shall
have precedence in the order in which they stand arranged,
and a motion to strike out the enabling clause'of a bill shall be
equivalent to a motion to postpone indefinitely. If an amend-
ment to any subject under consideration be laid on the table,
or postponed, such action shall. not carry the subject-matter
with it.
,RULE 11. He shall consider a motion to adjourn as always
first in order; and that motion, and the motions to lay on the
table, to take up from the table, and for yeas and nays, shall
be decided without debate.

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RULE 12. He shall put the previous question in the following
form: Shall the main question, be now put ?" and all debate
upon the main question and pending amendments shall be sus-
pended until the previous question shall be decided. After the
adoption of the previous question, the sense of the Assembly
shall forthwith be taken on pending amendments in their regu-
lar order, and then upon the main question.
RULE 13. On the previous question there shall be no debate.
RULE 14. Whet two or more members happen to rise at
once, the Speaker shall name the member who is first to speak.
RULE 15. All committees shall be appointed and announced
by the Speaker, unless otherwise specially directed by the As-
sembly.
RULE 16. The Speaker shall have the right to name any
member to perform the duties of the chair; but such substitu-
tion shall not extend beyond an adjournment.
OF THE DUTIES, RIGHTS AND DECORUM OF TIE MEMBERS.
RULE 17. Every member, when about to speak, shall rise
and respectfully address the Speaker; shall confine himself to
the question under debate, and avoid personality, and shall sit
down when he has finished. No member shall speak out of his
place without leave of the Speaker.
RULE 18. No member speaking shall be interrupted by an-
other but by rising to call to order.
RULE 19. No member shall speak more than twice on one
question, without first obtaining leave of the Assembly; nor
more than once, until the other members who have not spoken
shall speak, if they desire it.
RULE 20. When a vote has passed, it shall be in order for
any member of the majority to move for a consideration there-
of on the same or the succeeding day; and such motion (ex-
cept in the last week of the session) shall be placed first in the
orders of the day for the day succeeding that on which the
motion is made; and when a motion for reconsideration is de-
cided, that decision shall not be reconsidered, and no question
shall be twice reconsidered: Provided, however, That a mo-
tion to reconsider a vote, upon any collateral matter, shall not
remove the main subject under consideration from before the
Assembly, but shall be considered at the time when it is made.
RULE 21. Bills, resolves and other papers, except orders of
notice, in reference to which any member has a right to move
a reconsideration, shall remain in the possession of the Clerk
until the right of reconsideration has expired : Provided, That
the operation of this rule shall be suspended during the last
week of the session.

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RULE 22. No member shall be obliged t6 be on more than
two committees at the same time, nor chairman of more than
one.
RULE 2.3. No member shall be permitted to stand up to the
interruption of another while any member is speaking, or to
pass unnecessarily between the Speaker of the Assembly and
the person speaking; nor shall any members be permitted in
the alleys, or in-the area in front of the Chair, during the ses-
sion of the Assembly.
RULE 24. All proceedings of the Assembly, with closed
doors, and every matter relating to the same, shall be kept
secret until after the Assembly shall remove the injunction. of
secrecy.
RULE 25. Every member who shall neglect to give his at-
tendance in the Assembly for more than six days after the
session commences, shall, on making his appearance therein,
be held to render the reason of such neglect; and in case the
reason assigned shall be deemed by the Assembly sufficient,
such member shall be entitled to receive pay for his travel,
and not otherwise; and no member shall be absent more than
one day without leave of the Assembly, and a vote of leave
of absence shall be inoperative unless the member obtaining it
shall avail himself of it within five days.
RULE 26. When any member shall be guilty of a breach of
either of the rules and orders of the Assembly, he may be re-
quired .by the Assembly, on motion, to.make satisfaction there-
for, and shall not be allowed to vote or speak, except by way
of excuse, till he has done so.
RULE 27. No member shall be permitted to vote, or serve
on any committee, in any question where his private right is
immediately concerned, distinct from the public interest.
RULE 28. Every member, who shall be in the Assembly
when a question is put, when he is not excluded by interest,
shall give his vote, unless the Assembly, for special reasons,
shall excuse him. Any member desiring to be so excused on
any question shall make application to that effect before the
calling of the yeas and nays; and such application shall be
accompanied by a brief statement of reasons, and 'shall be de-
cided without debate.
RULE 29. Every motion shall be reduced to writing if the
Speaker shall so direct.
RULE 30. Any member may call for the division of a ques-
tion when the sensq will admit of it. A motion to strike out
and insert shall be deemed indivisible; but a motion to strike
out, being lost, shall neither preclude amendment nor a motion
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RULE 31. Motions and reports may be committed or recom-
mitted at the pleasure of the Assembly.
RULE 32. No motion or proposition of a subject different
from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of
amendment.
RULE 33. The unfinished business in which the Assembly
was engaged at the the time of the last adjournment shall have
the preference in the orders of the day, next after motions for
reconsideration.
RULE 34. No rule or order of the Assembly shall be dis-
pensed with or repealed unless a majority of the members pres-
ent shall consent thereto.
RULE 35. When a vote is doubted, the members for or against
the question, when called on by the Speaker, shall rise and
stand uncovered until they are counted.
RULE 36. All questions relating to the priority of business
to be acted upon shall be decided without debate.
RULE 37. When a motion is made to refer any subject, and
different committees shall be proposed, the question shall be
taken in the following order: a Standing Committee of the
Assembly, a Joint Standing Committee, a Select Committee, a
Joint Select Committee.
RULE 38. It shall be the duty of each member of the As-
sembly who moves that any Standing Committee be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of amending any existing law,
or laws, to point out the amendment which he deems expedi-
ent, in writing, to accompany his motion, or to furnish a writ-
ten statement thereof to such committee, if by them required.
RULE 39. No stranger shall be admitted to the seats of mem-
bers, or upon the floor of the Assembly, without leave of the
Speaker or consent of the Assembly.
OF PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, ETC.
RULE 40. All papers addressed to the Assembly, except peti-
tions, memorials and remonstrances, shall be presented by the
Speaker, or a member in his place, and shall be read by the
Speaker, Clerk or such other person as the Speaker may request,
and shall b6 taken up in the order in which they were pre-
sented, unless where the Assembly shall otherwise direct.
RULE 41. Every member presenting to the Assembly a peti-
tion, memorial or remonstrance, shall endorse his name there-
on, with a brief statement of the nature and object of the in-
strument, and the reading of the same from the Chair shall, in
all instances, be dispensed with, unless specially ordered by
the Assembly.
RULE 42. All reports, petitions, memorials, remonstrances,

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and papers of a like nature, shall be presented during the first
hour of each session of the Assembly, and at no other time;
and the Speaker shall call on the several divisions, in regular
succession, for such paper.
RULE 43. All applications for the use of the Assembly Cham-
ber shall be made to, and decided upon by, the Committee on
Public Building, subject, however, to the control and order of
the Assembly.
ON BILLS, RESOLUTIONS AND GRANTS.
RULE 44. Every bill, and all resolutions of a public natnre,
or for the appropriation of the public money, shall receive three
readings previously to the final passage of such bill or resolu-
tion; and the Clerk shall give notice of each, whether it be the
first, second or third readings, which readings shall be on three
different days, unless two-thirds of the members present shall
decide otherwise.
RULE 45. All bills and resolves shall be written in a fair,
round hand, without interlineations, on not less than one sheet
of paper, with suitable margins, and spaces between the sever-
al sections or resolves.
RULE 46. At the second reading of any bill or resolution it
shall be in order for any member to move its commitment to a
Committee of the Whole House; that it lay on the table; for
its indefinite postponement; for its postponement to a day cer-
tain not beyond the session; for its commitment to a Standing
Committee; to a Select Committee ; or to amend; which mo-
tion shall have precedence in the order above stated.
RULE 47. It shall not be in order to amend the title of any
bill or resolution until it shall have passed its third reading.
RULE 48. All bills or resolutions to be engrossed shall be ex-
ecuted in a fair, round hand, and without erasure or interlinea-
tions.
RULE 49. Before a bill or resolution requiring three readings
shall be read the third time, it shall be carefully engrossed, un-
der the direction of the Committee on Engrossed Bills, and
upon the third reading of the bill or resolution it shall not be
committed or amended withoutthe consent of a majority o t.he
members present.
RULE 50. When a bill or resolution shall have passed its
third reading, it shall be certified by the Clerk, endorsing
thereon the day of its passage and be transmitted to the Sen-
ate, accompanied with a message stating the title of the bill or
resolution, and asking the concurrence of that body, and the
date of its transmission entered upon the journal.

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GOMMITTEES-THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES.
RULE 5.1. Bills committed to a committee of the whole As-
sembly shall be read and debated, or amended by clauses or
sections, leaving the title or preamble to be last considered.
The body of said bill shall not be interlived or defaced, but all
amendments, noting the page and line, shall be duly entered
by the Clerk on separate paper, as the same shall be agreed to
by the committee, and so reported to the Assembly. After re-
port the bill shall again be subject to be debated and amended
by clauses or sections.
"RULE 52. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Enrolled
Bills to report at any time.
OF COMMITTEES, THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES.
RULE 53. The following Standing Committees. shall be ap-
pointed at the commencement of the political year, viz:
Judiciary, Claims,
Finance and Taxation, City and County Organization,
Incorporation, Education,
Militia, Legislative Expenditures,
Agricultural, Public Printing,
Enrolled Bills, Engrossed Bills,
Privileges and Elections, State Institutions,
Railroads, Public Lands,
Indian Affairs, Commerce and Navigation,
and each of these committees shall consist of five members.
RULE 54. All papers-relative to any business before the As-
sembly shall be left with the Clerk, by any member who shall
obtain leave of absence and may have any such papers in his
possession.
RULE 55. The chairman of any committee, except the stand-
ing committees, who shall have business referred to them, shall
make report of their doings therein within four days after such
reference.
RULE 56. All committees may report by bill, resolve or oth-
erwise.
RULE 57. Messages shall be transmitted to the Governor or
Senate by the Clerk or Sergeant-at-Arms.

RULE 58-ORDER OF BUSINESS.
1. Reading of the Journal.
2. Correction of the Journal.
3. Introduction of memorials, petitions or other papers ad-
dressed to the Assembly or to the Speaker thereof.
4. Introduction of resolutions and consideration of all reso-
lutions other than joint or concurrent resolutions.
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5. Introduction of bills by call of counties.
6. Reports of Standing Committees.
7. Reports of Select. Committees.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
1. Select orders of the day.
2. Consideration of bills and resolutions on their third read-
"ing.
3. Consideration of bills and resolutions on their second
reading..
4. Consideration of messages from the Senate.
5. Consideration of bills and resolutions on their first read-
ing.
6. Consideration of communications from the Governor and
other papers addressed to the Assembly or the Speaker
thereof.
RULE 59. The rule of Parliamentary practice comprised in
Jefferson's Manual shall govern the Assembly in all cases to
which they are applicable, and in which they are not incon-
sistent with the Standing Rules, order of the Assembly, or the
Joint Rules'of the two branches of the Legislature.

S JOINT RULES.
RULE 1. While bills are on their passage between the two
houses, they shall be on paper, and under signature of the Sec-
retary or Clerk of each house respectively.
RULE 2. After a bill shall have passed bofh houses it shall
be duly enrolled on parchment by the Clerk of the Assembly
or Secretary of the Senate, as the bill may have originated in
one or the other house, before it shall be presented to the Gov-
ernor of the State.
RULE 3. When bills are thus enrolled they shall be examined
by a joint committee of two from the Senate and two from the
Assembly, appointed as a Standing Committee for that pur-
pose, who shall carefully compare the enrollment with the en-
grossed bill as passed in the two houses, and correcting any
errors that may be discovered in the enrolled bills, make their
reports forthwith to their respective houses.'
RULE 4. After examination and report, each bill shall be
signed in the respective houses, first, by the Speaker of the
Assembly, then by the President of the Senate.
RULE 5. After a bill shall have been thus signed in each
house it shall be presented by the said committee to the Gov-
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on the back of the roll, certifying in which house the same
originated, which endorsement shall be signed by the Secretary
of the Senate or Clerk (as the case may be) of the Houses, in
which it did originate, and shall be entered on the journal of
each house. The said committee shall report the day of pre-
sentation to the Governor, which time shall also be carefully
entered on the journal of each house.
RULE 6. All orders, resolutions and votes which are to be
presented to the Governor of the State for his approbation,
shall, in the same manner, be previously enrolled, examined
and signed, and shall be presented in the same manner and by
the same committee as provided in cases of bills.

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THURSDAY, January 8, 1885.

The Assembly met persuant to adjournment.
The roll being called, the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Carter, Chaires, Cone, Crawford,
Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of
Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle,
McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Miller of Gadsden.
Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Owen of
Duval, Owens of Gadsden,Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins,
Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of
Nassau, Robinson of Orange, Smythe, Sneed, Snider, Snow,
Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., Washington,
Weeks, Wetmore, White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of
Nassau, and Yonge-67.
A quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. Theodore E. Smith.
On motion of Mr. Monroe the reading of the Journal was dis-
pensed with and the Journal corrected and approved.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that 1,000 copies of the Journal
be printed daily and equally distributed upon the desks of the
members.
Mr. Bryant moved to amend by striking out 1,000 and in-
serting 500 ;
Upon which the yeas and nays were called for.
The vote was:

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Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Altman,
Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Chaires, Clinton,
Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Grady, Green, Gudenrath,
Head, Himes, Hughey, Kelly, Kirk, McLeod, Monroe, Middle-
ton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Over-
street, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Rob-
inson of Orange, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin,
White and Yonge-41.
Nays-Messrs. Byrd, Carter, Cone, Crawford, Forrest, Fra-
zier, Gibbs of'Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Hicks, Herndon,
James, Lyle, McCaslin, Miller of Marion, Owen of Duval,
Owens of Gadsden, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Rob-
inson of Nassau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snider, Walker, Jr.,
Washington, Weeks, Wetmore, Wilkerson of Marion and Wil-
kinson of Nassau-30.
So the motion to amend was agreed to.
Mr. Croft moved that a committee of three from the Assem-
bly be appointed to act with a similar committee from the Sen-
ate to examine the Comptroller and Treasurer's books and em-
ploy such clerical aid as may be necessary.
Mr. Grady moved to lay the motion on the table;
Which motion was agreed to.
Mr. Wilkinson of Marion moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms
furnish the Assembly with two copies of McClellan's Digest
for the members;
Which motion was agreed to.
The committee appointed on yesterday to wait upon the
Governor and inform him that the Assembly was'organized
for business and ready to receive any communications he may
be pleased to transmit, made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 8, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SiR-Your committee, appointed to wait upon His Excel-
lency the Governor and inform him that the Assembly had
completed its organization for the business of the session, and
was prepared to receive any communications His Excellency
might be pleased to transmit, beg leave to report that they
have discharged said duty, and are directed by His Excellency
to report to the Assembly that he will this day transmit his
message.

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Having performed said duty, your committee ask to be dis-
charged.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE, Chairman.
WM. HTMES,
GEO. W. WETMORE.
Which was received and the committee discharged.
Mr. Ewan moved that the.Governor's message be read and
considered;
Which was agreed to, and the reading of the message com-
menced.
Mr. Ewan moved that the further reading of the message be
dispensed with, that it be spread upon the Journal and five
thousand extra copies printed for general distribution among
the members of the Assemby;
Which was agreed to.

