Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-01
Letter frOss, Isteh,nopt5

az uauu-Iy oil DC OeURte
committee appointed to Investigate the CHARGES
OF corrupt rrec.;c;s OF the pnt of c,ttain eff
GERS CT the Sauate have done Dottirg set. MIR.
RIddIeberger d; ined 10 be Members of that
committee. bu! bis resignation vas not 10 order
at the lime ha proposed it aud The Ssntate 3D.
l'unsd before any ASTON WAS taken UPON it
therefore the committee s!auds as il WAS org
nally selected with Mr.. Riddlebsrger ss cbai,-
nan. Is iaa little strange that the obairuan
ct this committee. who himself tu;ges!ed The
chsrles. has DOT rushed the matter siro, the
committee was appointed. l. is whispered
that the btlbaIy b1sints. or corruot pr.c-
Toes vera not 10 connection With Auditor NJ as
ss9 but 10 another connection. Although MIR,
h!dd'ebereer in etFAing his resolution for sD
Investigation made 40 specific charge yet the
Irssslon WAS conveyed that Auditor Massey
had something 10 do with or OF l,as! vs. bcue :
htted oy tho transrotioug, which wars attempted
to be pushed through
Ihe Malone readjustcrs are 81 busy now 10
attempting to drum up sentiment scsinst Mag
say that they do not ssem to b, anxious to
push this other matter.
lo tho House yesserday many Of the rssdius-
Southwest 10 several Instances have my,ier;-
ou'ly disappeared. while quite a respectable
1umb,r CT stsiWar!s hsva repaired to the
DISTRICTS represented By Senator'S Halo aid
williams Tor the purpose of working % meet
logs and getlipg pctiiocs signed rgaioss Mat
eey's ccuse. The Efforts arc bsipg directed
specially at Senator HsIe. ard every mesns of
soaring nm into the traces have beec adopted
While the Senate Was got n session y,eteI-
day. Senators Now5erry ard Hale and LYbrook
sat together at their desks chatting for a lorp
time. and seemed on the best terms KNOW
leg ones. however, predict thu. the pressure
that will be brought upon Senator Hsle will be
mere than he csn stand. MIR. MASSEY 10 toe
meantime d,ts not remain idle, but is 90 the
alert to c!rcumIent his eoeny. Even read
listers learned 10 the law admit that Vera
Cameron TO remove Massey tt!tr the L,gis-
ia'ure atjJuros be would have to retoh bis
a1thcri'y considerably, for the lsS presuues
that 40 officer holds over if ths Legislature
aclour1s without elso!iog lis SUCCESSOR, ard the
Governor c,n only remove for cause. Accord
lfg 10 this lavish testimony Of his cwn party
Auditor Massey is the best Auditor Virginia
ever bad, and therefore lhsre ara 60 grounds
for bis removal. Some ct tho Moboueles,
however. are nov claiming that it was the
policy adopted by the resdjuster Legislature
two yesrs ago that made Mr. Massey such
good Auditor. aCd they aver that havirg blszsd
the way themselves any Din of business ssnse
Gan oil the position nov heli By tho finest
Auditor Virginia ever bEd"
1t may be that there will BIO O biz isbt 10
this Legislature upon the sutj:ci OF local
option. Petitions bsVo c)mo 10 from various
quarters asking for LEGAL option Laws, and the
irlends ct this ciu'e would Xix, very much to
get uo party 10 tie Safe upon that is:us.
ln suoh design they msy f.lI, bu. sill they
have friends enough 10 the Legislator, to get
up lively discussion up1n the subj .os il that
body is 10 the bum0r OF talking upon the a 1ss-
ton. MIR. Turner. of Norfolk, yesterday pre-
sented pstilios sigoed BY $50 ctizius OF Mr..
folk asking for local op.icn
Rumcr, are ST ,at to tho ef.cs that Senator
Williams. che Of the "big four" had cav 10
snd would vote with the Mahouei;es. This
statemsut, however, c,u not ba traced to .py
authest:c source, and after ali it may bs but q
bear story with the object CT derreciaiiug the
Massey market.
Senator Ridtleb.rger'S visit TO Washicgton
is believed 10 have something to do ui:h the
Massey emb7oglo. lie desires to get as much
as poa8ibls The irhlepoe OF tho Administration
wish him 10 bis cont, s. With "ths old man
Massey" as Seustor L3br9ok recently termed
The Auditor.
The faro, onslaught BY tho the Way upon
the lroposed railroad from Richmond to WISH.
lnRton at first tzoiied s,ms surprise, for Mr.,
Duff Creep, OF Stsforl. is ono Of the iuc,rp,-
ratcri named IN the bill and be is oo,ed tor
6elcg one of The mos! determined oiuc,s men.
Tbs Northerl gan.emar who heals lha raj
road scheme. hoTeVsr, vas. it is said, mixed
up With eE-Stnsttr u. L. Snlh il 40 crteI-
prise AID between Suish and Malone there is
mono OF that brotherly love Hhioh meo ouabt
to bear 10 enca olh.r. 1t reuains 10 be seen
who will have the most il 6 1ecco With the Leg
islalurc, Mr.. D0ff Creep, oue lis neub ers or
General Malone, who is not q monbar The
road Is, Ct curse. hostile 10 the Richmond,
Fredericksburg sod Potomsc Railroads. inte1-
est or il will 1ua ty its side to Washington cod
DO sn Injurious competitor. The messurs has
co.. yet co1e u for discussion 10 either house.
and therefore il is ficus 10 sly what will be
done With il.
Mr.. Muotord, OF Petersburg, !c-lsy 10 cx-
plsielop his vote tor the repeal OF tbs clause
10 The Constitution requiring the psynln. of
the olplis.ion tx IS prerequisite 10 voticg,
osIlsd attention 10 the ftot that usdrr tho
present law NoTthero oipitaiss hal sept
money TO bic county AID paid large number
Of taxes tor ro.djusters. Ho said be had 20
doubt th.t this same thing Was done on The
other tidc, end. therefore, thought tia. tho
law ss it DOW stands gave encourage mant TO
bribery and corruption 10 elections.
MIR. Lsnu. Of Richmond. who also voted for
tho repeal of the sR. acknowledged that be
lW) years $40 cas-! bis vote the other gay, tu.
be was COW olnVicosd that be WAS wrong 10 80
vo'iag.
1t is uaders God that Judge FHzhuab, of The
Riot moDd Cbspoary Oourt, eho was turned
out by the resc listers. will remtn 10 Rob
nond and pursue The prsctio, of tha profession
to which he has been such a conspicuous
ornament.
1t is tvdest that tha uumber of petitions
noR coming 10 10 tie Legislature are paving
the wsy fer the attempt to inaugurato q State
local option party. The p,ttious are rumsr-
cusly sigued aud ~" i, marked before ue,rIy
every psme to icdioate that the sigosiurs ia
voter. The Isis from some of the ooua,ies arc
signed by ever a thcussnd persons, whose votes
would. OF curse. hsvs tsIling eject 10 every
election. STRoNGBoW.