Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-07
81? THE GIRLS MORE.
lf Educational Advantages Not
as Good as Boys.
.G'0GD FOR FOUR YEARS.
...,u ~ the Present Administrations
Nok-Eonds of Ohicers and Other
subjects Treated.

message Of Governor Mckinney
.a.. laid before the General Assem-
Yesterday. is an excellent paper 1t
... of unusual interest. lie only
..,n important subjects. and
.. - these with Characteristic
.usnt is worthy Of careful pc
r. r.oplc Of the state. and is
-.a BOO fun:
GOVERNORS OFFICE,
..Ifl%p. VA. December D. INs''
General Assembly OF Virginia
tuition OF the State requires
Dad assembly, TO meet once IN
...- .r.ess. IN the opinion OF the
.~ TWO thirds Of the members
...-i turt. the interests OF thc
....,h demand an extra session
.. 81, report that the CONDITION
--0uWcalth has been such thdt,
.m.nt. its interests did not
. extra session: that 1t was best
... OBJ. money necessary TO deiiay
OF the Legislature. to meet
..s upon the state Treasury.
t., PEOPLE time TO consider Wen
-...tlv before we began again
.r..uling, repeating. and en-
.F laws.
... FINANCIAL CONDITION.
.r.tl.l 20 be- able to say that
..I condition is better than II
many years. and 1t is steadily
Our revenue Is now ample 10
--.lar expenses OF the govern
..-trffffre AID lnflltu~
.... I.r.trl. and continue the present
.-.rr.atiops 20 the public free
.., fba interest on the pubic
provide for our Confederate
msnt OF taxes in 1889. the Iast
... preceding administration, was
ana In 1893 Il was &1iLSJo.Sl
Of Si4og S3.Is. During the
.Yi.tration We have been at
... .r..... iu increasing the capacity
dunn. for the insane. I'm build
az the Virginia Agricultural
.....l college at Blacksburg; IN
... cells and workshops ~ the
t,stiary. and IN the settle
.--..fagcs que 10 the SCHOOL
necessary expenditures ie-
mounts Of tine pubic money
....l b. now converted lht" p.i-
movements belonging 10 the
..cious management our rev.
POL. iucrcaned hereafter by re-
r thr penteniiary. which has
..,I..- institution: by the oyster
ana the rent Of the oyster
...ca have heretofore been
.yu. nse. our C!ties are grow
-..Hl.r.on and wealth. our rail-
.. i.ng extended. and the reVe-
.,,,iailv Increasing. Besides.
various reforms by which our
could be- reduced, which VIII
u.lrr The proper headings IN
tr. fcel therefore. that
0... uate the General Assembly
... coalition Of our finances and the
future which IS before us.
.. long years Of financial distress
which we have passed.
The Public Debt.
s-.t. lcbt has been settled 10 the
.'.n " our creditors We have
o exchange 100000 OF new
payable 100 years after date. bear
..f cent. interest for the frst ten
and per cent thereafter, FOR
b." n ol1 bonds. the greater part
H. bear per cent interest. some
. ..rt and the balance per cent.
t.'If-frur million i've hundred and
lteu thousand three hundred and
freight dollars OF old bouds have been
t.l IN exchange for new bonds ana
q. There Is still outstanding
-u balance OF bonds which have not
20 exchanged because the limitation
' nc Board OF Commissioners ex-
before this could be accomplished,
H powers should be promptly renewed
d limited time 50 that ali the debt
~ b. settled upon the same conditions.
-i times the seml-annual interest on
new indebtcdgess has become due.
a. each recurring period the money
promptly paid 10 the bondhoiders,
living the ability OF the state to meet
~ interest when due without increasing