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GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
TALLAHASSEE, January 5, 1885.)
Gentlemen of the Senate and Assembly:
After consultation with the Governor-elect, and in conformi-
ty with the usage established four years ago, for the outgoing
Governor to prepare the message, I leave on file in this office
for your consideration, the following statement of such mat-
ters of interest to the State as the occasion requires.
STATE FINANCES.
Our finances are in the most gratifying condition. Indeed,
the State has never in her entire history, occupied the high
position, she does to-day in the financial world. Her Comp-
troller's warrants bass current in the banking institutions and
moneyed marts of the country, the small amount of bonds she
has outstanding in the hands of individuals are at a high
premium, she has no floating debt, and cash in the Treasury to
meet all legitimate expenses.
It will be seen from the reports of the Comptroller and
Treasurer, that the total amount, of warrants issued for 1883
were $251,075.85, and for 1884 $195,923.85, including $13,174
for Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum. The bonded debt of the
State is as follows:
7 per cent. bonds of 1871................... $350,000.00
6 per cent: bonds of 1873 .................. 925,000.00
Convention bonds ........................ 1,500.00-1,276,500 00
Deduct bonds of 1871 in Sinking Fund...... 66,000.00
Deduct bonds of 1873in Sinking Fund...... 100,000.00- 166,000.00
Bonds of 1871 and 1873............................ $1,110,500.00
Of which the School Fund holds............ $825,300.00
Sinking Fund holds....................... 90,400.00
Agricultural College Fund holds........... 155,800.00- 571,500.00
Leaving in hands of individuals.............. ..... $539,000.00

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Showing a decrease of amount in hands of individuals
during the past two years of $50,800.00. In addi-
tion to bonds of 1873 in Sinking Fund, the Sinking
Fund for these bonds held in U. S. 4 per cent. bonds
market value........................................ 34.800.00
Leaving practically an outstanding bonded debt of .... $524,200.00
I feel it my duty to again call the attention of the Legislature
to the inequality of our bonds, so far as the sinking fund is
concerned.
The Laws of Florida, Chapter 1833, under which was issued
the seven per cent. bonds, ,nd Chapter 1937, under which was
issued the six per cent. bonds, provide that the Treasurer can-
not pay over their par value, in the purchase of any said bonds
for the sinking fund. The bonds of the State have advanced
so much in value since that time, that the Treasurer cannot
purchase the same'at their par value. The Legislature of 1881
amended in this particular Chapter 1833, relating to the seven
per cent. bonds, but by an oversight omitted to amend Chap-
ter 1937, relating to the six per cent. securities, which precludes
the Treasurer from purchasing them for the sinking fund.
I therefore renew the recommendation made in my message
of January 1883, that Section 8, of Chapter 1937, be so amended
"as to allow the Treasurer to purchase said bonds at their mar-
ket value.
TAXATION.
In accordance with the suggestions made in my message of
January, 1883, the Legislature reduced the State tax to four
mills for that year, and authorized me, if the aggregate assess-
ment of the property of the State would permit, to reduce the
same to three mills for the year 1884. The aggregate assess-
ment of the property of the State showing a large increase,
the State tax was reduced to three mills for 1884, in accord-
ance with said legislative authority.
Florida's growth in the last four years must be a source of
profound gratification to every lover of the State. The re-
lease of our Internal Improvement Fund from threatened bank-.
ruptcy. and ruin, not only largely augmented our taxable re-
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books, but added an immense impetus to railroad building,
thus inviting immigration and capital-all tending to the de-
velopment of the State-has about doubled our taxable re-
sources in that period. The taxable values for 1880 and sev-
eral years prior, averaged about thirty-one millions of dollars.
Since 1880 these Values have annually swollen, until 1884 they
show an assessment of over sixty millions of dollars. No
State in the Union, that I am aware of, has doubled her re-
sources in the last four years. Florida stands alone in such
an unprecedented growth.
Owing to this increase, under ordinary circumstances, I would
recommend a further'reduction of State taxation. But in view
of the fact that we are to have a Constitutional Convention,
soon to follow the present session of the Legislature, and the
reasonable probability of another Legislative session to put in
operation what changes are made in the organic law, it is im-
possible to estimate what expenses will have to be met. It
will be in the power of the Legislature and Convention, by a
,commendable economy of time and expenditure, to enable a
reduction to be made. Feeling that the State, under no cir-
cumstances, should pass back into the ruinous system of scrip
issue," I deem it the part of a proper prudence to let the State
tax remain at three mills, and empower the Governor to reduce
the same if the expenditures above alluded to will allow it.
It is not the State tax that burthens the people.
Unfortunately, some of the counties have outstanding
obligations, some running back prior to the war, which have
to be met by a heavy county tax. These, however, are gradu-
ally meeting their obligations, and in a few years, it is hoped,
will be relieved.
EDUCATION.
It is scarcely necessary to call your attention to the vital im-
portance of popular education as the best safeguard of constitu-
tional liberty. In whatever light it is viewed, whether as a
safeguard to our republican institutions, or as a necessity to
the progress and prosperity of our State, or as a most potent
agency in the promotion of immigration, the education'of the
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ful mind. It has been well said that "maximum education
makes minimum government possible and secures maximum
liberty;" and it may well be added that ignorance is the fruit-
ful mother of public burthens, and contributes but little to the
public weal or wealth.
The large increase in our school facilities and in the attend-
ance of pupils, are therefore subjects of congratulation. We
now have 1,504 schools in operation, with an attendance of
pupils of 58,311, an increase in each of one hundred per cent.
in the last eight years.
The principal of our school fund, derived chiefly from the
sale of' lands known-as the "sixteenth section," has increased
in an unprecedented manner during the last four years. In
my last message I placed the school fund on hand January 1,
1881, at $246,900. There were $9,000 of railroad bonds in the
fund at that time, but as their validity or value had been ques-
tioned they were not included in the estimate. Since that
period their value has been settled, and being added to the
fund makes $255,900 as the principal of our school fund, which
had slowly accumulated from 1845 up to January 1, 1881.
The increase in the last four years has been.$220,284.20;
being without a parallel within the history of the State. This
makes the total Common School Fund $476,184.25, yielding
an income of $27,314 annually, which is apportioned to the
various counties yearly by the Superintendent of Public In-
struction.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Under the act of Congress of July 2, 1862, there was granted
to each State thirty thousand acres of land for each Senator
and Representative of said State under the census of1860.
The conditions of the grant were that the interest shall be
inviolably appropriated to the endowment, support and main-
tenance of at least one college where the leading object shall
be, without excluding other scientific classical studies, and in-
cluding military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as
are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such
manner as the Legislatures of the States may respectively pre-
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nor the interest thereon, shall be applied directly or indirectly,
under any pretence whatever, to the purchase, erection, preser-
vation or repair of any building or buildings."
Under this grant Florida received ninety thousand acres,
which were sold for $81,000. The proceeds of the sale were in-
vested in $100,000 of Florida bonds. The interest has since
been invested, and the principal now amounts to $155,800
which produces an annual income of $9,227.
Lake City having made the best offer, the Trustees of the
fund located the college at that point. The building has been
completed, and the college is now in operation, and offers edu-
cational advantages of the highest character.
INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND.
The last Legislature passed an act to Provide an Institute
for the Blind and Deaf and Dumb in this State," and design -
ted the members of the State Board of Education and the Gov-
"ernor as a Board of Managers for said Institute. The Board
of Managers was directed to secure by donation, purchase or
otherwise suitable grounds' and buildings for said purpose.
The city of St. Augustine gave the Board five acres of land
adjoining the north addition of said city and one thousand
dollars in money, to have the Institute located at that point.
The location is admirably suited for such an asylum, and is
" healthy, convenient and accessible." The buildings, which
are commodious and of handsome architectural design, are
now completed and ready for the reception of that unfortunate
class of our population. A principal and one assistant have
been selected by the Board of Managers, and the Institution
will soon be in successful operation.
Our two Seminaries, one located at Gainesville and the other
at Tallahassee, are in a most prosperous condition, and are an-
nually increasing the number of their pupils and widening their
influence as Seminaries worthy of the support and confidence
of the people. They have now a fund of $91,400, producing an
income of $5,568, which is equally divided semi-annually by
the Comptroller between the two Seminaries.
A University has also been established at Tallahassee by the
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in its infancy, it gives promise of budding manhood and cor-
responding usefullness in the near future.
In this connection I can but repeat what I said in a former
message, that while popular education is a duty belonging to
the respective States, and a matter of local policy which should
be under the management of local government, yet owing to
the peculiar condition of the South our resources are insuffi-
cient to furnish all the assistance required for the education
of our large illiterate population. The right of Congress to
contribute to general education in the several States has not
been questioned, and it is to be hoped that the General Gov-
ernment, appreciating the great necessity for such a course,
will still further add to the educational resources of the coun-
try, to be applied through the agency of the various State or-
ganizations.
RAILROADS.
No better evidence can be given to illustrate Florida's pro-
gress and growth, than the increased facilities she offers in
railroad transportation. Owing to the great incumbrance
upon her Internal Improvement Fund, her increase in railroads
since the war and up to the year 1881, was extremely limited.
The Legislature had granted charters with large land grants,
but as the Trustees could give no valid title to said lands as
long as the debt existed, capital was not forthcoming to build
the roads. The practical disencumberment of the Internal
Improvement Fund by a sale of a portion of the lands to
relieve the debt, at once changed the situation, and the
result has been an unprecedented increase in our railroad
mileage that has no parallel in the history of the State.
Indeed, when our population and resources are considered, no
State in the Union can compare with her in this unparalleled
increase. In the last four years theie have been finished, built
and now in operation, 776 miles of new road. In addition to
this there are about 224 miles graded and ready for the cross-
ties and iron, which will be furnished during the present
year. In a word, there have been practically built one thousand
miles of road in Florida in the last four years. When we
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January, 1881, there had been built but 537 miles of road, and
that to-day there are equipped and running 1,313 miles, with 224
more miles graded, soon to be ironed, the progress in the last
four years is apparent to all. These roads have been of in-
calculable value to the State. Their values have enabled a
large reduction in taxation, they have advertised the country
and attracted immigration, and have already created and con-
nected towns and villages that had no existence a few years
ago. And the work is not yet finished. It will still go on.
There are some of the best and most inviting .sections of the
State now without transportation, that must necessarily secure
it at an early day.
RECLAMATION OF LANDS.
The Atlantic and Gulf Coast Canal and Okeechobee Compa-
ny, under their contract with the State for the reclamation of
lands in the southern portion of the Peninsula, since the year
1881, have steadily prosecuted the work of constructing drain-
age canals, the improvement of the natural river system
within their territory, and have added efficient mechanical
appliances by which the completion of the great work con-
templated under their franchise with the State will be
materially hastened.
A brief summary of the operations of this company shows
a completed canal for drainage and navigation, connecting the
head waters of the Caloosahatchee and Okeechobee, intercept-
ing in its course Lakes Flirt and Hecppachee, the latter being
a fresh water lake about five miles in diameter, hitherto
practically unknown. This canal penetrates a portion of the
State hitherto inaccessible and develops a large territory.
The outcropping ledge of limestone through which the
Caloosahatchee river at Fort Thompson forces its way, has
been sufficiently removed to provide a channel in width and
depth commensurate with present demands of navigation.
The company is engaged in shortening the Kissimmee river,
much effective work having already been accomplished. In
some instances cuts of less than one-fourth of a mile reduced
the.distance by old river channel almost three miles.
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Rosalie and Walk-in-the-Water, on the west, has been shorten-
ed, deepened and improved by removal of snags, bars, etc.
The water shed of the upper system of drainage has been
permanently relieved by the recent completion of a canal con-
necting Lake Tohopekaliga with the drainage system south.
This canal is supplementary to the large cut, long since
completed in Lake Cypress, by which the surface level of
Lake Tohopekaliga, covering an area of twenty-six square
miles, was reduced many feet.
The surface of the waters in the valley of this great interior
tidal and lake system varies from twenty-two feet at Lake
Okeechobee to seventy-one feet at Lake Tohopekaliga above
river level, indicating that the most depressed portion of the
territory is sufficiently elevated to provide for an efficient
drainage of the whole.
Besides the great benefits to be derived by the State from the
reclamation of this vast territory the work already accomplished
has opened up water transportation for boats of about one hun-
dred feet in length, connecting Punta Rosa, at the mouth of
the Caloosahatchee river, on the Gulf, with Kissimmee City,
a point about centrally located in the peninsula portion of the
State. The company is operating four steam dredges capable
of cutting canals from twenty-three to sixty-five feet wide and
from six to twelve feet deep.
They have two steamboats as tenders to their dredges and
use other appliances necessary to the accomplishment of the
work in hand.
Over forty miles of canal and river improvements have been
made, besides the removal of numerous obstructions to naviga-
tion and drainage. The expenditure in legitimate work has
aggregated over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The
magnitude of this enterprise, and its destined influence upon
the future of the State can scarcely be realized. The reclama-
tion of many millions of acres, containing some of the most
valuable sugar lands in the United States, with suitable cli-
matic conditions for the successful growth of all tropical fruits,
is the harbinger of an era of population, wealth and prosper-
ity unthought of in our past history.

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FLORIDA COAST LINE CANAL.
The Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Com-
pany," organized to secure inland water communication from
St. Augustine to Biscayne Bay, by connecting the Matansas,
Halifax and Indian rivers, on our eastern coast, is prosecuting
the work with commendable zeal and success. They now have
three powerful steam dredges on the work, two steamers and
three tenders.
Since the commencement of the work, the entire force of the
company has been concentrated on the work required to con-
nect the Matansas and Halifax rivers, as this is the most expen-
sive and difficult portion of the proposed improvement. There
has been constructed of canal six feet deep thirty feet wide,
and improvements of rivers, lagoons and creeks to the same
depth, about forty miles, leaving still a gap of fourteen miles,
including Smith's Creek,'the ridge between Matansas and Hal-
ifax rivers, about three quarters of a mile, and a small portion
of prairie. It is estimated that this work will be completed
by next fall, and steamers will then pass through, transporting
passengers and freight to and from St. Augustine, and the
towns and settlements on the Halifax and Billsborough rivers.
By spring or early summer, work will commence on the
"Haulover," thus connecting Indian river, and -insuring a
transportation line fully established between St. Augustine
and Lake Worth, or Jupiter inlet, a distance of 220 miles. It
is expected then to carry the work still further south, even be-
yond Biscayne Bay to the waters of Key West.
It is gratifying to note the progress of this enterprise. The
promise of direct and certain communication with St. Augus-
tine, securing an outlet for the valuable commercial productions
of the coast, the fertility of the soil, and the salubrity of the
climate, must necessarily induce many settlers to seek that fa-
vored region.
INDIAN WAR CLAIM.
The settlement of this claim with the UVnitcd States Govern-
ment, I regret to state, still awaits Congressional action. The
following extract from my message of January, l183, presents
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"What is known as the Indian Trust Fund of the United
States holds $132,000 of our bonds, with interest due thereon.
It has been properly excluded from the interest-bearing debt
of the State, for the satisfactory reason that the State holds
valid and legitimate claims against the General Government
for necessary expenses incurred in suppressing Indian hos-
tilities. The claim of the State is much larger than the amount
due the Indian Trust Fund, if the United States Government
allows the State the same interest claimed against her. With
the exception of an effort made in 1860, no step was taken to
settle this important matter until Governor Drew appointed
Colonel S. I. Wailes, of Washington City, who associated with
him the late Cot W. K. Beard, of Tallahassee, as agents of the
State, to settle the claims, with the understanding that their
fee was to be a contingent one of fifteen per cent. of the amount
collected.
"When the matter was presented to the Treasury Depart-
ment, the objection was made that no State claim could be
adjusted without the authority of Congress. A resolution
was introduced by our Senators and Representatives to carry
out this decision, and after a considerable delay, passed both
houses, referring the matter to the Secretary of War. A re-
port from that official has been made, allowing the State
$224,648.09. If the State is allowed interest, as the General
Government charges against her, she will be entitled to a con-
siderable sum above her indebtedness. It is hoped that Con-
gress at an early day will take action upon this long deferred,
but just and equitable claim."
Owing to the long-deferred action on this claim, the State
has suffered grave and serious detriment. By an act of Con-
gress, approved March 3d, 1845, entitled An act supple-
mental to the act for the admission of Florida into the Union,"
it is expressly stipulated and provided "that in consideration
of the concessions made by the State of Florida in respect to
the public lands, there be granted to said State five per centum
of the net proceeds of the sale of lands within said State which
shall hereafter be sold by Congress, after deducting all ex-

