The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-17
STATE CONSTITUTION.
pB0PLr 40 DECIDE As TO THE
uoIDING or a CONTENTION.
,,,raragance in the Administration of Ar
fasrs in vircinia--Ap Inseresting and
Instructive Statement.

The HOUSE utlf'u 10 thN @'i'e $500"
,.s offered in The Senate by Mr.. Stubs.
.-,y,dlng for a special committee OF
ESQ members OF the Senate and three
..mncrs Of the House TO confer with
like committee Of the Maryland Leg
stature for the purpose Of securing
inform oyster legislation.
ST. willard % Fairfax, presented
edition from residents OF Fails Church'
naairst the passage Of the local
..flon hil. Resolutions 60 the same effect
SION. presented by Judge SheIey. on
..t.If OF citizens Of Marion.
r- Uarwood offered a joint resolution
,a..diug for the execution Of a joint
rider 10 80 into the election OF judge
~ tie Law and Equity Court Of Rich
nona al 12.t5 H. NJ. This was agreed
d. and at that time Mr.. HarwoOd nomi-
,sir4 Judge T.. 4. Minor for the office,
and Do was elected by a unanimous vote.
Leave OF absence for two days was
r-antcd Col. Boykin. OF Isle OF wight.
and for three days 10 Mr. Games Oh
licnry. ..,.,,,..
senate bin 40 IS. relating 10 ca'chins
~ nsh I'm the Shenandoah river. va -
dismissed ON motion OF MT. DoM"nlS.
v-lu DO substituted by another pll "i''0"
,,u give general satisfaction ,.,
~ rt.rt Of Halifax, offered reSol"
r,tgb was agreed TO- instructinB
I'm ,t,.or Of Public Accounts TO furnish
~. .r tbo attorneys who have taken our
i,.ensa 90 appear before the coiliaii'-
,c.s of the General Assembly.
s.,ete bin No. l3S came mp as special
order II provides for cohsoi,ua,'on ~,
., chesapeake and Ohio railway ana
& buckingham railroad. Mr.. Cooke
..t.4r.u, his amendment, which provides
e.+ fhe company shall carry members
hc LEGISLATURE free. The bill was
men passed.
shall There be n Convention?
,,.,se hin No. s66 next came up as
.....isl order IL Is "A bill introduced by
,ir I.lthers submitting 10 the people
r. question whether a constltuuohai
.,ovention shall be held For THIS OH
a. Vifhers offered a substitute chang
he the time when the vote shdli oS
exon from Nav TO November am, anu
.rsrring the manner OF voting HoiH
viva voce 20 a vote by ballot
a. Nelson. Of Frederick. admitted lnat
,t,rr.s in the Constitution or inc
..ste we're necessary, but the hoioins va
n Il, convention would cost the Slale
.ee sum OF $4,000 or possibly Nio, .
ana 81 was doubtful TO him whether ulc
..,ondments 70 the Constitution TO pS
,-[,..pt about BY the convention. Woulu
-
,ooa that the Senator from hodio'NS
,f- watts had Introduced BIZ "nlch
-..ises that the Judges OF the SupI'llc
,.,r, ~ Appeals shall frame an amend
ga constitution. lie therefore moved ~
,ssa the bill by until this bill Oh SS ,o.-
lystts' had been considered py nv ioD-..
a. Winners appealed TO the House ~
~. Nv Nelson's motion. and to al
i,., his substitute to come up LOT us
cuseion 1900. 80. In, q vote
Mr.. Nelson's motion was lost py d w ~
81 g. IA and Mir. WitLcrs opened the
Nscussion with a very able ana cohNl"
gi,r argument in which ne coinpai 90
tbe EXPENSES Of the state OF Nisinia
with those Of Georgia, North Caro,lh@
and Tennessee, in order 10 SioM ~"
amazingly extravagant the admihis'i"
DION Of affairs in Virginia has peer
...,oared with that Of other States. he
.rnlained that he had been unable u
, into details as TO the expenses OF
..orria and Tennessee. for ne did no
receive the necessary papers IN uile
lie would, however, submit del@"e'
\ statements IN regard to the S'ate y
vorfb Carolina. the latter having nearly
the same conditions as Virginia III resai'
Do area. population, etc. lie khe" IN
holding of A constitutional convention
would cost something, but so ala ever.
raforrn measure The state should b
administcred economically and withou
.xtravagance. Virginia had a great mum
ber of Offices and paid ont a large amour
i'm salaries and fees, which should b
reduced.
Extravaganza in Virginia
The State Of Georgia was much large
and Weather than Virginia, yet its al
ministration was for less extraVasan'
Its area was 59415 square miles IN
population 1888. and its wealth SSN'
,B7s. The State of Virginia had a
area OF 245O. a population OF l,655.sSO. ant
JUS wealth was $S62 APO, IA. The state o
North Carolina had an area OF DO
square miles a population OF l'oltSi'
and its wealth was SS62, 4227h. The Stat
90 Tennessee had an area of 5000 o
,90J square miles population Of l,1Olot
and IT'S wealth was $500 100000
The receipts and disbursements Of tn
States OF Georgia. North Carolina, an
Virginia, during the past year were d
follows:
Receipts Disbursement
Georgia, $2.Ss5,97L2i. S2,464l 1854
North Carolina, 1883, 059.57, ISL slso.
Nlrsinia. sS03.32669 3,io3b29.W
The expenses OF Georgia and Mort
Carolina combined during the past yea
were $i2S6,OSSll. or only S5Sl, 3l9.6 NOR
than those OF Virginia. The expenses @
the last-named State were $3.754, 629 80, Q
after deducting the 81 ,2l9 9OO.72. paid fc
Interest on the State debt. S2.534 1888
The state of Virginia paid I'm 1892 onl
t9i57eS % for interest on the State deb
The State OF Georgia last year pal
EGs. $500 for interest on it's State deb
and the state of North Carolina, S22l
E7 The total expenses Of the ~
States during the past year were Si2S6
osn. or less $590,Sl0. the combine
interest on the public debt, SS6'5, 1881
in North Carolina the receipts frol
state and school taxes, during the pa'
year. were $l.999 o59.5l. and from count
taxes Si,0fl. 932.7S making total OF y
pHg9.29. The expenses Of that state 1,
State and school taxes were $lAl'els.o
and FOR county taxes Sl,o41@9-. -, maxim
total OF $9,S69Sl2.f.
10 was a remarkable fact that ~ N
state ~ Virginia the county expense
we're very cxtravagant II the expense
oi aN the counties were added UP,
would be seen that the county take
amounted 10 from FIVE 10 five and ont
h1h millions, so that the state an
county taxes amounted 20 about eight an
one-halt millions Of dollars, and no oth'
Slate ia The South could show a sinila
comparative burden OF taxation. In n
county, in PittsyNania, for instance, q
'V.h value OF property was $5.0S.26O, Wit
population OF 59.94i The State take
amounted % S29.2i4o7. and the count
''h'a 20 Sii.S5i5l. less 81 ,56s.Jl from th
''Nioai sinking fund or $s6,2s5.97.
me county Of Rockingham. y. c
me total value Of property was $500
'' with population OF 1858, and IL
t.1 90 4