The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1905-02-23

absolute necessary equipment OF the State
hospitals and the laboratory of the Uni
versity, not to speak of a reformatory
and other demands. A bond issue is the
proper course to take. We did have
$325, 900 in the State treasury December
lst, but this has been paid out and is not
there now"
Bond Issue Probable.
1t still looks like bond issue (of $500.
900 to $500, ,OOC will have to be auth
orized by this legislature, if the worthy
demands upon the State treasurer by the
charitable and educa ational institutions
and objects are to be met.
The appropriation bill, which will come
up in few days, will carry the largest
amounts ever appropriated in this State
for the institutions already established
And in addition to these there are num-
Der OF heavy expenses to be met The in
crease in the pensions to old soldiers
amounts to 800, 900; the State Normal
College at Greensboro asks for about
$4,000 additional Ito cover loss by
fire and repay borrowed money!; the in
crease in the salaries OF judges {already
a law amounts to about $15 900 per
annum; the new immigration and COM
merce bureau calls for $11 900 a year;
the bill creating areformatory for youth
full offenders against the law (passed by
the Senate last Thursday carries an ap-
preparation of $4,000. It should be
added, however, that this later sum is
not to be taken directly from the State
treasury, but is to come out of the State
prison fund, the amount being available
from the net earnings of that institution.
Then there are to be added the pressing
land not to be evaded) demands OF the
two hospitals for the insane, and which
the press and people Of North Carolina
are almost unanimously urging;the needs
OF the College of Agriculture and Mechan-
ic Arts, the State University, the asylums
for the blind and the deaf and dumb and
other urgent calls for money for worthy
objects. Where all this money is to come
from no one can say, except through a
bond issue.
Other Legislative Notes.
After a lengthy discussion extending
over two days the House has passed and
the Senate will probably pass the<Gra-
ham bill increasing the number of chal-
lenges in capital cases allowed the State
and decreasing the number allowed the
defense. The new law reduces the chal-
lenges of the defendant from 20 to II
and allows the State four, but takes from
the State the right to stand Jurors at the
foot OF the panel.
The House has also passed the McNincf
divorce bill, which is designed to reform
the present LAX" divorce laws, for
abandonment for two years, etc. This
bill put the ground for divorce back to
the Biblical cause. There has been great
demand for the passage of law of this
character from the moral and religious
forces of the State and nearly or quite
every religious body in the State has sent
memorials to this legislature on the sub
ject. The bill will probably pass the Sem
ate also without amendment, -
Some OF the Temperance" people are
conspicuous examples of intemperance
and never seem to know when to stop in
demanding Legislation" on the liquor
business: There are many earnest and
sincere friends of temperance who will
not stand for proposition that smacks
so strongly Of the constable feature OF the
South Carolina dispensary law and which
the editors OF the Charleston News and
Courier and other leading papers of that
State declare is a curse to their State-a
political machine with it's political boss
at the helm, directing his ''constables to
search private homes for liquors bought
and paid for by the head of the family
for his own private USE in moderation
and often for medical purposes only"
said a leading law maker.
'This is a different matter from the
open saloon proposition said we'll
known Democrat; sit attacks citizens
personal liberty"
Bishop Charles B. Galloway. of Jack
son, Miss, will deliver a series oflectures
at Trinity College, March %, 20, and 80,
under the auspices of the Avera School
of Biblical Literature. This school was
established in honor of the late Mr.. ".
Il. Avera, by his wife, who donated a
sum Of money for that durpose. These
lectures have been OF very great interest
to the college community and to the gen.
eral public. They have been delivered by
Bishop Wallace W. Duncan, Bishop War
rem A. Gambler. Chancellor James H.
Kirkland, and Bishop Alpheus W. Will
son.
The programme for next Commence
ment at Trinity has been completed, and
it bids fair to be one of great interest.
The Baccalaureate Address will be deliv-
cred by President John C. Kilgo. The
Commencement sermon will be delivered
by Rev. Richard Wilkinson, pastor OF the
Rayne Memorial Nj. E. Church, South,
New Orleans, La, The Commencement
Address will be given by Albert Shaw,
Editor OF Review of Reviews, New York
City. At the Alumni dinner the annual
address will be delivered by Rev. G. 7.
Rowe, Concord, N C.
Other Matters.