Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-20
RICHMOND.
Prospect of a Row Among the
Readjusters
Over the Election Of an Auditor of
Public Accounts.

RICHMOND, Va, January 18.-
After a prolonged and desperate
fight, the Readjuster caucus, at
12:45 o'clock nominated j. Brown
Allen, of Augusta County, for
Auditor of Public Accounts, by a
vote of of 45 to % for John E.
Massey, the present incumbent.
Masseys defeat was due TO his re-
fusal to submit to the caucus
dictation relative to the appointment
of subordinates in his Office Six e
his friends withdrew from the caucus
before the vote was taken. There is
some talk of his nomination in the
General Assembly tomorrow. with
the hope that enough of his dis
affected friends will join with the
Democrats to elect him, anyhow.
An attempt was made to-day in
the General Assembly, to incorpo-
rate in the continuing joint order,
which had for its object the election
of certain officers, etc, the election
of auditor of fpublic accounts, railroad
commissioner and several circuit
judges. A resolution to that effect
was passed in the House, but when
it came to the Senate the whole joint
order was rescinded, and Mr.. New
berry Massey, readiuster, moved
to defer the election of audi
tor and others until next Tuesday.
A spirited debate ensued, indicat-
ing, for the first time during the
present session, split among the
Senators of the dominant party.
The resolution to defer the cleo
tion until Tuesday was finally adopt
ed by a vote of % to 11-nine
Readjusters voting with the Demo-
Gratis
The house subsequently concurred
in the resolution.
Leading men of both parties will
hold conferences to night.
The stockholders of the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company,
had their annual meeting to day.
They authorized the president to
subscribe, in behalf of the company,
for ten thousand shares of the new
stock of the Richmond and West
Point Terminal Railway and Ware
house Company; also, to issue de-
benture bonds to the amount of
100000 payable in forty five
years after date and bearing interest
at the rate Of six per cent per annum,
payable semi annually out of the
net earnings of the company. Col.
A. s. Buford was re elected presi-
| dent.
When Governor Cameron, some
days ago, vetoed the bill which had
for its object the consolidation of the
railroad lines outside of the State
with those under its jurisdiction.
some fear was entertained that
the bill looking to the consolidation
of the Richmond and Allegheny Road
with the lines through the Western
States would fail. To-day, in the
Senate, this last was debated, read d
third time, and ordered to it's engross
ment, and will, no doubt, become q
law. The bill to allow the Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company to
discharge it's Indebtedness to the
S ate amounting to 100000 due
some years hence, would have been
similarly disposed of, but for false
alarm of fire caused by smoke ap.
pearing in the hall Of the house,
which caused the Senate to adjourn
The report of the board of health
of Richmond, gives the number OF
deaths from smallpox last week, as
6 white and 4 colored; 13 new cases,
colored and 6 white, are reported
for three days of this week. The
number of deaths from this disease is
on the decrease, while the
number of new cases occurring d lilly
is about the same. The excitement
In the legislature seems to be sub
siding. The resolution adopted IL
the House yesterday, looking to seek
ing accommodations for that body
in some other city, did not come uK
in the Senate. The presiding officers
of the city council have been re-
quested to call a meeting to max.
some arrangements by which any
member of the General Assembl,
who may be stricken with the dis
ease shall be properly cared for.
RICHMOND, Va, January 18th,
Senate to-day passed the bill to ratif,
and confirm the consolidation of til.
Richmond & Southwestern Railwa,
Company with the Virginia, Kentuck,
and Ohio Narrow Gauge Railroad
Company, under the name of tn
Richmond & Louisville Railroad
Company. This is the bill vetoed
few days since by the Governor. TIL
Objectionable features set forth il
the veto message having been dis
masted, and the bill having previousl
passed the House, it now goes bacl
to the Governor.