Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-17

when he emphatically denied the
damaging story so far as his paper was
concerned, but admitted that he had
had certain propositions looking to a
speculation in Tennessee bonds made
To him, personally, but that this was
purely private transaction which
was not prosecuted and that nothing
came of it.
THE LATEST SENSATION
Ia connection with the Legislature. is
tue appointment Of another Joint In>
vestigating Committee in consequence
ot reiteratiou 10y the New Orleans
Itmes OF its assertion that the Shelby
county delegation valued their united
support nf JuhnsoI in his Senatorial
hght, at $4,000, and that he paid that
sum To secure il. OF course no one
who knows Mr.. Johnson and the gen
uemen accompanying the delegation
nom shelby county, eutertains for IA
moment a belief of this story but in
view OF the character and position of
those gentlemen, and the attitude
assumed by the Times, the matt. r
could not be allowed to pass unno.
uced, and ut the earnest solicitation of
the members thus slandered, the COM
mittee was appointed, consisting of
Senators Quarles, Blizzard and Wade !;
and representatives McGlothlin, Tay-
lur, Neal and Jamisou. A telegram
was sent to the editor of the Times
night before last. by the committee.
couched in, the following words and
figures, to-wit:
You charged that the delegation
from Shelby county were influenced
by mercenary motives in casting their
votes for Andrew johnson for Sena-
tor, and challenged investigation You
have reiterated the charge, and de-
mauded that COMMITTEES should be
appointed, with power to send for per
sons and papers. That committee has
been appointed, and now demands
that you make good the charges pre-
ferred. Our Legislature will adjourn
in ten days, and we admonish you to
make the utmost dispatch, as we de-
sire To report before adjournment. If
there are any witnesses whom you de-
sire subpmnaed, or subppnas duces
tecum, they Will be issued and served
at once. We will await you and your
answer at Nashville"
Two days have elapsed since this
telegram was sent, but up to late
hour this afternoon no reply had been
tLo con,n,ittoa totJ oi'a,i I nan W
he ali NOT beor 'U'u Irori ,''1 ~ ~ Tng o'iav II
'eflli a f,,,, ba,,rs ',,o h I,I n%"'II nan .l1n
graph hih. oc,oi,, tr id.L. II. .i
general supp69ition iieft III tL ,,Is. iS Ille ,,,s
formation published in the Times
originally, was furnished by resident,
the cause Of the "iia iiafi5i fdiI551atsiied td. with
Us the Hhelpy ueIegatloil IL calleu-ahe
Iilal ne TOOK ms method OF venting
ms Spleeu "Ealus, theh ana 'le man
VINO ieCeiNtu 'he'r support anu lnaI
the "eIay III nearing from New Or
IeahS Is III consequence Oh some cor
re IG'l'"h,ueIice between tl1U city ana
NltH'puls Whlch ~ pr"odply going on,
SINE DIE.
An adjournment. sine die of the
T,egisIatiire may he lacked for ahont
the ojth inst. Roth Houses have
adonted resolutions nroviding for nie,ht
sessions on Monday. Wednesdav and
Fridav Of pach weel The firgt niybt
session held Inv the Senate under This
rnIe occurrei Last nigbt ana was
slimIy attended. owing TO the fact
that Robinson,s NIinstrels gave their
opening performance at Ine ODBra
House, and proved an attraction too
strong to be resisted by quite a num-
ber of the members of that body.
The CHRONICLE correspondent was
at the Opera House because of rumor
which had been generally circulated
about the city for two days, to the eff
feet that party of colored men pro-
posed to purchase tickets of admission
to the dress circle and force their way
to that part or the building, and, led
by ms nose Tor news, the writer made
use OF iree pass and put in an APP
pearance IN order to witness the 1n-
pus which 1t was predicted wou'u Ioi-
low TINS attempt to carry out TIE pro,
visions OF that sum OF Vlllalnles,
the civil rights Dlll lie saw no dark
les IN the dress circle, and consequent
ly, no rumpus, buJ he dld see three
mIddle-aged Senators slttlng. together
IN lhe paGquetIe! eNldehtly Impressed
WIN me cohEIcllou thaJ they were
getIlhg thelr money S worth, though
most OF me Jokes were OF the most ven
efaois character, ana tuG remaining
Jew were OF lhe lfee-ahd-easy SORT
Suth d1 WOuiu lot nave Ueen HOlleu on