Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-07
NOTIFIED IN FORM.
The GOVERNOR RECEIVES NOTICE OF
eONOHOLpERS' ACCEPTANCE.
The Debt Commission VIII Probably Meet
To-Day-RaiIroad Legisiatfon-Ihe
Washington Statue Safe.

Lieutenant-G General J. Hoge Tyler and
Mr.. w. ID. Dabney arrived in the city yes
terday morning in answer to the summons
of the Governor for full meeting of the
Debt Commission but as Nr. Tyler. OF
Prince William, could not get here in time
the body did not convene yesterday after
noon. as was expected. The meeting will
probably take place this morning. when
the report will be read and signed. The
paper il said to cover some fifty pages of
foolscap paper written in typewriter chsr-
acter and IS largely historical.
Last night Governor Mckinney received
the following official notification of the
acceptance of the plan of settlement by
the bondholders:
RICHMOND VA. January g. 1892.
TO the Hons. Phaip ". Mckinney, J. Hoge Tyler,
Henry 4. WfclhGm, Taylor Berry. r. III. Card
,oeL. ". d. Dabneg, n. II. Tyler, Virginia Debt
Commission:
| am authorized by Messrs. Frederick p.
Oicott, william L. Bull, Henry Bulge, Charles
ID. Dickey, Jr.. John Gill, and Hugh X. Garden,
constituting the Virginia Bondhoiders Commit
tee, 20 inform you that the plan OF settlement
recommended by them In accordance with the
loiter TO your commission dated the 18th OF No
vember. 1891, and signed by Messrs. Olcoit and
Garden, has been approved by the nn, "Aa,i'ory @
visers," and by the bondhoders. The COM
mittce will be pleased TO cooperate IN all
measures found necessary TO carry the agree
ment into effect. i am very respectfully Tor the
Bondholders' Committee, HUGH X. GARDEN.
ANOTHER CONNECTION WITH THE NORFOLK AND
WESTERN.
Mr.. Watson, of Eottowav. will introduce
into the Senate to-day probably bill In
cooperating the Richmond and Southern
Railroad Company. The line of the pro-
posed road IS from Richmond through the
counties Of Chesterfield. Amelia, and
Nottoway to some point on the Norfolk
and Western railroad in the latter county,
and thence through the counties OF Meek
lenburg and Lunenburg to some point in
North Carolina. The principal corporators
are Nottoway and Massachusetts men.
though some Richmond people are inter-
ested in the enterprise. Mr.. Watson said
yesterday that the corporators had, he
thought. all the money necessary TO build
the road, and that In any event but very
small subscription would be asked of the
counties through which its road would
pass.
The RAILROAD BILL.
The Committee of the House on Roads
will meet this morning. when the time will
be fixed for the consideration OF the rail-
road commission bill.
The committee will probably take up
this morning the bill incorporating the
Baltimore. Richmond and Southern kall-
road Company, which was recommitted
with the consent of the patrons to be
amended so that the enterprlse will not
antagoniZe the interest OF the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad or
| impair the value of the States holdings
therein.
Mr.. Mushbach will present in the Senate
to-day Joint resolution to permit the
Cdnpdgaie FrdncdiSe du TelegrdDhe de Paris
Ne,o York TO land their cables on the
Virginia coast.
LEE DISTRICT ANNEXATION.
A bill for the annexation of Lee district
will probably be introduced into both
| branches of the Legislature to-day. MIR.
Lovenstein will be the patron OF the
| measure in the upper branch, and Mr.:
| Iunford in the House. The Richmond
members held q conference yesterday
afternoon to consider the bill, which was
iprepared by q prominent lawyer of this
| city. Several gentlemen interested III the
| scheme were present and the matter was
| discussed at some length On tht whole
| the Richmond members decided that the
| bill prepared and laid before thefn for COLI
| sideration was good one, and it will be
| offered with only few slight changes.
APARDoN GRANTED.
| The Governor yesterday pardoned Jack
Hall. who was convicted in the County
Court Of Pittsylvania In August, 1889, OF
malicious burning and sentenced to three
wears in the penitentiary. The petition
| for pardon was signed bv the Judge of the
court, the commonwealth attorney. and
a number of prominent citizens OF Pitt
sylvania. Hall is one of the gang of con-
yicts that work about the Capitol Build
ing.
OLD COUNTY RECORDS.
A meeting of the House Committee for
I Courts of Justice was held yesterday to
consider the bill providing for the pre-
servation and copying OF old county re-
cords in the State. MIR. *. A. Brock, secre-
tary of the Southern Historical Society.
and Mr. Lyon G. Tyler we're present and
spoke in favor of its passage. The bill
was discussed at some length by the COM
mittee, but no report was made, and the
measure was passed by for further con-
| sideration. One of the members OF the
committee said last night that he was not
| at all certain that the bill would pass.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Yesterday superintendent of Public
Buildings Games employed Mr. Miller, an
expert. to examine the Washington eques-
trian statue with view of ascertaining
whether there was any foundation for the
report that il was careening. MIR. Miller
after thorough investigation reported
that the group was perfectly plumb and IN
no danger.
Judging from the appearance Of the
senator's desks Yesterday morning an ef-
| fort is TO be made to educate them up to
| an appreciation of the virtues and value of
ensiiace. Senator Jones was in his seat
Yesterday, thereby dissipating the fears of
some of his friends tnat he might get
snow-bound. He has to ride forty-hve
miles over the mountains TO strike the
nearest railroad depot from his home.
| But after all he is not the man 10 get
showed under in anything he undertakes.
Senator Barnes was also in his seat look
| ing reiuvinated by his experience in pre-
siding over the annual meeting OF the
Bachelors Club.
A caucus will be held Friday night to
nominate Judge TO fill the vacancy III the
| Third circuit occasioned by the death of
| Judge Irving.
up to to-day was almost certain that
the Norfolk ferry bill would go through"
| said a member of the House to repre-
sentative of the DISPATCH last night, but
now am very doubtful about it,"