Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1878-12-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
Money Obtained for the Blaine InVes-
tigating Commission.
Tbev Start South to Prosecute Their
Work this Week.
WrangliDg Over Preacher in an
Ohio Lutheran Church.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.

tor Teller, chairman of the Blaine
Investigating Committee, and Sena-
tor Edmunds, chairman of the SEN
ate Judiciary Committee, who
framed the law of the last session
twenty thousand dol
lars to be used for Investigations
ordered by the Senate adheres to
his former opinion, that the money
can not be used without further ac-
ton of Congress. He consented,
however, to refer the whole matter
to the Attorney General all par
ties to be bound by his decision. He
has written a long letter to Teller
to that effect
The Teller Committee met this
afternoon under a call issued by the
chairman in expectation Of a com
munication he received from Comp
troller Porter reviewing and revers-
ing his recent opinion as to the
availability for purposes of the
committee Of the twenty thousand
dollar appropriation of last session.
Mr.. Teller laid before the commit
tee a copy of the letter addressed
by him to the Comptroller yester-
day of the difficulty which has
arrisen from the use of the word
"said' in second section of act Of
June 10Th, 1873, which limits the
use of the appropriation to "de-
fraying the expenses of said inves
LEGATIONS and inquiries as have al
ready been or may hereafter be
directed by the Senate.
Mr.. Teller claims that the word
printed "said' was "such" in Mr..
Edmunds' manuscript. lie con-
cludes his letter as follows: "In
view of these circumstances, and in
order to give any effect to the Sec
ton at all, it appears to me there
can be little difficulty in holding to
this construction, especially so in
aid of investigation, voted for al
most unanimously by both political
parties in the Senate, and one of
great interest to the public either
as exposing a wrong committed
against the whole people or as vim
dicating the people of several of
the States from unjust suspicion.
The Chairman also laid before the
Committee letter from Senator
Blaine, which was filed without ac-
ton, and stated that no reply has
yet been received from Senator
Thurman.
The Comptrollers letter not be-
ing received up to 3 o'clock, the
Committee adjourned till Monday.
Senator Blaine's letter to Mr..
Teller, Chairman, ETC., bearing date
of Dec. %, 1878, referring to the
resolution of the Committee asking
for specifications, etc, of outrages
and violence, contains the follow
ing:
1t can not of course be the pur-
pose of your honorable committee
to limit the investigation to any
particular class of " "frauds,' out
RACES and violence committed in the
recent elections that may be spec
fled bysme. The resolution is nj
action of the Senate speaking al
most unanimously, and it is not fol
me to say what your committee j;
expected to investigate beyond
what is expressed in the resolution
itself in very explicit terms. 1
would be gross assumption in IN,
to specify where the Senate itsel
has directed, but are anxious t,
indicate any details that may ex
pedite the labors of the committee
| will call your attention special,
to the tissue ballot frauds in Soutl
Carolina; to laws of that Stat
which made free voting impossible
in the cotton counties +; to the prac
tice in that State of breaking VI
all meetings held to oppose tn,
Democratic party, unless Demo
cratic speakers were allowed to TAX
part in the discussions; and to al
the methods by which, in Sumpte
and other counties, a full and fre,
election was prevented. In Louisi-
ana, l invite your attention to tn,
murders in Tensas parish on cleo
ton day, and to frauds COMMITTEES
in the same; to frauds and out
RACES upon the ballot in the city o
New Orleans, and even while | invit
to the alleged murder of two wit
nesses on their way to U. S. Cour
to testify against those who ha'
robbed them of their rights on tn
day of election. could make fur
ther specifications in those tw'
States and in other Southern States
but ! have not time. am jus
leaving for New England, and an