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penses incident to the same; and which net proceeds shall be
applied by said State for the purposes of education."
The Department at Washington holds that as the State has
not paid the amount borrowed from the Indian Trust Fund,
(although she holds a much larger acknowledged claim against
the General Government,) the money arising from the five per
cent. on sales of land cannot be paid. This is an educational
fund, agreed to be paid to the State in consideration of the
concessions made by the State of Florida in respect to the
public lands," and should not be withheld. I have not the
exact data as to the amount, but from information received,
there are about sixty thousand dollars due the State from this
source-being the accumulation since the State's admission
into the Union.
Again, whenever the State can jrove that any of the land
disposed of by the United States Government for money, be-
longed to the State, under the conditions of the act of Sep-
tember 28, 1850, commonly known as the swamp act, the State
claims, and the Government allows, the money to go to the
State as indemnity. There are about forty thousand dollars
due the State from this source, now held on account of this
claim. It will thus readily be seen that the settlement of this
Indian war claim is a matter of importance to the State. I
leave on file in the Executive office the last report of S. I.
Wailes, Esq., State Agent, in connection with this subject.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
By the Act of March 11, 1879, Chapter 3162, the mayor,
alderman and city physician were constituted'a Board of Health
of every incorporated town of less than three hundred regis-
tered voters; or where there is no incorporated town in a coun-
ty the County Commissioners of said county shall constitute
a Board of Health. By the Act of March 7, 1881, Chapter
3312, the Governor is authorized to appoint a Board of Health
for every incorporated city or town in the State containing
three hundred or more registered voters. The jurisdiction of
these Boards of Health cannot extend beyond the limits of the
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That there should be some common channel of communica-
tion between said Boards in order to secure concert of action,
in periods of epidemics, seems t4 be reasonable. Take the
line of railroad from Pensacola to Jacksonville, passing
through fourteen counties, as ah illustration. There are four-
teen Boards of Health, each with the power to reject or receive
passengers or freight, from any point they may deem infected.
Fourteen different methods, to the great annoyance of the pub-
lic and restriction of communication, might be adopted. There
ws approximated, such a state of affairs on said road, during
a portion of the summer or early fall of 1883. Under such
circumstances it is deemed advisable to have a State Board of
Health, composed of men fully qualified to regulate such re-
strictions so as to give uniformity in action and the least pos-
sible hindrance to inland commerce and passenger travel,
while at the same time giving a thorough protection to the
communities through which such traffic and travel passes.
Those progressive States that have established such Boards
have felt their beneficial effect, and none seem disposed to dis-
pense with them. Such a Board could act when requested by
the City Boards at our various sea-ports, in harmony with said
Boards, in aiding and assisting them in times of need. It
could gather and publish the vital statistics of the State,
which would largely tend to render Florida the winter sanita-
rium of the Union, by rendering the admirable health record
of the State widely known through official and responsible
sources.
But beyond this, there is a growing feeling in the public
mind that has already culminated in congressional appropria-
tions, that cities infected with severe epidemics should not be
compelled to overtax the generosity of its citizens, or public
spirited communities, by a constant appeal for necessary assis-
tance. The General Government, supported by all, could, With-
out its being felt, furnish to the local Boards of Health such
necessary pecuniary assistance as the occasion requires. It is
also prepared for a maratime quarantine, such as the States do
not possess. The application of a State Board of Health
would necessarily carry with it, for such assistance, greater
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weight than any other. And if a National Board of Health
should be established, with representatives from the various
State Boards, such representation from Florida, in time of sore
need, would be of incalculable benefit in securing pecuniary
assistance. In view of these considerations, and the fact that
it is thought that the United States stands in danger next
summer of the cholera scourge of Europe, and of our numer-
ous ports in near proximity to those of Mexico, Central
America and Cuba, I invite your earnest consideration of the
subject.
THE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
In the fall and winter of 1881, the Cotton Exposition of
Atlanta was opened for visitors. Florida was represented by
the liberal responses of some of her generous citizens, and se-
cured the first premiums for sugar, cane, rice,'sea-island cotton,
sisal hemp, oranges and lemons. In the laudable competition
with the vast number of States there represented for the best
collection of agricultural productions, but one State surpassed
her, and she was awarded the second premium.
In the fall of 1883, Florida was also represented at the Lou-
Sisville Exposition by the generosity of some of her citizens.
There her display attracted great attention, and she was award-
ed two medals and five diplomas, which are now in the Execu-
tive office. The citizens of the State are under obligations to
Hon. T. E. C. Brinley, our Commissioner, whose report is
submitted, for his liberality and unceasing labors in Florida's
behalf.
The great World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial opened
at New Orleans on the 16th of last month. In magnitude, it
surpasses anything in the world's history. The London, Paris,
Vienna and Philadelphia Expositions were all grand in their
time, but none of those magnificent buildings equaled in mag-
nitude this greatest of all Expositions. Florida is taking a
place in the picture in this grand panorama of the world's ca-
pabilities and productions. She necessarily comes, not only
in generous rivalry with her sister States of our common union,
but with Europe, Mexico, the West Indies and all of Central
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cane, tropical and semi-tropical fruits, flowers, ornamental
plants and numerous other resources to make a most attractive
display. But it is asking too much for individual citizens,
who are generously disposed to furnish all the exhibits neces-
sary to our success. An appropriation made at once and
placed at the disposal of the Governor, might be the means of
saving our State from a failure that would be particularly
mortifying, when we consider that we have all that is necessary
within our limits to deserve success, but no means to secure
it, or place it on exhibition. Ten thousand dollars could not
be better expended than showing at this world's gathering, the
capabilities of Florida.
PAY FOR ARMS DUE THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
Under an act of Congress, approved April 23d, 1808, the an-
nual sum of two hundred thousand dollars is appropriated for
the purpose of arming and equipping the militia. (See Re-
vised Statutes, Sec. 1661.)
This sum is.apportioned among the several States according
to population. During the late war the distribution to the
Southern-States ceased as a matter of course. The respect-
ive quotas of these States, however, were placed to their credit
in the War Department each year. The fund thus accumulated
remained undisturbed until after the passage of the act of
March 3, 1873. (See Acts of Congress, 1873, Chap. 282, page
608.)
This act authorized and directed the Secretary of War to
distribute to such States as did not, from the year 1862 to the
year 1869, receive the same, their proper quota of arms and
military equipment for each year, from 1862 to 1869, under
the act of April 23, 1808, and acts amendatory thereof.
Under this act the accumulated quotas indicated were placed
to the credit of the several States interested, and subjected to
requisition from the Governors of the respective States.
An act making appropriations for the support of the army
for the fiscal year.ending June 30, 1876, approved March 3,
1875, contained this proviso:
"And provided further, that so much of the appropriations
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1865, under the act of April 23, 1808, herein referred to, as
would have been used for the purchase of arms to be distribu-
ted to the several States that were in rebellion, shall be covered
into the Treasury of the United States." (See Act 1875,Chaip.
133, Sec. 3, p. 455.)
Before the passage of this repealing proviso, the following
States drew all their credits:
Arkansas .... .... ......... ..................... ..... $15,595.63
Georgia ............................................ 31,252.67
Louisiana..... ............................... 22,299.38
Mississippi .............................. .............. 31,116.58
Tennessee .......... ......... ... ..... ........... ..... 11,094.89
Texas............. ...... ............................... 24,408.82
Virginia.................... ...... ........................ 48,404.79
The following States failed to draw their credits under the
act of 1873, and those credits were covered into the Treasury
under the proviso of the act of 1875 :
Alabama............. ........... .. ....... .... .. ....... $21,196.91
Florida .......................: ............................ 7,314.99
North Carolina ................................... 23,622.25
South Carolina............... ............................ 18,049.53
A full statement of these facts will be found in the Annual
Report of the Chief of Ordnance for the year 1877. (Execu-
tive Document, 2d Session, 45th Congress, 1877-78. Vol. 5,
pp. 10 and 11.)
In this report the Chief of Ordnance makes this comment
and recommendation:
The annulling of the provisions of the act of -1873, by the
proviso in the act of 1875, dobs injustice to some of the States in-
terested, by an unequal distribution of its benefits, and it is re-
commended that further legislation thereon be asked of Con-
gress."
Under the act of 1873 the sum of $7,314.99 was placed to the
credit of Florida; but the Governor, probably through want
of information of the provisions of that act, failed to draw the
amount, and it was covered into the Treasury under the act of
1875. North Carolina and the other States that failed to draw
their quota employed Hon. Johnston Jones, of North Carolina,
as their agent to secure the same. On the recommendation of
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, and Senator Call, of this
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est in the matter. The State is to be at no expense for the
effort, and is to pay the percentage of the most favored State
he represents" dnly upon his securing the claim.
MILITARY ENCAMPMENTS.
The first encampment of our volunteer companies, held since
the war, took place at Magnolia Bluff, near Pensacola, in June,
1884. There being no appropriation for such an encampment,
it was only rendered possible by the material aid and co-opera-
tion of Col. W. D. Chipley, the efficient Vice President and
Superintendent of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad. He
arranged the charges for transportation with the other railroad
companies upon a scale so low as to enable many of the com-
panies to attend. In addition, he furnished tents for'the en-
tire command, and did everything possible to render the en-
campment a success.
An efficient volunteer military organization is an ornament
and protection to the State, and should be encouraged. Noth-
ing tends to keep up the esprit de corps of these volunteer
companies more than annual encampments and a laudable
rivalry for superiority in drill, &c. I would recommend that
a small appropriation be placed at the disposal of the com-
mander-in chief for the purpose of having an annual encamp-
ment of our volunteer companies.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The question of calling a Constitutional Convention to revise
the entire constitution, having been submitted to the people
at the last general election, held in this State on the 4th day
of November, A. D. 1884, and it appearing by the returns on
file in the Secretary of State's office that a majority of the
electors voting at said election have voted in favor of calling
a Convention, it becomes the duty of the present Legislature
to "provide by law for a Convention, to be holden within six
months after the passage of such law; and such Convention
shall consist of a number of members not less than both
branches of the Legislature."
ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
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and additions have been made to some of the buildings of this
institution. The building occupied by the Superintendent arid
Physicians has undergone extensive repairs-decayed timbers
removed, the roof renewed and general improvements made.
The Female Department has also been placed in excellent con-
dition, and is rendered comfortable, and suited to the purpose
to which it has been devoted. An addition has been made
containing 20 additional rooms, galleries or piazzas constructed
across the entire front, affording much relief and pleasure to
the inmates. Repairs have also been made to the smaller
buildings, which were necessary for their preservation, and
the comfort of the inmates and employees.
These buildings, having been there for a generation, when un-
roofed developed a much larger amount of decay than was antici-
pated, and the expense of repairs has been correspondingly
increased. The increased number of inmates necessarily caused
an increased expenditure for their support. In January, 1881,
there were 95; in January, 1883, there were 130; and at
present there are 157 inmates of the institution. In addition,
there are 50 supported by the State at their homes, thus
making a total of 207 that have to be provided for. In.
consequence of these increased expenditures, the appropriation
made by the last Legislature was not sufficient to make the
necessary repairs and support the 207 unfortunate insane now
supported by the State.
The roof of the large Male Department is in need of repairs at
once, and is only awaiting an appropriation for that purpose.
The institution at present is dependent entirely on cisterns for
its supply of water, and with extremely dry seasons, they fail,
rendering it necessary to haul the water. There are never-
failing springs, sufficiently convenient, with proper appliances,
to, force an abundant supply of water at all times into the
cisterns, which could be utilized at a small expense.
Additional room is still required for the continued increase
of the number of patients, and the Female Department outside
of the main enclosure, should be walled in to render it more
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have been sufficient and of good grade, and that the supplies
of clothing, bedding, medicine, &c., have been ample.
The institution requires an appropriation commensurate
with its importance and increased demands.
STATE CONVICTS.
Mr. II. M. Wood has had charge, under his contract with
the State, of the convicts for the last two years. They have
been well fed and cared for, and have had proper medical atten-
tion and the services of a chaplain.
The Adjutant General, under the direction of the Commis-
sioners of State Institutions, advertised for bids for the hire
of the convicts for the next two years. No bids, however,
were received, and we were threatened with having them to
support and guard, in addition to the expense of conveying
those hereafter convicted, from the county jails to some point
where we would be compelled to locate a camp. We have no
penitentiary, and would necessarily have had to go to the ex-
pense of erecting suitable buildings, grounds, &c., for their
safety. The expense of buildings, their support and guard
alfl transportation from the various county jails would have
been an enormous expense to the State.
Under these circumstances, it was deemed to the best inter-
est of the State to accept Mr Wood's offer of taking said con-
victs now on hand, and all others to be convicted, at the several
jails, and allow him $8,500 for the year, he to bear all expenses.
This contract is for one year only, and gives time to the State
officials to ascertain what better disposition can be made of
them in the future.
The following tables may be of interest, as showing the
number on hand and the disposition of many of them for the
last two years:
1883.
Number of convicts.on hand January 1st, 1883, and delivered to
I-. M. Wood, Agent for C. K. Dutton, under contract of
30th December, 1882..................... ............ 135
Number of convicts delivered to contractor during year 1883.... 105
Of this number there were discharged during the yoar 1883 69
Pardoned..................................... ....... 2
Escapes................................................ 4
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On hand 1st January, 1884 ................................ 12
240 240
1884.
Number of convicts on hand January 1st, 1884 ................. 162
Number delivered to contractor during year 1884............... 129
Of this number there were in 1884-
Discharged. .............. .............................. 85
D ied ....... ............................................ 5
Pardoned............................................ 3
Escapes............................... ................... 5
Number on hand January 1st, 1885....................... 193
291 291
CENSUS.
The constitution requires that the Legislature shall, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, and every
tenth year thereafter, cause an enumeration to be made of all
the inhabitants of the State. A full and complete enumeration
of all the inhabitants of the State would show a large increase
over the census taken by the General Government in 1880.
Indeed, the census of 1880 is a mere skeleton of what Florida
is in 1885. Whether we consider it in the light of popula-
tion, wealth, taxable resources, railroads and other sources of
transportation, influx of capital, products of the soil, or gene
ral progress of the State, the census of 1880 is so far below the
actual realities of to-day as to be worthless as a source of in-
formation.
PAMPHLET LAWS.
By the Act of February 27th 1882, Chapter 1904, it is made
the duty of the State Printer, to print, and have stitched, in
pamphlet form one thousand copies of the acts and resolutions
passed by the Legislature, and deliver the same to the Secre-
tary of State for distribution. The Secretary of State is re-
quired to distribute nearly one thousand copies to various
officials mentioned in said act. (See McClellan's Digest, page
713, Section 2.) This necessarily leaves that officer without
laws to fill the various demands coming from individuals.
The number printed is entirely too small for the demand
growing out of our increased population. It will re-
quire at least fifteen hundred copies, and the Secretary of State
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CAPITOL BUILDING.
This building has undergone extensive repairs. The roof
has been made secure-new steps placed at the eastern and
western entrances-new floors furnished for the basement
hall and rooms, and the entire building, and fence surrounding
the grounds, thoroughly painted. Fire-proof vaults have been
placed in the Comptroller and Treasurer's offices, and the
Treasurer's office furnished with a burglar proof, chilled safe
with the most improved time lock. A suitable and convenient
brick wood house has been erected upon the grounds, thus pre-
venting the necessity of storing the fuel in the basement of the
Capitol, and relieving the building of that risk from fire. An
appropriation should be made for the continued insurance of
the Capitol as well as the buildings at the Asylum.
REPORTS OF DEPARTMENTS.
The officers occupying the various departments of the State
Government have made full reports, treating in detail upon all
matters coming under their supervision. I invite your careful
attention to the same, as they give information upon questions
9f public interest that it is impossible to embrace in the limits
of a message.
CONCLUSION.
When I took the official oath four years ago, I stated in my
inaugural address, as absolutely necessary to secure and foster
our future growth and progress, that we attract and invite a
healthy immigration, and develop our internal resources by
securing proper transportation, in the building and equipping
great highways of travel, and to see to it, that ample and abun-
dant provision be made for the true education of our rising
generation.
These were the great links in the grand chain of progress
which should secure to us a success unparalleled, and upon
which we, as a people and a State, could confidently rely in all
the future for a continuance of growth and prosperity.
These great objects I have constantly and unremittingly
held in view in the administration of the affairs and govern-
ment of our beloved State. The results, most gratifying in
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our largely increased population, and in the fact that our ex-
treme West is now in intimate intercourse with the dwellers
upon the Atlantic, connecting our State directly with the great
West and Northwest, while our nglf coast at Tampa is closely
joined with the St. Johns on the East, and the Peninsular is
being ramified by parallels of glittering steel, kept bright by
the constant friction of traffic and of travel, and every day
increasing our wealth; while our schools are increased not
only in numbers, but advanced in efficiency and standard of
excellence, so that the children may now receive the advanta-
ges of a good common school education, and thus become
qualified for the great duties and responsibilities of citizen-
ship.
In retiring from the grave and responsible duties of the
Executive chair, I desire to return my profound gratitude to
the people of my beloved State for their confidence so mag-
nanimously expressed in my election to the high office of
Governor, and their continuous support during my term, and
to each of the gentlemen who have been members of my Cabi-
net, who have always given me their steadfast co-operation,
mature advice, and hearty support.
Leaving official position with the clear consciousness of
having, to the best of my ability, honestly and faithfully per-
formed my duties, I- most earnestly trust that the future of
our State, under the benediction and guidance of the God of
Nations, through the instrumentality of our chosen Executive,
my distinguished and honored successor, may be made yet
more prosperous, and continue in an uninterrupted happiness
and freedom.
With the expression of this earnest wish, I close my official
duties and privileges.
Respectfully,
W. D. BLOXHAM.

