Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-06
inc ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to give time and

tine Attorney General to give time and
effort necessary to realize anything
/, therefrom. Itis, therefore, recommend
ed that the Governor, Auditor, Alton
ney. General and State Treasurer, be
authorized and empowered to select for
the performance of such special work
an attorney. He to be paid from the
amount realized from said sources his
necessary expenses and such percentage
from the amounts realized as may be
agreed upon by said board
The reports ofthe Superintendent and
Board of Directors OF the peDitenliary
show that the institution has been sue
csssfully managed, and during the past
two fiscal years has contributed to the
public treasury the net sum of S67 1885,
20. The expense of transporting pIisoi :
ers to and from the psnileniary.
amounting, under the new system, 10
between S. 900 aud $4,000 per annum,
is not ircluded in these 6guas. l COZ
cur with the Board and Superintendent
aud emphasize their suggestion as 10
the desirability Disappointing chaplain
for the penitentiary.
Thel Stale Should, for it's own good
aud the welfare OF this class. devise
some plan for saving the large number
of negro children and youths who are
beyond the Influence OF the public
schools or intelligent home restraints.
his work in efficient hands aud with
proper and sufficient encouragement
is we'll worthy OF experiment, and it
would be we'll for the legislature to make
some arrangement with the Manual
School al Hanover 10 take incorrlgiOle
or criminal boys or girls on something
| like similar terms ne those under which
they are taken at the aurel R"fo-ma
tory. II may be that the legislature
will see it's way clear to make reason
able appropriation for necessary build
ings,
There will be necessity for some mea
-ure to be adopte to relieve the crowd
cd coudltion of thu various State Hospi
tails and to provide for other afil icted
parties who are demanding admission
and proper care.
The Virginia Militia. y Institute is the
only purely military Institution mail
TUNED by any State OF this Uniop. |,
deserves your fostering Care, and, TT,
ceiviug such, should perform work
EQUAL in thoroughnesI to mat of The Ma
ional Academy at West Point.
The University OF Virgioia, which
is now Recognized all over the
world as the ffst real univer
sity organized on the American
continent, is prospecting more than
At any time in its history. desire to ask
| the legislature to restore to it it's an
nui.y as we'll as make provision for the
inter 8. charges and sinking fund of its
bonded debt.
The managers Of the Soldiers Home
J have been caring for an increased num-
j Der of old and disabled Confederate
soldiers, and the faithful labors OF the
managers of this institution are most
heartily commended. The appropria-
! ZION to this and the general appropria-
ton for MANNED and dependent SOL
diers should be continued.
I would call your attention to the
fact that the historic capitol of this
State deserves consideration at your
hands, looking to its repair and preser-
Walton.
Chartered companies or corporations
ire the creatures of State legislatures
You have the power, not only to create
such organizations, but also to regulate
the way in which the corporations Gre
ated by other State Legislatures shall
conduct their business in the State of
Virginia. I would suggest that you
enact laws for the violation of which
penalties be prescribed covering in clear
terms those things which no corpora
ton shall be permitted to do in the
State of Virginia. Among these crimi-
nal acts I would place the use of money
by contribution or otherwise in cleo
tions, or primaries; false returns Of tax
able values; the publishing of false f.
nancial statements by officers or d.
rectors; illegal combinations to oppress
weak competitor and drive him from
rivaling business. Unless some such
safeguards are erected to check and
regulate the power and influence OF
these graspng combines the people will
soon become their manacled slaves.
The injury and evil arising from the
assertion and publication of the charge
of buying votes, and controlling cleo
tons in the State by the use of money
and corporate influence is growing to
an alarming extent. Especially is this
the case in regard to county and mu-
nicipal elections. II must be admitted
that every effort of the law-making
power should be exerted to prevent
such an evil. The party who would
offer the bribe should be punished, and
ia case OF satisfactory proof, should be
disqualified from voting or holding Of.
fee, aud when corporation violates
the law by furnishing money to de
bauch voters, they should be deprived
of their charters, and their officers dealt
with criminally. II such evils should
obtain, it would soon be impossible for
worthy men of moderate means to hope
to successfully aspire to elective posi-
tions. 1t seems to me that law that
prevails in some States, requiring item
izod statements of election expenses,
should be exacted of all candidates for
Office in this State.
While | am aware the question of
electiug United States Senators by di-
rect vote of the people. is, primarily,
national one, still experience has
shown that there is but little if any
hope for change through congress
iopal action, and relief, if it comes,
must come through the State legisla-
lures. II is certainly more in keeping