Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-02
Meetings Of state Legislatures.

NEW NOEK-tOv. ROBINSON oN HAND rINrS
AND SPECIE RESUMPTION.
The New York legislature met Ye>,e rlaN.
JaS W H1;>ted. republican. WAS e'ecIcd speaker
ut the house and Jas. ". NrOoman. republican.
clerk Of the senate. The governor delivered
h'> annual message which dwell> principally
ON state affairs. In regard L. the state taNI-
lion, he saws the tax levy Tor the next fiscal
year = y mills. which i the lowest annual
rate for the last sixteen Yeas and shows the
rapid progress which has recently been made
toward a sound and healthy condition of tn
state finances. lie urges the local authorities
to use economy in public expenditures. - thar
the people oI the state may b. soon relieved
iTom the burden which has ~ long oppressed
them. With reference Ia unemployed labor.
H." governor say the depression i'm all branches
oi Trade. business and manufactures. aud the
wreck al car too numerous railroads
mining. iron and milling ventures have
Thrown out 81 employment a Ns>t nam
rtf ol tahollnG men. who. Without fault
OF ID, r. own. are now suffering extreme want.
There can be hut one permanent AMI rttectual
remedy. that \, 10 return a. speedily n, pos
>lhie to the condition oi things tHlt existed
before the road Ia ruin WAS entered Hpau To-
means at a return To specie payment>-a sound
ahd stable currency. aid the reduction III the
taIin 10 strictly revenue standard In yiew
al The discussions going on in The ConEr'> ot
the uitcd States. u seems proper for me- tn
remind YOU and our people Jhat whatever maA
happen elsewhere. specie payments are. under
existing Laws. 10 he resumed in this state fTau
and after the Isl of January next. Al our
taxes. general and local, including canal tolls
NlI next Year nave Ia te paid ln gold ar It's
equivalent, and the courts will le Obliged to
enforce private contracts ia coin. I rul>t thar
there VIII hc wisdom enough al Washington go
avoid hludcrlng our present hopeful progress,
towards specie payments. AMI that the laws oi
th' general gONerum'H t and those ot our own
Stale. ON this subject viii continue - be- 4S
they nov are. in harmony" The governor
recommends the passage of an act D., th,. Ifyi>-
laiure Con>cnting Ia the transfer 81 the Ante
tam National Cemetery property hy Jhr STATE
oi Mary land to the nited safes. ~ requested
IN a communication from the Secretary 81
War.
NlRCINIA-GON- HOLIDAY AGAINST ErPIDIA
TON
Governor Holiday. OF Virginia. WAS maug-
urated yesterday At Richmond with an thr
pomp and display OF 4 grand public demon
>ifali"n. His inaugural address i a manlN
straightforward argument with regard 10 the
stat" debt. dcn0Uncing The course pi Those
Who aim ~ rcpudiation. tie says Virginia
cannon escape her liabilities except IN a psp.
cess similar Ia a schedule IN bankruptcy. with
4 surrender OF her assets Ills declaration
ilat irgIHla Mas able To meet her obligations
was grrvted With great applause.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGIsLArTRE.
Both houses of the PENNSYLVANIA lcgi>latur.
met II noon yesterday i'm the senate. Thomas
y. Cooper. OF Chester. was chosen speaker pro
tenn This being the adjourned session al the
legislature Of IS17. with but few exceptions the
officers oi both houses are the same a. Last
year.