To the Legislature of the State of Florida:
GENTLEMEN--I congratulate you upon your assembling and
prompt organization as the legislative power of the State.
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usage which seems in every respect appropriate, has prepared
an able and comprehensive message to you, which, with the
accompanying reports from the several administrative depart-
ments, I with pleasure transmit and commend to your careful
consideration. The unparalleled improvement and progress
in our State, as shown by these communications, are exceed-
ingly gratifying, and should not only be a cause of congratu-
lation throughout the State but should serve to stimulate us
to increased efforts to advance the interests of our Common-
wealth by all due encouragement to every legitimate enter-
prise. Labor as well as capital is necessary to the develop-
ment of the varied resources of our State, and to properly
stimulate and encourage labor it should most certainly be
secured in the payment of its value. The language found
in the statute for that purpose, chapter 3042, section
2, acts of 1877, 'has given rise to an uncertainty which
ought not to exist as to the force, and effect of that
statute. I further suggest that mechanics or laborers, whose
dues are often less than the expense of pursuing the remedy
provided, should have a lien not only for the value of the labor
or material, but for the expenses necessary to the enforcement
of such lien.
Assuming'that in obedience to the voice of the people, it
will be your pleasure to provide by law for a convention to
be holden within a short, but in your judgment a convenient,
time and that the organic law under which we are now acting
may be so changed as to render nugatory much legislation
which under ordinary circumstances it might be wise to enact,
I refrain from asking your time and attention to any such mat-
ters as may safely await the contemplated action by the peo-
ple in their sovereign capacity.
I hope harmony and good feeling may prevail in your ses-
sion and that your labors may be as pleasant to you as I doubt
not they will prove beneficial to the State which we have the
honor to serve. Respectfully,
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Mr. Palmer moved to reconsider.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion, moved to lay the motion on the
table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Niblack moved:
First, That a special committee of five be appointed to visit
the Asylum, for the maintenance of Lunatics of the State, to
investigate and see if there are any abuses.
Second, And that the said committee be empowered to send
for persons and papers.
Third, That said committee make such recommendation, by
bill or otherwise, as will be for the best interest of the State.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that the Assembly as Com-
mittee of the Whole visit the asylum on a day to be hereafter
fixed.
Mr. Bryant moved to lay the motion on the table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Miller of Marion, moved to amend by inserting "one
from each county."
Mr. Grady moved to lay the amendment on the table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Robinson of Nassau moved to amend by inserting 9 in
place of 5 ;
Which was not agreed to.
Mr. Alexander moved to strike out 5 and insert 7.
Mr. Bryant moved to lay the motion on the table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Bryant moved the previous question.
The main question was ordered and agreed to.
Mr Ewan moved that a special committee of seven be appointed
on a Constitutional Convention, afid that the Senate be waited
on by a committee from the House and asked to appoint a
committee for a similar purpose, and in the event of the Sen-
ate concurring, such committee shall be considered as a joint
committee on a Constitutional Convention;
Which was agreed to, and Messrs. Ewan, Miller of Marion,
and Green were appointed to wait on the Senate and inform
that body of this action of the Assembly.
In accordance with the resolution adopted on yesterday, the
Speaker made and submitted the following appointments;
For Chaplain, Rev. Theodore E. Smith.
For Messerigers, T. J. Peavey, J. H. Smith.
For Pages, Henry J. Robinson, Glover Miller.
For Janitors, Geo. Dice, Buck Floyd.
Mr. Carter moved:
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expressed strong feelings and interest on the subject of Tem-
perance ; therefore, be it
Resolved, That a Special Committee of five be appointed to
whom shall be referred all matter relating to the same;
Which was agreed to.
The roll of counties being called, the following bills were in-
troduced, read and referred:
By Mr. Yonge:
Assembly Bill No. 1:
To be entitled an act to dissolve Municipal Corporations
under circumstances therein stated and to provide provisional
governments for the same.
Referred to Committe on Judiciary.
By Mr. Grady:
Assembly Bill No. 2:
To be entitled an act for the protection of oysters.
Referred to Committe on Fisheries.
By Mr. Miller of Marion:
SAssembly bill No. 3:
To be entitled an act in reference to savings banks and
banks of deposit;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Himes:
Assembly bill No. 4:
To be entitled an act to legalize the corporation of the town
of Sumterville, and matters properly connected therewith;
Which was referred to the Committee on Cities and Towns.
G. H. Stewart, Enrolling Clerk-elect, came forward and was
sworn in by the Speaker.
On motion of Mr. Alexander, the Assembly adjourned until
to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M.

S0O

FRIDAY, January 9, 1885..

The Assembly met pursuant.to adjournment.
The roll being called, the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Altman, Ashmdre,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton,
Cone, Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest,
Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green,
Gudenrath, Head, Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, James,

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Kelly, Kirk, Lyle, McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Mid-
dleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Marion, Miller of Wash-
ington, Niblack, Owen of Duval, Owens of Gadsden, Over-
street, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot. Powell, Quincy,
Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Nassau, Robin-
son of Orango, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon,
Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., Washington, Weeks, Wet-
more, White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau,
Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa and Yonge-76.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr. Green, the reading of yesterday's Journal
was dispensed with, and the Journal corrected and approved.
Mr. Himes offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The people of the State of Florida, according to
the provisions of the Constitution of said State, have decided
to hold a Constitutional Convention; and
Whereas, It is highly probable that a session of the State
Legislature will be held at a time subsequent to the setting of
said Convention; and.
Whereas, It is desirable and necessary to economize the
State's expenses, in view of the cost of the people of holding
said Convention and extra session;
Resolved, That this session be limited to thirty days.
Mr. Bryant moved to adopt the resolution.
Mr. Alexander offered as a substitute:
Resolved, That a special committee of five be appointed by
the Speaker to consider the subject of adjournment.
Mr. Kirk moved the previous question.
Upon the question, Shall the main question be now put ?
the yeas and nays were called by Messrs. Wilkerson of Marion
and Robinson of Nassau.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Alexander, Byrd, Clinton, Forrest, Frazier,
Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Hughey, James, Lyle, Mc-
Caslin,'McLeod, Rush, Smythe, Washington, Wetmore and
Wilkerson of Marion-17.
Nays-Messrs: Adams, Altman, Ashmore, Brack, Brewer,
Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Cone, Crawford, Croft, Em-
mons, Ewan, Figueredo, Grady,Green, Gudenrath, Head, Hicks,
Himes, Herndon, Kelly, Kirk, McLean, Monroe, Middleton,
Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington,
Niblack, Owen of Duval, Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet, Pal-
mer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell, Quincy, Richards,
Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Nassau, Robinson of Or-

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ange, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin,
Walker, Jr., Weeks, White, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkinson,
Jr., of Santa Rosa, and Yonge-57.
So the main question was not called.
Mr. Bryant moved to amend by inserting at the close of the
resolution, unless otherwise ordered by two-thirds of.,the
members present."
Mr. Yonge moved as a substitute for the whole:
That the whole subject matter be postponed for 15 days.
Mr. Cone moved to lay the substitute on the table.
Upon which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs.
Palmer and Miller of Marion.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Bryant, Cone, CrQft, Head, Himes, Herndon,
Miller, Palmer and Snow-9.
Nays-Mr. Speaker. Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Altman,
Ashmore, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Crawford,
Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of Jeffer-
son, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Hicks, Hughey,
James, Kelley, Kirk, Lyle, McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Mon-
roe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Washington,
Niblack, Owen, Owens, Overstreet, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot,
Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of
Nassau, Robinson of Orange, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snider,
Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr, Washington,
Weeks, Wetmore, White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of
Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr, of Santa Rosa and Yonge-63.
So the motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion moved to adopt the substitute;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Green moved that inasmuch as 5,000 copies of the Gov-
ernor's message have been ordered printed for the use of the
Assembly, and the same having been printed as ordered, that
the message be now taken up and read;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that the further reading of the
Governor's message be dispensed with until to-morrow morn-
ing at 10 A. M.
Mr. Bryant moved to lay the motion on the table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved to adjourn until to-morrow
morning at 10 A. M.;
Which was not agreed to.
The following message was received from the Senate:

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SENATE CHAMBER, Tallahassee, Jan. 9, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR-I am directed by the Senate to inform the Assembly
that the Senate has-
Adopted the following resolution introduced by Mr. Gas-
kins; and respectfully asks the concurrence of the Assembly
therein.
Resolved, That a committee of two from the Senate be ap-
pointed to act with a similar committee to be appointed by
the Assembly to examine the Comptroller and Treasurer's
books and employ such clerical aid as may be necessary.
Very respectfully,
WM. MAoWILLIAMS,
Secretary of the Senate.
Mr. Palmer moved that the Governor's message be referred
to appropriate Committee;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Palmer moved to amend the Rules of the Assembly by
adding to the Standing Committees, a committee of five on
public health;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Bryant moved to take up messages from the Senate;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Crawford moved to concur in the resolution of the
Senate;
Which was agreed to, and the following Assemblymen ap-
pointed on said committee on the part of the -Assembly,
Messrs. Crawford, Tumblin and Herndon.
Mr. White offered the following resolution:
Resolved, by the Assembly of the State of Florida, That a
special committee of seven be appointed to act with a similar
committee of the Senate, to visit the convict camp to investi-
gate and report upon the condition, management, treatment
and general welfare of the convicts, the investigation to cover
the period since the last session of the Legislature.
Mr. Green moved its adoption;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Palmer offered the following joint resolution:
Whereas, The people of the State of Florida, at the last
general: election held in this State, decided the call of a Con-
stitutional Convention ; and
Whereas, The laws to be enacted at this term of the Legis-

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lature, under the present Constitution, may prove a nullity
under the new constitution ;
I therefore move the appointment of a'joint committee of
seven to whom shall be referred the subject of considering
the expediency of an adjournment within thirty days, and
that they make a report of their acts at the earliest practica-
ble moment.
Mr. Cone moved its adoption.
Mr. Walker moved to amend by inserting that the commit-
tee report on the 24th instant.
Mr. Robinson of Jackson moved to lay the resolution on the
table;
Which was agreed to.
The Speaker announced the following standing and special
committees:
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE ASSEMBLY.
On Judiciary:
Mr. YONGE, Chairman.
Messrs. CRAWFORD, PALMER,
SPERKINS, PERRENOT,
WALKER, Jr., MILLER of Marion,
OWENS of Gadsden.
On Finance and Taxation:

Messrs. CONE,
HEAD,
SNOW,
LYLE,

Mr. HICKS, Chairman.
GRADY,
WHITE,
BYRNE,
WEEKS.

On Commerce and Navigation:
Mr. EWAN, Chairman.
Messrs. BRYANT, MONROE,
NIBLACK, TATE,
FIGUEREDO, WILKINSON of Nassau.
On Razlroads and Uanals:
Mr. CRAWFORD, Chairman.
Messrs. KIRK, YONGE,
NIBLACK, HIMES,
WHITE, GUDSENRATH,
RUSH, WILKERSON of Marion.
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On Corporations:
Mr. PALMER, Chairman.
Messrs. McLEAN, PERRENOT,
ADAMS. OWEN of Gadsden,
OWENS of Duval, FORREST.
On Public Printinq:
Mr. GRADY, Chairman.
Messrs. EWAN, McLEOD,
McLEAN, EMMONS,
ROBINSON of OSGOOD,
Jackson, BYRD.
On Engrossed Bills:
Mr. ADAMS, Chairman.
Messrs. ASHMORE, ROBINSON of Orange,
MILLER of WILKINSON, Jr.,
Washington, GIBBS of Duval,
LYLE.
On Enrolled Bills:
Mr. McLEOD, Chairman.
Messrs. QUINCY, MIDDLETON,
SNIDER, TAYLOR,
GIBBS of Jefferson, McCASLIN.
On State Institutions:
Mr. TUMBLIN, Chairman.
Messrs. BREWER, POWELL,
CHAIRS, PEEPLES,
CROFT, JAMES,
ROBINSON of Nassau.

On Public Lands:
Mr. KIRK, Chairman.
Messrs. KELLY ALTMAN,
RICHARDS, TAYLOR,
OWEN of Duval, FRAZIER,
HICKS.
On Militia :

Mr.
Messrs. SOLOMON,
MONROE,
McLEAN,

HEAD, Chairman.
BACK,
EMMONS,
GIBBS of Jefferson,
JAMES.

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On Privileges and Elections:
Mr. OVERSTREET, Chairman.

Messrs. CHAIRS,
EWAN,
WALKER,

BRYANT,
PALMER,
OWENS of Gadsden,
GIBBS of Duval.

On Education:
Mr. QUINCY, Chairman.
Messrs. TATE, PERKINS,
HERNDON, ROBINSON of Orange,
CONE, OWEN of Duval,
ALEXANDER.
On Public Roads and Highways:
Mr. ROBINSON of Jackson, Chairman.
Messrs. KELLY, ROBINSON of Orange,
ASHMORE' CLINTON,
WETMORE, CROFT.
On Legislative Expenses:
Mr. BRYANT, Chairman.
Messrs. SNOW, GREEN,
ROBINSON of MIDDLETON,
Orange, OSGOOD,
WETMORE, NIBLACK,
On Claims:
Mr. BYRNE, Chairman.

Messrs. HERNDON,
CROFT,
ROBINSON of
Nassau,

MILLER of Gadsden,
PEEPLES,
WILKERSON of
Marion.

On City and County Organization:
Mr. OWENS of Gadsden, Chairman.

Messrs. McLEOD,
CARTER,
SNIDER,

YONGE,
TUMBLIN,
FORREST,
SNEED.

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On Agriculture:
Mr. CHAIRES, Chairman.
Messrs. POWELL, WASHINGTON,
MILLER of BREWER,
Gadsden, ALTMAN,
McCASLIN,

On Immigration:
Mr. GREEN, Chairman.
Messrs. OVERSTREET. RICHARDS,
McLEOD, McLEAN,
FIGUEREDO, FRAZIER.

On Indian Affairs:

s. BRACK,
EWAN,
SMYTHE

Mr. KELLY, Chairman.
PERKINS,
BRYANT,
WILKINSON of Nassau.

On Post Routes :
Mr. HIMES, Chairman.
Messrs. BREWER, OSGOOD,
MILLER of MIDDLETON
Washington, SOLOMON,
BYRD.

On Appropriations:
Mr. GUDENRATH, Chairman.

Messrs. ASHORE,
PERRENOT,
WETMORE,

WHITE,
HERNDON,
RUSH,
TATE.

On Fisheries :
Mr. SOLOMON, Chairman.
Messrs. GRADY, ROBINSON of Nassau,
ROBINSON of McLEAN,
Jackson, ADAMS,
WASHINGTON.

Messr

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On Public Health:
Mr. SNOW, Chairman.
Messrs. OVERSTREET, POWELL,
SOLOMON, FIGUEREDO.

Special Standing Committee on Temperance:
Mr. CARTER,- Chairman.
Messrs. HIMES, ASHMORE,
WILKINSON, Jr., JAMES.
of Santa Rosa.
Mr. Kirk moved that 100 copies of the Standing Commit-
tees be printed for the use of the Assembly;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Alexander moved to adjourn until to-morrow 10 o'clock
A. M.;
Which was not agreed to.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The roll of counties being called the following bills were in-
troduced, read and referred to appropriate committees:
By Mr. Wetmore:
Assembly Bill-No. 5:
To be entitled an act to establish a reform school for juven-
ile offenders;
Which was referred to the Committee on- Corporations.
By Mr. Overstreet :
Assembly Bill No. 6:
To be entitled an act to fix the pay of jurors in the Circuit
Courts of the State of Florida;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. 1-icks:
Assembly bill .o. 7:
To be entitled an act, to create and establish a State Board of
Health for the State of Florida;
Which was referred to the Committee on Public Health.
By Mr. Robinson of Orange:
Assembly bill No. 8:
To he entitled an act for the relief of the town of Orlando,
and permitting the said town to raise special taxes for fire
protection;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Robinson of Nassau:
Assembly bill No. 9:
To be entitled an act fixing the price of certain Public
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Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Miller of Marion:
Assembly bill No. 10;
To be entitled an act to legalize the city government of.
Ocala, Florida;
Which Was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Peeples:
Assembly bill No. 11 ;
To be entitled an act to fix the legal rate of interest to be
charged in the State of Florida;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Ewan, chairman of special committee made the follow-
ing report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 9, 1885.
HON. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR:-Your committee appointed to inform the Senate of
motion referring to appointment of committees in reference to
Constitutional Convention, have discharged their duty and
respectfully ask their dismissal.
J. WM. EWAN, Chairman,
HUGH E. MILLER,
W. F. GREEN.
Which was received, read, and committee discharged.
The Speaker appointed the following committee to visit the
asylum :
Mr. Niblack, Chairman, Haines, Overstreet, Owens of Gads-
den and Alexander.
Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Alexander introduced
a memorial to Congress asking for an increase of mail service
from Madison via Hamburg to Nankin, Georgia;
Which was read and referred to Committee on Post
Routes.
On motion of Mr. Owens of Gadsden, the Assembly adjourn-
ed until to-morrow morning at 10 A.M.

