Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-24
The LEGISLATURE.
The War Against Maynard.
NASHVILLE. March 2

The political caldron boiled strongly in
the House in the forenoon of to-day. Rep
resentative Freeman, of Haywood, offered
a bill in lieu of the one proposed by the
apportionment committee, which lays of
the entire State into symmetrical districts,
except one along the Tennessee river. His
bill would have left the Second District as
it now stands, with the counties of Fen
tress, Cumberland, Meigs and Rhea added.
The First would have remained as it is.
He stated that he had no idea his bill
would be adopted as the object of the SEES
sion was to defeat Horace Maynard, and
nothing more. He passed high and wOr-
| thy compliment on the character of our
distinguished Representative in Congress
who he said stood head and shoulders
above any Democrat in the Tennessee del
egation, or over any one who was likely to
| be his successor. A half dozen dyed-in-
the-wooI simon pure Democrats were on
their feet at once, gesticulating wildly and
| calculating, "Mr. Speaker" They all
| took their seats and awaited their time,
each seeming ready to swallow Freeman
alive. 1t was amusing to see him parry
off their puny missiles, almost without an
effort. Democrats admit that in the dis
| cussiOn they got the worst Of it. One of
| them speaking of it afterwards, said Free
man chad no mercy on them, severing
They voted down his bill, however. by an
overwhelming majority.
COL. H. t. DICK.
1t is refreshing to meet among so many
reckless partiZans, one who is fair and
honest. While the ApportiOnment bill
was under consideration this morning Oh
its second reading, Col. II. T. Dick, who
represents Jefferson, Greene and Hawkins,
20 mode arlZa oOoinct loft
Jefferson county from the First District. |
He said that as an honest man, he could |
not under the oath he had taken, vote for
bill intended to legislate any man out of |
or into an Office. He believed that ma
jority of his people were Republicans, |
speaking of Jefferson county, and as such |
they were entitled to their choice in select |
ing Representatives to Congress. He |
would do no act calculated to deprive them |
of such choice, no matter who it may fall |
upon. We understand that Mr.. Samsell, |
the Representative from Granger, enter
tains the same liberal views. Upon the
other hand, we learn that Mr.. Carr,
the mis-Representative from Washing
ton, avOWs it as his conviction of !
duty to prevent the formation of single
district if possible, where a Republican
can be elected. The Republicans of his
county will withstand his attacks as they
are without force except in their venom
and this may be avoided. A number of
members avOY in public diGoussioR that
they religiOusly believe it to be Their duty
to so gerrymander the districts as to pre-
vent the election of a Republican, and es-
pecially Horace Maynard, whose name
they pronounce with emphasis on the last
syllable, and with peculiar fiendish
hatred which they cannot conceal. We
give them credit, some of them, for can
Jr,.H -, IOsV 70 o,%
havn't sense enough to practice deception.
CANDIDATES.
The final result will be reached soon,
and we already hear of candidates for
Congress. From the Second District, the
Great Garrett, who now represents the
Third, will probably want to run. We al
so hear the name of Col. John p. Murray,
of Jackson county, mentioned, Colonel
Combs, of White county, is also spoken of.
The majority of the voting population be-
ing west of the mountains, Middle Ten
nessee will always be able to control the
district. This may not be consoling to our
friend, Col. John Williams, and others
who have aspiration, yet it being true, we
must write it.
In the third district we have Vaughn,
who is already preparing speeches to make
in Congress. And then in the same coun
ty we have Capt. Chambers, North Caro-
lima carpet-bagger, member of the present
House, and a clever lawyer. We also
have Eb. James, Fat Clementson and
friend Blizzard, Spears, of Sequatchie, will
be an aspirant. He labors, how
ever, under the disability of having been
in the Federal army, and of having always
conducted himself as an honorable con-
scientious gentleman. His chances are
not good in that party But we will wait
and see.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
The entire time of the Senate was taken
I'D to-day in the discussion of a PROPOSE
ton to appoint State Superintendent of
Public INSTITUTION. Some very good
speeches were made and some exceeding
" weak and foolish. The measure was
loaded down with odious amendments and
then tabled. l don't blame this Legisla-
ture, looking at the matter from a selfish
standpoint, for opposing education, for
educated people might keep them in their
proper level, which would certainly not be
law making.
THE VIRGINIA BOUNDARY LINE.
Senator Gibson read an able and inter-
esting report in the Senate this morning
OH the subject of the boundary line be-
tween Virginia and Tennessee. He has
given the subject much thought and based
this report of the Committee of which he
is Chairman, on very ancient, as well as
more modern surveys. The report will be
adopted, and it is to be hoped that this
vexed question may be once more settled.
w. R.
Tom Scatt Across the River