Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-02
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teis in the pen;teuuary aud recon-
NERDS the immediate erection of more
commodions buildings.
There ia still, be says, remnant OF
the old pub ic Geht which has not been
funded utder tbs &c; Of 1892, as shown
by the report Of the secoud auditor. 1t
is believed tnat some Of the holders OF
these outstanding securities have failed
to fund them from insdverterce. The
Governor recon- meuds that all holders
of the bonds Of the State who have neg
lected to accept the terms of the act OF
February, 1892 be allowed limited
time yet in which to do so, but instead
of their bonds carrying interest from
July l, 1891, they should only bear in
terest from the semi annual period
next preceding the date of funding, as
provided by the act of January %,
1896.
The Governor calls attention with
pride to Virginia's public school sys
ten, and recommends the enactment
of q general public road law.
The Goveruor recommends an
amendment of the act regu'aiing the
>ae of fertiliz. re-, approved March s,
1894, SO as TO imp SO q tonnage tox
upon all sales ma6e in the State, and
requiring every package to have tax
lag appended thereto before the same
delivered to the purchaser. The
commissioner of agriculture, he says :.
takes cheerful view of the future, and
thinks that conditions have or atty i'm
proved within the last twelve m m1nths.
The Governor devotes considerable,
space TO discussion of the oyster in
dustry and propositions for increasing
the States revenues from that sour e.
The Governor makes an earnest
plea for dependent Confederate vet
erans. Virginia." he says, "is able to
make better provision for her old ano
decrepit, sick a.d wounded, worn AZ d
wear, Confederate veterans, and it Ii
uot the fault of her people, but her
lawmakers. that she has not do e
moro for than. These are frank
words, but when we find scattered
evere where brave, Dyal and true m q
of 1861 60 in poverty aat want a. d
hear their appeal for bep, the tine
for frankness aud candor in presenting
their condition and urging their Chains
upon YOU has come" A similar ploa
is made for the dependent widows Of
Confederate veterans. The appropria
ton for the Confederate Soldiers Home
at Richmond is now $50 900 year, and
be urges larger appropriation. He adds:
No citizen of the com monWealth Is
better friend TO our institutions OF
learning than myself. l would be
glad indeed to see them fostered, if 1t
could be done with due regard to the
sacred obligations the state is under to
her dependent soldiers. But when
Virginia cannot care for her SOUS,
who generation ago went for b
! to battle at her command and ares now
old and decrepit, weak and helpless, IN
| poverty aud distress, and at the same
time assist her young sons in acquiri G
education, she should recognize tie
former to the exclusion of the latter.
She should be just before che is
| generous.
"If, therefore, the revenues of The
State are not sufficient 10 meet her
| necessary expenses, sustain her pub ic
schools, pay the interest upon her PUB
lie debt, continue her appropriations to
her colleges and enlarge the sum set
aparS for pensions and in the mainte
| nance of the Soldiers Home, l rec
ommend reduction of the appropria-
ton to our educational institutions,
and, as an act of justice, an application
of the amount taken off to the usual
appropriations for pensions and TO the
Soldiers Home"
The Governor recommends materi
| changes in the McCormick
election law which, he says, virusI y
DISTINGUISHES mary aud opens wide he
door to corruption aud dishonesty
He recommends an emblem ballot and
the display OF an exact representation
Of this ballot in the public press and on
| the day of election ut the polls to en-
able the voters to become familiar with
| it. As to the further details, be makes
no suggestion, excepi to say that the
manner OF marking the ballot oe made
us simple as possible.
Iu reference to the disputed boundary
\ line he says:
The huoys marking the boundary
line between Maryland auc Virginia,
ln the Tangier and Pocomoke sounds,
placed by commissioners of the two
Sta-es iu 1884, having been des-
toyed or carried away, at tue
-usgestion of bis Exceliency the
Governor of Maryland, l agreed TO ap-
point commissioner on the part Of
| Virginia to act in COZ junction with a
commission appointed by his Excel
lency on behalf Of Maryland in replac.
ing buoys a. the vacant places on said
line, all expenses to be borne by the
two States in equal proportion. have
com missioned Benjamin T. Gunter, jr,
of Accomac county, as the commission
er on the part of Virginia"
The Governor repeats his recomfnen-
dations in bis last message in regard TO
the supervision of State backs, irsur-
ance companies and building sssocia.
tions, TO the effect that an act be passed
creating the Office of examiner or COM
missioner of Safe banks, insurance
cor D mics ard building and lean
associations, with such powers as may
be dee med necessary TO protect stock
holders, depostors aud policy holders
therein, the salary or fees Of said ex-
aminer or commissioner to be paid by
banks, companies and associations. He
further recommends that no company,
association or society Greater Oh :
tered under the laws OF this State shell