The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-02
RALEIGH LETTER.
R.r.rreu- N. Ian. 81

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RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 81.
One OF the most interesting discussions
of the week in the Senate was that en-.
gagged in on Wednesday and Friday over
the biil to enable married women to make
contracts.
The first days argument resulted in a
drawn battle. with hOnOrs easy. The
bill was defeated on that day by the vote
Of % 10 p. but in less than an hour a
motion to reconsider was adopted by the
vote of Il to -, and the bill set for FRI
day at noon.
One-third Of the supporters Of the meas
u,e changed their hands within the two
DAYS interim and the bill (which a sena-
tor priv q te'y characterized asan attempt
to compel women to wear pantsl was
l!efs ;sti av he vote uf '3 to Il
l. aa> =. rir.. alto le.is snnie III h
speeches on this question anu t e senate
galleries were flied with the women who
graced the Occasiun with thri presence.
Speaking OF speeches. one OF the most
earnest and beautiful flights Of oratOry
that has resounded through the historic
hall of the House in many days was the
mast l. SPEECH ii Cameron Mo riso.i OF
iinc..i.sg:ta III ,n the que tion II giving
Richmond county pronibtion.
Mh.tt...e. fan's honest convictions
maj un ,h. subje,t uide. discussiOn,
the red blood Of life tingiei in his veins as
he listened to Mr.. Morrison.
A gentleman present who disagreed
with the position OF the speaker. said to
me:
1T was one Of the finest things ever
listened to.
The voice as much as the language
thrilled the listener Who that heard il
will ever fOsget the elO Iuent tui.esui
challenge:
Come to thu scratch. gentlement'
During the week the Senate passed the
bill increasing the salary Of the SUPREME
and Superior Court judges to $3 500 per
annum. the majority being one. three
Senators not being present. There ha<
followed considerable cri ,icism. and much
can be said pro and con. But it does 80 m
that North Carolina can afford to decent
ly compensate the splendid men who an
has elevated to the bench-and surely
So. 800 il none too much 1t means more.
nearly adequate cOmpensa ton for sixteei'
Superior Court and five Supreme Court
| Judges.
The child labor question is bObbing ny
again. and to-day CD there will be ii
hearing before the committee on manu-
| factures and labor on one of the pending
| biIs Mill owners who have expressed
themselves on the subject say that they
derpecate any agi alton Of the subject
| at this time. when labor conditions are
apparently SO peaceful and satisfactory
| It would take book heavy enough to
break ice to record the arguments that
could be made ON this anti-child labo,
| proposition. 1t is one that appeals t.
the heart of all good men-in the alb.
stract But there is right and wrong
way of going about the Accomplishments
If reforms" This writer is on record r.
being eternally and everlastingly Oppos.
ed to the professional ''refammers, un
less he sees more good results from thei,
labOrs than he has yet been able to OBJ
serve God bless the little children, the
Kingdom of Heaven is peOpled with them
there is good authority for saying. and
the little ones in this world make it al
the better-tho gh they be guarded
by hOmespun or brOadclOth surround
ings. Asan eminent man said: God must
low, the common people, because He
made 40 many Of them
| Whether some of their guardians art
iivinely appointed is question.
The dealing in cotton futures is affected
by bill of Mr.. Stewart, of Harnett
which has been favorably reported by
the committee, which will appear as the
calendar for consideration Thursday ol
his week. The second section of the bill
defines bucket shops" which it makes
unla wful. and a misdemeanOrt to operate
rs follows:
"A bucket shop is place where are
posted or published from Information re-
ceived as the same occurred the fuctuat.
ing prices Of stocks, bonds, petroleum
cotton. grain. provisions or other com
nodities or of any one or more of the
same i, trades made or offered to be
made on boards of exchange or by any
person, firm. corporation or organiza.
ton and where the person or persons
carrying ON the bucket shop either as
principal or agent pretends to buy or
sell or goes through the form Of buying
or selling then and there to any other
person or persons any one of the said
commodities at a certain price fixed by
or according to aforesaid prices posted
pr published, but whereon neither party
actually buys such commodity and Meth.
er party actually sells same That each
lay or part of day q operation of the said
bucket shop shall constitute separate
and distinct Offense."
General James d. Glenn. of Greensboro
who is the private secretary OF his broth
err. the Governor, assumed the duties ol
that position formally yesterday. Gen