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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

Begun and held at the Capitol, in the eity of Tallahassee, in the State of Florida, on Monday, the twenty-third day of November, eighteen hundred and forty-six, being the first session of the second General Assembly held under the Constitution of the State of Florida.

On which day the Senate was called to order by Hugh Ar. cher, Secretary pro tem. of the Senate.

A certificate of the Secretary of State, showing the names of those, who according to the election returns had been elected, was read.

The Roll was called and the following Members answered to their names, viz:

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R. D. Bradley.

There not being a quorum present, the senate, on motion of Mr. Kelly, adjourned until to-morrow, 10 o'clock.

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The Senate met according to adjournment.

On calling the Roll the following Senators answered to their

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Jesse Carter 10 GŁ
John Broward,

Gabriel Priest,

G. R. Fairbanks,

R. D. Bradley,

A quorum being present, on motion, Mr. Carter was called to the Chair,

On motion of Mr. Broward the Senators were severally sworn according to the Constitution of the State, by E. M. West, Esq., a Justice of the Peace.

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After which, on motion of Col. Broward, the session was o pened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Foster.

The Senate proceeded to the election of President.

Messrs. Fairbanks and Kelly were put in nomination.

On the First balloting the vote was as follows:

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Fairbanks, 7; Kelly, 6; Bird, 1; Mays, 1. There being no election the senate preceeded to balloting; the vote was

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Fairbanks, 7; Kelly, 6; Bird, 1; Mays, 1. There being no election the Senate proceeded to a third balloting; the vote was as follows:

Fairbanks, 7; Kelly, 6; Bird, 1; Mays, 1.

There being no election the senate proceeded to a fourth balloting; the votes were as follows:

Fairbanks, 7; Kelly 6; Bird, 1; Mays, 1. There being no election the Senate proceeded to the fifth balloting. On counting the ballots the votes were for,

Fairbanks, 7; Kelly, 6; Bird, 1; Mays, 1.

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1 There being no election, the senate. on motion of Mr. Bird, took a recess until 3 o'clock.

3 o'clock, P. M.

The Senate proceeded to ballot the sixth time. On counting the ballots the result was as follows:

Fairbanks, 8; Kelly, 6; Bird, 1; Mays, 1..

There being no election, the name of Mr. Fairbanks was withdrawn, and Mr. Kelly having declined, that of Mr. Mays being placed in nomination, the senate proceeded to ballot, the seventh time, which resulted as follows:

D. H. Mays, 15.

The Chair announced that Mr. Mays was unanimously elected. Messrs. Tabor, Walker and Bird were appointed to conduct the

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President elect to the chair; which duty was performed, and the President, in a short and appropriate address, returned his acknowledgments.

The Senate proceeded to the election of Secretary, and on counting the ballots, Hugh Archer received fifteen votes, and was declared duly elected Secretary of the Senate.

On motion, the Senate proceeded to the election of a Messenger and Doorkeeper.

The names of A. G. McLean and Charles F. Fitchett, were placed in nomination.

Messrs. Kelly, Carter, and Broward, were appointed Tellers.

A. G. McLean received

Charles F. Fitchett received

On the 1st balloting,

8 votes.

8 votes.

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Mr. Broward moved to reconsider the motion to go into an elec tion for Messenger and Doorkeeper, which motion was negatived. Mr. Kelly moved that the election for the present be postponed; which motion prevailed.

On motion of Mr. Kelly, a Committee of three were appointed to inform the House that the Senate had organized, by the election of a President and Secretary, and was ready to proceed to busi

ness.

Messrs. Kelly, Broward, and Fairbanks, were appointed that Committee.

On motion of Mr. Kelly, the Rules of the last session were adopted for the government of the Senate, until such time as other rules were adopted.

A message was received from the House, informing the Senate that that body had organized, and was prepared for business.

The Committee appointed to wait on the House, and inform them of the organization of the Senate, reported that they had performed that duty.

The House transmitted to the Senate the following Message: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, November 24, 1846. Hon. President of the Senate Sir:

The following resolution has been adopted by the House, viz: "Resolved, That a Committee be appointed on the part of this

House, to join such Committee as may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on the Governor, and inform him that a quorum of the two houses is assembled, and that the General Assembly is now ready to receive any communication he may be pleased to make;" and Messrs. Westcott, Gould, and Towle, have been appointed said Committee on the part of the House.

Your obedient servant,

M. D. PAPY,

Clerk of the House of Representatives. Which was read, and Messrs. Kelly, Broward, and Fairbanks, were appointed a Committee on the part of the Senate, to inform the Governor of the organization of the Senate and House of Representatives.

His Excellency the Governor transmitted to the Senate, by his private Secretary, O. H. Myers, his second Annual Message. Gentlemen of the Senate,

and House of Representatives:

In the discharge of the high and imperative duty imposed upon the Executive at the commencement of the annual sessions of the General Assembly, your attention is invited to a brief statement of the condition of the Govern ment for the current year; and to the consideration of such matters recommended, as will in the judgment of the Executive, if adopted, promote the interest, prosperity and happiness of our beloved commonwealth.

In commencing, however, the labors devolving upon us, as public functionaries, and feeling, (as we doubtless do,) the sacredness of our obligations for their faithful discharge, we should not be unmindful of a still higher and more solemn obligation to the "Giver of all good and perfect gifts," in "whose keeping is the destiny of nations and of men," for the rich bounties of His provi dence, in the multiplied blessings which we have enjoyed; and to invoke, with becoming humility, that aid in the discharge of our high responsibilities, with. out which all our efforts for the common good, however well intended, will be wholly ineffectual.

As regards the product of our soil, it is a source of no ordinary satisfaction that, notwithstanding a partial failure in the annual supply of the great agricul tural staple of the South, other products have richly rewarded the labors of the husbandman.

Good health has generally prevailed, and the general prosperity of the peo. ple in their varied industrial pursuits, has at no time presented more flattering prospects for the encouragement of skill, enterprize and industry. Our great social interests have been steadily promoted; crimes have gradually diminished, and morality improved.

Such a state of things may well inspire us with devout thankfulness,-with increasing attachment to our civil and religious institutions, and with renewed zeal in our efforts at self-government.

Among the most interesting subjects which will probably engage your delib. erations at the existing session, and one therefore to which your attention is earnestly but respectfully invited, is the judicious disposition of the public lands granted by the General Government to this State, in trust, for the pur. pose of promoting common schools and universities," and for the develop, ment of the resources of the State by "Internal Improvement."

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Primary Schools, as a means of diffusing elementary instruction among the great mass of the people, even in governments where ignorance has heretofore been used as the handmaid of tyranny and oppression are now fostered by libe.

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