Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-05

| the Haywood county vote for congress
and his name was prominent before the
/ Humboldt convention, last fall, that
nominated Billy Caldwell. He is the
! first Democratic representative HAY.
wood has had since the war, that county
never having had but one Democrat in
the Legislature even before the war. He
will make n good speaker.
/ GOSSIP ABOUT THE U. S. sENAToRsHIF.
AS the Legislature failed TO organize
to-day, the election of United States
senator has to be delayed TO Tuesday,
the nineteenth Of this month. This is
a disappointment 10 the public, and
some are disposed TO complain that the
legislature Is allowing its time to be
wasted on candidates.
The election of Bond is said TO be
al anti.JohnsOn triumph, as Mr.. Cum
Minis represented the johnson strength.
This is Tumor merely. AS there were
three candidates no such significance
can be attached to The election. Bond
Is silent as TO who he will vote for or
support. His silence is shared by many
other members, and indicates anything
but a determined support of any one
candidate or agreed combination against
johnson.
The senatorial question is still unset
tied, but au effort to defeat Johnson by
8 combination, which / shall inform
you of before closing, is being made.
Should this com bination succeed q West
Tennessee man may be elected.
The senate will effect its organization
tomorrow. At the last session Mr..
M'Gaughey was not elected until the
Of yUaHroe Aol
that day being twenty-four.
Gossip has 1t that an effort is being
made TO unite the Brown and Stephens
supporters against Johnson and tie field
For two days a vague rumor has been
circulating that Governor Brown may
not be nominated unless sure OF an
election. have heard it rumOTed that
should this combination be effected be-
tween Brown and Stephens, the one who
was first dropped would give his support
to the other, with the understanding that
two years hence the favor would be re-
ciprocated in electing COOper's success
sOr. This is mere gossip, and l do not
know whether or not it can be accredited
as possible, much less as possible. Mr.
johnson is aware that efforts of a combin.
alton have been attempted against him,
UlL VI WDdt bdlulc VI IOI WuOSS lulSIOSl
l am not informed. 1t seems that the
Unified States statute making it ineum-
bent upon the legislature to proceed with
the election of senator the second Tues
day after organization being merely di-
rectOry, does not prohibit the assembly
going into election Immediately after the
This is the view enter
tanned by some members of the legisla-
TuAn oos1.
but it is not the popular belief. To-
morrow a resolution will be offered in
either branch Of the legislature to pro
ceed at once with the election of senator
as soon as the organizations are COM
plete.
LEGISLATIVE.
Associated Press Dispatch.i
NASHVILLE, December 4.-The legi5-
lature of ennessee sembled at noon
to-day. The house was called to order
by Neil S Brown, jr., principal clerk of
the former house The oath was ad-
ministered to the members by T. J.
Freeman, assOciate-justice of the su-
preme court. Judge John 81. Lea, of
Davidson, was appointed temporary
chairman. After the first ballot for
speaker, it was suggested by Judge East,
of Davidson, that au oath to support the
of Tennessee and the
United States hsd been unintentionally
omitted, and suggested, before proceed
ing further, that it be administered.
The balIoting was then suspended and
the clause to support the constitution of
Tennessee and the United States was
then administered to each member by
Judge Joe Gnild, of Davidson county.
On the tenth ballot Lewis Bond, OF Hay
wood county, was>elected speaker Of the
house; the senate falling to elect pres
ldent on the tenth ballot, adjourned un.
til tomorrow, for this reas :. the two
houses cannot meet i'll convention for
the election OF United States senator
before Tuesday, the ninteenth instant.