The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-14
Coy. hoKinney's Message to the
virginia Legislature.

Virginia Legislature.
n''HSosn' Va, December O.
One of The most important SOS.
sions Of The Virginia Legislature began
today Governor Mckinney submitted
his message showing the astounding fact
that The criminal expenses Of The Stat,
had increased frop. seycnty eight ,hous.
and IN 1860, and orc hundred and forty.
hne thousand in 1880, to three hundred
ana scventy-one thousand in eighteen
hundred aud nincty-thycc. 10 cheek this
ne recommends fixed salaries t. prosecut.
ing attorneys, thc payment of cost. Ly
parties who bring needless prosecutions
and Snlarged jurisdiction of justices. The
most Important feature OF The message !.
the proposition to rcvolutionize tho oys-
ter interest by renting the states oyster
grounds, amounting TO about one million
acres, al one dollar per acre. The Gov
ernoT approves thc. act Of the military
~ Qno!'ins the Roanoke riot, aud deprc-
ciatcs L!uch-law The States revenues
have been increased halt million dol
lars without change Of the ,ate of taxa
tiou
The following Is synopsis of The Gov
ernors message
GOVERNORS Otflcn.i
R'cHMoNr, Va, December 6, ls@3I
To the General is<cm5ig oj l'irgi,Uo:
orr FINANCIAL CONDITION
Our financial condition is better lhan it
has been for many Years, and il i, steadily
improving Oar rcvcnuo is ampcto NEE;
the regular expenses OF Tic government,
sustain the asylums, AID The nsttu-
tiors Of leaning. and continue The pres
emf liberal appropriation 10 tho public
free schools, pay the interest on the pnb
lie debit, and provide for our Confederate
veterans.
Ihe assessment Of taxes in
l>>9 The last year of the
proceeding administration.
was $2,h4S, 52% -
And in 1893 it was 3.i41,50G.3l
An Increase Of $i9S,9o3Is
TIE rvhLlr pl"i.
The State debt has he N setjlca to ,hc
satisfaction al our creditors We haze
agreed 10 exchange $i5,GtG,0 OF new
bonds, paya4,le leo wears ai.cr date, bear
ins per cent. interest for the first ten
years and ) per cent. Incr2Si'eT' Tor So,
till0, tssts4 Gig, The greater part OF winch
hcar~'dTf5sf cent interest. ST.. ,''''0.,z''
OF Old bonds hGV9 been received IN cN-
change tor new bonds, and cancelled.
There is still outstanding small balance
OF bonds which have not been exchanged,
because inc limitation ci'c" '"r "o"'" .!
,c ACCOMPLISHED. Thcirrowcrs should be
Dromptiy renewed. fora limited time. 50
tha, All Of ,he debt NAV be settled uron
thp s,mc conditions -Four times lie
eomi-,,,,,,l interest on the ncw indcht-
odncssr,,s I,ccorlc dnc. ana # each re-
on,.,.;,,,, ror;od ,Ln money was promptly
oa;5 - ,bc Lnudholdcrs. showing the
nfjli,r Of thc State TO meet the interest
whom dno. without increasing the rate OF
taxation. or adding new burdens 10 the
taX-paIers, verifying my op'n'oI ~ 10
on o" :, '''''. 49,, ,, 49, w. ~
% ''' 'S'''N''''''''
rrccnAar Q" ncNhS.
nonld advise FLAT az ne, he passrd
sn,hor;I;n~ The commissioners Of the
au'i ;' ,!',l - .r]ase madv Of Tie
l,n,,ds -, ,j,r S,,tc ~ they can DO with
'''''U2 ~ ....,i, ,,,,,,o, oc r,,v 10
,'.o,,;on,l,. tro,n rec treasury.
.'''" ~ ,,aI;,itios ~ ,Lc state nave
"!'v' ~, ~ GA 80 ,h,t thcrc shall be no
oe'I' so ':',e1 80 on,onn1 70 H., paid in
'''c.y 49,, :" :; 49,, cent interest When it
m%e'Ins t"e = ~, ~ ' Vv,I''
''''!s que ~ ~ ,.-...u.
THE rf>irSNI'A'''-
rha.o aro IN or;son $40. and there are
"'.,J;,;nnai cnnvic,s AT work on coun
=, wv Io ',,i@ making total of about l,ioo.
Gr ' ,1,"s. Ks n.y.. for the second and third
,., ria rmnher seems to increase