Mr. Brown, of Leon, moved that the House adjourn till Monday morning, 12 o'clock;

Which was lost.

On motion of Mr. Allison, the House adjourned till to-morrow morning, 10 o'clock.

SATURDAY, June 28th, 1845.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and a quorum being present, after prayer by the Rev. Mr. Foster, the Journal of yester day's proceedings was read.

Mr. Dummett gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill to change the county-seat of Orange county. On motion of Mr. McClellan, Mr. Ellis was added to the Committee on Finance and Public Accounts.

On motion of Mr. Myers, Mr. Floyd was added to the Committee on Militia.

On motion of Mr. Alexander, Mr. Newsom was added to the Com. mittee on Corporations.

Mr. Stone gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill to be entitled, An Act to form a Board of County Commissioners, in and for the county of Calhoun.

On motion of Mr. Loring, Mr. Brown, of Monroe, was added to the Committee on Schools and Colleges.

Mr. Newsom gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill to provide for the appointment of Tax Col lectors in the different counties in this State.

On motion of Mr. Newsom, Mr. Hurst was added to the Commit. tee on Elections.

On motion of Mr. Floyd, Mr. Dell was permitted to sign the protest of Messrs. Floyd, Fernandez, Smith, Allison and Dummett, spread upon the Journal on yesterday, in relation to the printing of 500 copies of Gov. Moseley's inaugural address.

On motion of Mr. Barkley, Mr. Tweed was added to the Commit. tee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Smallwood, Mr. Allison was added to the Committee on Finance and Public Accounts.

Mr. Floyd moved that the Committees appointed by the Speaker on yesterday, be changed.

Which was lost.

Mr. Allison gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill relating to Executions.

Mr. Smallwood introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Committee on Schools and Colleges be requested to inquire into the condition of the School Lands in the State of Florida, and that they be further requested to recommend a suita. ble agent to locate the balance of the grants of School Lands, and report by bill or otherwise, and that the Committee be instructed to draft a bill providing for the appointment of Commissioners to select

other lands in lieu of any and all sixteenth sections which may be valueless.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Smith offered the following resolution :

Resolved, That a Committee of two be appointed by the Speaker, on the part of this House, to act with a similar Committee on the part of the Senate, to report joint rules to regulate the intercourse between the two Houses, and also for the guidance of the Assembly, while electing persons to office.

Which was adopted; and Messrs. Smith, and Brown, of Leon, were appointed said Committee.

Mr. Floyd offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That a Standing Committee, to be denominated the Committee on Federal Relations, be appointed.

Which was adopted; and Messrs. Floyd, Fernandez, Brown, of Monroe, Kelly and Fontane, were appointed said Committee. Mr. Tweed offered the following resolution :

Resolved, That the Clerk of the House be directed to furnish for the use of each member of this body, two copies of each of the newspapers published in this city.

Mr. Allison offered the following as an amendment thereto :

At the expense of the members taking the same.

On motion of Mr. Floyd, the resolution and amendment were laid on the table.

Mr. Floyd, from the Select Committee appointed to contract for printing, made the following report:

The Committee on printing having had the same under consideration, and having received written proposals from two offices in this city, (the third declining to bid, being the office of the Sentinel), are of opinion that the bid of Samuel S. Sibley, Esq., of the Floridian office, is the bid at the lowest price. They therefore recommend that he be contracted with to do all necessary printing of the House. The Committee also beg leave to hand in the written proposals of the two bidders, that the House may determine from the same evi dence before the Committee the lowest bidder.

R. J. FLOYD, Chairman.

Which report was received and concurred in.

Mr. Smallwood moved that the rules be waived to allow him to introduce a bill.

Which was lost.

On motion of Mr. Floyd, the House adjourned till Monday morn. ing, 12 o'clock.

MONDAY, June 30th, 1845.

The House met pursuant to adjournment; a quorum being present, after prayer by the Rev. Mr. Foster, the Journal of Saturday's proceedings was read.

Mr. Long moved that Messrs. Floyd and Tweed be added to the Committee on Corporations;

Which was carried.

Mr. Smallwood, according to previous notice, introduced a bill to be entitled, An act to alter and amend the 2d and 3d sections of the 4th article of the Constitution of the State of Florida,

Which was read the first time and laid on the table.

Mr. Penn gave notice that he would, on some future day, ask leave to introduce a bill for the establishment of a County Site for the County of Calhoun.

Mr. Smith introduced the following resolution :

Resolved, That this House consider it not expedient to attempt any alteration of the Constitution of the State, at the present session of the Assembly.

Which was adopted.

The Senate transmitted to the House, as having passed that body, a preamble and resolutions relative to the sales of public lands in Florida in August next.

Which were read the first time.

On motion the rule was waived, the preamble and resolutions read a second and third times, and put upon their adoption.

The vote, upon the adoption of the same, was as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Alexander, Barkley, Branch, Brett, Brown, of Leon, Brown, of Monroe, Coleman, Cotten, Dell, Dummett, Ellis, Ferguson, Fernandez, Floyd, Fontane, Forbes, Garrason, Gillis, Goff, Hurst, Kelly, Long, Loring, McClellan, Myers, Neal, Newsom, Penn, Phillips, Riley, Smallwood, Smith, Stewart, Stone, Tracey, Tweed, Waring and Mr. Speaker-39.

