Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-06
MEMBERS MEASURE.
WHAT THEY THINK or GOVERNOR
LEES MESSAGE.
Some Prefer One Feature. Some Another
but All Say ~ u = Fine
Document.

,...erdav. and were lancuidly listening 20
re reading Of ;horoturns forGovernor and
1..,ienant-Ciovernor. a Dispatch represen-
,,.,eo Of wiIlowv form went among them
and Gliding from desk 10 desk, asked their
ou.aion Of rbe Governors message
s.,,c a our country friends on this oc-
o,...,. ,sy~an interviewerfo for the FIRST time.
lr.ne.nr hrainy fellows, and withal good
-to1 nrI accommodating. were capu-
1.-fl. reporters modest and innO-
,..t .tufarlncc. and after brief eXpiana-
,,... ,...Iei % his balmy entroatics
fpr tie old members, they compre-
hooded the situation az once and came up
=. fln -cutch SMILING, simply saying;
rG,,n me your pencl and notebook. ana
ru,r.,t. q ont myself "A proposition that
1.Dar. pissed unanimously, for IT was
v.-t saved the reporter and II was inialh-
lf. ,rrt~1cy secured The legislator.
I,,...s.icuS wore obtained from largo
,,.'i.r a. members and they no doubt
... flr general sentiment. Zach was
,.leI How do YOU Ike Governor Lees
f.e..acrs What feature IN II do you look
up.u 4e of tnc Greatest Importance
Following are results:
The senators.
air Harrison. of Winchester: | think
... ..,.lce equal TO any that Governor
l-. sent 10 the General Assembly, and
..r..3.riis great feature the exhibition 1t
-.nfs Of the progress Of the state, es-
,...a.v in the pubhc-school department.
'.rn. the four years Of his admInlstra-
s.r. II. r. Wickhnm, Of Hanover The
message is wise aud patriotic. A. a state
....rtf viii rank with the best ever sent.
rrqt feature is the clcarncss with
.I..I NJ sets forth thc cQuestOns connected
v.t. tnt public debt.
Nr M g. Peters. Of Henry; The main
,..trs e the message IS the treatment Of
-.. ..i. question. which he puts before
..I I.r afurc in % conciSe and compre-
I....r t.y looked with interest TO see
. +.-.hpd uuou tho clCctiOu-laws Oi
+..-.... uutVas disappointed that he was
...r t.ls which demands radical legls-
It. winter.
E. Walton Moore, Of Fairfax
...-loo like all of Governor Lees pa
, strong. clear, sensible document,
..l .r SCENTS iu amost satisfactory way the
.. ot the States affairs and what Is
r..r.l If fhe handSoi the LoglsIature.
t.J D.. johnson Of Montgomery: IL IL
,r.t -r.h % message as expected from
t,..Ir.f Zee. aud l- % strong state paper
ftI.rFes. O., Do VII no doubt receive the
.r.t consideration OF the General As
,r. james y. Stubbs. of Gloucester: 1t
..u. elegant state paper. IL Is tuc last we
uI llse from Governor Lee. but II Is inc
''N ''S, .'.,'lnJ I''i''-i'' All ars handled
t.i. ,....,,,..r
- r.b.fs III Stouu+on. The
message. like everything euanailhC ifom
fl. ueu ct Governor "iltz,' IS SOUND
ana sensible paper
Nr. Charles r. Jones. Of lIiehlapd II Is
'.,"i 'A.' 404 't. .i',,e, ,,,-,,,ou
il'4 uN W. ',.''. ;'',,... ~, d, lr-;,,ess
lsr way. aau Cd hi "lhaI1s up Oh one 1l 'ne
no-. "ihi .. ", p,+,.,lvaria, Good
Nir. JoAi j.. nun, ol u ana Nil
message. ii'n ,, ST. ',t', With
Iesl pleasure. f,,.lo-.+.. I.is
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Hh. N.i'' ell','''J J5..,..,ii. .'i.i.'
a. T--i.y rf Giles. Anablo
Nl' ''.'-' " 49, 30, - ,ba Stafn
I'7, -'''ii '. -. ,-i l., ,L. dobt an sstion
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q. iNiL1 Cti IA '1,t 5'-.. ...;i,o. I, - o.
'l't" laIl'"' v' ,'i ,r.,t ,aro,,,,d
N"l-"itltn Pal'L' I' ~. '. ,.. 80,
Ir-'ai' 'h. h' "''' ""' . -
feature. A"n' now ,4 e'''
'Ai u '.H % ''' '''.-.t,ir ~ Richmond
Mr. William Lq|ri'Sle.. 81 i','u,iiill ,rbicp
'iif; iT-l 'I'91 ny ''''S '''-'-7
ti'Aa,'@ ,I1ul l'N - tn,e,,,rI,. Tlile II
Mi ]. 81 buNu' NJ. e. -. 49,, tho
very l."'n
'''" .. ,I.',t.,, ofT.ndouu. TN. in
-Ni' '' -.'' 100, 49,. ,,,,t o,,rsr.c. tax
cr-ase oi p'I"i9 ''" "a. -.- ,i,,,ro
able N"u'.. luc i"n'1 ".n'''1...,-, w. ia
nave '.'H Ii -, il, ,,,- ,,r..o
ht'l'I l.t .H7 ,,.,.ot o, h.. Md nnd n IL
'' '.,,.' l.,,.,,, bnftor terms tnau
"0'.'0 '' ". ,{ll.bo,.,r Tho
.... ,olls attention 10 these facts,
which direct the public mind 10 our pres
'n' o9ToiS'Iil, ~ ~ Rerpos. have not had an OBJ
,..-+,.,5tt. tn.read II carefully. SO far as |
{,o,-.l 4isalu.rablo However, | DO
rnt ,,s.rlv noree with him upon the debt
,....+,.r
N ID 7 Turner Jr of Norfolk. | have
me-. iu.ilv engaged since / have been
DO. tl,cit, that have not had time 10 give
,ttlc proper attention.
an, conway r.. Sands. of Henuco: The
4, t,0r,.,ro,'- message /, clear. concise,
~.,tl. nt,scntotiou Of the subjects
..+,.,i fher.iu. IL /. 10 he regretted,
i.,..,..r tbnt Le has not expressed him
-If.1 Inr rlection-laws. as tue considcra-
-..uof these measures are, IN my opinion,
~ r.r,lrouut importance to the people of
This State.
Nr. IAWless. of Portsmouth: Inc mes
44-r strikes me as being conservative ana
,ye. Iem particularly impressed at the
...,ouiic doctrine urged aud eXomplitcd
.- r.g4rds the expenditure of the public
revenue. aud of the sohcltude oppressed
frtn. maintenance of the public schools
ard elcemosyuary institutions sd, Jealously
t..rercd I'M the past Governor Lees mes
pl.ases me for the position lac NAM
t.-r. with reference 10 the debt question
H.,. Srn and LOGICAL and emineutly practi-
cable tn hrs views on this veXatlous and
,..-t inportaut matter
,
'h' D'ieE"''S
Sir. !. f. Ryan, of Loudoun; II IS
r.ullc-prepared document and does
,r.l.ftn ite author. That portion of the