Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-20
THAT TESTIMONY.

The Union and american OF the eigh-
teenth, publishes the following testi-
mony before the investigating commit
tee Of the legislature:
"The investigation has lasted several
weeks and has not been pushed with any
extraordinary degree ofvigor. Senator
isl witnesses We're examined, as follows
E. A. james, James White, II. NJ.
! MAdOO, J. NJ. Elder, l.. G. Houck, l..
| F. Hyder and A. T. Lacey, all members
/ OF the last general assembly; DR.. Will
liam Morrow, state treasurer; B. A. En-
loe, now editor OF the Jackson Courier
| Herald; John M. Fleming, state super
intendent OF public instruction; William
! Rule, OF the Knoxville Chronicle; s. II.
Taylor, book-keeper of the State Ma
tional bank Of Memphis; w. M. Dun
can, banker, Of this city; M. @. Gala
way, editor OF the Memphis APPEAL;
w. II. Carroll, of Memphis; ]. B. O'Bden
and J. c. M'Crary, of Nashville.
Taylor, who was an anti-funding can
didate for comptroller before the last
general assembly, ssid in the course OF
MS tesu had a conversation
with J. NJ. Heating, of the APPEAT,
just before or just after the election Of
johnson, in which he stated he was
feeling sore upon the point. l believe
that his absence from Memphis two
years ago was because of his coming
here to aid the funding scheme. l
thought at the time his paper was paid
for it. Heating was in New York part
Uf the time.n
"SOre upon what point?"
ION that point in which he said he
had been dealt unfairly with by these
funders. That was, that SO and so
much was to be allowed to the APPEAL.
l heard that Mr.. DuPre was to be al
lowed so much, Galloway so much, and
Keating so much. heard that Gala
way got on spree during the
pending Of the scheme and lost
certain papers connected with the fund
ing bill. Heating said seventy-five
thousand dollars in State bonds was to
be carried six months, and that the
enhancement on the bonds was to 90 to
the credit Of the APPEAL. They were
Tennessee bonds"
The same witness said:
81 would like to speak Of another
thing. You have in your possession, /
suppose, q letter ] wrote to Hobbs. /
saw 8 paragraph in the avalanche to
the effect that he had been bought out,
and wrote to him asking him upon what
terms he had resigned"
This does not exactly correspond with
what Mr.. Taylor did write to Hobbs, as
shown by the following extract from the
original letter, filed with the comptrol-
lership investigating committee, and
embraced in their published report:
"Rumor has it that you are about to
resign. The motives that prompt you
to this action l am unaware OF, but am
eager to secure the office, for which,
few months ago, was candidate; and
from you I1OOlGld like to knOlO the terms,
and promise that they shall be strictly
confidential.
Colonel Galloway, Of the APPEAL,
wss examined, and testified in the most
emphatic terms that he knew OF no
money having been used in connection
with the passage OF the bill, and that he
had made no arrangement by which q
consideration was given to secure the
support Of the APPEAL. The papers re-
ferred to by Mr.. Taylor were Of a pri-
vAte nature, and had no connection
with the funding bill. He was equally
positive that Mr.. Heating had not en-
tered into any agreement by which
seventy-five thousand dollars in bonds
was to be carried six months for the
benefit Of the APPEAL, as such bar
gain could not have been made or car
ried out unless witness, as one of the
prOprietors Of the paper, had been aware
of the fact.