The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-05

charge was found to be utterly ground-
less. :,
The governor fe~elingly refers to the
calamity OF the burning of the rotunda
and annex of the University Of vir-
ginta, and feels confident tnat the
legislature will take such steps, If within
the scope OF Its authority, as will result
University. The present condition OF
the Lee monument In Richmond, the
governor says, is q disgrace, and he
recommends immediate action looking
to Its preservation.
He recommends that the utmost lib
erality be shown to dependent soldiers
and dependent widows Of soldiers and
felicisates himself and the State upon
the SUCCESS with which the oyster in.
tere,ts have been protected duriog the
past year. He commends the bearing
of the State military and recommends
moro liberallty than heretofore shown
them.
He recommends that an act be passed
creating the Offices Of examiner of State
banks, insurance companies and build
Ing ard loan associations, the salary or
fees of said examiner to be paid by said
banks, insurance companies and asso-
Citations.
Also, that all insurance companies
chartered by the State, and now doing
business in it, be required to deposit
with the treasurer of the State bonds of
the Slate, United States, or such cities
as you may designate, to amounts equal
to five percentum of their respective cap
t'al otocks, not to exceed in any case S5O,.
OOO, or be less than $40, 600, and that
companies, associations or societies
doing business on the mutual or assess
mont plan be required to deposit the
same securities in such amount as may
be 1eemtd proper.
He also commends the good road
movement and asks that the Legislative
committee appointed by the recent good
roads convention be accorded q patient
hearing q. the hands of the Legislature.
He recommends the abolishment of the
State board OF health, or the enlargement
of It's duties and powers.
Concerning the Walton law, the gov
ernor says: ut has surely secured
quiet peaceable and orderly elections.
The excitement, confusion and disorder,
and he adgering, pulling and hauling
OF voters that prevailed to such q dis
gushing extent have ceased. 1t has
rendered the use Of money impossible.
for h venal voter can no longer be
led to the polls by him who has con-
tracted for his vote. IL has certainly
secured the free, untrmmeled and un-
purchased ballot of every voter OF
ordinary intelligence"
b governor speaks of q proposed
amendment to the law, and concludes
az follows: Taking everything into
consideration, do not the ad vantsges Of
the existing law outweigh the ad-
vantages OF Lhe proposed amendment +?
With one constable there is only posi-.
Bile dishonesty In the preparation Of the
| hRl1OkQ nf the i1litnrata and hti-a. ut ~
more than zone constable there is Ger.
tain destruction of the secure of the
ballot, perhaps ten-fold greater thar
now and a renewal OF the evils of the
intimidation, corruption and undue
class and race influence.
1.-THE law cannot bs absolutely per-
fect. No law can render fraud. corrup-
lion or dishonesty absolutely impossible.
All that is to be done Is to exclude, as
far as may be, the opportunity of the
preparation of wrong, and impose
heavy penalties for violations. In my
opinion, the Walton act in it's general
scope approximates the object desired"
He recommends such amendments as
may be necessary to relieve the uncer-
families in construction. That 1t be so
amended as to require the ballots in
each county and city to be OF uniform
size and style, printed in plain and uni
form type, 80 thst they can be easily
read by those acquainted with the
English language.
The governor commends in the
str INCEST terms the volunteer soldiers
OF the State. The timely presence of
troops, he says, has had the effect of
preventing mob violence in Virginia.
He devotes much space to a discuss
sion of the matter Of the occasion OF the
calling OF The military into service at
Pocahontas at the time of the labor
troubles there, and says it enabled many
Virginia enterprises. dependent upon
the mines for coal, to continue opera
tions. furnishing labor to thousands.
The Governor maintains that it ia the
duty of Virginia to preserve liberty and
to protect alike all property regardless
of 1t, character.
Concluding he says: LET 1t be UNDER
stood investors ave no security In Vir-
GINA and capital will fee from us as
from a land of plaques, and we will ret.
rogrsde more rapidly materially than
we have advanced" He recommends
an amendment of the avs making prize
fighting and glove contests q felony. He
also recommends an appropriation TO
put q new metal roof with metal rsfters
on the capitol building.
New Public Buildings.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 4~.-Senator