Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-06
Notes from Richmond.
| For THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.


RICHMOND, June 5-The attention Of the
Legislature last week was occupied with what
is known as "Consoidation, being propo-
stion to give up the States interest in the
Norfolk and Petersburg, Southsde, and Vir'
ginia and Tennessee Railroads, now under one
management, for s4O00,0O0 in State bonds,
PAYABLE in instruments after the year 1851,
prior to which time no interest is to accrue, and
the new company is to he allowed to hold II
first mortgage tor $lG 600 600, Tor the parpuSe
Of constructing the Virgins ADD Kentucky
road, AID rrlail;.g tn" pres. II: S,ur. l'hc
Governor estimate. thu v..n' "l liz '':a'r
interest in the road, mcn'iunr,! at .hoat 50.
uOO COO aud it was principally upon this
ISSUE that the contest turned. vi c1ulSr,aS Ill
nil eases where such issues arc made, there
will be moro or less Of feeling. so in this Ia.
stance there was considerable asperly, the
friends and opponents of the measure using
ALI the means at their Command 10 carr their
mint In the Senate the result was 4 triumph
If the advocates of the bill by majority OF
ten ia a vote OF II, every member being pres
ont cycept one. In the House where the bill
was Immediately taken up, out Ut lis order, ny
| a voto of So to II, it is understood the opDo'
nents will make fight, but 1t beng assert
| oil that no amendments arc to be admitted.
| tho hill will proba5y pass that body to morrow
| n.y. thr next uny. 1t rcmau; then to DC seen
whether the Governor will give his approval,
| ami unon this question there i considerable
spccuiation, based principally upon the views
EXPRESSED in his financial message. 1t IS iurth
or reported that upon this question political Is
sues will be made. However much this may
| be depIored, tho course OF events here tends IN
| that direction. A leading radical in the Senate
| in closing his remarks on the consolidation
! bill, babe his party farewell, while old line
| Democrats on the other hand declare Mat party
"eone up" There is disposition Oh the part
| Of some to reorganize parties and Il Is l'lnt'u
| that the Governor will head one while ms OPP
| roncnt may be former Confederate General.
| How this may turn out nous rcroHS.
| A "Rclef Convention, as it is called, com
poscd OF very lew gentlemen, was held here
| last week. They propose to petition the Legs
lature TO enact the "GG0rgla bill, winch gives
the iury the right to scale he debt !! Contract
| cd urjor to June 1865. Mr. Forbes, q haIl
ouier, who was delegate, repudIated the 40
| ton of the Convention as unconstitutional. -
His idea is to permit real estate TO be sold
| baCore personally ana upon long credit,
| extending from three to eight years. This
plan the Legislature has ia part been carrying
out, and appears to DC the only one tea,lbe
and tue only one that would not c;me IN direct
conflict with the constitution. ,,
There is another excitement. Challoon, The
radical candidate for Mayer, has had Two 'tuG1
bills" found against him; one for forgery an1
another for aiding in detraudlng the Com
monweath. Ills friends assert that 1t Is 'Po
| Htical spite" His opponents say that the
charges are we'll founded. Eninent counsel
have been engaged and the tae!' WI! b. pro
duccd. tAlnfAA.