Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-06-27
MALONE PLOTTING.
coorxp UP WITH HIS CROWD IN CON-
FERENCE.
What Has Been Mapped out-Ths River
and Harbor Bill--rersonal
News, 60.
IRON our Regular Correspondent.l

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Malone and his lieutenants, under the
name and title Of the Republican State
Central Committee of Virginia, met in
the Capitol to-day. The political nom
descripts were cooped up in the Senate
Committeeman on Public Buildings
and Grounds, the door being guarded
by three burly negroes, who with a
trinity of voices announced to whomso-
ever attempted to pass that "This am a
private meeting, sir" 1t is ex-
pected that the worthless therein assem-
bled will issue their mandate
fixing dates and places for the
meeting of the congressional district
conventions. Under the party appor-
tionment each district should have sent
three representatives, but peep
through the door revealed the fact that
not more than Q dozen persons were
present.. and one Of these who came
out denied the soft impeachment that
he was o representative Of Mahoneism
or q member of the committee. Con-
gressmen Brady and Libbey and the two
senator's make four of the number, while
the great State of Virginia has sent
eight others for the special purposes OF
the conference. OF course they will
resolve on . vigorous campaign and
secretly fix up plan to send Malone
to the House at the expense of Mr..
Brady's aspirations in the line OF
craftsmanship. There were several
ex-postmasters, including two from
Mr.. O'Ferrall's district, present at the
conference. The conventions will be
called to meet September lst-the First
district at Tappshannock, the Second
at Hampton, the Fourth at Petersburg.
The others were not settled as to place
of meeting when my informant left the
room.
The Republican senators held long
caucus to-day, at which the Presidents
veto messages were discussed, and one
bill, introduced by Senator Wilson, is
to be called up and an attempt made to
pass it over the veto. A programme
vas laid out for next weeks business.
Monday the Kansas land-grant-settle-
ment bill will lead off; Tuesday the
legislative, executive, and judicial APP
preparation bill will be taken up.
1t will be reported to the Sem
ate from the committee Monday.
After this is disposed Of, if
another appropriation bill is ready
it will be taken up, and If not the
Des Moines land bill will be called up
and an attempt made to pass it over the
Presidents veto. The river and harbor
bill will follow. This disposed of, the
half.gallon whiskey bill is next, with
the oleomargarine bill to close the week.
The Virginia bondholders had an
other hearing before Mr.. fuckers COM
mittee this morning. There was quite
an addition to the interested parties,
including c Congressman Brady and Viele,
the latter of New York, and Colonel
Parsons, Of the Natural Bridge, Va.
The latter gentleman, while disclaim-
ing ownership Of any of the bonds in
question. says he has made nineteen
years. study Of the subject. lie made
an argument in favor Of the assumption
of the debt by the National Govern
ment. In the course Of his remarks
Mr.. Parsons said that Virginia had
paid out for internal improvement, for
construction and interest, the enormous
sum of 100000, 000-by far the largest
amount so expended by any State in
the Union. Notwithstanding this debt
and her impoverished condition, it was
five years after the war before any sugges-
ton of repudiatiDg any part of the public
debt was made, and then it was met
by her General Assembly with reso-
luton, passed with one dissenting vote,
"that such legislation would be no less
destructive of our future prosperity
than of our credit, our integrity, and
our honor" while true sons of Vir-
einia held the helm" said Mr.. Parsons,
"she pledged not only her pound of
flesh but every drop of her blood to the
payment Of her obligations" Further
hearings have been postponed at the re-
quest of those interested unit! next
winter.
Colonel John W. Cunningham, Of
Persons county, N. O., and Mr.. Var
borough, collector of internal revenue
of the Raleigh district, are in the city
the latter on official business.
The Senate subcommittee on ap-
preparations has concluded its conside-
ration Of the legislative, executive, aud
judicial appropriation bill, and re-
ported it to the full committee to-day.
1t will be reported to the Senate Mon
day.
The House to-day continued the con-
sideration of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill. The Senate was not in ses-
sion.
Charles Martin, of Danville, and W.
f. Craig, of Staunton, are the Virgin
ians at the National; W. P. Averell,
of Danville, and W. P. Miller, Of
Ly nchburg, are at the Metropolitan.
GUNNFRs GRADUATED.