New-York tribune., 1884-02-18
VIEWS OF SENATOR RIDDLEBERGER
QUEER WORK OF The BOURBON HIS LAPLAN.
TioN OF RFkDJI-,INFNT.

QUEER WOKK OF THE BOURBONN-HIo LAPLANA-
TION OF READJUSTMENT.
Al the St. James last evening, Senator II. H.
RddebeIgcr Virginia, in reply to query a. To the
latest political news bis state, said:
some very queer ,Aiugs going or there The
chief increment Is in the direction Of changing the elcc-
ton mae 3iucy. At present the county clerks appoint
the registers aud judges OF election There Is Li"
recurring mat whcrcit is possible The selection SHAH 'e
made SD that the members Of tine hoard shall represent
different uar-s IN rine ot, ten OF the counties to
day the I, rresentaton IS one Republican, one Re
adustrr and one Bourbon Democrat or tundri, as we
call them at home. In tie ciIe, the boards are made MP
generally from two ariies only 1t Is no" proposed 10
place the appointment OF all these election officers ID The
hands of one board taking It or of the power OF the
count clerks just what the BulrbOns expect 10 gain
by this it +, impossible say They now represented
on all boards. Unless they repeal the law requiring all
PARTIES where possible, TO Ice represented .hcy can
scarcely get OF hold than at present To enable
them nv "a two thirds vote 70 override the Executive
necessary they are doing remarkable things in the
way OF uIlscatng members. They Lave just now I'M
.e,ted a senator who had 100 majority, and whose
election was not even Disputed Another member who
has been elected repeatedly Tor ten years and las been
twice elected to this body has been declared 10 have no
seat"
"Do Won ever attempt an explanation of the peculiar
financial situation in Virginia p
No. can't say that ever do sometimes sketch II
briefly but it would take lifetime to explain 60 bust
ness man Of NewYork what we all understand perfectly
well IN Virginia The NewIOrker can never under
stand how we paid 29 900 OF debt with $2l 100000
of cash. He is positive the SS0OOOOO difference was
rcpudiated lie has been tod repeatedly by all the
new,papers might hire Cooper Union md talk TIL I'm
gray but he would still ask How did you pay that
- 600 600 with nothng9 The fact Is that we paid that
money with what was AT the time currency, namely,
virginia treasury notes. The Interest on the bonds was
fine ,rt thus paid done during the war; and the
hooks were in pretty bad shape when came to look
them mn many being destroyed. But We found IN the
Audtors office a record OF the bonds and the interest
lIaid had been fighting III the trenches and was paid
foi il in Confederate notes Ihc men VINO )Olgh thcse
Virginia bonds their interest paid in Virginia treas
ury notes which worth all the time from two 10 ten
dollars more than Confederate currency. could see no
reason why they should De paid second time In gold any
more than who III the trenches. They knew helc
,y,s a 1I going oD when they bought the bonds. They
bouobt them al 80 cents the dollar, taking their
changes on the war They got rich al IT, Under all
the r0uties they had right TO ask double payment o
tbe interest. "he bonds were nearly all held In
Virginia. very small amount abroad and some In New
Work Nv Teadu>tng bill simply charged them up with
the interest they had rcceN cd as shown on me ecolus
What j. the Presidential outlook IN Virginia.
No man can tell. We not tied up to men but TO
AS The senator replied to the last question: Virginia
friend who stood by said: Ill.,,
Inst saw that We are for John sherman for President
Put II down that the senator says 81"
To which lac rejOned: . &c. 49,.
MY fucnd and agree on REIMBURSEMENT matters but
differ Oh Others