The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-19
..OCAI. MATTERS.

f,HHr CONFERENCE OF THE 1DoSpHoLDERS
yssssHsAY.-The bondbolders and the JOHN
con,ufttee OF the General Assembly mel
arain In the Senate charaber yesterday atter'
noon. sszg u ~. .,.
n,ittee. stated that before commencing auy
hf,ssscss 81 was desirable that those who
xrsre not present ut the last session and who
rcnresessted State stock should come forward
and register their names and che amount OF
stock re presented by them, y. s
Mr. 4: L. Williams infnifed OF the COM
mittee whether it was their intention to adj
journ this evening without extending an in
yitatien to the boudhoiders for their pre-
seuce at future sessions Of the committee:
that he did not desire to be treated rs be had
been at the last meeting |; and il such was the
Intention OF the committee he wished to adj
journ FIRST 49, - 80 -,
Messrs, Head and Walker di<claimcd any
discourtcsy at the lastmeetiDg. mr. walker
remarked that he had come IN sphat VI
Kindness, and not to be ipsnlfed oy Sehtic-
men from the other side, and that, Tor MS
mrt, the gentleman might ADJOURN rs soon
as he pleased. He, as one Of the comniitee'
could not treat with 81 ,Soo.an especially as
the gentleman could come here representing
mltttGNs. MI. w ltlltilS oabu ehAp ofSbiONf>S
the house OF which he was 4 member repre-
sented the council OF bondholders in Lon
don, he did not feel at liberty then 10 enter
their names, but upon consideration lie had
determined to do so, and accordingly in
structed the secretary to put him down as
representing Gfi1s millions. 30:
After remarks by McSsrs. Seldom, W. II.
Taslcr of Norfolk, ,Popham, Gilman, and
Cogbiil, n motion to list any other stock
which might be represented BY gentlemen
present was put and carried, and the follow
ing were recorded: .-...-
DR.. G. S. Mills, $4,000; Thomas Potts,
administrator. $500; st. George Amber,
1858; James H., Gardner, trustee, $50, lac
Robert N. Kent, 5000; A. Jennings, 81 800:
John l.. Williams, $5,00o,000; j. l.. Marye,
s42,100; DR.. NJ. Lewis, S1,70o; Rev. VIII
liam Norwood, $1,000; making. with the
amount heretofore reported, S6,9ss, 1884.
About an hour aud halt WAS Speut in
speech-r,aking by various persons present
after which Mr.'G. K. Head, Of the legiSla-
tive committee. moved that the bondholdcrs
appoint O. committee TO confer. and make
proposals to the Joint committee of the Gene
raj Assembly which was agreed to. and the
committee then arose 10 meet this AFTERNOON
ut 5 o'clock. -. +.
After the Adjournment OF Ihe conference
the bondholdcrs met, Lieutenant Governor
Marye In the chair, who, on calling the meet
ing TO order, said that all had been present
during the session of the conference were
aware of the object Of this meeting, and it
was for them to say whether they would re-
spond or not.
Dir. Frederick r. Scott, of this city, said
that the speeches which they had beard were
of such character as to prevent anything
practical being done except through this
meeting; ne would therefore move the ap-
pointmcnt of q committee Of eleven to pre-
pare report. The Chair then appointed the
following committee: F. K. Scott, chairman ;
j. F. Meredith. X. II. Maury, NJ. Roscn-
baum, A. r. Wexford. w: d. Isaacs, Jumes
Gregory, Il. =. Richardson, John l.. Will
liarns, William Gray, and G. w. Statham.
This committee will meet at the Merchants
National Bank at T.. NJ. to-day. s,.e