The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-21
THE RAILROAD BILL UP.
SCOTLAND TO THE RESCUE.
OF the Mahoneites Exposed.
THE TWO HUNDRED DOLLAR PER
SHARE SHAM.

SHARE SHAM.
The Heathen Chinee shaken out OF
his Boots.
The majority of the Senate committee,
to whom was referred the bill which passed
the House of Delegates last weok, author
izing the sale of the States interest in the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad to
Messrs. Henry K. Ellyson and eight other
prominent and wealthy business men and
capitalists of this city and Petersburg re-
ported back the bill to-day, with an amend
ment which changes the sale from the par
ties named at $3.50 per share. to "certain
gentlemen of Petersburg" for 5000
per share. When it was read, the trick
was at once apparent. The proposition
was delusion, and merely made for the
purpose of defeating legislation.
Senator Herndon seemed to nibble lit
tie at the bait, and gave notice that at the
proper time he would propose to author
ize the Board of Public Works to sell the
stock to the highest bidder. But the real
friends of the House bill were all wide
awake. They were not to be caught by
such chaff; and motion to send for the
written proposal made by Messrs. Ellyson
and company prevailed.
While the Senate was waiting, Mr..
Pendleton spoke at some length on the
merits of the 5000 proposal, which he
said came from some patriotic Scotchmen Of
Petersburg, whose disinterestedness was
very startling, when we considered that
they proposed to pay $11o in greenbacks
for stock whish was only worth on the
market $35. He went on to show the
object of the proposition, which was to
defeat the bill for should the Senate ac-
cept this proposal, these gentlemen would
at once 60 to the House and say that they
would not abide by the contract; or should
they still urge it before the House, with
the worthless securities they offered, it
would be defeated. In word, that their
whole hope was to get the original bill
amended, that it pight be brought before
the House again without hope of securing
a two-thirds vote.
In alluding to the alleged motive for this
unselfsh display on the part of these gem
tlemen of Petersburg, be said it was attri-
buted to their patriotism and the devoted
Virginianism of the President of the A.,
M. and O.. railroad General Malone.
"7As sun Of aohose Virginiaaism," said Mr..
P, "has its risings and settings in the
domain of his oacn ambition"
Mr.. Pendleton was proceeding in the
same vein, exposing the trickery of this
thing, when we left the Senate Chamber to
close our report. He was playing the part
of Bill Nye towards the "Heathen Chlnee,'
to most excellent purpose, land the Ma
honeitcs were already shaking in their
boots.
WHAT DOES HE WANT WITH ITs
'l What does General Malone want with
the Richmond and Petersburg road in par
ticular, that he will not be content to take
half the money he would pay for it and
build another track +? Why would not
another railway track answer his purposes
just as well as this one Why can he not
use the present railroad for carrying all
the freight he will have coming in this
direction as we'll when it is in the hands of
Messrs. H. K. Ellyson, Franklin Stearns
& Co., as if he held full control of it HIM
self
These are questions We hear asked with
marked wonderment on all sides by our
people. They can't see into it. Well, we
can. Malone has to help McCready and
Moncure Robinson control the whole trade
of North Carolina, and wants full charge
of the Petersburg road, that the Weldon
road may be prevented from taking any,
thing from the Seaboard and Roanoke
road, which it otherwise would, aud bring
ing it to Richmond.
This is in keeping with his agreement
with those two corporations the Bay Line
and the Old Dominion Line, to give them
all the freight OF his consolidated road at
their own price, and help them to get as
much more as possible.
He was to stop all the leaks along his
Southside line, and this Petersburg road is
one of the biggest kind of leaks, perfect
crerasse, which he is now using every ex-
ertion to fill up and stop SO effectually
that not even drop may leak through.
We are fools if we let him. That's all.
Pass the bill at once selling the States in
terest to the "nine solid men of Richmond |,
and our word for il the country will be
safe" 1A
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benefactor.. His painless mode of treating Corns,
Bunions, and Nails, iscertainy admirable" Stran-
gers remember the Office Nineteenth street, near
Main. Ladies' and childr sn attended.