Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-31

B. Campbell, h. w. NJ. Mackey and
G. Y. Munger, of South Carolina;
Gov. Nichols, Col. Zachary and ex-
Chief Justice Ludeling, of Louisiana
Hon. Reuben Davis, of Mississippi,
J. Cole Davis, of Helena, Arkansas,
and the editor of the Avalanche, a
Democratic paper published in
Memphis, Tennessee. But l beg
especially to refer you to large
mass of valuable information in the
office of the Attorney General of
the United States already called
for by the Senate, and soon / pre-
sumo to be laid before your com
mittee. This is official in its char
acter and in many cases has the
weight and value of legal evidence,
not requiring further examination
of witnesses to authenticate and
confirm it. In Offering the
resolution in the Senate, | did
not assume the part of public prose-
cutor, but especially declined any
such service. The invitation of
your Honorable Committee, howey-
er, is one which l can not disregard,
and on the reassembling Of Con-
gress | shall, from time to time, lay
such facts before you, and make such
suggestions as may seem to consti-
tute full and fair compliance with
all the requirements Of your rcsolu-
ton.
With great respect your obedent
servant, j. &. BLAINE.
The Senate Committee investi-
eating the omission of the Hot
Springs clause from the Appropria
ton bill of last session will make
their report Immediately after the
holiday recess.
Senator Conover will be entirely
exhonorated from implications cast
upon him by certain employees of
the Treasury secret service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The Act
ing Attorney General having de-
cided that the appropriation of
twenty thousand dollars heretofore
made could be used by the Teller
Investigating Committee, the Sec
retary of the Senate this morning
made a requisition upon the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for ten thou
sand dollars of the money. The
requisition was pushed through
without delay. The money was
delivered to the Secretary to be by
him disbursed upon the vouchers
approved by Teller, chairman of
the special committee.
a subcommittee Of the Teller
Committee, consisting of Teller,
Cameron, of Wisconsin, Kirkwood,
Garland and Bailey will leave here
on Thursday for New Orleans to
begin an investigation into the al
legged frauds in the recent election.
They will also visit Charleston and
such other points as may be deter
mined upon by them.
The President and Mrs. Hayes,
Vice President Wheeler, Secretary
Evarts and General Sherman left
for New York this morning to at
tend the annual meeting of the
New York Historical Society. They
will return tomorrow evening.
The Internal Revenue Commits
sioner this morning received the
following telegram
The public debt statement to be
issued from the Treasury Depart
ment on Thursday, will show very
little change from the statement OF
December LIST, when the increase
was S3,214,000, caused by the is,
sue of warrants for the payment OF
the Halifax fishing award during
that month. Usually thc recoiptS
and expenditures during December
are about equal to the surplus re,
ceipts last December, being but
| 81, 900, in January and February
however, the receipts always exceed
the expenditures, and by the first o.
March the increase of S., 900, which
the monthly statement now show:
will be entirely cancelled.
The Teller committee met thi;
morning pursuant to Saturdays adj
iournment. There were prcson
the chairman and Senators Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, Kirkwood, Bal
ley and Garland. The chairman
having laid before the committee
} the opinion of the acting ATTORNEY
General That the $20,000 appropria
ton of last June is available, anC
announced that Comptroller Porte
will approve requisition to place
it to the credit Of the contingen
fund Of the Senate subject to tn
drafts of this committee, Senator.
Bailey and Garland raised the poin
that the committee should decide
for itself whether or no
it can generally use th'
money. They, Messrs. Garlant
and Bailey, agreed with the opinion
expressed by the Comptroller, anC