Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-09

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Retaliates--ExpungIng -Redistricting
Bill Passes the HOuse-GaE Law-New
Senators from Ku0x-Jn0. Fleming a
LObbyist--.Scl,OOI Funa1yssesment of
Taxes.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 6, 1871.
MEssRs. EDITORS The war between
1 the two Houses culiminated day before
yesterday by the House laying a Senate
bill on the table on the first reading. The
| obnoxious bill was the one referred to in
| my last letter, to equalize thesalaries of Of
| f1cers derived from fees. This bill was a
| favorite with the Senate but the Clerks
| and other officers affected by it, swarmed
| to Nashville and lobbyed the bill to death
| in short order. AH oyster supper was
| given by the lobby in honor of their vic
| tory over the people and a prominent
| Democratic Senator stated in open session
| this morning that this oyster supper had a
| ''precedentb Whether this precedent"
was by the Railroad Lobby can not
| say-but that is my guess.
THE sENATE's REVENGE.
The Senate happened to have
a night session directly after the
House had tabled the Senate bill, and to
| revenge itself the Senate set to work and
| tabled or otherwise defeated every House
| bill on the first reading. But the hot
| wrath of the Senate having been cooled
| by the extreme cold weather andEa nights
reflection, next morning the Senate "ec-
plunged" the nights proceedings by cutting
! two leaves out Of the Journal! Remem-
| Der that twenty-five of the twenty-five
| Senators are Democrats. And here we
| have fine picture of Democratic states
| nldoship! | hope the people will take
notice. --.tf
THE REDIsTRICTING BILL.
This bill passed the House to-day with
out debate, under the operations of the
previous question" The matter was
"ceokedu in advance. Members were pre-
vented from offering amendments and
from debating the bill. And thus the bill
was forced down the throats of the minor
ity. And yet this is called a free country
And the Democratic party pretends to
want "fair play" / suppose similar
rule will be eadopted in the Senate. 2
NEW SENATOR'S FROM KNOX.
Knox county has been uncommonly we'll
represented in the Senate to-day. DuROse
and Ridley attempted to get up the bill to
give Knox county u District Attorney,
Notwithstanding Senator Staley's obiec-
ton. DuBose and Ridley claimed to have
'relidble Information u that Knox county |
was almost crazy for the luxury and honor
of having simon-pure Democrat for her |
Attorney General. This ''reliable infor- |
nation was not obtained from ''an intel |
ligent contraband," but from a Mr.. Jno. |
NJ. Fleming, who was whispering the 're- |
liable information into the ears of these |
new found Senatorial friends of Knox. By |
the way,I understand Fleming will re- |
ceiye the Governors appointment as At |
torney General. | take it this accounts for |
the "milk in that cocoa nutW ' - f,f-
After considerable acrimonious debate, |
the bill was allowed to remain in the |
"box.ne But it will probably be a law in |
less than week. ct has been passed |
since the balance of the letter was written |
COMMON SCHOOLS.
The bill to authorize a certificate of in
debtedness for 81 SOC, 900, bearing six per
cent. interest, for the benefit of common
schools, was defeated in the House on the
4th. Representative Parker urged the pas
sage of the. bill, on the ground that the
State was morally and legally bound to re-
place the school fund. The opposition
raised the old SANDER that the Radicals
had stolen the school fund.n The facts are
that the rebels stole 81 $50, 900 of the school
fund, and Radical banker defrauded the
State out of 100000, which never was a
part of the school fund. So that, if the
are guilty, they are guilty of
petit larceny while theDemocrats are guilty
of grand larceny. Representative Parker
has been an earnest worker for common
|
Speaking of schools reminds me that
bill has just passed both Houses authoriz-
ing the Governor to appoint a commits
sioner in each county to sell all the lands
in each county that have been bid in by
the Revenue Collector for the benefit of
schools. The bill is very stringent in its
character; and is so framed as to give the
purchaser.a good title. i m
ASSESSMENT OF TAXES.
Both Houses have spent great deal of
time trying to find out better assessment
law; but no change has yet been made.
1t is agreed on all hands that Justices
should not be assessors but the members
are afraid to interfere with them. Justices
are power in the land y and members
dread their wrath. 1 do not think any
change will be made except in the method
of com 1sation.
The Legislature will probably adjourn
about the 18th. Attorney General Thorn
burgh is here. Mai. y. S. Prosser was here
q few days ago. Some folks smell ''rat,"
think it mice" YOURS. Il
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