Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-16
POLITICAL.
The Two Million Fraud On Alabama
Revelations.

Radical Revelations.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. March 15.-During
debate in the House of Representatives
L. E. ParsoD, who was the Speaker of the
House, said that the two million bond bill
passed by that body was void cab initio,"
because it had never received 8 constitu-
tional vote. Hunter, another member,
said the bill was passed by a House that
had no quorum. The Legislature has been
in session four months and there is no
prospect of adjournment before April. A
civil rights bill substantially the same as
Summers bill was killed in the House by
10 majority. The House is Republican.
If E. solomon is special agent for this State
it has been kept profound secret here, but
his representions as to the mention of
Alabama to pay her just debts are unden-
iably correct.
Radical Ku.KIux.
NEW YORK, March ia Savannah,
Ga, dispatch says the disturbance at Lake
City, Fla, reported from there by Col.
Whitley. originated with the Reed faction
of the Republicans, who failed to secure
Office from the Hart government. The
mob threatened to Ku-Klux the present
appointees, and fired several volleys into
their residences. The United States Mar
shal, aided by the militia, arrested the ring
leaders, who were taken to Jacksonville.
New Hampshire.
CONCORD, March 15.-Gov. Straw has
nominated Jno. Everett Sargent for Chief
Justice of the supreme judicial court, vacant
by the death of Henry A. Bellows, and FL
lery A. Hibbard, the defeated candidate for
Congress in the first district to the bench
vacated by Judge Sargent's promotion.
The Story of a Lobbyist.
ST. LOUIS, March 15-In the alleged bri-
berry investigation at Jefferson City yester-
day, after Mr.. Burger had given his evidence
Frank HickoX testified that in the course OF
with Burger about the insur-
ance bill he asked him if he wouldn't like
to 60 on it, and Burger replied he would if
he could make anything out of it. Hickox
said he had no doubt but that if he Dur
ger) would work for the bill hundred dol
lar bill could be dropped some place where
he could find it. Burger said he would not
sell his vote, but if hundred dollar note
were dropped where he could find it, be
would work for the bill and could influence
ten men in its favor. Subsequently HickoX
told Burger no money could be got for this
bill as it had been so amended its friends
did not care whether it passed or not.
Witness had no interest in the bill; did not
even know any one in the city working for
it, but made the offer to Burger because,
from ,iaa graf interest manifested by out
siders, Ia suppositiOn was that there was
money in the bill, and be could not strike
the mine better than to investigate Burger,
and he (witness) wanted
Some of the Apple Pie
himself. HickoX said he had had previous
with Burger about pending
measures, aud the latter had requested
witness to keep lookout for bills that had
had money in them and inform him. Bur-
ger had furnished witness with list of the
members he said he could control, and the
list was produced, containing 20 names
marked with stars, daggers, dots, letters,
etc., the signs used by members of the
"third house," as to the availability of
upInhprS