Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-07


message from The Gove1Der Was ital in the
Legislature &C. DAY:
COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA.
GOVERNORS OFFICE.
RICHMOND, Dec, 7, 1881.
Gentlemen Of ne Senate Gn2 House Of Dl,-
eg0teS:
-Four years a. the discussion of tho State
debt wss actively baslu, snd legislation tut5r-
ed upon looking to lis seilltmcni. At Tho Sc.
sion OF lsII-iiS tho General Assembly pss.eG
bill having tina! otieoi il view, which wGs Re
turned without the approva! 81 tha Governor,
Wnh 40 assignment D: his reusoss. This vas
called tho "bslhGu.- Bill, " acd WAS GAG OF loroc
upon tho ocatitors.
iOTa,d tho c)nLiu:i0a Ut the aamo session,
HGo!h@r D'l was psdod Vi!b2u; this cbiscioL-
she feature, snd c2nialnsti sohams of ss,tl. :
ueIt, /; Ihc D,tufn OF 4 proposition, ard sub
ni:sior 20 the c;cditOr7 i0r Their &c ;psaic, or
IT lscticn. This regarded e. the Only rreper
made III which is.r, honorable, uId s,;,stsC-
sCrg setl!aDsnt eauIa BE- reached uyd had 60
~ ated IN response ~ resou 0u of he Senate,
No Gacs,o % hs4 then or hiss siaos been raisad
rs to the validity Il ia. i bt in lis creation.
orCGioIs. b.lcro the 1sr, hy the S,Stt, thrcuah
b.: cncs!itu;Cnal authorities. and hau been i1-
Vested IN values wa!ca surviv5 to this dsy and
az nnG cbiGsed BY hc7 cilizcns. llc.esslrc
tati: wealth. sad coMoTi, end the power OF ii o
Gamn:on@eai:h, beyond uompu alton.
telt hist !htp. Ter lho frs. time datioe tac
session, the GEcper caur5o Was pursued, aud al
proved It's hli!. lCckirg u1oe il Is nroposi lion
10 tbs cTeditura tuh tie bass Tor further NJ
eotiaiIVDs. This WAS o,iIod tho 'FoW.ei-
Beck Biz.
S,sooe ss no General Assembly sdjOuried,
pItc;smslon was IS ucd according TO the terms
Of the bill. and | eUtered into correspondence,
Tlih toe creditors OK their representatives, 10
TIL; hId torciso cjnatries, which resulted 10
responses iron. ;:;cm spd propysiuoCs. which
submitted IA ;!2 thn11l message OF Dscein5cr
1877
Inc G,u.:ai Assembly uzi a!resiy aloo,s6
the III IS! fiI!i aui stvzto treasures OF coucuny
eod fa!c!m. sDd isd reduced Tbs expenses. as
!: supposed. IL - iain!2Ipm. Ii nos wen: 10
Wolk rl:a the greatest eps:ys erl alter njuob
cIn:crclcs ART debs-elion, adopted wha, is
ca! e Tho lC-4). tr "Mcl'uI!cch BID. IL Largo
msorltlIs 81 ::ot!, han3ss. |: seemed tina. GU,
troubles H:rs about 70 npG. snd tho debt uuct-
ton 70 30 lGsi!y TAX &c t;om The f:j CT politics.
10 which u heG 90 tuscess. nDd into which it
ought n.vr To hsve been dragged. !! met
With aIdg' ptsaa srprcVa!, aad Has generally
icG"rjcd whhi". GrG universally, IS tar os
Et0e, without our o9o borders, az reasonable,
hOr3!shE, atd !alc disposition Of tho trouble
some issur
Agltaioo, however, vss at 0Cc, begun ty its
ensl;"s IN Inc State, and at the eek; ELECTION
they Tere sGc1esstul at tho polls No.wiiL
standing tho assaults msds upon it, 10 i,w
months tho sum Of S. ISL ,9Sl.Sl, nearly clt-
third Of Ito debt. was funded uadet lis propi
slonS. Oi Course. tho s2liGti5n aud t9 rts1ll
stopped any further proceedings.
lts dcl2st regard ss a very serieu, calamity.
showed, 10 my ssi annual message, how ODE
Ilcte Wss ana would bsvo been It's su:ccss in
restoring Virginia OaCe tncru TO quiet snd
prosperity. Fecm the tables lhsa givcu, i: wss
manifest that. hst It not been iDer!cred With,
LIS working Wouj hsve lifted us, u,der The
present rsIa o. taxation, entirely ous Of Gun
bsTrassmcnt. ard. alter paying ell interest, the
cess OF the Pobllc Schools and tho expenses Ct
government. would heva LETT 10 the treasury
more thar three L:0tircd ttousscd dollars.
the I'LL romans sill up)n tho t:stIto bJok,
hui OF cautsa imperative by ressoa Of LIS sc
lion OF the General Assembly
Tho State debt YES agale !aken u? O. liz
session OF 5S'9- ~ ana tHo opponents Ut
tho McJnllooh Bill na7os majority
OF lts members. adopted ;7hat they s'ylet -
Bill to Re- establish the Putlic Credit. con
ncn!y called the "RicdI' bTger h.l, " reros!ng
therein former laws for the settlement of the
debt. This bill. by stroke o! tho pen, "elin.
mates, 10 use 1t o.n genle phrase more than
oae thId OF the hitherto asoertsintd debt. at-
mi:ied a1d reported by every isc,l otEcar Of
tho aoyernmen', acd approved by every Get
ersl Assembly that hiss conve7ed $1,000 .hs dets
Sas o'p.rse;cd i: eliminate" 90; Salt ct The
promised interest upon tho residua--.ud ed,
proposcE and pladsIog itself to pay 90 otr>ao
smoun, OF ntsrcss, bu: eoiv such sum as may
b. 10 too Treasury alter future General ASSN.
o'Its nave disposed OF Whist sIfy saem to thou
prore;--iu lis own lar gu,rr, that may not be
oiher@;'o appropriated. - Ii lhsn "elimi-
nsies u.arIp. It not qllte, all that uay bs
left, hS SUI cslre /; t. tie STATE. city sud
c5u9'y tsS@s'..
., neo Ith c,tt ths: this trsa;insnt Tas it
h'c'eu u'np ue2, i'r every Ioilar OF which
n :, nhu O!eo fec;l'Gd wien re-