An Act to facilitate the construction of the various lines of railroad provided for by the Act entitled An Act to provide for and encourage a liberal system of internal improvement in this State, approved January 6th, 1855. An Act to repeal An Act entitled An Act to establish the rates of wharfage, dockage and storage in the city of Key West, county of Monroe. Resolution for the relief of M. D. Papy. An Act to establish an uniform rate of commissions throughout the State upon wrecked or disabled vessels or cargoes. An Act for the relief of Dr. R. H. Shaffer. An Act to change the name of certain persons therein mentioned. Which was read. The following Message was received from the House of Representatives: Hon. President of the Senate : HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, December 18th, 1855. SIR--The House has concurred in Senate substitute to House Resolution instructing the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund to report to the General Assembly. Very respectfully HUGH A. CORLEY, Clerk House of Representatives. Messrs. Parsons, Speer and Taylor, a committee from the House, informed the Senate that the House will be ready to adjourn at 1 o'clock, to-day. Messrs. Tracy, Eppes and Perry, were appointed a committee on the part of the Senate, to wait upon his Excellency the Governor and ask if he had any further communication to make; also to inform him that the Senate will be ready to adjourn to-day at 1 o'clock. The Committee returned and reported that they had waited on his Excellency, who informed them, that if the Legislature sits until Monday he will have further communications to make, but that he has no other communication to make on to-day. Mr. Tracy moved that the Senate adjourn sine die at one o'clock to-day, which was agreed to. The Senate took a recess for twenty minutes. The Senate resumed its session. The following bill, having passed both Houses of the General Assembly and having been signed by the presiding officers thereof, was forwarded to his Excellency, the Governor, for his approval An Act to incorporate the town of New Port, county of Wakulla, State of Florida. The Joint Select Committee of Conference on the part of the Senate and House of Repsesentatives, to whom was referred the resolution to copy the laws of this adjourned session, beg leave to report, that they have selected A. B. Campbell as a suitable person to perform that duty. The Senate then adjourned sine die. M. A. LONG, Chairman S. Committee. WM. S. DILWORTH, Chairman of House. No. I.] DOCUMENTS Accompanying the Governor's Message. REPORT OF THE REGISTER Of Public Lands and Superintendent of Common Schools. STATE REGISTER'S OFFICE, { To His Excellency, JAMES E. BROOME, Governor of Florida : SIR-I have the honor to submit the following REPORT: SEMINARY FUND. Since the date of my last report, 1st. November, 1854, I have sold of lands belonging to this Fund 1,426 10-100 acres, at an average price of $1 75 per acre, producing in cash and bonds the sum of $2,498,11. Add this number of acres to the 28,783 39-100, stated as having been sold at the date of my last report, and it appears that the whole number of acres sold belonging to this Fund since the first establishment of this office is 30,209 49-100, which, according to the reports of my predecessor, and myself, have been sold at an average price of $2,131 per acre, producing $64,361,91 in cash and bonds. The following table shows the receipts and disbursements on account of this Fund from 31st. October, 1854 to 1st. November, 1855: RECEIVED IN CASH. From Sales of Lands being cash payments-$ 844 63 66 From Bonds given since 1 Jan., '53-1,922 09-$2,766 72 DISBURSED. For of 1st. quarter Register's Salary,-$116 66 66 of 3 quarters "Error in cash payment of M. Griner refunded, "Amt. turned over to the Treasurer, 525 00 23 71 2,532 63—$3,198 00 I had on hand for this Fund at the date of my last report $344 02 which added to the $2,766 72 received on account of it as above, |