Hon. Speaker of the SENATE CHAMBER, House of Representatives: SIR: The Senate has this day ordered the enclosed memorial to be referred to your honorable body. Which was read. Very Respectfully, J. E. BOWDEN, Secretary of the Senate. ORDERS OF THE DAY. A bill to be entitled an act granting a charter for the Cowford Ferry at Jacksonville, Duval county, to William A. Young, Was read the third time and put upon its passage, upon which the vote was: Yeas Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Barrett, Bird, Bissell, Brevard, Brinson, Broxson, Campbell, Christie, Church, Clyatt, Coffee, Davidson, Erwin, Evans, Frink, Gettis, Gillis, Heermans, Hunt, Ingram, Leigh, Maloney, McKinnon, McNeill, Mickler, Munn, Nicks, Peacock, Roberts, Robinson, Smith, Starke, Vogt, Whitfield, Wiggins, Williams and Yon-38.. Nays-none. So the bill passed-title as stated. Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate. A bill to be entitled an act for the relief of Columbus R. Alexander, Was read the second time and on motion of Mr. Nicks, referred to the Committee on Claims. A bill to be entitled an act to prevent citizens of other States from fishing in Lakes Iamonia and Miccosukie, Was read the second time and on motion of Mr. Gettis, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. A bill to be entitled an act in relation to Chancery Practice, Was read the first time, and, on motion of Mr. Munn, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. A bill to be entitled an act to authorize John H. Baker to build a Toll-Bridge across the Withlacoochie river, at or near Bellville on said river, Was read the second time. On motion of Mr. Church, the bill was referred to a Select Com. mittee of three. The Speaker announced the following gentlemen as constituting said Committee, viz: Messrs. Church, Coffee and Pope. tee. On motion of Mr. Frink, Mr. Roberts was added to said Commit A bill to be entitled an act for the relief of Alexander Douglas and others, Was read the second time and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on Monday. Senate resolution calling the attention of the General Government to the feasibility of laying a telegraph wire between and from Bermuda and Fayal Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, to the respective coasts of Europe and America, with a view to connecting the Southern States directly with Europe, Was read a third time and put upon its passage, upon which the vote was: Yeas-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Barrett, Bissell, Brevard, Brinson, Broxson, Campbell, Church, Clyatt, Davidson, Erwin, Evans, Frink, Gettis, Heermans, Hunt, Ingram, Leigh, Maloney, McCrary, Me. Kinnon, McNeill, Munn, Nicks, Peacock, Roberts, Smith, Starke, Vegt, Whitfield, Wiggins, Williams and Yon-33. Nays-Messrs. Coffee and Robinson-2. So the resolution passed-title as stated. Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate. A bill to be entitled an act concerning Evidence, Was read a second time and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on Monday. A bill to be entitled an act to divide Duval County and organize a new county to be called Clay County, Was read a third time, and on motion of Mr. Davidson the further consideration of the bill was postponed until Monday. A bill to be entitled an act to amend the Divorce law, Was read a second time and ordered to be Engrossed for a third reading on Monday. Senate bill to be entitled an act to create and organize the Counties of Suwannee and New River, Was read the first time. Mr. Williams moved that the rule be waived, and the bill be read a second time by its title; Which motion was lost. The bill was then ordered for a second reading on Monday. Senate bill to be entitled an act to authorize William McRae to trade free from taxation in this State, Was read the first time and ordered for a second reading on Monday. Senate bill to be entitled an act concerning Evidence, Was read the first time and ordered for a second reading on Mon. day. Senate bill to be entitled an act to authorize actions at law to be instituted upon all notes and contracts executed by married women, Was read the first time and ordered for a second reading on Monday. Senate resolution for the relief of B. F. Allen, Was read the first time. Mr. Brevard moved that the rule be waived and the bill be read a second time by its title, Which motion was carried, and the resolution read a second time by its title. Mr. Brevard moved that the rule be waived and the bill be read a a third time by its title, Which motion was carried. Thereupon the resolution was read a third time by its title, and put upon its passage, upon which the yeas and nays were as follows: Yeas Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Barrett, Bissell, Brevard, Brinson, Broxson, Campbell, Church, Clyatt, Coffee, Erwin, Evans, Frink, Gettis, Gillis, Heermans, Hunt, Ingram, Leigh, McCrary, McKinnon, McNeill, Munn, Nicks, Peacock, Roberts, Robinson, Smith, Starke, Vogt, Wiggins, Williams and Yon-33. Nays-None. So the resolution passed-title as stated. Ordered that the same be certified to the Senate. On motion the House adjourned until Monday, 10 o'clock, A. M. MONDAY, December 6th, 1358. The House met pursuant to adjournment-a quorum present. The journal of Saturday's proceedings was read and approved. Mr. Mickler moved that certain papers relating to the Picolata and St. Augustine Railroad be referred to the Committee on Corporations; Which motion was adopted. Notice was given of