The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-21

ready 10 ADJOURN tune longest term ever
heidi when the court also adiourned-on
the very same day.
The check upon partisan judicial inter
terence which was put by a new provis-
ion of the amended Election Law may
save the legislators from the necessity of
again coming TO Raleigh next month
The complete work of the Legislature
last week is outlined below in the full list
Quite a number Of Others. chiefly of local
interest only. failed to get through one or
the other or both branches of the Legis-
lature.
LIST OF ALL THE MEASURES PASSED.
The fOllowinglist includes all the meas
lres (bills. resolutions. etc. which sue
ceeded in passing both branches of the
General Assembly:
The amended Election Law.
The amended Constitutional amend
ment.
Act to pay ex-Railroad Commissioner
Beddingfield (turned out of Office by
Supreme Court salary due for time he
served.
Act amending Western Criminal Court
District. taking Mcdowell, Buncombe and
Madison counties thelpfrom: also elimi-
mating Iancey after January l. 1901.
and adding Surly Haywood and Burke
counties.
Act empowering more definitely the
Railroad Commissioners to assess rail
road property for taxation purposes.
Act providing pay for services OF de-
funct shell-fiSh commissioners (the old
Democratic board cuSted by Supreme
Court.
Act empowering presiding Judge of
Superior Court to issue Tor mott liquor
licenses in Northampton county. and
taking from County Commissioners this
prerOgatlve.
Incorporation OF Clarence Barker Men,
orial Hospital Ia charity for disabled
poor people, OF Biltmore.
Resolution of enquiry anent Theophilus
Whites remuneration as shell-fish com
missioner. etc.
Also the following bills and resolutions,
viz:
To print and distribute (by Commits
sioner of Labor 10000 copies newly
amended Election Law, and 200, 900
copies of the amendment.
To repeal chapter 125 private laws OF
1895.
To repeal chapter 325 public laws OF
1899.
To furnish certain Supreme Court Re
ports to State University law school.
TO submit question OF Dispensary or
| No Dispensary to the voters OF Swain at
coming November election.
To establish stock law in certain por-
tions of Jackson. Bailey and Terrell
townships in Nash county.
To abolish the office of County Treas
urer of Henderson county.
To regulate the manufacture and sale
OF spirituous liquors in Macon county.
To establish graded schools in Lexing-
ton, n c.
To pay expenses of funeral OF Senator
| jackson. etc.
Directing printing report OF special in
vestigating committee relative to State
Prison and Agricultural Department.
To direct the commissioners of Edge
combe county to draw a jury list.
To pay clerks and other employees
mileage for their attendance upon the
present sitting of the General Assembly.
For relief of certain teachers and the
Treasurer of Craven county
To print Senate and House Journals
and Laws
To amend chapter Is of the Public
Laws of 1899 relating to the Oyster In
Gustry.
Toenable the Commissioners of OnslOw
county to use surplus special tax fund
for county purposes.
The election Of \. c. Miller a director OF
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Morgan
ton.
All Others failed. for various reasons
TERRIBLE ARRANGEMENT OFs'FTsION' OF
FICIALS.
During the session of the Legislature
the committee appointed at the last SEES
sion composed OF Senator Brown, OF
! Columbus, and Representatives, Gattis,
of Orange, and Patterson OF RObesOn }
to investigate the affairs of the State
Prison and the Department of Agricul-
ture. made their repOrt-which covers
two years OF fusion misrule, extrava-
gance incompetence and corruption.
| The report 5000 copies of which were
ordered prnted) is one of the most ..aus-
tic and terrible arrangements of the
fusion officials in charge imaginable-its
assertions all being warranted and
proved by the facts adduced during the
| invest gatiOn.
TEACHERS AND EDITORS At MOREHEAD
The past week has been an important
one elsewhere in North Carolina than
| Raleigh. The occurrences at the Atlantic
Hotel at Morehead We're second only to
the meeting of the General Assembly in in
terest and Importance.
\ number of the legislators accepted an
invitation from Senator Bryan, of Craven,
and as his guest visited that noted sea-
side resort last Friday and Saturday
while the Teachers Assembly was in SEES
sion. and while the Tennessee Editorial
Association was also holding it's annual
meeting there. The splendid and ex-
quisitely managed hotel sheltered many
hundreds of the best kind of people as its
guests all last week, and a great throng
is still there enjoying the delightful pas
times OF the season.
DR.. Curry, OF the Peabody fund. spoke
Saturday night to great audience in
| Guiding number OF members of the Gen
eral Assembly
OTHER IMPORTANT GATHERINGS
| During the latter part of the past week
there We're several other important meet
ings among them being the annual con-
vention Of the North Carolina Bankers at
Greensboro, and the great gathering of
MasOns and Shriners at Charlotte
| The Grand Commandery, after electing
officers, etc. adjourned to meet in Green's
boro in May. 1901. Among the grand
officers elected We're: Grand Commander,
| W. +. Randolph, of Asheville; Deputy
Grand Commander, D. +. Allen, of Char
lotte; Grand GeneraissmO. John c.
| Drewly, OF Raleigh; Grand Captain Cen