Nays-None.

So the preamble and resolutions were adopted. Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate.

The Senate returned to the House, as passed without amendment, a resolution respecting the election of United States Senators on Tuesday next. Also,

A resolution respecting the appointment of a joint committee, to draft rules to regulate the intercourse between the two Houses, and also for the guidance of the Assembly while electing persons to office, and appointed Messrs. Wright and Carter the committee on the part of the Senate.

On motion, the House adjourned till to-morrow morning, 10 o'clock.

TUESDAY, July 1st, 1845.

The House met pursuant to adjournment, and a quorum being present, after prayer by the Rev. Mr. Foster, the Journal of yesterday's proceedings was read.

On motion of Mr. Newsom, William R. Taylor, a representative from the county of Jefferson, was sworn and took his seat.

The following message was received from his Excellency the

Governor:

Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives:

It has been to me a source of deep regret that so long an interval should have elapsed without a communication on my part, in accordance with the usages of this department of the Government and in obedience to that clause of the Constitution which requires the Executive to give to the General Assembly information of the state of the Government, and to recommend to its consideration such measures as he may deem expedient.

Under circumstances, different from our present position, such omission on my part might possibly have a tendency to delay the action of the Legislature, and to that extent be detrimental to the pub lic interest. But upon the reflection that a high responsibility rests not only upon the Executive, as to the measures which he may deem it proper to recommend for your deliberation, but that a like responsibility attaches to you in your capacity as Legislators; and that any precipitancy, either on the part of the Executive or of the Legislature, in the discharge of the important functions intrusted to them, might be productive of consequences injurious to the public interest, and which time and proper deliberation might readily have obviated, it is hoped that you are prepared to ascribe such delay to better motives than to culpable negligence.

It must be obvious to all of you, that the peculiarity of our present position that of freemen about to enter into the enjoyment of the inestimable privilege of self-government-will, as a matter of necessity, require a well regulated system of laws; and that this object, so highly important to the security and preservation of our happiness and prosperity, as a government and as individuals, cannot be effectually obtained without a circumspection and deliberation proportioned to the magnitude of the object to be secured. The short interval which has intervened since the recent State elections, has not, therefore, in all reasonable probability, afforded you a sufficient opportu nity to digest and prepare such a system. This, in connection with the lateness of the season at which the present session is held, will probably make a protracted session not only inconvenient but wholly impracticable. Entertaining the opinion that the Legis. lature coincides with me in this regard, it is deemed advisable to invite your attention to such matters only as may be indispensably necessary to meet the immediate requirements of the Government, and which, it is believed, cannot be postponed without serious prejudics to the public good.

By a reference to the Constitution, it will be perceived that in the current year, (1845), a census shall be taken of the population of the State, with a view to the re-apportionment of the representation.This should by no means be omitted; for, apart from the imperative injunction of the Constitution, requiring the action of the Legislature upon this subject during the current year, it cannot have escaped your attention that the apportionment, as at present in force, under the Constitution, is, by extraordinary ciscumstances, (and such, too, as could not at the time of its adoption have possibly been foreseen), so obviously inconsistent with the elementary principles of our Republican form of Government, that a proper regard for those principles, and a sense of justice to that portion of our fellow.citizens whose rights are thereby affected, will readily recommend that subject to you, as one which will require your immediate and prompt Legisla. tion. It is therefore recommended to you, that provision be made, in this regard, for the taking (at as early a day as may be practica. ble) the census, as is required by the Constitution-with the view that the returns may be made within such time as may secure the action of the Legislature upon this highly important measure, at its adjourned session, or at the present session, if you shall determine that your present adjournment shall be indefinite.

The Judiciary system will also require your immediate attention; and it would seem that your legislation upon this head should be as perfect as may be practicable, with the view that the election of such officers as is necessarily connected with that system, may not precede the perfecting the act which may be passed; thereby leaving those who may be elected unadvised at the time of the election, as to the duties and responsibilities which they assume, in accepting the seve ral offices.

Some financial system, or system of Taxation and Revenue, will without doubt, readily suggest itself to your deliberate reflection. It may, however, be a matter worthy of your consideration, whether such system shall at once be perfected, or whether it may not be more advisable to adopt such a measure at present as may provide for the current expenses of the Government, daily accruing; and to postpone to a later day within the term for which you have been elected, the final adjustment and settlement of this important and delicate subject. Without presuming to dictate to you upon this, or any other subject which I may deem it to be my duty to recommend to your deliberation, I may be permitted to remark, that taking into view our limited pecuniary resources, it would seem to me to be bet ter to make some temporary arrangement for raising a revenue ade quate to our immediate wants, and to leave to a later period the im portant duty of establishing a fixed and permanent financial system. And, as this is a subject also which will require accurate and extensive information as to the revenues of the State, and the most suitable subjects of taxation, for the support of the Government, adminis tered with a proper regard to economy, to enable the legislature to act understandingly upon this whole subject, I would respectfully suggest the propriety of raising a joint select committee of the two hou