The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-12-14
Our Nashville Letter.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dee. 9th. 1871.

NAHh'iliLt iENNp ice. -9tht leE.
DEAR ENTLFPRIsE Since writing you much
has been done BY the Legislature in killing oil
many bills and in passing others. We are do
ING all We can TO finish up the business TO that
VT can adjourn by Friday or Saturday next,
The Revenue bill las passed the Senate with
some very important changes and goes mack to
the House for Continuance. | would not lie sur
prised II The House reiuses TO contur.
The apPOriiUument bill was Up in the Senate
to-day and 4 very important amendment
olelch BY the Senator from RUune, which is
causing considerable debate. The bill now
makes the two Senatorial districts rspresen,el
Gibson and Stalcy Democratic, OF the Democrats
think they can carry them, aud defeat both the
Senators named above. | am of the opinion the
bill will not be changed from the way the COM
mitIee reporredit.
The bill changing the county line between
Monroe and Loudon counties WINS vetoed by the
Governor, but passed over his veto.
The bill changing the line between the coun-
ties OF Roane aud Nieiga so as TO dctpch Elijah
Mclhcrson and others from Roanc, and place
them in Melgs, passed to-day, hut VAS opposed
very strongly By the senator from i,Olne.
No Senatorial district is more ably rcprescn-
ted than the Knoxville district. Mr. Staley
makes II good member and watcher the interest
Of his constituents. lie lisa very liberal, high
minded gentlen an. The Senator from blunt,
10 also u working member and his constituents
may feel secure in believing their interest will
be gual dcd.
senator Gibson, the other Republican Senator,
is a lawyer of legal ability, and. the Republican
patty are we'll represented on the floor oil the
senate.
Rusiness is dull here Of all kinds, and when
the Legisl,ture a%djourns, Nashville will be near
y deserted.
bill has Tassed the Legislature allowing cor
~porations to change the time of holding their
elections. The lormcr law required them TO he
held on the first Ofeach January. The objection
TO the law was, that the cities was at sucn times
generally flooded with negroes from II distance,
and voted when they had 10 right.
Your citizen, Mir. Cline, who has been here
Tor some time in the ASYLUM, has entirely re-
covered and will return home with your senator.
Mr.. Holloway, is also about well.
Col. ThOrnburg has been here this week, and
! understand will resign the position OF Attor-
nCy General, because Knox county has been
formed into a circuit and lie would have to move
out. Ii hU resigns Capt. Chambers, yOnr wor-
thy Representative will be appointed to serve
until the regular election in August. Ii he de-
CLUES Mr.. Gate Of Blunt or your worthy friend,
Tom NcCrosky, will be appointed. Monroe
should be up and doing if McCrOsky wants tie
place.
j.. NJ. Fleming, Esq, of Knox has been appOin,
ted Attorney General for Knox count. under
the new bill.
A bill passed this evening establishing a
CT iminal court or district out Of the counties Of
Giles and others adjoining.
Next week will wind up the Session, and
much business has to be done if all is acted on
that is now ON the calendars Of The two Houses
over six hundred bills have been introduced by
both Houses. Yours truly,
CUMBERLAND.