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

Interest Law was rejected, and a motion en-
tered to reconsider the vote rejecting it.
HOUSE.
The Senate resolution endorsing Captain
Eads plan for improving the mouths Of the
Mississippi was rejected
The House resolution to fx the rate of
taxation at twenty-five cents on the hun-
dred dollars was discussed all the afternoon,
when the House adjourned until o'clock
p. NJ. Judge East made a strong speech in
opposition to the resolution
Mr.. Taylor made lengthy speech favor
ing the resolution
NAsHv1LLE, Feb. -, 1875.
SENATE.
Mr.. Morgan offered resolution to refer
Finance Committee, and to report bill.
BY Mr.. Quarles-A resolution directing
the Committee on Public Grounds to visit
Hermitage and examine into the possibility
of establishing the jackson hospital there
on. Adopted
a new bill was introduced by Mr.. Hodges
to abolish all Chancery Courts after Janu-
airy 1875, except the Chancery Courts of
Davidson and Shelby counties.
Senate bill to repeal the conventional in
terest law was rejected by vote of u to
10, but will be reconsidered on Monday,
Blizzard voting in the negative for that
purpose.
The House bill to allow certain counties
to issue konds with which to purchase sup
plies for their citizens, passed third read.
ing
House resolution to appoint joint COM
mittee to whom to refer all bills and resolu-
tions regarding the finances OF the State,
with instructions to report a bill, passed
third reading. II.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb. 9th, s =. NJ.
The water has risen Eve feet within the
last twenty-four hours and eleven within
the last forty-eight. 1t is now seven feet
below tho flood of 1867, and rising one and
three>fourths inches per hour The aood of
1s47 was forty-two feet above low water
mark and that of 1867 ffty-fve feet above.
All the southern portion of the city is
flooded. The water is now over Market
street at the corner of Eighth, and in the
postofice and depots and around the hotels.
The merchants on Market street have
either removed or raised their goods. A
strong current divides the city in halves.
Several buildings and man ufactories
along the river are gone. The steam ferry
and small buats are removing the people
from isolated points. No loss of life has
been reported. have no time to say
more. :.
A Relief Committee has been organized.
Business is entirely suspended, and all is
commotion.
Both of the gas works, and the water
works are submerged.
People are being removed from the upper
stories of buildings. Probably half the
populace have been driven from their
homes. The water reached the city iron
manufactures this forenoon.
Lookout Flour Mills were run till the
water stopped the engine, and furnished
-four to the needy without charge
The Chickamauga Whitley is a vast inland
lagoon, extending thirty miles south. The
destruction of property in that direction, as
well as up and down the Tennessee Valley,
is immense.
The storm near Dalton eliminated in a
regular tornado, destroying and blowing
away houses, barns, etc, and killing several
persons.
IATER.-Lookout FIGURING Mills are on
fire and will be destroyed, together with
several hundred barrels of -four and a large
quantity Of grain.
The passenger depot OF the Alabama and
Chattanooga railroad has caught from the
burning mills, and can not be saved, Both
are surrounded by watsr. $.
LATEST.
CHATTANOOGA, Midnight, February 9th.
The Lookout Mills are entirely burned.
The loss is $jOOOO insurance $4,000
The depot was saved by the united eff
forts of the fremen and citizens. The loss
will average 81, 900. The fremon made a
connection with the hose three feet under
the water, and thus saved the depot.
The river is still rising at the rate Of one
inch and one-quarter an hour. 5.
NASHVILLE, March l, 1875.
SENATE.
Mr.. Polk, from the Special Committee to
visit the School for Deaf and Dumb at
Knoxville, reported the condition Of that
Institution as very satisfactory.
The House resolution to appoint joint
committee to investigate the condition of
the Bank of Tennessee was rejected.
Mr. Blizzard moved to reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill to repeal the Conven-
tional Interest law.
Bill to establish State Normal School
was elected.