SATURDAY, January 10th, 1885.

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll being called the following members answered to
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Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Altman, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone,
Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier,
Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath,
Head, Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk,
Lyle, McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller
of Gadsden, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Owen of Duval,
Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Per-
renot, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robin-
son of Nassau, Robinson of Orange, Rush, Smythe, Sneed,
Snider, Snow, Solomon, Taylor, Tumblin, Washington, Weeks,
Wetmore, White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau,
Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa and Yonge-72.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr. McLean, the reading of yesterday's Jour-
nal was dispensed with and Journal corrected and approved.
On motion of Mr. Wilkerson of Marion, Mr. Byrd was ex-
cused from attendance on the Assembly until Monday.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion, moved to amend the fourth rule of
the order of business by striking out the words others and
than," and insert instead thereof the word both;" and also
" the or and insert and;" also the word resolution ;"
Which was laid over under the rules until Monday.
Mr. Wilkinson of Nassau moved that the chairman of the
committee to visit the convict camp be empowered to employ
a clerk;
Which was not agreed to.
Mr. Hicks moved. that the Sergeant-at-Arms be instructed
to procure one copy of McClellan's digest for the chairman
of each standing committee of this Assembly;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Rush moved that Mr. Ewan be added to the Committee
on Legislative Expenses;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion offered the following:
WHEREAS, The convict camp is here known as 4he State
penitentiary, and is not according to the general acceptation of
the term; and whereas, the so-called penitentiary is not lo-
cated at any particular place or point; and whereas, under the
existing laws of Florida, the manner in which the convicts are
allowed to be hired out to private parties and put in chain-
gangs, reflects upon the dignity of the virtue and intelligence
of the people of the State ; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Committee on Judiciary prepare a bill
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prison, and to enable the Adjutant-General, or those who
may have the charge of the prisoners, to employ such profes-
sional persons as might be able to learn the prisoners such
trades or professions as might advance the financial interest of
the State equally as much as it does under the present system,
and in a more reputable manner.
Mr. Yonge moved to lay the resolution on the table.
Upon which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs.
Wilkerson of Marion, and Robinson of Nassau.
The vote was:
Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. 'Adams, Altman, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Cone, Craw-
ford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Grady, Green, Guden-
rath, Head, Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Kelly, Kirk, McLean,
McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of
Washington, Niblack, Owen of Duval, Owens of Gadsden,
Palmer, Peebles, Perkins, Perrenot, Powell, Quincy, Rich-
ards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Snider, Snow,
Solomon, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., White, Wilkerson Jr.,
Santa Rosa and Yonge-52 ,
Nays-Messrs. Alexander, Clinton, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs
of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Hughey, James, Lyle, McCaslin,
Miller of Marion, Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Smythe, Sneed,
Washington, Weeks, Wilkerson of Marion and Wilkinson of
Nassau-19.
So the motion was agreed to.
Under the resolution of yesterday, the Speaker announced
the following:
The recommendations in the Governer's message are refer-
red to the following committees for proper action :
Finance and Taxation-To Committee on Finance and
Taxation, Mr. Hicks, Chairman.'
For the establishment of State .Board of ,Health-To
Committee on Public Health, Mr. Snow, Chairman.
Appropriation for New Orleans World's Exposition-
To Committee on Appropriations, Mr. Gudenrath, Chairman.
Publicaien of Pamphlet Laws-To Committee on Public
Printing, Mr. Grady, Chairman.
Amendment to Lien Law-To Committee on Judiciary, Mr.
Yonge, Chairman.
On appropriation for Volunteer Military-To Committee on
Militia, Mr. Head, Chairman.
The following message was received from the Senate:

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SENATE CHAMBER, Tallahassee, Fla., January 9, 1885.
HoN. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
Sir: I am directed by the Senate to inform the Asssmbly
that the Senate has-
Concurred in request by Assembly asking that a special
committee be appointed to act with the special committee of
Assembly on a Constitutional Convention, and have directed
their special committee composed of Senators Mann, Lesley,
Mallory, Bryson and Chandler to act as such committee.
Very respectfully,
WM. MACWILLIAMS,
Secretary of the Senate.
Which was read.
The Speaker appointed the following committee of the
Assembly to act with Senate committee on Constitutional
Convention:
Messrs. Ewan, Yonge, Crawford, Ashmore, McLean, Owen
of Duval and Sneed.
Mr. Owens of Gadsden moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms
procure transportation to the committee to visit the Lunatic
Asylum;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Wetmore moved that T. V. Gibbs of Duval county be
added to the Committee on Temperance;
Which was agreed to.
The Speaker announced the following committee to visit the
convict camp:
Mr. White, Chairman; Messrs. McLeod, Bryant, Croft,
Powell, Peeples and Wilkerson of Marion.
Mr. White moved that the Sergeant-At-Arms 1,- instructed
to furnish transportation to the committee to visit camps;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Palmer moved to appoint a committee of five to visit the
State Agricultural College located at Lake City, and report
the state of the property purchased by Trustees of said Col-
lege, the building and equipment of the same, and upon all
matters connected therewith;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Hughey offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That a special committee of five be appointed to
act with a similar committee of the Senate to visit, the West
and East Florida Seminaries and inquire into the progress and
management of the same ;
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Mr. Wetmore offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed on the part
of the Assembly, and the Senate be requested to appoint a
similar committee to act as a joint committee, to represent the
State of Florida at the World's.Exposition at New Orleans.
Mr. Forrest moved to lay the resolution on the table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Yonge offered the following:
WHEREAS, The Legislature is informed by the message of
His Excellency the Governor that the Board of Commissioners
of State Institutions having received no bids for the hire of
the State convicts, the said convicts are now without employ-
ment of profit to the State, but are being maintained at the
State's expense; be it, therefore,
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That a
special joint committee be appointed of five, three on the part
of the Assembly and two on the part of the Senate, to consider
the, future management and control and maintenance of the
.State convicts, and report as early as practicable by bill or
otherwise.
Which was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The roll of counties being called, the following bills were
introduced, read the first time and referred to appropriate
committees:
By Mr. Niblack:
Assembly bill No. 12:
To be entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to pro-
vide for the speedy publication of all statutes and laws of a
-public nature;
Which was referred to the Committee on Public Printing.
By Mr. Palmer:
Assembly bill No. 13:
To be entitled an act to amend Section 1 Chapter 3402, laws
1877;
Which was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr. Palmer:
Assembly bill No. 14:
To be entitled an act to repeal sectioli 2,page 722, McClel-
lan's digest;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Palmer:
Assembly bill No. 15:
To be entitled an act to prevent the taking of usurious
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By Mr. Palmer:
Assembly bill No. 16:
To be entitled an act to make service upon railroad corpora-
tions ;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Cone:
Assembly Bill No. 17:
To be entitled an act to repeal section 3, page 208, McClel-
lan's Digest;
Which was referred to .Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Wetmore:
Assembly Bill No, 18:
To be entitled an act for the relief of Richard Jordan;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Gibbs:
Assembly Bill No. 19:
To be entitled an act to restore Archibald Lusco of Duval
county, Florida, to his civil rights;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Yonge:
Assembly Bill No. 20:
To be entitled an act to amend section 2 of an act to pro-
vide for the relief of the city of Pensacola;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Peeples:
Assembly Bill No. 21:
To be entitled an act for the relief of farmers and manufac-
turers;
Which was referred to the Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. Head:
Assembly Bill No. 22:
To be entitled an act relating to wire fences;
Which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. Head:
Assembly Bill No. 23:
To be entitled an act to make Alafia river, in Hillsborough
county, a navigable stream from the mouth of 'Bell's creek to
Tampa bay;
Which was referred to the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation.
By Mr. Head:
Assembly Bill No. 24:
To be entitled an act to authorize Mitchell Asbery Franklin
to take charge of his own estate and to control the same;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
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Assembly Bill No. 25:
To be entitled an act relating to the duties of Tax Assessors;
Which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Taxa-
tion..
By Mr. Walker:
Assembly Bill No. 26:
To be entitled an act to make an appropriation for the erec-
tion of an Executive mansion in or near the city of Tallahassee;
Which was referred to the Committee on State Institutions.
By Mr. Robinson of Nassau:
Assembly Bill No. 27: *
To be entitled an act to exempt certain property from taxa-
tion;
Which was referred to the Committee on Finance and Taxa-
tion.
'By Mr. Robinson of Orange:
Assembly bill No. 28 :
To be entitled an act declaring the town of Orlando a legal-
ly incorporated city under the laws of this State;
Which was referred to the Committee on City and County
Organization.
By Mr. Byrne:
Assembly Bill No. 29:
To be entitled an act to legalize the incorporation of the
town of Eustis, Orange county, State of Florida, and'to de-
clare the incorporation of the town of Eustis valid and of full
force and effect;
Which was referred to the Committee on City and County
Organization.
By Mr. Byrne:
Assembly Bill No. 30:
To be entitled an act to entitle George W. Church to regis-
ter in the county of Orange, Florida;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. HimPs:
Assembly bill No. 31:
To be entitled an act allowing the different counties in the
State to erect court houses and jails and to pledge their credit
for the payment for the same;
Which was referred to committee on City and County
Organization;
By Mr. Overstreet:
Assembly bill No. 32:
To be entitled an act to provide an annuity for disabled
soldiers and sailors;
Which was referred to committee on Militia.

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ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Assembly-bill No. 2:
To be entitled an act for the protection of oysters,
Was read a second time.
Mr. Yonge moved to amend Section 2 by inserting :
Any person violating the provisions of this act shall upon
conviction be fined in a sum not less than fifty dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a period
not more than sixty days; one or both at the discretion of
the court for each offense;"
Which was agreed to and the bill as amended ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
Assembly bill No. 10:
To be entitled an act to legalize the city government of
Ocala, Florida, was read a second time and ordered engrossed
for a third reading.
Mr. Ewan moved that a committee of three be appointed by
the Speaker to notify the Senate that Messrs. Ewan, Yonge,
Crawford, McLean,'Ashmore, Owen of Duval, and Sneed have
been appointed on the part of the Assembly to act with com-
mittee of the Senate on a Constitutional Convention;
Which was agreed to, and the Speaker appointed the follow-
ing committee:
Messrs. Ewan, Solomon and Clinton.
Mr. Yonge, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, made the
following report :
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 10, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR-Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 10, to be entitled an act to legalize the
city government of Ocala, Fla.,
Beg leave to report that they have examined said bill and
recommend that it do pass.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Solomon, Chairman of the Committee on Fisheries, made
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ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 9, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-Your committee to whom was referred Asssembly bill
No. 2, an act for the protection of oysters,
Beg leave to report that they have had said bill under con-
sideration and recommend that it do pass.
Very respectfully,
M. J. SOLOMON,
Chairman Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. John R. Swingle, Recording Clerk elect, came forward
and was sworn in by the Speaker.
On motion of Mr. Gudenrath, the name of Mr. Emmons was
added to the Special Committee on Temperance.
On motion of Mr. Green, the name of Mr. Hughey was ad-
ded to the Special Committee to visit the Convict Camp.
Under a suspension of the Rules, Mr. Yonge moved that
Rule 58 be amended so as to read as follows:
ORDERS OF BUSINESS.
11 Reading of the Journal.
2. Correction of the Journal.
3. Introduction of Memorials, Petitions or other papers ad-
dressed to the Assembly or the Speaker thereof.
4. Introduction and Consideration of Resolutions other
than Joint or Concurrent Resolutions.
5. Introduction and Consideration of Joint or Concurrent
Resolutions.
6. Introduction of bills by call of counties.
7. Reports of Standing Committees.
8. Reports of Select Committees;
Which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Wetmore, the Assembly adjourned until
Monday 10 o'clock, A. M.

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MONDAY, January 12, 1885.

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll being called, the following members answered to
their names:
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Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton,, Cone, Crawford,
Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs,
Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head, Hicks, Himes, Herndon,
Hughey, James,* Kelly, Kirk, Lyle, McCaslin, McLean, Mc-
Leod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden. Miller of Marion,
Miller of Washington, Niblack, Owen of Duval, Owens
of Gadsden, Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perre-
not, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson
of Nassau, Robinson of Orange, Rush, Smythe, Sneed,
Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr,
Weeks, Wetmore, White, Wilkerson, Wilkinson of Nassau,
Wilkinson, Jr, of Santa Rosa and Yonge.-69.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr. Wetmore, the reading of Saturday's jour-
nal was dispensed with and the journal approved.
Mr. Weeks offered a memorial of Royal Putnam, J. A. Spann,
and George Miller.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that the reading of the memo-
rial be dispensed with, and the memorial spread upon the
Journal.
Mr. Crawford moved to amend by referring the memorial to
the Committee on Privileges and Elections;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Bryant moved that Mr. W. H. Sebring, Commissioner
to the World's Exposition, who is now in the city, be requested
to address the Assembly on matters pertaining to said Exposi-
tion, in the Assembly Hall, at 3 o'clock P. M. to-day, and that
a committee of three be appointed to notify him of this action
Which was agreed to.
Messrs. Bryant, Tumblin and Clinton were appointed such
committee.
Mr. Rush moved that Mr. Clinton be added to the Commit-
tee on Public-Lands;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Himes offered the following:
Resolved, That the Sergeant-at-Arms be requested to fur-
nish to the Chairman of each of the Standing Committees of
this Assembly, for the use of said Committees, one copy of the
published acts of the last Legislature, and chairman of each
Committee receipt for same;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Clinton offered the following:
Resolved, That one hundred and fifty copies of all bills in-
troduced in the Assembly relative to a Constitutional Conven-

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tion be printed for the use of the members of the Assembly
and Senate.
Mr. Crawford moved to lay it on the table;
SWhich was agreed to.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved to amend rule 20 by adding
the words except a motion to reconsider and to lay the mo-
tion to reconsider on the table, may be made simultaneously
and shall be considered at once," after the word made in
the 6th line of said iule.
Mr. Kirk moved to lay the motion on the table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Robinson of Jackson offered the following :
I move that a committee to consist of three from the As-
sembly and two from the Senate be appointed for the purpose
of examining the State Land Office and matters connected
therewith, and they be authorized to employ such clerical aid
as they may deem necessary and send for persons and papers;
Which was adopted.
Messrs. Robinson of Jackson, Grady and Hughey were ap.
pointed such committee on the part of the Assembly under
a suspension of the rule.
Mr. Niblack offered the following: .
Resolved, That the Internal Improvement Board is hereby
requested to furnish the Chairman of the Committee on Rail-
roads the survey of the Florida Southern Railroad, and how
much land has been deeded to such company; and further-
more, if said company have complied in good faith with their
obligations to the State.
Mr. Palmer offered the following as a substitute :
Resolved, That the Committee on Railroads and Canals in-
quire into and report whether or not the companies which
have been granted lands by the State to aid in the construc-
tion of their works, have complied with the terms and condi-
tions upon which said grants were made, and in order to facili-
tate the committee in its investigation, it is authorized and
empowered to send for persons and papers;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion moved that a committee of five
be appointed on the part of the Senate and three on the part
'of the Assembly to examine the office of the State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, and report the condition of the
same to this Legislature;
Which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Alexander, Mr. Osgood, member-elect of
the Assembly from Madison county, came forward and was
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Mr. Overstreet moved that a committee of three be ap-
pointed by the Speaker to notify the Senate that Messrs.
White, McLeod, Bryant, Croft, Powell, Peeples and Wilker-
son of Marion have been appointed on the part of the Assem-
bly to act with a similar committee of the Senate to visit the
convict camp and report upon the same;
Which was agreed to, and the Speaker appointed Messrs.
Overstreet, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa, and Wetmore on said
committee.
The Speaker appointed the following committee:
On Agricultural College at Lake City.--Mr. Palmer, Chair-
man; Messrs. Perrenot, Robinson of Orange, Walker, Jr., and
Gibbs of Duval.
* Under a suspension of the rules, Mr. Ewan made the follow-
ing report:
SASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 10, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR: Your Committee to the Senate to report action of the
House in reference to appointment of committee on Constitu-
tional Convention, have discharged their duty and ask to be
dismissed.
J. WM. EWAN, Chairman.
JOSEPH N. CLINTON,
M. J. SOLOMON.
Which was received, read and the committee discharged.
Mr. Yonge, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, made the
following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 12, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR: Your Committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 19, to be entitled an act to restore
Archibald Lusco, of Duval county, Florida, to his civil rights,
beg leave to report that they have examined the same and re-
commend that it do not pass, there being ample source ef relief
by application to the Pardoning Board. Your committee are of
the opinion, however, from the statement of facts made before
the committee that this would be a case for relief.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
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Also the following:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 12, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 24, to be entitled an act to authorize
Mitchell Asbury Franklin. to take charge of his own estate and
to control the same,
Beg leave to report that they have examined the same and
find that ample provision is made for the subject matter there-
in by the act of February 20th, 1875, Chapter 2058, Laws of
Florida, and therefore recommend that it do not pass; also,
Assembly Bill No. 18, to be entitled an act for the relief of
Richard Jordan, of Duval county,
Beg leave to report that they have examined said ;bill and
recommend that it do not pass.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciaay Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed' among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Ewan, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation, made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 10, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
SpeakeWr of the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred--
Assembly bill No. 23, have examined the same. Finding cer-
certain corrections necessary, they ask to offer a substitute
bill; which, after being read by its title, they recommend
should pass.
Very respectfully,
J. WM. EWAN, Chairman.
JAMES M. TATE,
JNO. F. NIBLACK,
JOHN W. BRYANT,
CHAS. D. MONROE,
JOHN WILKINSON,
F. FIGUEREDO.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Bryant moved that the substitute reported by the com-
mittee be adopted in lieu of the original;
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Mr. Hicks, Chairman of'the Committee on Finance and
Taxation, made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 12, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 25, to be entitled an act relating to the
duties of Tax Assessors.
Beg leave to report that they have had the same under con-
sideration and recommend that it do not pass.
Very respectfully,
JOSEPH HICKS,
Chairman Finance Committee.
Which was read, and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Assembly bill No. 18:
To be entitled an act for the relief of Richard Jordan, of
Duval county,
Was read the second time.
Mr. Yonge moved that the report of the committee be adopt-
ed;
Upon which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs.
Wetmbre and Robinson of Nassau.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant,
Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Cone, Crawford, Croft, Grady, Green,
Gudenrath, Head, Himes, Herndon, Kelly, Kirk, McLean, Mc-
Leod, Mbnroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Wash-
ington, Niblack, Owens, Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins,
Perrenot, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson,
Robinson of Orange, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor,
Tumblin, White, Wilkerson, Wilkinson, Jr, of Santa Rosa and
Yonge--4.
Nays-Messrs. Alexander, Clinton, Figueredo, Forrest,
Frazier, Gibbs, Hughey, James, Lyle, McCaslin, Miller of
Marion, Osgood, Owen, Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Smythe,
Sneed, Weeks, Wetmore and Wilkinson of Nassau-20.
So the motion was agreed to.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion, moved to reconsider the vote just
taken;
Which was laid over under the rule until to-morrow.
Assembly Bill No. 25:

