Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-15
BGsintss Transacted by the Lawmakers
YesterdaJ-The COmptrOIlership
ImbrOgliO Closed Out.
HObbs's COnfessiOH-HOuse in a Bad
BOx-EbOut that Ten Thousand
and Houses Three
Thousand.
Duncan ExOaerates FrisrsOB, and Says
that Neither Governor Brown nor
BRrch Knew Anything
Of the Trade.
More Corruption Suggested-AnOther
OmmIttee-GOVernOr FOrter's
Secretary-The Senatorial
Question.

COmmIttee-GOvernOr FOrter's
Seeretary-The Senatorial
Question.
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NASHVILLE, January 14.-But little
business of importance was transacted
in the legislature to day. New bills:
BY Mr.. JamisOn: To repeal a section of
an act vesting the appointment of coun-
ty Jail physician with the sheriff. By
Mr.. Norman: To enfOre the days pre-
scribed by law and compelling chancel-
lOrs and judges to pay costs accruing
from any delay in opening, and bill to
repeal the thirty-first section of the act
Of March, 1873, providing more just
and equitable law fer the assessment
and collection of revenue, and
dictiOn. By MIR. Perkins: To
repeal the act of December 4th,
1867, and allow the jurors one dollar per
day and toll. Bill for protecting sheep
anu increasing the school fund revenue.
By Mr.. Rice of Madison: To locate the
West Tennessee lunatic asylum in Madi-
son county, or near Jackson, the site to
be selected by three commissioners,
| selected by the governor. Referred to
the special committee on asylums. Mr..
! ShaCklefOrd offered a bill to establish a
State bank issue of fifteen million dol
lars, to be located at Nashville, with
| branches at Memphis, Knoxville, and
other central points, to be selected by
board OF twelve directors, appointed by
the governor, One-third TO be farmers,
~ 70
hers from various pursuits, the appoint
ments to be subject to legislative con-
firmatiOn. The members are to serve
two years; pone to be appointed who
are stockholders or directors OF any other
[ bank. Not less than million dollars
are TO be annually buying in or paying
off the State debt. They are to be Sc
cured by the pledged faith OF the State,
and receivable for all moneys due the
State.
In the senate there was but little busi-
ness A resolution Of the Mississippi
legislature, insIucting their congress
men to support the bill providing for the
improvement OF the Mississippi river on
the Eads plan, was read and referred.
BY Mr.. OveTtOn: To diminish jailers'
fees. By MIR. Logan To make it q feiO-
ny to buy or sell State or county office.
by MI nay HSSs IL CHSdl TIC ldSb ie65-
islature's act for the benefit of agricul-
tural and mechanical societies.
The gOvernor-elect will be inaugu-
/ rated Monday.
The following card will appear in to-
mOrrow's Union and american:
NASHVILLE, January IA, 1915.
EDITORS UNION AND AMERICAN
In this mornings Banner / notice that
] = l,oE Mr IphEz hn
ceived ten thousand dollars from the
hands of Mr.. Wm. NJ, Duncan, on q
check drawn by Mr.. John FriersOn. In
this statement great injustice is done
Mr.. FriersoD, and l wish to state ems
phatjcally and unequivOcally that the
money Mr.. Hobbs received was not paid
on check by Mr.. Frierson. l will also
state that Mr.. FriersOn did not then nor
has he up to this time, either directly or
indirectly, paid one cent of the amount;
neither has he in any way promised to
do so hereafter. / write this without the
knowledge of Mr.. Frersou, who is ab
sent from the city. Yours respectfully,
WIN. NJ. DUNCAN.
Mr.. Duncan says he purchased the
office as business transaction in order
to save himself from loss by HUbbs's
inefficient management. He dealt
largely in State bonds, and had nearly
quarter of a million of dollars invested
on margin, which was borrowed funds.
He exonerates Governor Brown and
Colonel Burch from any connection or
completely, or knowledge of the affair
He felt assured that Governor Brown
was so pledged to maintain the State
credit, because of his speeches through
out the State that he would ap-
lDhla hlaGlG m
person who would manage the office
properly. He WAS iUduced by reason of
seIf-preservation in his business to seek
the resignation of Hobbs. He also eX-
cupates John FfiersOn from any con-
nection or completely whatever in the
matter. Thus has the testimony of
Mr.. Duncan shown that none of the
State officers had anything to do with
the affairs of the incompetent admins
tration of Hobbs. He exculpates John
FriersOn. Mr.. Enioe, edi or of the Jack
son COujer and Herald, voluntarily tes-
titled before the committee to-day, fully
exoneTatiDg himself from any compile
ity in the matter, and denying the state
ment of Hobbs as referring to himself.
He acted as 8 lawyer for House, but
learning the nature of the clients claim
upon Hobbs rejected the case and would
have nothing to do with it.
The committee on Federal relations,
after careful examination of the mat
ter, will report the following tomorrow:
ReSOlUed, by the legislature of the
State of Tennessee, speaking for and
representing the people Of the State Of
Tennessee That We sOlemnly protest
against the laWless and revolutionary
conduct OF the military forces Of the
United States, in the expulsion from
the capitol the legislature of one of
our sovereign States OF this Union,
when in actual possession, as unau-
thorized by the constitution and laws of
the United States.
ResOlred That We condemn the ac-
ton of the Federal administration in
dispensing the Legislature of our sister
State Of Louisiana by military force, as
an unauthorized usurpation ofpOwer and
subversive OF the fundamental principles
of system of government which TecOg-
DiZes the doctrine that all power is in
heTent 10 the people, and that all free
governments are founded on their au-
thOrity aud consent.
ResOlUed, That We condemn said
usuTpatiOn OF power as destructive of the
constitutional rights of the sovereign
states Of the Union, subveTsive of the
. fundamental laws of the land, and dan
gerous to the libertiesof the people.
ResOlUed, That we tender cur sympa-
thies and commend the people of Lon
isiana for their heroic ioTbeaTance.
Reso'ycd, That copy OF these resOiu-
tiOns be forwarded 10 our senators and
representatives in the congress of the
United States, and they are hereby re-
quested to do all in their power for the
immediate restoration Of the State Of
Louisiana to ali her rights and privileges
under the constitution Of ouf common
country.
An anti-Johnson caucus failed to be
effected to-day.
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HOBBs's CONFESSION.
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