The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-28
THOROUGHLY THRASHE0
AND THE LOBBYISTS. THEY
WERE ALL THERE.
A RECORD BREAKING DAYS WORK
Bill % Take Gold Bonds Gut of The Charter
tfBIack diamond Company Tabled.
Refused 10 Table The Sala.
nv SIashing Bill.

That peculiar fowl-the lobbyists
not, all things considered. am unintCrcst
ing bird \I'he plain old farmer. the man
untutored in pulls and such like, would
not like tllS particular bird any more
than he dotss the crow that grubs for
his young Shoots of corn: bur just as
the ornitholo gist finds matter of INFER
est in the crow. even when he is after
the corn-Shoots, SO, | say, the lobbyist
and his ways\ are entertaining enough
when the business he is about is lost
sight of.
He scents shA food afar off md ap-
proacls ii with nicely calculated curves
and swoops. That is the most interest
ing stage Of him.A When he gets CLOSE
up. like certain top tame hangers-on OF
tho slaughter pen, None is apt to weary
of him.
Your genuine lobb.J ist is entirely differ.
ent from the citizem who wants 4 ball
TO pass the Legislature. The citizen
goes in to the seat olt his memBcr. tells
him what he wants 20 ] maybe sits down
10 wait for The nlatt(rtto be considered
1t is only i'll desperateN straits that the
lobbyist becomes thus hpld. He usually
waits around the edges pf things.
All Of which is apropos of the hgnt
bNtE StHpbl-UOhh dtioItloft ~ - ~ hot'
yesterday afternoon. There was
quorum Of Senators present. There were
several quorumS Of lobby lists on hand.
First off they stayed back u bit but be
fore the matter was{ finished they had
edged up to the veryi rim OF the arena.
SO far rs the book companies were con
cerned they were ABOUT equally well
and numcrously represented. vt rs hard
to see what they goi out of it.. The
lobbyists got what they we're paid and
a good many things thrown III gratis that
were doubtless much esS palatable.s In
this Legislature the lobbyist is tolerated
for what he is when he l. Eot lobbyist.
He is not liked.
After two hours of debate the last
section Of the school law was adopted
as it came from COMMITTEE. The section
is as follows:
Section So (2.539.1 Thdt rhe county
boards of school directors M the several
counties shall adolIt a series of text
looks, which shall he used in the public
schools. of then. respective counties Tor
4 term of three ye:trS: the SAID adop-
tion herein provided for Shall occur at
the meeting of said board OF school d.
rectorS on the first Monday III June,
nineteen hundred and one. and every
three years thereafter. and mt no other
time Provided, than no Sectar'ian OF
political hooks shall be used in the pub
lie schools: And provided further, that
the textbooks now prescribed and III
use in said schools shall mot be changed,
nor the prices of the same RAISED prior
to said date. and that the list of such
Books, and the prices fox the same. as
now recorded upon the aninutes OF the
county boards of education, and any list
of books hereafter adopted under the
provisions Of this law. and 1.-THE prices OF
the same shall he recorded upon said
minutes for the inspection OF the public.
Provided, that county boards of school
directors shall cause the names and
prices of all public school l,ooks TO BE-
printed ON cardboard and kett posted in
each and every public-school mouse.
At $50 the Senate took up the school
bill which was special order for >
O'Clock.
Senator Black sent up an amendment
to the last section providing for "a State