Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-03-19
g. B. PETERS, JR.,
A. A. TAYLOR.
EDWARDH. EAST,
II d TDI II
THAT REPORT.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, March II, 1875
There was report presented in the SEN
ate to-day by Mr.. Logan, of the COM
mittee appointed to invC C5tigate charges
against certain members Of the last leg
islature, to the effect that thorough in
vestigation had been made, and that the
same were not sustained, but intimating
that possibly a different result would
have been reached had the committee
been able to secure the attendance, as a
witness, of JnS L. House, who had
skipped the country about the time the
committee was appointed. A copy of
this report was carefully made, with a
view Of its being presented in the house,
but it was not, and for the reesOn that
several members of the committee, not
having had an opportunity to see this
report before it was presented, drafted
report of their own, in which they as
serted that several members of the last
legislature were very seriously impli-
Gated by the testimony, which fact could
be sscertained by reference to said tes-
timony, although the gentlemen re-
ferred to had all denied the allegations,
thus reducing the matter to a conflict OF
testimony. This evening Mr.. Logan
Withdrew his report by permission, with
q view of presenting another tomorrow,
which will, no doubt, be of a somewhat
different stripe.
AN INTERESTING REPORT.
Among the reports presented in the
senate this morning was one from the
committee on penitentiary. The
report included description of visit
made by the committee to the Tracy
City coal mines, in Grundy county,
where one hundred and fifty-Dine con.
victs are employed in mining, the les
sees receiving for their services the sum
Of twenty-five thousand dollars per an
mum, or more than tWo-thirds of the ell
tire amount paid by the le1sees for the
one thousand and thirty-three con-
victs now confined in the penitentiary
Cncluding branch prisons) together with
the free use of million dollars worth OF
machinery and tools. The committee
were so well pleased with the plan Of
working conVicts in the cOal-mines that
they recommend the selling of the pen
itentiary and an investment Of the pro-
ceeds in coal-lands, arguing that the
State could in this way secure net in-
come OF at least one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars per annum. 1t is hard
ly probable that in consequence Of the
Recommendation a sale of the peniten-
tiary property will take place this week,
but possibly it may result in the State
securing more than thirty thousand dol
lars per annum for the leasing of the
penitentiary when the present lease ex-
pires, which will occur before the legis-
lsture meets again.
A FLAG PRESENTATION
in this city is among the events of the
near future. Governor Porter, having
received communication from a COM
mittee appointed for that purpose, to the
effect that military company just Or
gsniZed in Edgefield had been christened
"The Porter Rifles" his excellency re-
sponded yesterday in a neat letter,
wherein he took occasion to remark:
81 have recently made requisition on
the chief of ordinance at Washington
for lot Of breech-loading rifles of the
most approved pattern, with the neces-
sary accoutrements, and / trust that l
will, at an early day, see the ''Porter
Rifiesn on parade, armed with this gun
and carrying the national flag, which l
propose to present to the company so
soon as it is armed and equipped
NIGHT SESSIONS.
Last week both houses adopted reso'u-
IlOuS pIONiuIuS IOI uIShL SSSSIOuS Ou
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday
nights. Under this rule, the senate has
held two night sessions, but there was q
struggle over the matter Monday night,
and an Intellectual attempt made to sus-
pend it. The night session was held,
but it was very slimly attended, as no
doubt all the others will be, though
there is work enough to be done, a
portion OF which will not be attended to
for lack of sufficient time, and notwith-
standing this fact, and thenear approach
Of the final adjournment of the legisla-
ture, bills are introduced in both bodies
nearly every day.
THAT CAUCUS.
The following call was circulated for
signatures while the two houses Of the
general assembly were in session on
Monday evening:
NASHVILLE, TENN, March Is, 1875
The undersigned, members Of the legis-
lature of the State of Tennessee thirty
ninth), now in session, respectfully sug-
gest to their brother members the pro-
priety-it may he the absolute necessity
of party meeting of such members
as hold the Democratic creed, aud adj
here 10 the organization OF that party as
it at present exists in the State OF Ten
nessee, to take into consideration mat