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To be entitled an act relating to the duties of Tax Assessor,
Was read the second time.
Mr. Bryant moved that the bill be indefinitely.postponed ;
Which was agreed to.
Assembly Bill No. 19:
To be entitled an act to restore Archibald Lusco, of Duval
county, Fla., to his civil rights,
Was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Yonge, indefi-
nitely postponed.
Assembly Bill No. 24 :
To be entitled an act to authorize Mitchell Asbury Franklin
to take charge of his own estate and control the same,
Was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Yonge, indefi-
nitely postponed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The roll of counties being called, the following bills were in-
troduced, read the first time and referred to appropriate com-
mittees :
By Mr. Forrest:
Assembly Bill No. 33:
To be entitled an act to prevent the taking of fish in the riv-
ers and lakes of this State, and to provide a punishment for the
same ;
Which was referred to the Committee on Fisheries.
By Mr. James:
Assembly Bill No. 34:
To be entitled an act for the relief of Albert Fries;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Herndon:
Assembly Bill No. 35:
To be entitled an act to regulate carrying concealed weap-
ons;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Owen of Duval:
Assembly Bill No. 36:
To be entitled an act to amend section 2 of an act approved
March 5th 1883, and to provide for assessment of property
within municipal corporations;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Emmons:
Assembly Bill No. 37:
To be entitled an act to fix the liabilities of log drives or
ditches in certain cases;
Which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. Yonge:
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To be entitled an act to fix the liability of estates of married
women in certain cases;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Kirk:
Assembly bill No. 39:
To be entitled an act to prevent public officers from accept-
ing or using free passes on railroads and steamboats;
Which was referred to the Committee on Railroads.
By Mr. Taylor:
Assembly bill No. 40 :
To be entitled an act for the better compensation of jurors
serving in the Circuit Courts of Florida;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Chaires:
Assembly Bill No. 41:
To be entitled an act to make the stealing of cows, &c., -a
felony;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Walker:
Assembly Bill No. 42:
To be entitled an act to provide for service on non-resident
defendants and others in certain chancery cases ;
SWhich was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Walker:
Assembly Bill No. 43:
To be entitled an act to regulate the practice of the Circuit
Court, providing for a non-suit with bill of exceptions in cer-
tain causes;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Frazier:
Assembly Bill No. 44:
To be entitled an act to provide for a bill of exceptions from
courts of Justices of the Peace and County Courts;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Crawford:
Assembly Bill No. 45:
To be entitled an act to provide a general law for the adop-
tion of children;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Miller of Marion:.
Assembly Bill No. 46:
To be entitled an act for the relief of the Ocala High School
of the town of Ocala;
Which was referred to the Committee on City and County
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Assembly Bill No. 4 :
To be entitled an'act to authorize the several counties of this
State to establish poor farms and to provide for the support
of the indigent, blind and other infirm persons;
Which was referred to Committee on State Institutions.
By Mr. Wilkerson of Marion:
Assembly Bill No. 48:
To be entitled an act for the relief of Charles Anderson of
Marion county;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Figueredo:
Assembly Bill No. 49 :
To be entitled an act to make Rufina, Dolores and Francisco
legitimate children and heirs of Francisco Marrero and his wife
Henrietta;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Also,
Assembly Bill No. 50 :
To be entitled an act to make Maria de los Santos the legi-
timate child and heir of Nicholas Prieto;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Robinson of Orange:
Assembly Bill No. 51:
To be entitled an act to authorize William Louis Brown, of
Orange county, State of Florida, to take charge of and control
his estate;
Which was withdrawn by consent of the Assembly.
By Mr. Gudenrath:
Assembly Bill No. 52:
To be entitled an act to provide for the salary of the State
of Florida's Commissioner at the World's Exposition at New
Orleans;
Which was referred to the Committee on Claims.
By Mr. Snow:
Assembly bill No. 53:
To be entitled an act to appropriate money for the Florida
exhibit at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Ex-
position at New Orleans;
Which was referred to the Committe on Appropriations.
The following memorials were introduced, read and re-
ferred :
By Mr. Hughey:
Memorial No. 2:
Asking Congress to establish a mail route from Madison
in Madison county,to Clyatville, Georgia, by way of Starling's
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Which was referred to the Committee on Post Routes.
By Mr. Solomon:
Memorial No. 3:
Asking Congress to establish a mail route from Smith's
Creek, Wakulla county, to Coe's Mill, in Liberty county, Floyi-
da;
Which was referred to the Committee on Post Routes.
By Mr. Walker, Jr.:
Memorial No. 4:
Asking Congress for an appropriation to erect a government
building in the city of Tallahassee;
Which was referred to Committee-on State Institutions.
On motion of Mr. Ewan, Messrs. Ewan, Solomon and For-
rest were appointed a committee to wait upon the Senate and
notify them that Hon. W. H. Sebring, State Commissioner at
the World's Exposition in New Orleans, will address the
Assembly at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and wish them to be
present.
On motion of Mr. Crawford, the Assembly adjourned until
3 o'clock P. M.

3 O'CLOCK, P M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll being called the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Ashmore, Brack,
Biewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone, Craw-
ford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier,
Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudcnrath, Head, Hicks,
1imes, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelley, Lyle, McLean, Mon-
roe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Marion, Miller of
Washington, Niblack, Osgood, Owen of Duval, Owens of
Gadsden, Overstreet, Palmer, Peeples, Perrenot, Powell,
Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Nassau, Robinson of Orange,
Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor,
Tumblin, Weeks, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau,
and Yonge-70.
A quorum present.
Mr. Bryant, Chairman of Special Committee to wait on Hon.
W. H. Sebring and invite him to address the Assembly, made
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ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 12, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred the resolution in-
viting Commissioner W. H. Sebring to address the Assembly
at three o'clock P. M. of this day on the matter of the Florida
exhibits to the World's Exposition holding at New Orleans at
this time, have the honor to report that your committee has
notified Commissioner Sebring of the wishes of the Assembly,
and that Commissioner Sebring will comply with their request,
whereupon we beg leave to be discharged.
Very respectfully,
J. W. BRYART, Chairman.
W. W. TUMBLIN,
J. N. CLINTON.
Which was read, and, on motiofi of Mr. Green, the report
adopted and the committee discharged.
By request of the Speaker, Lieut.-Gov. Mabry introduced
Commissioner Sebring, who entertained and instructed them
for some time on matters connected with the great Interna-
tional Exhibition at New Orleans.
On motion of Mr. Green, the Assembly adjourned until 10
o'clock A. M. to-morrow.

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TUESDAY, January 13, 1885.
The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll being called, the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bry-
ant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone, Croft,
Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest Frazier, Gibbs of Jeffer-
son, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle,
McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of
Gadsden, Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington, Niblack,
Osgood, Owen of Duval, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot,
Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of
Nassau, Robinson- of Orange, Rush, Sneed, Snider, Snow,
Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Washington,
Weeks, Wetmore, White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson ot
Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa and Yonge-70.
A quorum present.

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Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr. Green, the reading of yesterday's Journal
was dispensed with, and the Journal corrected and approved.
On motion of Mr. Miller of Marion, the evidence in the case
of Walker et al. vs. Hughey et al. was referred to the Commit-
tee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Yonge, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, made
the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan: 12, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAviS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR-Your Committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 9, to be entitled an act fixing the price of
certain public documents therein named; also,
Assembly Bill No. 1, to be entitled an act to dissolve mu-
nicipal corporations under circumstances therein stated and
to provide provisional governments for the same,
Beg leave to report that they have examined said bills and
recommend that they do pass with amendments to Bill No. 1.
accompanying the report.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Also the following:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 15, to be entitled an act to prevent the
taking of usurious interest;
Beg leave to report that they have examined the same and
recommend that it do not pass, there being another bill cover-
ing the same subject; also,
Assembly Bill No. 30, to be entitled an act to entitle George
W. Clinch to register in the county of Orange, Florida;
Beg leave to report that they have examined said bill and
recommend that it do not pass.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
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Mr. Yonge, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, made
the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS
Speaker of the Assembly :
SSIR : Your committee to whow was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 20, to be entitled an act to amend section
"2 of an act'entitled an act to provide for the relief of the city
of Pensacola; also,
Assembly Bill No. 43, to be entitled an act to regulate the
practice of the Circuit Court, providing for a non-suit with bill
of exceptions in certain causes; also,
Assembly Bill No. 44, to be entitled an act to provide for a
bill of exceptions from Courts of Justices of the Peace and
County Courts to the Circuit Courts,
Beg leave to report that they have examined saidcbills and
recommend that they do pass.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day
Mr. Yonge, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, made
the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, January 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 16, to be entitled an act to make service
on railroads, &c.; also,
Assembly Bill No. 41, to be entitled an act to make the
stealing of cows, &c., a felony; also,
Assembly Bill No. 42, to be entailed an act to provide for
service of non-resident defendants and others in certain chan-
cery causes; also,
Assembly Bill No. 11, to be entitled an act to fix the legal
rate of interest to be charged in the State of Florida, with
\ amendment,
Beg leave to report that they have examined said bills and
recommend that they do pass.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciary Committee.

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Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Grady, Chairman of the Committee on Public Printing,
made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 13,1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assenibly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 12, to be entitled an act to amend an act
entitled an act to provide for the speedy publication of all
Statutes and Laws of a general nature,
Have had thesame under consideration and beg leave to re-
port herewith a substitute bill and recommend its passage.
Very respectfully,
H. L. GRADY, Chairman.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Head, Chairman of the Committee on Militia, made the
following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 13, 1885.
HoN. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR-Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 32, to be entitled an act to provide an-
nuity for disabled soldiers and sailors,
Have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to
submit the enclosed substitute for said bill, and ask that it be
adopted in lieu of the original.
Very respectfully,
W. P. HEAD, Chairman.
WM. JAMES,
C. D. MONROE,
J. D. EnMoss,
M. J. SOLOMON,
W. J. BACK,
.JAs. A. McLEAN.
Which was read, and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day
Mr. Adams, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossed Bills,
made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
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Assembly Bill No. 2, a bill to be entitled an act for the
protection of.oysters; also,
Assembly Bill No. 10, to be entitled an act to legalize the
city government of Ocala, Florida,
Hlse.arefully examined the same and beg leave to report
that they are properly engrossed.
*Very respectfully,
H. SEAGRAVE ADAMS,
Chairman Committee on Engrossed Bills.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Chairesi Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture,
made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-Your'Committee to whom was referred-
Bill No. 22, to be entitled an act relating to wire fences,
Beg leave to report that they have examined the same and
recommend that it do pass.
They have also examined Bill No. 37, to be entitled
an act to fix the liability of owners or operators of Log
Drives or Ditches in certain cases,
And recommend that it do not pass.
Very respectfully,
T. P. CHAIRS,
Chairman of Committee on Agriculture.
Which was read, and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Byrne, Chairman of the Committee on Claims, made
the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker ot the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 52, to be entitled an act to provide for
salary of the State of Florida Commissioner at the World's
Exposition at New Orleans,
By request ask that the bill be referred to the Committee on
Appropriations.
Very respectfully,
R. Me. S. BYRNE, Chairman.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
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Mr. Tumblin, Chairman of the Committee on State Institu-
tions, made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No 47, to be entitled an act to authorize the
several counties of this State to establish poor farms, and to
provide for the support of the indigent, blind and other infirm
persons; also,
Assembly Bill No. 26, to be entitled an act to make an ap-
propriation for the erection of an Executive Mansion in or
near the city of Tallahassee,
Beg leave to report that they have had the same under con-
sideration and recommend that they do not pass.
Very respectfully,
W. W. TUMBLIN, Chairman.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day,.
Also the following:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, January 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Memorial No. 4, to Congress asking for an appropriation to
erect a government building in the city of Tallahassee,
Beg leave to report that they have had the same under con-
sideration and recommend that it do pass.
Very respectfully,
W. W. TUMBLIN, Chairman.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Ewan, Chairman Special Committee, made the follow-
ing report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, January 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Motion in reference to General Sebring's address to the
Assembly, having visited the Senate and extended the invi-
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Beg leave to report and ask to be discharged.
Very respectfully,
J. WM. EWAN, Chairman.
M. J. SOLOMON,
T. J. FORREST.
Which was read and adopted, and the committee discharged.
Mr. Osgood moved that Mr. Hughey be added to the Com-
mittee on Temperance;
Which was agreed to.
'The motion of Mr. Wilkerson of Marion to reconsider,
which was laid over under the rule on yesterday, came up, and
on motion of Mr. Bryant was laid on the table.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved to reconsider the motion to
lay on the table;
Which was laid over under the rule until to-morrow.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The roll of counties being called,the following bills were intro-
duced and read the first time and referred to appropriate com-
mittees :
By Mr. Forrest:
Assembly Bill No. 54:
To be entitled an act to prevent the sale of intoxicating liq-
uors, to repeal all laws in conflict with same, and to prescribe
a punishment for the same;
Which was referred to Committee on Temperance.
By Mr. Owen of Duval:
Assembly Bill No. 55:
To be entitled an act for the incorporation of Presbyteries
within the State of Florida;
Which was referred to Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. Yonge:
Assembly Bill No. 56 :
To be entitled an act for the relief of Letitia G. Beard, wid-
ow of William K. Beard;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Emmons:
Assembly Bill No. 57 :
To be entitled an act to prohibit the indiscriminate digging
of holes in the woods;
Which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. Emmons:
Assembly Bill No. 58:
To be entitled an act to prevent the obstruction of settle-
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Which was referred to the Committee on Public Roads and
Highways.
By Mr. Robinson of Jackson:
Assembly Bill No. 59:
To be entitled an act to prescibe the manner of foreclosing
mortgages, and enforcing liens upon personal property where
the debt or demand secured does not exceed one hundred dol-
lars;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Also,
Assembly Bill No. 60:
To be entitled an act to incorporate the Chattahoochee and
Alabama Railroad, and to aid in the construction thereof;
Which was referred to the Committee'on Railroads and Ca-
nals.
By Mr. Byrd:
Assembly Bill No. 61:
To be entitled an act for the relief of Martin Hunter, of
Jefferson county;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Washington:
Assembly Bill No. 62:
To be entitled an act for.the relief of Jacob Ford, of Jeffer-
son county;
Which was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Gibbs of Jefferson:
Assembly Bill No. 638
To be entitled an act for the protection of farm tenants ;
Which was referred to Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. Miller of Marion:
Assembly Bill No. 64:
To be entitled' an act to secure the attendance and pay of
witnesses for the defence in criminal cases :
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Middleton:
Assembly Bill No. 65:
To be entitled an act to aid the celebration of the first set-
tlement of Florida;
Which was referred to Committee on Appropriations.
By Mr. Adams:
Assembly Bill No. 66:
To be entitled an act regulating the sale of beef where there
exists no Inspector of Beef ;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Yonge:
Assembly Bill No 67:

