The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-03-14
SIMMONS AND BUTLER,

| SheiOu III Vic PuOliS llCC oSuoolo-
crease OF 100 per cent. over the appro
priation of last year-and the bill finally
| passed Saturday afternoon
SIMMONS AND BUTLER.
| After all the threats and bravado Of
| OF Butler and the speech OF Pritchard
| Senator Simmons was sworn in at Wash
| inRton last week "without objection, y
| and during the past week of the usua
| special session Of the Senate following
the Inauguration of a President, he has
occupied his seat unmOlested. OF course
They can't shakehis title to the seat and
| they know it. Indeed, with Butler out
| OF the way now there is really no Senator
very much disposed to make trouble for
Mir. Simmons
And what will become of our 'Mary-
ann now? The announcement 30 pub
licly made by him last year, that be
would locate in Raleigh to practice law
will not be carried out, it is believed. He
could hardly earn living at the business
has had his "sheep-skin' only couple OF
years. He is still owner OF the Caucasian.
l believe, but that sheet has small circula-
ton and less influence now.
LEGISLATURE STILL IN SESSION.
As stated in these letters last week, the
Legislature could not adjourn Saturday
(the end OF 60 days. and it is still in SEES
sion. The House may remain in session
nearly all this week. The Senate, of
course, can sit in legislative session any
time it desires during the session Of the
House although the impeachment pro-
gress is still under way.
On Saturday evening and night great
many bills We're passed, among them the
one providing for permanent registration
OF white voters till 1902, and the ap-
pointments of the Governor of directors
OF State institutions were confirmed.
Senator Travis, OF Halifax, is placed at
the head OF the penitentiary, as chair
man, aid will be the manager and super
intendent
MINOR MENTION.
Two hundred thousand dollars were
voted the public schools Saturday. The
antitrust bill (by Senator Ward) was
passed Friday night.
The committee has reported recon-
mending that no labor legislation" al
fecting cotton mills be enacted-relying
upon the agreement (signed by over two
thirds OF the mill msn) not to employ
children OF tender years, and not to work
oNSE W hours II week.
1t is reported that Capt. S. A. Ashe, of
Raleigh, will write history OF North
Carolina. No man in the State is better
qualified for the task, and the work is a
greatly needed one No history OF the
State has been written within the last SO
years, not since Wheeler's History was
published in 1851 or 1852 Moore's
work published some twenty years aRo)
can hardly be said to be a history" e1-
cept in a modified and abridged sense.
A bill has been passed making it option
al with county treasurers and other Off
GERS as to whether they shall use State or
National banks in depositing county
funds, after giving bond in guarantee as
surance companies. 1t was claimed that
those companies were requiring the de-
post OF all public monies, for which they
became responsible by assuring officers
in national banks only.
The libel bill was at last reported favor
ably by the House judiciary Committee.
after striking out Section 2.
Witnesses, as we'll az the Senators (who
are jurors i'll the case) and clerks are to
be paid for attendance at the Court OF
Impeachment. Witnesses get $3.50 a
day and cents mileage.
Among the last bills passed last week
was one by Senator Aycock designed to