Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-07
LETTER FROM RICH.n0iTD.

Correspondence Ct the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Fet 6.--Thc ball Of the House
Ct Delegates to day was Internationally crowded,
the a,stsoton being the discussion 60 the til
pro7iiiug FOX the sale sld transfer Of the capa
properly AID franchises, aud The bpi!liag Of q
gti'r,ad 10 lien thereof. Everybody in Rich
mc1d seems to be Interested in the proposed
scheme. After the adoption Of various amend.
ments, the substitute ctf,rcd by Mr.. B0c5ck,
aa amended. was ordered to lis eDgrossneGt.
There are many sp;cuialions IS TO tho eif.ct OF
the riders" tackled on the BILL Some predict
that the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company will throw up the contract, and others,
who profess to know, assert that though the
bill, 10 certain respects, is Objectionable, The
conrac! will be adhered to. A strange ruUor
| has been 10 circulation here for the past few
| days which should be refuted at oocc By those
| interested |. is stated that the leaders Of this
great enterprise have b2cn offering for saio 10
| the city of New York the charter Of the Rich.
| mend and Allegheny Railroad Company and
are only Watirg for the passage ct tie bill by
| the Legislature 10 coDsummato the sale. VI
course but few persons give car to this On dit,
| nevertheless it should not be allowed to remain
| uuoontradiced. | was fret epprSed OF this
peco @! news bS prominent banker, aud short
| " afterwards by ono OF our leading res! estate
SCENTS. That it has a5y color Of truth remains
| to be seen.
The Stats debt question is one tina; will ever
| be stirred up until it has been permanently
settled and thrown aside. Messrs. Leland,
| Charles ard j. II. CarIrpgton, representatives
here of the London Cou1c of BondhoGsrs,
have not yet received any reply in relation to
! The request made by the fifteen members Of
the ioiot foauco committee for the modification
Of the per cent. period contained 10 the Mo-
| Culloch and CarlngtoD proposition. They, ex
poet, however, 10 receive ao answer to their
conmueica;ion il dag or two. The Chairman
ct tee joist finance Committee Tlll call meet
| lag OF the committee rs soon as some favorable
indices are communicated to bin. The more
hoptill Of cur fiasncer statesmen are convinced
that 90 extension OF the 3 per cent period will
be acaedad to by the creditors Of the State.
Tho long expected eDd almost despaired Of
report of the Committee 90 Printing, was SUBJ
mitted to day in both Hocsts. 10y MI Bland
10 the Senate, and Mr. Lowell IN the House.
It covers tWcnty-three sheets of fool5clp, and
10 purport exculpates Mr.. Frayser from the
charges brought against him BY Mr. Goodo.
! Mr.. Wilkinson, member from PlttSyvlula,
succeeded in gc;iiug the House to conour, after
long asd animated debate, il his resolution
| asking that the cvideuc, ia tho Barssiae in
vestigr!ion be printed. Messra. Blebcur aud
| ualVic opposed the res0!utioo, claiming that
The matter properly belonged TO the Finance
Committee and should be left to them cnlirely.
Mr. Wilkinson claimed that nc had charged
Gel. Ba1ksdac With collecting certain sum Of
money belonging to The State, which had 20!
been accounted Tor. lie desired that the eTi.
deDce taken before the committee be printed
because Col. Blrksia!o had extensively dcried
the accusation. Mr.. Musbbsch strongly urged
the adoption OF Mr.. W!lknson's resolution 10
justification of the charges made bS That gen
tlcmap. The amount said to be uuaccountcd
for is $2,915, which Col. Birhsdsc and his
associate say they will turn over to the State il
the Attorney General and the Auditor OF Public
Accounts believe, otter lookiog mo til, facts,
that they owe it.
A gentleman from New York. Sir. Manning.
claiming to own $4,000 10 Virginia State
bonds, 100000 Of which arc corsois, ed
500, 900 in peelers, telegraphs to Mir. Grins-
ley, chairman of the join: committee or hoance,
| that he would be willing 10 take uew ceoso:a
| b9Gliog per cent. iatcFest FOX tco years, per
oert for twenty years, and ) per cent for tea
years. lie also states that he believed al ar
racgemcrt upon that basis would be generally
acceptable 10 the creditors. The back interest
on tho peeIer debt, he is wiling t, fund ut 50
cents on The dollar iu like bonds. Ia other
words be proposes 10 iuod ct the Ta.s Of TIC
corsols 10 one peeer.
TIC indications at this present. siitiog o:a
that The Scuato will so modify the Motfett reg
! lister bill as to virtually make i. 3 nudity. The
vote To-day OF striking cut the l0;h section,
which makes the principal legally Liable Tor the
acts Of bis agcUt or cmployec, was II to IL.
This so disguised Major GrinsIey, Tho chair.
| man of tho Finance Committcc, which reported
the bill, ard who was its champion il the SEQ
| cte, that Re made am5!ion to ind. faiieIy post.
pore Tho bill. which vas pcpdiog ou adjourn
uent The sir0necat UnpuneEis &c the iaw ~
the Sa6ato are Mees.s Paul. FuikersoD, Gaile,
/ Of Portsmouth, Bradley i. Johnson and CkiIes.