The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-11-23
und profit those who intend to remove
to the Great Vest. Yours, &c,
j. z. CHUAlLEA.


Nashville, Tenn, Nov. Is, 1871.
DEAR ENTERPRISE: Another week has
passed ANA considerable business gone
through with. The election of Public
Printer has passed of, and, os you are
aware, resulted in the reelection of
Jones, Purvis X Co, of which You are Il
member. The result pleases me much,
and you must know that when You have
such friends us your Senator and Rep
resentrtlve to work for You, Your inter
es; will never suffer, Vaughn and Cham
bers are working men, and i'll my opin-
ION are doing more for their constituents
than any members of either house are
doing for theirs.
l hear many OF your friends making
inquiry about your hancery Court. The
bill for re-estahlishing the Court vet
sleeps, but will not sleep the sleep that
knows no waking as some have predict
ed, but will become Il law in due time.
A very important rail road bill, for
the benefit Gf the companies who lately
bought the rail roads, has passed against
winch Senator Gibson and ii few others
voted. Gibson even went so far as to
accuse Hon. r, j. Mckinney us being
lobbyed on tempered with. But the as
saints Of su-h men as Gibson cannot ILL
jure such lnen as Judge Mckinney. A
pureg, better, more upright and honest
maj does not live ON this continent.
Ii our country was filled up with such
men MS Judge Mckinney, it would be
IN il much better condition than it is.
The P~enitentiary has been leased by
Maj. ChoS. OConnor, OF Knoxville, and
Col. R. +. Looney, Of Memphis, for the
term Of live years. The lessees are put
III possession Of the p%enitentlary build
mSs, and appurteuances, together with
all the machinery, shops. &c.
They are to pay 100000 per mnum,
as Il bonus to the State, in consideration
ior the lease, payable Gu wterly, and Sc
cured by Il bond renewable annually for
$4,000, with personal security, to beap-
proved by the Comptroller and Treasur-
cr, For the faithful discharge Of their
obligations under the general terms Of
the lease, they are to give bond with Sc
curlty, to be approved By the Comptrol-
Ter and Treasurer, in the sum of $40, 0OO. |
The bill to repeal the law allowing pay
for wolf scalps, was up to-day and de-
leated again. The ten per cent, inter
est bill has not been argued yet; will
up next week.
The House, after an interesting dis
c%ussion, to-day, on the tax bill, adopted
40 cents on the 500 us the State tax for
1872. The Senate, ! think will confirm
the action Of the House.
There has been considerable feeling
in both houses and among the people
here in regard to the cxtravagant fees
allowed by the Clerk & Master to the
three Attorneys i'll the Railroad cases,
was s~eyenty-eight thousand dol
lars in State Bonds. A committee was
appointed, the case examined and the
b nds returned. The lawyers will sui
IN t TO whatever fees the Legislature will
allow them.
The bill repeating the law giving par
ties the right to testify in Their own suits.
up in the Senate to-day and lost hv
u tie yote-ll for and II against, your
Senator voting to repeal tue law. which
| think was on the right side The law
should be repealed. Nearly all the Judges
i'll the State are of the same op.nioI.
More perjury has been committed by
effects OF this law than any ever pass
ed before.
The subject of the lease of tie Peni-
tertiary Will be submitted to the Lcgis-
for confirmation or rejection, to-
with otherimportant matters CON
nected with that institution.
Yours &c,