The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-16
Aitlrntond Rspatrlr.
,ATURDAY......sEPTEM 1G, 1s71..
THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
rs LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR.
CULATION OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
The Frauds In New Yerk-Conftnua
tiOn Of the Injunction Argument
Connolly VIII Not be Made = Sncri.
fee The RIne. Broken. DC.

lrepIy to the allegations of John Foley
against the city government. Taking ur
the question of revenue bonds, counse
said the bonds Of that description issued
fell short of The amount they might easily
have issued, and 80 far the city govern
ment had not exceeded: its power. His
friends on the other side held that the two
per cent. act deferred the city government
from issuing bonds, but the laws of 1865
aud 1870 authorized the issue Of bonds for
I dock improvements, Croton aqliedUct
bonds, and Central Park Improvement
bonds. Could the Legislature say one day,
plainly and positively, bonds are required
to be issued, and the next day change its
mindp
The law of 1871 authorizes fro telegraph
bordS. Even the two per cent. act pro-
courthouse, and that very act authorizes
the city comptroller to adjust the claims ol
james O'Brien against the city, If presented
| at his Office, and if those claims y ere paid
bonds would be issuable under The act. In
| the case Of james Cornell, who had bill
tor over $500 for work at the court.
house, which was audited BY the old board
Of supervisors, Judge Sutherland, in the
| Supreme Court, held that the commission
/ ers had no discretion but TO meet and pro-
| vide for that claim.
I IL IuOucS lulScu ny cUlSfflS WAS up
| piled to city improvements, it could always
| be repaid by the issue of bonds for the pur-
poses so served. 1t was taking money out
of one pocket and replacing it from the
other. The comptroller applied the five
| millions taken from the proceeds Of conSols
to public improvements and the payment
of luborers, because the bonds formerly is
sued, and to be paid by consols. did not be-
come due until December, 1871. The pro-
ceeds Of the consols are in the city treasury.
| There is no demand for the payment of
bonds, but there is general demand to-
day for payment FOR public improvements,
and by paying them interest is sayed. It is
not easy to dispose OF bonds when thrown
in large blocks on the market, therefore
| conSols were first offered and taken up, and
the public were pleased.
| There is nothing in the city government
| warranting these vindictiye attacks. The
| city government had power to issue rcye-
nue. bonds to the extent of S23 000, ,000,. but
have not done so, nor exceeded their pow
ers, having only raised S22 ,799, 200. They
were authorized to issue IS, ,000, ,OU0 Of con-
lsolS; they raised but s. 900, 900. They also
had the power to issue bonds for improve
menls to the amount Of So COO, coo, which
they have not done therefore they have
not exceeded their powers.
MIR. Beach followed on the size Of the de-
|; PENDANTS. He said: ut is not enough, by
:. general allegations Of fraud, to issue the
!; high process Of an injunction, tleStructiyey
staying the arm Of officials. The admnis-
: tration OF justice IS delicate and sure. 1t
cannot he buried by popular rlamor." Ro
: gave history Of the case. lie said: "To
show how much of the complaint deserves
, to be met, and how fully it has been made,
it is said that Connolly would not submit to
!, lie a sacrifice as 4 peace Offering To the pop
ular clamor. The triumyiratC must stand
or fall together. The answer Of Mayor
Hall was the best defence ior Connolly,
because it shows every bond was issued
| with the concurrence Of the board of ap-
portionment. ....... -.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Beach's all
dress, Mr. Bartlett, counsel Tor Tweed,
moved RI adjournment until Tomorrow ;
which was granted. ...a. 49,. .
GEN. ii CLEIL.AN TO THE RESCUE.
The excitement with regard 10 the fight
between Hall and Connolly j. unabated.
The New York Snn of yesterday gives the
following latest developments, showing at
least that the power OF the ring i, broken !:
"It now turns out that Mayer Hall had
no idea Of appointing Belmont comptroller
in case of Mr.. Connolly S resignation. The
intention was TO appoint Gen. George Il.
Mcclellan. Mr.. Belmont came from New
port with Judge Hackett two or three days
ago for the purpose Of pressing Mcclellan.
1t is said that Barlow, Belmont, Marble, and
Tilden, with the assent of Mr.. Sweeney,
went TO Gen. Mcclellan over Il week ago,
and asked him ii he would accept the posi-
ton in case Of Comptroller Connolly's re-
signation. They argued that the General
was well known to be an honest man; that
he had ever refused all perquisites attach
ing to any office that lie might hold, and
| that he depended solely upon his salary for
support. The salary Of the Comptroller is
800 year. This is 81 800 year more
than General Mcclellan now receives as en-
| gineer Of the department OF docks.
MAYOR HALLS FABIAN POLICY.
| Notwithstanding Mayor Halls reported
statement that he had determined to prefer
no charges against the Comptroller i'll the
Court of Common Pleas, we are assured
that such is not the case. The Mayor really
does intend TO impcach the Comptroller.
THE LATEST RUMoRs AND CoNJECTUREs.
VIM. Cassiday. editor of the Albany
Argus, with several other leading men of
the country Democracy, are in town, and
other prominent gentlemen, thus morning.
1t is said the pressure is very strong for
Connolly to resign, and it is whispered that
he has consented on condition that he can
| name o successor. =
The Post, on the contrary, says The four
members of the board OF apportionment
came together as pleasantly rs if nothing
had happened, at the private Office of MIR.
Tweed.
The rumors concerning the tender Of the
| Comptroller's office to General Mcclellan; 1;
sending ispatch to Judge Loew by Mayor
Hall, summoning him from Europe to try
charges against CONNOLLY, and that Tweed
had taken sides with Hall ana sweeney
against Connolly, are each pronounced
groundless by friends OF the ring. at the
same. time report is industriously circu-
lated.that Mayor Hall has concluded to re-
sign his Office to Alderman Cornau, presl-
dent Of the board of aldermen. Il is assert
ed by his friends that Connolly will not
resign, certainly not until Judge Barnard
has decided the Injunction matter. Comp
troller Connolly signed a warrant for fifty
| thousand dollars, In connection with. Mayor
Hall, for payment of the city laborers' saln-
ries for the past six weeks.