Floyd, Gillett, Gillis, McMillan, Neal, Oliveros, Penn, Stafford, Tweed and For English-Messrs. Haughton and Branch-2. For Archer-Messrs. Bellamy, Mitchell, Porter, Baldwin, Brown, Daffin, Fail, Fernandez, Garrason, Goff, Kelly, Long, Stone, Taylor, Tracey and Mr. Speaker-16. For Fontane-Mr. President, Messrs. Broward, Forward, Goodbread, Cotten, Hurst, Ross and Russell-8. So there was no election. For Pope-Messrs. Bell, Haughton, Kain, Lorimer, Mays, McLean, White, Floyd, Gillett, Gillis, Neal, Ross, Russell, Stafford, Tweed and Waring-16. For English-Messrs. Porter and Branch-2. For Archer-Messrs. Bellamy, Mitchell, Baldwin, Brown, Daffin, Fail, Garrason, Goff, Kelly, Long, McMillan, Oliveros, Penn, Stone, Taylor, Tracey and Mr. Speaker-17. For Fontane-Mr. President, Messrs. Broward, Carter, Forward, Goodbread, Cotten, Fernandez and Hurst-8. So there was no election. On motion of Mr. Mays, the joint meeting adjourned. The Senators returned to their own chamber. On motion of Mr. Haughton, Mr. Bell had leave of absence for the remainder of the present session of the General Assembly. On motion of Mr. Haughton, the rule was waived, and he introduced a bill to be entitled, An Act in addition to an act entitled, an act to establish the office of Register of Public Lands for the State of Florida. Which was read a first time. On motion of Mr. Forword, the rule was then waived and the bill read a second and third time and put on its passage. On which the yeas and nays were: Yeas Mr. President, Messrs. Bell, Broward, Carter, Forward, Goodbread, So the bill passed. Title as stated. On motion of Mr. Forward, Mr. Haughton had leave of absence for the remainder of the present session of the General Assembly. On motion of Mr. Kain, the Senate adjourned until Monday 10 o'clock, A. M. MONDAY, December 29, 1845. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment, and a quorum being present, the journal of yesterday's proceedings was read and approved. The President made the following protest: The undersigned, availing himself of his constitutional right and privilege of PROTESTING-now spreads upon the journal of the Senate his most SOLEMN PROTEST against the passage of a bill by the Senate, on Saturday, the 27th day of December, instant, entitled, "An Act for the apportionment of this State ;" and now propounds his objections to the same:— First Because by said bill, gross and manifest wrong and in justice will be done to the Middle District of Florida; and palpable injustice done to the populous county of Leon, of which this Protestant is in part a representative. Second-Because said bill is based upon no ratio of population, as the Constitution of the State unequivocally requires. The same being unconstitutional, unjust and arbitrary in all its bearingspresenting an absurdity of legislation, by which at least ten thousand of the population of the Middle District of Florida will be deprived of a voice upon the floor of the General Assembly. Third-Because the bill gives to the Eastern and Western portions of the State nearly twice as much representation as the Middle District, when in truth and in fact, the Middle District has, within a few hundreds, a populaton as great as the East and West combined. JAMES A. BERTHELOT, Senator 7th District. Mr. Forward offered the following resolution : Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Florida in General Assembly convened, That the respective Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives be instructed, and are hereby required, not to allow or include in the appropriation act for this session, any per diem pay for the members of either House after to-day, the 29th of December, 1845. Which was read a first time. On motion of Mr. Broward, the rule was waived, and the resolution read a second and third time, and put on its adoption; On which the yeas and nays were called for by Mr. Forward and the President, and were: Yeas-Mr. President, Messrs. Bellamy, Broward, Carter, Forward, Goodbread, Kain, Lorimer, Mays, McLean, Mitchell, Porter and White-13. Nays-None. So the resolution passed unanimously. The following message was received from the House: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 27th Dec. 1845. Hon. President of the Senate: The House have concurred in the amendments by the Senate to the House bill to be entitled, An Act relative to elections in this State. Also, in the amendments to House bill to be entitled, An Act exempting the city of St. Augustine from the operation of the 33d section of the Revenue law. Also, in the amendments to the bill to authorize the Comptroller to audit and allow the contingent expenses of the Circuit Courts, and Supreme Court. Your obedient servant, Also, the following: M. D. PAPY, Clerk House of Representatives. