Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-12-23
WASHINGTON.
Proposed Improvement of the Mis-
sippi Levees.
Republican Senatorial Cnucus.
Some Plain Language from senator
Lewis.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 2l-The Mis-
sissippi delegation in the interest of
the levees, consisting of Judge Jefferds,
Col. Haycraft,' and Col. Bruce the
Federal Senator elect, visited the Pres
ident. These gentlemen had previ-
ously visited the Commission upon the
levees. The President favored gens
eral system of levees, as partial systems
while protecting one portion damaged
another, and that to make the system
ettectual there must be concert of ac-
ton. The Committee speak highly Of
the Presidents knowledge of what ia
requisite to save the alluvial lands
bordering on the Mississippi, its tribu-
taries and its outlets. Haycrait and
Bruce leave tonight and Jelltrds re-
mains.
The Supreme Court in the case of
the county of Cambus W. Clews ct al ,
from the District Court of Alabama.
This was case. where county bonds
were ISSUED to n railroad company.
The opinion reailirms that when the
proper officers have certified, their Ger.
tificates are conclusive and in favor of
the holder of the bonds. The decision
below was affirmed.
The Commission of Engineers upon
the levees are not entirely in accord.
The civilian members favor that their
report should contain a recommended
ton. The army engineers doubt their
right to make suggestions or recon-
mendations to Congress, and propose
a dreary array of science.
The Republican Senators held eau
Gus this afternoon at the solicitation
of the Southern Republican Senators
and Representatives, at which the
condition of the South was consider
ed. The Senators from the South adj
vocated the sending of troops to sew
eral of the States of that section. They
feared that the Republican party was
hopelessly dead unless decisive steps
were taken during the present session
to put down the turbulent whites.
They confessed their inability to poll
white votes. The Northern Senators
did not endorse the propositions, and
some of them openly expressed them
selves against further interference with
affairs of the South, saying they had
lost many votes in the North by il.
Senator Lewis, of Virginia, declared
that the Republican party had lost
power in the South because of the bad
character of many of its would be
leaders and the advocacy of the Civil
Rights Bill, which he considered a
most iniquitous measure. The South
could only be carried for the Republi.
can party as at present organized by
sending soldiers enough there to pre-
vent the people from voting The
majority evidently agreed with him, as
before. "a vote was taken, many Sena
tors left the room and Senator Morton,
who was relied upon by the extreme
Republicans, did not come to their re
lief.
Presidential Proclamation on MissIs
sippi Affairs.
TIE Presidential proclamation, da
ted to-day, commands all disorderly
persons in Warren county, and Vicks
burg, Mississippi, to retire to theil
homes and abstain from all forcible re-
sistance to the law, and to submit
themselves to the lawful authority o
that county and State.
The House Elections Committee de.
cides in favor of Snyder from the
Second Alabama District.
The following nomination was made
Lewis +. Parsons as District Judge fol
Alabama, rice Busted resigned.