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To be entitled an act to repeal an act entitled an act fixing
the punishment of horse stealing, approved December 13, 1866;
Which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
The following message from the Senate was received:
SENATE CHAMBER, Tallahassee, Fla., January 13, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-I am directed by the Senate to inform the Assembly
that the Senate has concurred in your resolution appointing a
joint committee to examine the affairs relating to the office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM MACWILLIAMS,
Secretary of the Senate.
Which was read.
Also the following:
SENATE CHAMBER, Tallahassee, Fla., January 12, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-I am directed by the Senate to inform the Assembly
that the Senate has concurred in your resolution to appoint a
joint committee to examine the Land Office and matters con-
nected therewith, with the following amendment: Strike out
the part relating to clerical aid."
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM "MACWILLIAMS,
Secretary of the Senate.
Which was read.
Also the following:
SENATE CHAMBER, Tallahassee, Fla., January 12, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIs,
Speaker of the Assembly :
Sir: I am directed by the Senate to inform the Assembly
that the Senate has-
Passed joint resolution relating to the adjournment of the
Legislature on February 4, 1885, and ask the concurrence of
the Assembly therein.
Very respectfully,
WILLIAM MACWILLIAMS,
Secretary of State.
Which was read.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Assembly Bill No. 2:
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Was read the third time.
Mr. Grady moved to amend by inserting after not more
than 60 days" nor less than 30 days' ;
Which was agreed to,
And the bill as amended put upon its passage.
The vote was:
Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Ashmore, Brack, Brew-
er, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone,
Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier,
Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath,
Head, Hicks, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle,
McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of
Gadsden, Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington, Osgood,
Palmer,. Peeples, Perkins, Perrenott, Powell, Quincy, Rich-
ards, Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Rush, Sneed,
Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Walker, Jr., Washing-
ton, Wetmore, White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of
Nassau, Wilkinson Jr., of Santa Rosa: Yonge-65.
Nays-None.
So the bill passed, title as stated.
Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate.
Assembly Bill No 10
To be entitled an act to legalize the City Government of
Ocala, Florida,
Was read the third time and put upon its passage.
The vote was:
Yeas--Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Ashmore, Brack,
Brewer, Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone, Craw-
ford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs
of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle, McCaslin,
McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden,
Miller of Marion, Miller of Washihgton, Osgood, Owen of
Duval, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Quincy, Richards,
Robinson of Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Rush, Sneed, Sni-
der, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr.,
Washington, Wetmore, White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson
of Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa and Yonge--i5.
Nays-None.
Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved to amend the title of the bill
so as to read as follows:
An act to legalize the City Government of Ocala, Florida,
to fix the corporate limits and provide a common seal therefore;
Which was agreed to..
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Assembly Bill No. 1:
To be entitled an act. to dissolve municipal corporations
under circumstances therein stated, and to provide provision-
al governments for the same,
Was read the second time.
Mr. Yonge moved to adopt the following amendments re-
ported by the Committee:
SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of the Governor immediate-
ly upon thepassage of this act to issue his proclamation of
such fact and transmit the same, together with a certified
copy of this act to the mayor of each and every incorporated
city and town in this State, and immediately after the expira-
tion of fifteen days from the date of the issuance of said proc-
lamation, it shall be the duty of the Governor to ascertain and
declare by proclamation to what corporations the foregoing
section applies, and said proclamation shall be conclusive evi-
dence of its truth, and shall be made as soon after the expira-
tion of the said fifteen days on the facts mentioned in the first
section hereof, shall become known to him.
That said bill be amended by adding after section 13, the
following:
SEC. 14. That all provisional municipalities created under
the provisions of this act shall be empowered to sue and be
liable to be sued in the same manner as other municipalities in
this State.
SEc. 15. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Yonge moved to engross for a third reading.
Mr. Wetmore moved to have 150 copies of the bill printed.
Mr. Crawford moved to lay the motion on the table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved to have 100 copies printed;
Upon which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs.
Gibbs of Duval and Osgood.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Byrd, Cone, Emmons, Figueredo, Forrest,
Gibbs ofDuval, Green, Herndon, Hughey, Kirk, Lyle,McCaslin,
McLean, Monroe, Miller of Marion, Osgood,.Owen of Duval,
Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Perrenot, Robinson of Jackson,
Robinson of Nassau, Robinson of Orange. Rush, Sneed, Snow.
Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., Weeks, Wetmore, Wilker-
son of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wi\kinson, Jr., of Santa
Rosa and Yonge-37.
Nays-Messrs. Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrne,
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Gudenrath, Head, Kelly, McLeod, Middleton, Miller of Gads-
den, Miller of Washingtpn, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Snider,
Solomon and Washington-24.
So the motion was agreed to.
Mr. Yonge's motion to engross was also agreed to.
Assembly Bill No. 9:
To be entitled an act fixing the price of certain public docu-
ments therein named,
Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 11:
To be entitled an act to fix the legal 5ate of interest to be
charged in the State of Florida,
Was read the second time.
Mr. Bryant moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
Mr. Ewan moved the previous question.
Upon the question, shall the main question be now put? the
yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Miller of Marion and
Wetmore.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Ashmore, Bryant, Byrne, Carter,
Chaires, Cone, Crawford, Emmons, Ewan, Green, Head, Hicks,
Kelly, Kirk, Lyle, McCaslin, McLean, McLeod, Monroe, Mid-
dleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Marion, Miller of Wash-
ington, Owen of Duval, Powell, Robinson of Jackson, Robin-
son ot Orange, Rush, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor,
White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa
and Yonge-38.
Nays-Messrs. Brewer, Byrd, Clinton, Croft, Figueredo,
Forrest, Frazier, Grady, Gudenrath, Herndon, Hughey, Os-
good, Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Quincy, Richards, Robinson
of Nassau, Sneed, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., Washington, Weeks,
Wetmore and Wilkinson of Nassau-25.
So the main question was ordered, which was Mr. Bryant's
motion to indefinitely postpone the bill, upon which the yeas
and nays were called for by Messrs. Palmer and Herndon.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Bryant, Byrne, Carter, Chaires,
Crawford, Emmons, Head, Hicks, James, Kelly, Lyle,
McCaslin, MeLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Powell, Robinson of
Jackson, Robinson of Orange, Rush, Snider, Snow, Solomon,
Tate, Taylor, Wetmore and Yonge-27.
Nays-Messrs. Ashmore, Brewer, Byrd, Cone, Croft, Ewan,
Figueredo, Forrest, Gibbs of Jefferson, Grady, Green, Guden-
rath, Herndon, Hughey, Kirk, McLean, Miller of Gadsden,
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Palmer, Peeples, Perkins, Quincy, Richards, Robinson' of
Nassau, Sneed, Tumblin, Walker, Jr, Washington, Weeks,
White, Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau and
Wilkinsen, Jr, of Santa Rosa-36.
So the motion was not agreed to.
Mr. Bryant moved:
Wherever the word twelve" occurs in bill be stricken out and
the word twenty-five be inserted.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion moved to lay the motion on the
table;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Palmer moved that the bill remain on its second read-
ing;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Palmer moved to furnish the committee to visit the
State Agricultural College, at Lake City, with transportation;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that the bill to authorize count
ties to establish poor farms, and to provide for the support o-
the indigent, blind and other infirm persons, be recommitted to
the Committee on State Institutions;
Which was agreed to.
Assembly Bill No. 52:
To be entitled an act to provide for the salary of the State
of Florida's Commissioner at the World's Exposition at New
Orleans,
Was reported back to the Assembly by the Committee on
Claims with the request that it be referred to .the Committee
on Appropriations;
Which, on motion, was so ordered.
On motion of Mr. Wetmore, the Assembly adjourned until
to-morrow 10 o'clock A. M.

WEDNESDAY, January 14, 1885.

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll being called the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore, Brack,
Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone,
Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Fra-
zier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,

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Hicks, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle, McCas-
lin, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller
of Marion, Miller of Washington, Osgood, Owen of Duval,
Peeples, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Nassau,
Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor,
Tumlbin, Walker, Jr., Washington, Weeks, Wetmore, White,
Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr., of
Santa Rosa and Yonge-64.
A quorum present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr. Monroe, the reading of yesterday's jour-
nal was dispensed with, and the journal approved.
Mr. Monroe moved that Mr. McLean of Walton be excused
from attendance on the Assembly until Monday next, on ac-
count of the severe illness of his mother;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Gibbs of Jefferson moved to have Mr. Smythe excused
from attendance on the Assembly for two days;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Middleton moved thai the Committee on Railroads and
Canals be instructed to frame and report to this Assembly some
proper bill settling the right of Railroads and Canals to "right
of way" across the lands of another, the bill to be so framed
as to reconcile and adjust the respective rights of railroads
and land owners under and in view of the recent decisions of
the Supreme Court;'
Which was agreed to.
The Speaker announced that Mr. Bryant and Mr. Wilkerson
of Marion were excused from service on the committee to visit
the convict camp and Messrs. Head and Robinson of Nassau
appointed in their place on said committee.
Mr. Wilkiuson, Jr., of Santa Rosa, moved that Mr. McLean
of Walton be added to the Committee on Temperance;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Adams moved that the Committee on Public Roads and
Highways take under consideration the present mode of taxa-
tion for roads and highways, and report by bill or otherwise a
more equitable mode of taxation for that purpose
Which was agreed to.
The Sergeant-at-Arms made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla.. January 14, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-In pursuance to recent instructions from the Assembly,
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of the published acts of the last Legislature in his possession,
Sas asked for by the Assembly for the use of standing commit-
tees. I can procure the same by purchase if deemed advisable.
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. MOZELY,
Sergeant-at-Arms.
Which was read.
Whereupon Mr. Hicks moved that the Sergeant-at-Arms be
instructed to purchase twenty copies of the acts of the last
session of the Legislature of the State of Florida, for the use
of the committees of this House;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Forrest offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That all bills upon their passing the second read-
ing shall be printed and a copy of the same laid on the desk of
every member of the Assembly.
Mr. Green moved to amend the motion by each member pay-
ing for the printing of his own bill when he desires it printed.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved as a substitute for the whole :
There shall be printed of course and without motion 150 cop-
ies of all original bills favorably reported by committees of this
House, when the committee having the bill under considera-
tion shall so recommend.
Mr. Walker moved to amend the substitute by inserting:
That such bills as are reported favorably and requested to
to be printed be printed as requested;
Which was agreed to.
The substitute for the whole as amended was agreed to.
The following invitation to the Assembly was read:
OFFICE OF STATE PARK ASSOCIATION,
Jacksonville, Fla., January, 12, 1885. \
To THE HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of Assembly, Tallahassee, Fla.
DEAR SIR: As managers of the Florida State Exposition,
we hereby tender to you personally and through you to the
members and officers of the State Assembly, a cordial invita-
tion to visit the Exposition at Jacksonville, on Thursday,
February 5, 1885, for which we enclose the necessary
complimentary ticket.
Trusting that yourself and associates may find it convenient
to honor us with your presence on the occasion,
We are, with great respect, yours very truly,
P. McQUAID, General Manager.
JAMEs H. PAINE, Asst. General Manager.
JAMES M. FAIBLIE, Secretary.

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Mr. Wetmore moved to receive and accept the invitation:
Mr. Yonge moved that a committee of three be appointed
to acknowledge receipt of and return thanks of the Assembly
to the State Park Association and express regret that
public business prevents the Assembly from attending.
Mr. Clinton moved to amend by adding the words, "and the
tickets be returned."
Mr. Miller of Marion moved as a substitute for the whole,
that the thanks of the Assembly be tendered the State Park
Association for the invitation extended;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Crawford offered the following resolution :
Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by the
Speaker to investigate all contracts made by any Governor of
this State with S. I. Wailes, and if possible ascertain how
many acres of land have been deeded to the said Wailes, and also
ascertain, as nearly as possible, the value of said lands so
deeded, as well as the consideration the State received for the
same; also, what services, if any, were performed by the said
Wailes, for the State; also, what necessity existed for such
employment, and whether or not said services were of any val-
ue to the State, and whether or not the said Wailes is now
claiming further grants of land or sums of money from the
State under any contract claimed by him to be in existence,
and that said committee be empowered to send for persons
and papers, and that they report to the Assembly at as early a
day as practicable;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Wilkerson of Marion offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate and Assembly convene in the As-
sembly Hall in joint session Monday January 19, 1885, at 12
o'clock, M., for the purpose of electing a State Printer;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Yonge, Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, made
the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 14, 1885.
HoN. RoBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 35, to be entitled an act to regulate car-
rying concealed weapons,
Beg leave to report that they have had the same under con-
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lieu thereof (accompanying the bill) which they recommend
do pass in lieu of original.
Very respectfully,
J. E. YONGE,
Chairman Judiciary Committe.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Grady, Chairman of the Committee on Public Printing,
made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 14, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIB-Your Committee on Public Printing respectfully pre-
sent for the consideration of the Assembly the proposal of
C. E. Dyke, State Printer, in regard to the printing of the
Assembly for the present session.
Very respectfully,
H. L. GRADY, Chairman.
"Which was read and the accompanying documents placed
among the orders of the day.
Mr. Adams, Chairman of the Committee on Engrossed
Bills, made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 14, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 1, to be entitled an act to dissolve munic-
ipal corporations -under circumstances therein stated, and to
provide provisional government for the same; also,
Assembly bill No. 9, to be entitled an act fixing the price of
certain public documents therein named,
Beg leave to report that they have carefully examined
the same and find them properly engrossed.
Very respectfully,
H. SEAGRAVE ADAMS,
Chairman Committee on Engrossed Bills.
Which was read and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Chaires, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture
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ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 14, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS:
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-Your Committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 57, to be entitled an act to prohibit the
indiscriminate digging of holes in the woods,
Beg leave to report that they have examined the same and
recommend that it do not pass; also,
Assembly Bill No. 63, to be entitled an act for the protec-
tion of farm tenants, and recommend that it do not pass.
Very respectfully,
T. J. CHAIRS,
Chairman.
Which was read, and the accompanying bills placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Gudenrath, Chairman of the Committee on Appropria-
tions, made the following report :
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 14, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 65, to be entitled an act to aid the cele-
bration of the first settlement of Florida,
Beg leave to report that they have examined said bill, and
recommend that it be returned to the favorable consideration
of the Assembly.
Very respectfully,
O. GUDENRATH,
Chairman Committee on Appropriations.
Which was read, and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day, and the report'adopted.
Also the following:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 14, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
SIR-Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 53, to be entitled an act to appropriate
money for the Florida exhibit at the World's Industrial and
Cotton Centennial Exposition at New Orleans,
Beg leave to report that they have examined said bill, and
recommend that it do pass.
Very respectfully,
O. GUDENRATH,
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Which was read, and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Solomon, Chairman of the Committee on Fisheries made
the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 13, 1885.
HON. R. W. DAVIs,
Speaker of the Assembly.
Sir: Your Committee on Fisheries to whom was referred
Assembly Bill No. 33, to be entitled an act to prevent the
taking of fish in the rivers and lakes of this State, and to
provide a punishment of the same, return the same without
recommendation. Very respectfully,
M. J. SOLOMON,
Chairman of Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
"The roll of counties being called, the following bills were
introduced and placed among the orders of the day:
By Mr. Clinton:
Assembly Bill No. 68:
To be entitled an act relating to the question of changing the
seat of government of the State of Florida from Tallahassee to
Gainesville, Alachua county, Florida.
By Mr. Ewan:
Assembly Bill No. 69:
To be entitled an act to provide for the introduction in evi-
dence of conveyances and certified copies of conveyances ac-
knowledged or proved and recorded.
By Mr. Ewan:
Assembly Bill No. TO:
To be entitled an act to grant lands to the Florida Coast
Line Canal and Transportation Company to make up deficien-
cies along its present and proposed extended line and for the
establishment of telegraph and telephone lines.
SBy Mr. Yonge:
Assembly Bill No. 71:
To be entitled an act to prevent the selling or distributing
of The National Police Gazette and other papers of an obscene
or immoral tendency of a like character in this State.
By Mr. Yonge:
Assembly Bill No. 72:
To be entitled an act to incorporate the Benefit Land Com-
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Also,
By Mr. Yonge:
Assembly Bill No. 73:
To be entitled an act for the relief of Moses Brown, Collec-
tor of Revenue of Duval county.
By Mr. Green:
Assembly Bill No. 74:
To be entitled an act to abolish the Board of Public In-
struction in the several counties and devolve their duties on
the County Commissioners, and to provide for the compensa-
tion of County Commissioners.
By Mr. Sneed:
Assembly Bill No. 75:
To be entitled an act to provide for the payment of jurors
and witnesses in criminal cases tried before Justices of the
Peace.
By Mr. Robinson of Jackson:
Assembly Bill No. 76:
To be entitled an act to amend Section 1 of an act entitled
an act to amend and supplementary to an act entitled ah act to
provide for the more efficient collection of the revenue, ap-
proved February 17, 1874.
By Mr. Quincy:
Assembly Bill No. 77 :
To be entitled an act to alter and amend Section 19, Chap-
ter 97 of Election Laws, McClellan's Digest, page 490.
By Mr. Hughey:
Assembly Bill No. 78:
To be entitled an act to stay the forcible collection of taxes
for the year 1884, and previous years, until April 1, 1885.
By Mr. Crawford:
Assembly Bill No. 79:
To be entitled an act for the protection of game birds.
By Mr. Crawford:
Assembly Bill No. 80:
To be entitled an act to authorize the Judges of the Circuit
Courts to bring suits.
By Mr. Crawford:
Assembly Bill No. 81:
To be entitled an act to regulate the service of writs in cases
where the defendant or defendants reside or are found in a
county other than the one in which suit is brought.
By Mr. Wilkerson of Marion:
Assembly Bill No. 82:
To be entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act for the
construction of public highways in this State.

