The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-07

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eutions Yflile it retains st,ci, provisions ns
still stIhserYe good. and nsefn pslrpases, it
Is beginning 20 resemble IN edIflee Iiichis
subjected to successive meta of demolition
in some parts, and TO incoil grIous ad dlti0ns
In others, until st Lass it loses symmetry,
cony enience, and usefulness. ~
ssss AS the Inv stands there are three several
0nd distinct classes OF inspe ctors one. APP
pointed by tue Executive another by the
courts, and 9 third by the owners or lessees
Of warehouses, while someSef those estab-
lishments are known rs public and others as
private warehouses. 4 That the eauiremeIlts
:of the law are in some respects disregarded,
and in others rariensly interpr eted and exc
-cuted in different local lies, seems to be
UNDERWOOD and conceded. For is - posi-
bic to enforce its requirement so long as
the proprietors may shift the character
Of o warehouse, asaWel as the mode OF APP
pointing Its inspe etors, at will. III In alny
case abuses exist, and II the Executive APP
point a new inspector pledged to refeim
them, the owners may thwart the atfemg
reform and renew the abuses with siHpu-
nifty simply by first closing and asterWaTts
re6pening the warehouse as one.of aHHer-
emit class, with the, iginalj ineumbe nt re-
stored to. his former; place. I.
The recent appeal OF the ffty-sixth sec
ton OF the law has increased the difficulty
of executing its remaining provisions, and it
has produced profund dissatisfaction among
many of the people most concerned. Al
though the repeal OF that section did not
impress me rs expedient, had no difficulty
under the circumstances in giving 1t my ai,-
,preval. ! 1t had been a3sub3ect oGfcontro-
versy for several years. Pending its agita-
ton another legislative election q. bad
occurred and the new if epr ntaflFes
were presumably chosen, at leasttin the to-.
bacco-groWing districts; with due reference
to u settlement ofytthe question. A de
cided maiority OF the representatives thus
chosen from those districts having coDenrred
in the repeal, the conclusion seemed reason:
able, if not unavoidable, that the prevailing
opinion among producers and sellers OF to-
bacco, as well as others, was in favor OF that
measure. Moreover, such q measure comes
clearly within the constitutional province
OF legislation, and involves only such ques-
lions, OF policy and expediency as ought
always to be settled i'll obedience to the pub
lie will. i, sr,ss. ri
:, / have consistently endeayored in the
past to avoid the relation of an advocate or
partisan to any Of the conflicting theories on
this subject, aiming firmly and as far as
possible to execute. such provisions Oh law
as found in force, however imperfect, and
whether good or bad. My recommends
tions have urged that the warehouses should
be either all public or all private; that
whatever system Of inspections is pre-
hx,1 10, oh no nf u
sworn, bonded, and disinterested inspec-
tors, standing between sellers and buyers,
and commanding the equal confidence OF
both; and that the penalties OF the law
should be such rs to ensureits uniform and
faithful execution everywhere. pres
emit system Is so full OF defects and incon-
gruities, and its requirements are so easily
evaded, that its operation engenders dis
trust and irritation between production and
commerce, where mutual confidence and
goodwill are so indispensable to the we'll
being Of both. l.., ff
Recognizing the glaring Deficiencies OF
the law as it is, and recommending its re-
vision and its reform in the mannersu g-
gested in my last annual message, I again
submit the subject to your wisdom.
49, VACANCIES IN OFFICE. az
The Commonwealth has sustained the loss
Of wise. learned, and upright judge, and
citizen of pure and exalted character, in the
recent death OF Wood Bopldln,S Esq.,s late
associate judge OF the Supreme Court OF
Appeals. ~
The vacancy, thus occasioned, having
risen shortly'beiore the, beginning OF your
annual session, and no; special considern-
| lions OF public convenience requiring it to
be filled for the brief interim by E&ecll-
| tive appointment, / forbore to take any ac-
ition upon the death of the late incumbent
| in order that the election Of, his successor
might be. freed rs far as possible from elm.
barrassrnent. 1t is nowdesirable, however,
THAT the vacancy shall be filled ut an early
day.
The death Of William II. Richardson,
ESQ.,, late Adjutant- General has caused ;
vacancy i'll that office.
This venerable and devoted public ser
want had through an unusually long ofhcla
life displayed such patriotic love and ad
miration for his native State as serve to re
call some OF the noted examples OF an
tiquity. -.
unon its past footing had been the subject
OF legislative inquiry. and with q view t.
avoid iorestalling your Judgment upon tina
question, rs we'll as to effect q saving to thu
treasury, commissioned the Secretary o
the Commonwealth as Acknowledgement az
/ interim, he consenting to discharge the dri
ties OF the position, but only on the condl
ton that he should receive no compensation
for that service. The Executive orde
making this disposition Of the office is here
with transmitted.
THE JaCKsoN-HoPE MEDALS AND THE LEI
MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
The accompanying correspondence viii
| the Hon. A. j. B. Beresford-Hope and witt
the superintendent OF the Virginia Militar.
Institute explains the gratifying Particular
OF an additional tribute to the memory o
Thomas J. Jackson from the British donors
OF the statue by Foley. 1t Is not doubted
that the General Assembly will facilitate
the conversion OF this gift INTO aperpetua
annuity, and its preservation as founda
ton for annual medals to be conferred npor
the most distinguished graduates OF the IN
stitute. suggest That authority be giver
to convert the medal fund into outstanding
State bonds, and. that;th annual payment g
sum equal to the interest thereof be guar
anteed, so that the; principal may be foreyel
preserved and the income re- ularly apphet
according to the generous design OF Tn
donors. Such an arrangement involves NJ
grant from the treasury, and it occasions N
payment of interest except such as IS non
( made to other institutions OF learning upor
State bonds held for their benefit &, 4
The Lee Monument Association is raisins
4 considerable amount OF money with view
to procuring an equestrian statue OF Rober
E: Lee, which is to be presented to tn
| Commonwealth, and, with its consent
erected within the Capitol grounds. Man.
Of the people OF all sections have manifeste'
a gratifying interest in this tribute OF reyel
ence and admiration for the most illustsiosi