intention to introduce the following bills at some future day, viz: By Mr. Gettis: A bill to be entitled an act to allow Solicitors fees in certain cases. By Mr. Evans: A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to amend an act entitled an act to allow owners and captains of boats to peddle on the Choctawhatchy river, approved January 8th, 1853. By Mr. Leigh: A bill to be entitled an aet to amend the Road Laws so far as relates to Santa Rosa county. Mr. Galbraith, pursuant to previous notice, introduced a bill to be entitled an act to provide for the appointment of Weighers of Cotton; Which was ordered to be placed among the orders of the day. Mr. Galbraith presented the petition of Otis Fairbanks, asking compensation for certain work alleged to have been done by him, in the year 1852, in and about the Capitol of this State; Which was read and on motion referred to the Committee on Propositions and Grievances. Mr. Brevard offered the following resolution: WHEREAS, His Excellency the Governor, in his message to the General Assembly, refers to papers in the possession of the President of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund, throwing light upon the matters discussed in connection with our Internal Improvement System: AND WHEREAS, All such information should be laid before the General Assembly for their enlightened action; Therefore Be it resolved, That the President of the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund be, and he is hereby requested, to furnish to this body the evidence upon which the suggestions in his message are based relative to the Florida Railroad Company, together with all the certificates, affidavits and evidence of every character (including the letters called for in last Saturday's resolution.) Which was read and adopted. Mr. Williams introduced a resolution asking Congress to make the U. S. Arsenal at Chattahoochee an Arsenal of Construction, Which was received and placed among the orders of the day. Mr. McNeill introduced a resolution asking Congress to establish a Mail Route; Which was received and placed among the orders of the day. Mr. Pope introduced a resolution asking that the reservation by the General Government of the Timber on large districts of public land within the limits of this State be annulled; Which was received and placed among the orders of the day. Mr. Robinson, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills, made the following report: The Committee on Enrolled Bills report the following bills as being correctly enrolled: A bill to be entitled an act to repeal an act establishing election precincts in Putnam county; A bill to be entitled an act to authorise Aden Eleazer Waterman, a minor, to contract and be contracted with; An act to repeal an act entitled an act to amend the road law applicable to the county of Duval, approved Dec. 15, 1856. Which was read. ISAAC C. ROBINSON, Chairman. Mr. Vogt, from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, made the following report: The Committee on Engrossed Bills report the following bills as correctly engrossed, viz: A bll to be entitled an act for the relief of Alexander Douglas and others; A bill to be entitled an act to amend the Divorce Law; A bill to be entitled an act to amend an act in relation to Evidenc. D. A. VOGT, Chairman. Which was read. Mr. Ingram, from the Committee on Corporations, made the following report: The Committee on Corporations to whom was referred a bill to be entitled an act to incorporate a company to construct a Railroad from a point on the Florida Railroad in East Florida to Tampa Bay, under the style of the Florida Peninsula Railroad Company, have had the same under consideration, and a majority of said Committee have instructed me their Chairman to report the bill back to the House and respectfully recommend that the bill do pass without any amendment. TILLMAN INGRAM, Chairman. Which was read and the bill placed among the orders of the day. Mr. Ingram, from the same Committee, made the following minority report: I, the undersigned, a minority of the Committee on Corporations, have had under consideration a bill to be entitled an act to incorporate a company to construct a Railroad from a point on the Florida Railroad in East Florida to Tampa Bay, under the style of the Florida Peninsula Railroad Company, and beg leave to submit the following minority REPORT: That as the bill now stands, a conflict might arise between the Florida Peninsula Railroad Company and the Florida Railroad Company, as to the respective rights, powers and privileges of the two companies, the effect of which would certainly be to delay, if not altogether to prevent the construction of any Railroad between the waters of Tampa Bay and the Florida Railroad. By an amendment to the charter of the Florida Railroad, approved December 14th, 1855, said Railroad Company is expressly authorised to construct the Railroad from Amelia Island on the Atlantic, to the waters of Tampa Bay in South Florida, under the provisions of an act to provide for and encourage a liberal system of Internal Improvements in this State, approved the 6th day of January, A. D., 1855. By the 20th section of said act to encourage a liberal system of Internal Improvements, it is provided that after the routes indicated have been actually surveyed and adopted, and a plat thereof deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, it shall not be lawful for any other Railroad to be built, cut or constructed, "in any way or |