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By Mr. Bryant:
Assembly Bill No. 83:
To be entitled an act to compel doctors and druggists to
procure a license to sell spirituous liquors.
The motion of Mr. Miller of Marion, to reconsider, which
was laid over on yesterday under the rule, came up, and on
motion of Mr. Yonge, was laid on the table.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Assembly Bill No. 1:
To be entitled an act to dissolve municipal corporations
under circumstances therein stated and to provide Provisional
Governments for the same,
Was read the third time.
Mr. Yonge presented the following petition:
Hons. S. R. Mallory, J. E. Yonge, J. M. Tate and J. D.
Emmons, Tallahassee:
AGENTLEMEN: The undersigned citizens of and property-hold-
ers in ,Pensacola respectfully represent that the Municipal Gov-
ernment of our city for several years past has been totally
inefficient and irresponsible, and has lacked the confidence of
all those most interested in our city's prosperity; that the
said administrations have been grossly neglectful of all the
duties most essential to a well governed city-so much so that
the people are without information concerning the affairs of
their city, which appear to be in a deplorable state, and they
are unable to obtain any information regarding its financial
condition-there having been no public statement of receipts
and expenditures for many years ; that an honest effort was
made at the late election for city officers, held on December
29, 1884, by endeavoring to elect a ticket composed of persons
from the Democratic and Republican parties, but without avail,
the whole work of registration and the counting of the votes
being mainly in the hands and under the control of those
interested in preventing a public statement of the city's
financial affairs; and the ticket which is ostensibly shown to
have received a majority of the votes cast at that election
furnishes no guarantee of a change from the old regime.
For the said reasons, and for others that will readily sug-
gest themselves, your petitioners request that you will take
such steps at the present session of the Legislature as will
secure a repeal of the charter of this city and place its affairs
in the hands of Commissioners until we can adjust its business,
and cleanse and purify our streets before next summer, and also
make the necessary arrangements for the adjustment and
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large amounts of illegal scrip afloat and being issued by the
city authorities, and deposited with usurers as collateral for
money to be spent by the officials, of which no account is ever
rendered to the people of the city.
A. L. Avery, and others.
Which was read.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that the Assembly go into
Committee of the whole for the further consideration of the
bill.
Mr. Clinton moved to lay the motion on the table;
Which was agreed to, and the bill put upon its passage.
The vote was:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore, Brack, Brew-
er, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone, Craw-
ford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Gibbs of Jef-
erson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Herndon, James, Kelly, Kirk, ,McCaslin, McLeod,
Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Washington,
Owen of Duval, Peeples, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson
of Jackson, Rush, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Tay-
lor, Tumblin, Washington, White, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa
Rosa and Yonge-54.
Nays-Messrs. Frazier, Hughey, Lyle, Miller of Marion, Os-
good, Robinson of Nassau, Walker, Jr., Wetmore, Wilkerson of
Marion and Wilkinson of Nassau-10.
So the bill passed, title as stated.
Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate.
Assembly Bill No. 9:
To be entitled an act fixing the price of certain public docu-
ments therein named,
Was read the third time and put upon its passage.
The vote was:
Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton,
Cone, Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest,
Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green,
Gudenrath, Head, Hicks, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk,
Lyle, McCaslin, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gads-
den, Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington, Osgood, Owen
of Duval, Perkins, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of
Jackson, Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Sneed, Snider, Snow,
Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., White, \Vilk-
erson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr., of
Santa Rosa and Yonge-62.
Nays-None.
So the bill passed, title as stated.

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Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate.
On motion of Mr. Monroe the Assembly took a recess until
3 o'clock P. M.

THREE O'CLOCK P. M.
The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll being called, the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore, Brack,
Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone,
Crawford, Emmons, Ewan, Pigueitedo, Frazier, Grady, Green,
Gudenrath, Head, Herndon, Hughey, Kelly, Kirk, Lyle, Mc-
Caslin, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller
of Washington, Osgood, Owen of Duval, Peeples, Perkins,
Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Sneed,
Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr.,
Washington, Wetmore, White, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkin-
son. Jr., of Santa Rosa and Yonge-56.
A quorum present.
Under a suspension of the rule Mr. Green introduced-
Assembly Bill No. 84:
To be entitled an act to provide for the regulation of rail-
road freight and passenger tariffs in this State, to prevent
unjust discrimination and extortion in the rates charged for
transportation of passengers and freight, and to prohibit rail-
road companies, corporations and lessees in this State from
charging other than just and reasonable rates, and to punish
the same, and prescribe a mode of procedure and rules of evi-
dence in relation thereto, and to appoint Commissionera-and
to prescribe their powers and duties in relation to the same;
Which was read the first time and referred to the Committee
on Railroads and Canals.
Assembly Bill No. 22:
To be entitled an act relating to wire fences,
Was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Hicks, re-
committed.
Assembly Bill No. 43 :
To be entitled an act to regulate the practice of the Circuit
Court providing for a non-suit with bill of exceptions in cer-
tain cases,
Wss read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 42:
To be entitled an act to provide for service of non-resident
defendants and others in certain chancery causes,

Was read the second time and ordered to be engrssed for a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 44:
To be entitled an act to provide for a bill of exceptions
from Courts of Justices of the Peace and County Courts to
the Circuit Courts,
Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 16 :
To be entitled an act to make service upon Railroad Corpor-
ations, &c.,
Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 37 :
To be entitled an act to fix the liabilities of owners or opera-
tors of log drives or ditches in certain cases,
Was read the second time, and on motion recommitted to
the Committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill No. 41:
To be entitled an act to make the stealing of cows, &c., a
felony,
Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 20:
To be entitled an act to amend section 2 of an act entitled
an act to provide for the relief of the city of Pensacola,
Was read the second time, and on motion recommitted to
the Committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Memorial No. 4:
Asking for an appropriation to erect a government building
in the city of Tallahassee,
Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 53 :
To be entitled an act to appropriate money for the Florida
Exhibit at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Ex-
position at New Orleans,
Was read the second time.
Mr. Gudenrath offered the following amendment:
And that the sum of two thousand dollars be allowed the
Commissioner as compensation for service from the 18th of
January 1884, and ending with his service on the 30th day of
June 1885, and that the said compensation shall be taken
from the ten thousand dollars so appropriated for the New
Orleans World's Exposition;
Which was agreed to..

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Mr. Bryant moved to strike out "$10,000" and insert
" $5,000."
The yeas and nays being called for by Messrs. Bryant and
Green, the vote was :
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore, Brack, Brewer,
Bryant, Byrd, Chaires, Clinton, Crawford, Croft, Forrest,
Grady, Green, Herndon, Kelly, Lyle, McLeod, Monroe,
Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington,
Peeples, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Nassau, Smythe,
Wilkerson of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr.,
of Santa Rosa and Yonge-31.
Nays-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Byrne, Carter, Cone, Emmons,
Ewan, Figueredo, Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Gudenrath, Head,
Hicks, Hughey, James, Kirk, McCaslin, Middleton, Osgood,
Owen of Duval, Perkins, Powell, Robinson of Jackson, Rush,
Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon, Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker,
Jr., Washington, Weeks and White-33.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved to strike out "$10,000" and in-
sert "$6,000";
Upon which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs.
Miller of Marionand Lyle.
The vote was:
Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Altman, Ashmore,
Brack, Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Chaires, Clinton, Croft, Forrest,
Grady, Green, Herndon, Kelly, Lyle, McLeod, Mon-
roe, Miller of Gadsden, Miller of Washington, Owen of Duval,
Peoples, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Nassau, Wilkerson of
Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkinson, Jr., of Santa Rosa
and Yonge-31.
Nays-Messrs. Byrne, Carter, Cone, Emmons, Ewan, Figue-
redo, Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Gudenrath, Head, Hicks,
Kirk, McCaslin, Middleton, Osgood, Perkins, Powell, Robinson
of Jackson, Rush, Smythe, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon,
Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., Washington, Weeks and
White-31.
So the Ipotion was not agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Snow he was allowed to withdraw the
bill.
Mr. Owen of Duval moved that whereas, the Senate has in-
vited Dr. Fairlie to address the Senate and Assembly upon
the State Exposition at Jacksonville, that the Assembly ten-
der to Dr. Fairlie and the Senate the use of the Assembly Hall;
Which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Forrest, the Assembly adjourned until
to-morrow at 10 o'clock A. M.

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THURSDAY, January 15, 1885.

The Assembly met pursuant to adjournment.
The roll being called the following members answered to
their names:
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Alexander, Altman, Ashmore,
Brewer, Bryant, Byrd, Byrne, Carter, Chaires, Clinton, Cone,
Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier,
Gibbs of Jefferson, Gibbs of Duval, Grady, Green, Gudenrath,
Head, Hicks, Himes, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kelly, Kirk,
Lyle, McCaslin, McLeod, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gads-
den, Miller of Marion, Miller of Washington, Niblack, Osgood,
Owen of Duval, Owens of Gadsden, Overstreet, Peeples,
Perkins, Powell, Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson,
Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Sneed, Snider, Snow, Solomon,
Tate, Taylor, Tumblin, Washington, Weeks, White, Wilkerson
of Marion, Wilkinson of Nassau, Wilkinson Jr., of Santa
Rosa andYonge.
A quorom present.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
READING OF THE JOURNAL.
On motion of Mr. Bicks, the reading of yesterday's Jour-
nal was dispensed with and the Journal approved.
On motion of Mr. Owen of Duval, Mr. Wetmore was ex-
cused from attendance on the Assembly for to-day.
Mr. Tumblin moved that Mr. Tate, of Escambia, be excused
from attendance on the House for five days on account of ill-
ness;
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Grady moved that Mr. Crawford be added to the Com-
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
Mr. Clinton moved to ammend by adding the name of Mr.
Owen of Duval;
Which was agreed to, and the motion as amended agreed to.
Mr. Tumblin, Chairman of the Committee on State Institu-
tions made the following report:
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 15, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
Sir: Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 47, to be entitled an act, to authorize the
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provide for the support of the indigent blind, and other infirm
persons,
Beg leave to report that they have examined said bill, and
recommend that it do not pass.
Very respectfully,
W. W. TUMBLIN,
Chairman of Committee.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Owens of Gadsden, Chairman of the Committee on City
and County Organizations, made the following report:
/ ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., January 13, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SiR-Your committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 29, to be entitled an act to legalize the
incorporation of the town of Eustis, Orange county, State of
Florida, and to declare the incorporation of the town of Eustis
valid and of full force and effect,
Beg leave to report that they have examined the same, and
with the accompanying amendment, recommend that it do
pass.
Very respectfully,
E. OWENS,
Chairman Committee on City and County Organizations.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
the orders of the day.
Mr. Owens of Gadsden, Chairman of the Committee on City
and County Organization made the following report;
ASSEMBLY HALL, Tallahassee, Fla., Jan. 15, 1885.
HoN. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly:
SiR-Your Committee to whom was referred-
Assembly Bill No. 28, to be entitled an act declaring the
town of Orlando a legally incorporated city under the laws of
the State,
Beg leave to report that they have examined the same and
recommend that it do pass.
Very Respectfully,
E. OWENS,
Chairman Committee on City and County Organization.
Which was read and the accompanying bill placed among
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Mr. Overstreet, Chairman of the Special Committee, made
the following report :
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 15, 1885.
HON. ROBERT W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the Assembly :
Sin-Your. Committee to the Senate to report action of
the Assembly in reference to appointment of Committee to
visit convict camp have discharged their duty and ask to be
discharged.
Very Respectfully,
S. T. OVERSTREET.
Which was read and the Committe discharged.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
Assembly Bill No. 57 :
To be entitled an act to prohibit the indiscriminate digging
of holes in the woods,
Was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Emmons
recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture.
Assembly Bill No. 29:
To be entitled an act to legalize the incorporation of the
town of Eustis, Orange county, State of Florida, and to de-
clare the incorporation of the town of Eustis valid and of full
force and effect,
Was read the second time.
Mr. Grady moved that in the second section, and the sixth
line thereof, insert after the word taxes the following:
" Made in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida;"
Which was agreed to, and the bill as amended ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 63:
To be entitled an act for the protection of farm tenants,
Was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Wilkerson of
Marion, was recommitted to the Committee on Judiciary.
Assembly Bill No. 30:
To be entitled an act to entitle George W. Church to regis-
ter in the county of Orange, Florida,
Was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Miller of
Marion, indefinitely postponed.
Assembly Bill No. 32:
To be entitled an act to to provide an annuity for disabled
soldiers and sailors,
Was read the second time, and on motion of Mr. Green, the
substitute reported by the committee was adopted in lieu of
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Mr. Miller of Marion moved that .150 copies of the bill be
printed;
Which was not agreed to.
Mr. Miller of Marion moved that 100 copies be printed;
Upon which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs.
Lyle and Miller of Marion.
The vote was:
Yeas-Messrs. Alexander, Altman, Byrd, Byrne, Clinton,
Cone, Figueredo, Forrest, Frazier, Gibbs of Jefferson, Guden-
rath, Head, Hicks, .Himes, Herndon, Hughey, James, Kirk,
Lyle, McCaslin, McLeod, Miller of Marion, Osgood, Owen of
Duval, Overstreet, Peeples, Robinson of Nassau, Rush, Sneed,
Snow, Washington, Weeks, Wilkerson of Marion and Wilkin-'
son of Nassau-34.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Ashmore, Brack, Brewer, Bryant,
Carter, Chaires,- Crawford, Croft, Emmons, Ewan, Grady,
Green, Kelly, Monroe, Middleton, Miller of Gadsden, Miller
of Washington, Niblack, Owens of Gadsden, Perkins, Powell,
Quincy, Richards, Robinson of Jackson, Snider, Solomon,
Taylor, Tumblin, Walker, Jr., White, Wilkinson of Santa Rosa
and Yonge-32.
So the motion was agreed to.
Assembly Bill No. 26:
To be entitled an act to make an appropriation for the erec-
tion of an-Executive Mansion in or near the city of Tallahas-
see,
Was read the second time.
Mr. Yonge moved to amend by striking out $35,000 and
inserting $15,000;"
Which was agreed to and the bill, as amended, ordered to
be engrossed for a third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 12:
To be entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to pro-
vide -for the speedy publication of all statutes and laws of a
general nature,
Was read the second time, and .on motion of Mr. Green the
substitute reported by the committee was adopted in lieu of
the original.
Assembly Bill No. 28:
To be entitled an act declaring the town of Orlando a legally
incorporated city under the laws of the State,
Was read the second time, and the bill ordered to be en-
.grossed for a third reading.
Assembly Bill No. 65:
To be entitled an act to aid the celebration of the first settle-
ment of Florida,

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