Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-04

of ail the old records IN the Clerks ofces Of the
Commonwealth anterior 10 100; for the erection
OF public-iibrary bu',ding costing 100000, In
Which are te bo provi, ed apartments for az of
tho basement officers and the room for TIE Su-
prcme Court of Appeals; and tho act making
lsbor-Day legal holiday.
VIRGINIA AT rHE PAIR.
"The passage OF the Worlds Fair bll though
the appropriation IL small, is, In my opinion, n
source OF cOngratulatOn. The bill provides TOT
the appointment Of n commission OF one person
nom each congressional district. who are 10
servo without pay o. employ two agents. whose
duty II shall be 70 collect and carry 10 chicago
an exhibit OF the manufacturing, Agricultural
mining, and other industrial Interests OF VIZ
ginia- building, tho fac slaafie OF Mt vernon,
Is 70 be erected on the xpos.ton-Grounds,
which will be the headquarters for virginia
aud place for distributing statistical literature
relative 10 the resources of our Common
wealth. The State r. now taking the lead, ana
n our cities, counties. towns. railroad corpora
lions, mining and manufacturinRs and otner
concerns Will All unite we can MAKE the exhibit
At Chicago an honor 20 Virginia, which win turn
% our borders capital and emicraion and yield
one hundred fold for oycry dollar expended.
Newport News is nearer Chicago than New l0rk.
and there is no reason Why, with proper cfOrt,
a large portion of the European travel, either
going 20 or returning from Chicago, might not
be brought through Virginia.
PRUDENT IN APPROPRIATIONS
"In the matter Ot appropriations this General
Assembly has, on the whole, been reasonably
prudent, tho only marked instance cf increase
being for the care OF our lunatics ana our
wounded Confederate soldiers. Under the APP
prOpriat0ns aS made the schools Will derive 2
larger fund than over before, ample provision
inside the walls Of cur asylums viii be Afforded
for every iuDGtic In the Commonwealth, ana
the old soldiers have provision for the care
Of 200 inmates IN the Soldiers Home And q con-
siderable increase IN the fund distributed among
those who do not come 20 that institution. as %
tho increased appropriation TO the Soldiers
Home, the state will eventually receive In re-
turn property amply sufficient 20 reimburse the
outlay IA by the terms of the bin oil the present
property OF the institution, aud any that II may
hereafter acquire, Il 90 become the property Of
the S,ato when its inmates shall have passed
away
DIsCUARjED IMPORTANT TRUSTS.
"The Legislature also assisted In the erection
Of the monument 20 the private soldiers and
sailors BY small appropriation. and discharged
a debt OF the highest honor In paying ituius b
Weaver, OF Pennsylvania, his claim iOr services
rendered In removing the dead bodies OF our sol
Gicrs from tho butle-leld % Gettysburg aud in-
tcfring them IN Hollywood cemetery
"ln addition 10 the passage Of tho above laws,
which are few among all the many, ana the
consideration OF divers other measures, this
General Assembly had 10 elect a United states
senator, ali the high officials Of the state Gov
crumcnt, one hundred county court Judges, nve
circuit court iudges. aud numerous other minor
oficials. II apl0rtioned the State for repre-
acntafion IN Congress. and for representation IN
our State Senate and House OF Delegates.
"As have stated, large majority OF Tho
lower house were farmers, and though there
were many measures brought before that body
which 90 first had the appearance OF being
especially conducive 20 She Interests OF that class
vet they wore carefully considered. and the
treatment received evnced the profound con.
servatism ~ this great element Of our people.
"If this Legislature has done nothing else, }
Mr. Muniori concluded, lit has az loast con-
wnced the people that the farmers Of Virginia
wnen entrusted with power, are Observant OF Tho
rights and Interests Of all classes Of people anC
WELD their power Will wisdom aud Win NO le'
ration"