The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-03-05
Nashville News.
Letter FROM +" CLLNCHp
70 the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette :
WHY 1T WAS DELAYED.

WHY 1T WAS DELAYED.
Last Saturday being Washington's
birthday, the letter-carrier didn't
visit this part of the city, conse-
quentIy didn't get my last week
letter off in time for this weeks GA
zETTE. will try to be more prompt
In The future.
AS USUAL.
If anything Of interest has trans
pired about the capitol since my
last letter, | have been unable 10
hear of it. made a short visit TO
that institution of confusion last
Tuesday, and 1.-THE Senator from
Warren" was on the floor wasting
his locomotive lung-power, as usual,
uEon some measure in which no.
body seemed interested.
NO REPORT.
Nothing from the " Star chamber, .
the State debt investigating com
mittee," has been made public. The
average Tennessee legislator is as
shy Of this subject as country boy
is of an elephant. Ask most any
Of them their views about it, and
they only look wise out of the cor
ner of their starboard eye, and say,
"Oh, wait till the committee reports,
and we'll soon fix the matter up AL
right" Yes, in horn
LOCAL OPTION.
The regular thing for the "morn-
ing hour" in the House, is the pre-
senting of few Thousand petitions
for Local Option" law, and like
number of protests against the same
and | suggest right here, that if
the House porters take good care OF
all such documents, and sell them to
paper mill. it will materially aug
ment their perquisites, which is the
only legitimate use for them L can
think Of. The Local Option" law
asked for is not only contrary to the
constitutions Of the United States
and the State of Tennessee, bat if
enacted deprives the State of an
important revenue, puts premium
on illicit liquor traffic, aud, as a
temperance measure, would surely be
a failure. No law can be enacted
! which will control a mans appetite
or his religion, which history abund'
antly proves. 1 take the same po-
sition on the subject OF temperance,
which brother Poats, Of the "Haw-
kins County Department." so clear
" outlined in a recent number Of the
GAZETTE, which is doubtless remem
bered by your readers.
| EFFICIENT OFFICERS.
The Committee on Penitentiary
have not yet reported, hence Gov.
Marks has made no change in its
management-Gen. Frank Cheat
ham still attending to the duties Of
| Superintendent, and Maj. II. +.
Cummins TO those of Warden. Both
of these gentlemen have proved
themselves faithful and efficient Of
ficers, and if it were left to a vote
of the Legislature. or The people, l
am confident they would be retained
in the positions they now occupy.
PERSONAL.
Judge John A. Mckinney is in
the city for few days, and honored
your scribe by a hasty visit. Tie
Judge seems to be as popular and
we'll known down here as he is i'll
Hawkins. A well informed West
Tennessee man told me the other
day, in conversation, that East Ten
nessee would furnish the next Gov
ernor, and that Mckinney was the
man. only mention this as St1'asU.
The House Of Representatives is
again adorned and Illuminated by
the return of Hon. t. c. Cain, who
was called home by the sickness Of
his little son Hugh. [ am glad to
learn that the little gentleman is
conYalescent.
INFANTICIDE.
Our mutual friend. j. S. w, has
written me inquiring about bill
that was introduced in the House
the other day, by Hon. Mr.. Shelley,
OF Roane county, to erect East
Tennessee into a separate State.
The bill is now in possession of a
committee, who will probably com
NIT the crime Of infanticide upon it.
| will defer writing TO j, S. W. uu-
til can procure a copy Of said bill.
/ will send it on.
Senator Samsell spends his leisure
time preparing to take the place of
Thos. Mast, cartoonist of Hurper's
Weekly, when that Illustrated Ba-
trachian concludes to "kick the
bucket"
A CONGRESSIONAL AsPIRANT.
Madam Rumor is already whisper
ing around here that a certain au-
hnrn haired gentleman of Johnson |