Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-03
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The Governors Message.


The Governors Message.
As stated In the GAZETTE Governor Nc
Kiuney's messnge was read In both branches
OF the Legislature yesterday aud properly
referred. Ths message la lengthy docu-
ment, and contsins number OF recommend.
aticns. The Governor does not treat ef the
debt question and Virglpia's oyster interest
These two sufj .ots are TO be discussed IN
later communications to the Assembly.
There is ssys, the Governor, much impor-
tant work to do In December. The Consti-
tuition requires that re-apporsioDment oi
the senators anu members of the House OF
Dsleeates shall be made In the year 1891,
end every tenth year thereafter. This work
| Is TO be done during the present month. No
| Individual interest should be allowed to iE-
terfere with just ep6 fair apportienment,
and equal epd exact ju,tlce should be done
to every section.
The re-apportiorment fer Ccpgressmen,
she Governor eaye. will give more trouble,
put you have more time for consideration.
hcre epirit OF perfect fairness will prevail, ,
and that fair representation may be gireo.
Lat the districts be formed OF contiguous
couutiee, cities end towna, and be compact,
and include ss nearly ss may be an equal
number OF population"
| heer that con- plants exist against some
Of the railroads for improper discrimiI ations
against certain localities, and sgainst GER
tain articles OF transportation. l have also
heard thet there ore complaints that The
roads are run on such schedules ss 10 pre-
iadice certain loosltiep, inconvenienc!ng the
psople add irjurlDg their butioess. Con-
Meeting lines should be required to make as
| oose connections as practicable, spd reasoD-
able freight rates should be required, and
no advantage allowed foreign freight, or
that from other Ststes. over cur own. II
lrj astics hss In any wsy been done to place
or people, sm cure the railroads will be
willing to remedy the wrong when their at
tention is called to 1t. II they hesitate then
the Legislature should promptly remedy
the wrong complained OF BY appropriate
| legislation.
There Is a very general demand for sepa
rate coaches end separate Waiting-looms ct
the passenger stations for the two rscss
throughout Virginia snd the South. Sever
al of the southern States hare pbsgsd such
lave, and es far 80 have been able to learn
! they meet with the approv OF conservative
people. There are bue few who have trav'
eled TO any considerable extent through the
Sonth who have not witnessed djssgreeable
scenes occasloned by the mixing OF Ehe two
races in the railroad coaches or In the walt
| ip0 rooms at the stations.
| II there be well-founded reason for SEP
arate schools aud colleges for the Two races
snd separate churches aud separate hotels,
why should there not be separate coaches
for travellers? All day long the two races
may occupy the same coach, but when the
Journey s concluded the white and the col.
ored passengers separate, each to his home
or hotel, aud the association Is ended. Why
should 1t? II it is right for them TO travel
together day and night. why should they
not 20 to the came hotels for food and resi-
We Should be consistent. The separation oi
the races 10 churches, schools and hotels hiss
net with the approval OF the people, and
he resuls has been good; they should be
separated on the railroad cosches as we'll.
| Where it has been attempted it has met With
ievcr. Being separated, each race can fee!
at ease, uprestrsiued by the presence OF the
other, and thus the comfort If ell will bs
promoted.
would advice the enactment OF statute
requiring every railroad company to pro-
vide separate coaches for the acoommoda.
tion OF white ard oolored passengers. and
separate accommodations at the passenger
.tatlops-all Of equal comfort aud CONVEX i
ence. When the travel on road Ia not snf
hcient to require two ccaohts, q single coach
should be go divided by partition as to &C.
cure separate accommodations. The law
should be enforced by suitable penalties.
Ga leading lines OF railroad are cars on
which yon eau be Accommodated as we'll aB o!
first claes hotel. You can buv a cigar OF
drink, eets meal or lcdging It is hote
on wheels, aud sweeps the 81 ate for custom
from border TO border. a hotel license
should be required OF them. 1t is unjust te
require tax from one OF our citizens, who
Is cop6ued to single locality, for the privi.
lege OF keeping hotel, and allow Others
perhaps citizens Of another State, to exer
ciee the same privilege without paying any
tax. The company can better afford to pay
this tax than the State can afford to lose H.
besides 1t Is right to tax them. Whenever
railroad abuses It's franchises. msmans
ges Its business, and fails to comply with III
obligations, judge OF competent juriedic
ticn, on the application OF creditors, vii
seke cohiioi OF the company and place iG IL
the bands of sn { ficer Of the court. called c
rscsiver, to bo operated for the bene6, Q
those to whom 1t is indebted. To see thai
the railroad IsEs of sbe State are faithfully
executed, that the citizen Is protectad In al
bis rights agalrs. the company which may
wrong him, three railroad commissioners
should be eelected, with powers sufficient
for the purposes indicated. The people
would bs better salit6ed with three thsr
one. They would strengthen one another
and restrain one another. Their decisions
would carry more weight and give greater
satisfaction. They should be entrusted
With the power necessary to protect the in
terests of the people. but should they be en-
just In their demapda against the railroad'
the right of appeal should be given the
! roads. While the citizens should be pro-
tected, no Injustice should be irf!oted or
. the railroad companies.
, Attention la called to the direct tax due