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dec. 19, 1845. Hon. President of the Senate : The House have passed the Senate bill to be entitled, An Act to allow the Hon. David Levy to change his name to David Levy Eulee, with the following amendments, viz: Strike out "the Hon." in the first line of the preamble; strike out the "the Hon." after the word "of," in the third line of the first section; and also strike out all after the word "Levy," in the third line down to and including the words "United States," in the fourth line; strike out "the Hon." in title of the bill. To which they ask the concurrence of the Senate. Which amendments were concurred in. ORDERS OF THE DAY. The bill to be entitled, An Act to amend an act concerning Patrols, Was read a second time, the rule waived, read a third time, and put on its passage; On which the yeas and nays were Yeas-Mr. President, Messrs. Bellamy, Carter, Forward, Goodbread, Kain, Lorimer, Mays, McLean, Mitchell, Porter and White -12. Nays-None. So the bill passed. Title as stated. The House Resolution, instructing the Attorney General to proceed against certain Corporations, Was read a third time, and lost. The House returned the Senate bill to be entitled, An Act in addition to an act to establish the office of Register of Public Lands for the State of Florida, Passed by the House without amendment. Also the bill to be entitled An Act to apportion the representation of this State, Rejected by the House. The following message was received from his Excellency the Governor : EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Capitol, Tallahassee, December 29, 1845. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: I hereby nominate David B. Ewing and Sheppard Burnett, commissioners of fisheries for Madison County. I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, W. D. MOSELEY. Which nominations were advised and consented to. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Capitol, Tallahassee, December 27, 1845. Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives :· I have approved" An Act regulating the appointment of Masters in Chancery, and defining their duties." I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, W. D. MOSELEY. The House returned the Senate bill to be entitled An Act concerning patrols, Passed by the House without amendment. A bill was received from the House, to be entitled An Act to apportion the representation of the General Assembly of the State of Florida. The Senate took a recess until 3 o'clock, P. M. 3 O'CLOCK P. M. The following message was received from his Excellency the Governor : Gentlemen of the Senate EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Capitol, Tallahassee, Dec 27, 1845. and House of Representatives: I have approved the following Acts: } "An Act to amend an act entitled an act to organize the office of Treasurer of this State." "An Act to define the duties of Surveyors." "An Act to suspend so much of the 33d section of the Revenue Law, as restricts the city of St. Augustine to the assessment of not more than fifty per cent. on the State tax." "An Act to amend an act to establish a tariff of fees, approved February 15th, 1834." Also the following Resolutions: "Resolution in favor of Secretary of State, and for other purpo ses." "Resolutions directing Solicitor Western Circuit to institute proceedings against St. Andrews and Chipola Rail Road Company." I have the honor to be, your obt. servt. Also the following: Gentlemen of the Senate W. D. MOSELEY. EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Capitol, Tallahassee, Dec. 29, 1845. and House of Representatives: I hereby nominate Manuel Forehand and John Chain, auction eers for Santa Rosa County. I have the honor to be, very respectfully your obt. servt. W. D. MOSELEY. Which nominations were advised and consented to. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dec. 29, 1845. Hon. President of the Senate : The House have refused to concur in the report of the Commit tee of Conference in relation to the bill to apportion the represen- Your obt. servt., M. D. PAPY, The House bill to be entitled An Act to apportion the representation of the General Assembly of the State of Florida, was taken up. Mr. Mitchell moved to waive the rule and read the bill a second time. On which motion the yeas and nays were called for by the President and Mr. Carter, and were: Yeas-Mr. President, Messrs. Forward, Goodbread, Kain, Lorimer, Mays, McLean, Mitchell, Porter, Priest and White-11. Nays-Messrs. Bellamy, Broward, and Carter-3. So the rule was not waived, four-fifths not voting for the motion. The rule was then waived, and the bill put on its second reading. Which report was concurred in. Mr. Forward moved the adoption of the amendment offered by him in committee of the whole, to wit: to give Escambia two representatives, Hamilton, two, St. Johns, two, and Alachua, two. On which the yeas and nays were called for by Messrs. Forward and Carter, and were: Yeas--Messrs. Broward, Forward and Priest-3. Nays Mr. President, Messrs. Bellamy, Carter, Goodbread, Kain, So the amendment was rejected. Mr. Carter offered to amend the bill by striking out all after the enacting clause, and inserting the following in its place, being the amendment offered by him in committee of the whole : "That the ratio of population upon which shall be made the apportionment of Representatives shall be three thousand, and each county having a population of three thousand, according to the constitutional basis, shall be entitled to two Representatives; and the representation shall be increased uniformly upon that ratio, giving to each county, however, one Representative; and this ratio shall remain permanent till the session of the General Assembly in the year 1855. SEC. 2. The several counties herein enumerated, viz: Escambia, St. Rosa, Walton, Washington, Franklin, Calhoun, Wakulla, Hamilton, Nassau, Duval, St. Johns, Orange, St. Lucie, Alachua, Levy, Marion, Benton, Hillsborough, Dade, and Monroe, shall have each one Representative. The counties herein enumerated, viz: Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, and Columbia, shall have each two Representatives. And the counties herein enumerated, viz: Leon and Gadsden, shall have each three Representatives, and the whole |