Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-25
FROM NASHVILLE.
Passage of the Ubiquitous AppObiOnmenf
Bill In the HOuse-A Display OfVenOm.

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The battle is over in the Houst the Ap.
portiOnment bill having passed its third
reading without amendment. The prin-
cipal opposition came from members III
| First and Second Congressional Districts
No reasonable man of any party attempts
to defend the disgraceful outrage in gerry
Wandering the Second District. II is com
posed of sixteen counties, extending from
| the North Carolina line on the southeast to
| Sumner county on the NOrthwes, q dis
tance of two hundred miles, and S divid-
ed about the center by the Cumberland
range. Knox, Jefferson, Andersen and
Campbell are the only counties in he Dis
| trict through which a railroad passes, and
there are very few stage lines. If com
mittee had been appointed, composed OF
the best posted men in the Legislature, to
| lay off the most inaccessible district pos
sible, they could not have succeeded better
| than this. 1t is cOntortion of the worst
possible character, formed with an utter
| disregard of the rights and convenience
of the people residing in the District
Hatred, blind, malignant, partizan hatred
| of Horace Maynard was the motive that
actuated those who laid off the District.
But a single Representative, we believe, in
! the District voted for the bill. Mr.. Nc
Ghee saw fit to explain that while he was
opposed to the formation of this
District, but believing it was the
only bill that could be passed
he would vote for it. Every other Repre-
sentative in the District, if our informa-
| ton is correct, voted against it. But their
wishes were disregarded in the wild parti-
san zeal to defeat Maynard. \ Democratic
District might have been formed of cOun-
ties more compact in form and adjacent
to each other, but the idea was to make an
indisputable Democratic majority, and at
the same time territory as inconvenient
as possible for q canvass.
THIS SPIRIT,
as we have said in former letters, was dis
played throughout the discussion. An old
piece of pomposity from Fayette county
by the name of Linn, who is about five
feet high and three feet in diameter,
better fitted for an OX-dIiver than making
laws, stated that in voting for measure
to defeat Horace Maynard he was doing
Gods service. a number Of Jealous MEM
bers responded "Amen!" in enthusiastic
camp-meeting style. Another little crea-
ture from some where among the Missis-
sippi river sWamps smaller in stature and
smaller in soul. held forth in the same an
mated strain, his eyes sparkling with ven
ON like rattle-snake that would spring
upon its victim. His name, we believe, is
Richardson. A long, lank, lean creature
from Meigs county, with the word " inn
beetle written OH his forehead, opposed
any change, as he said his people were Op
posed to being in district represented by
Maynard. The bill was opposed in the
discussion by Colonel Dick, of Jefferson,
NIr. Colquett, of OvertOn, and others.
EAST TENNESSEE OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
OF the East Tennessee members present
when the vote was taken, seven voted for
the bill and fifteen against it. Those who
voted aye, were Allen, of Meigs, Blevins,
Carr, Chambers, Cross, McGhee, and
Thomas. Those voting no, were Allen,
of Cooke, Anderson, COttrell, Dick, Eckel,
Ellis, McNeW, Padgett, Parker, Pryor,
Samsell, Slimp, Spears and Wester. All
this opposition on the part of East Ten
nesseeans, amounted to but little, as the
settled policy OH the part of the other divi
siOns of the State is to force upon us that to
which we are opposed.
IN THE SENATE,
The House bill was adopted to-day, after
stormy discussion, and passed on its sec
ond reading. In the discussion, DuBose
announced that the Ninth District as at
present formed can not elect Straight-Out
Democrat. His ideas of a straight Demo
crat may be gathered from the fact that he
spoke of the Memphis appeal and AUG-
Jdylche as unreliable, not being strong
enough in the faith.
VAUGHN IN TROUBLE.
While the ApportiOnment bill was un-
der discussion to-day, Mr.. Vaughn dis
played his immense knowledge of parlia-
mentary matters to advantage. Senator
Tolley, who is not supposed to in any way
be related to Danniel Webster, either by
affinity or otherwise, raised the point of
order that the Senate could not substitute a
House bill in lieu of its own. Vaughn de-
cided the point of order we'll taken, read
ing from the Constitution of the State, and
stating that the proposition was "clear
to his mind. An appeal was taken, when
the Senate refused to sustain the decision
of the Chair. Vaughn stood there like "a
poor boy in a ball room " looking as imbe-
cile as could be imagined, showing that he
was " at sea.n Senator Gibson arose with
a smile OH his countenance, if not broad
grin. and said that on behalf of the Chair,
he would announce that the decision of
the Chair was not sustained. But for this
there is no telling how long Senators
would have been allowed to sit still and
blush Before this is seen by your readers
the Apportionment bill will have become
a law, perhaps. w. r.