Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-01-08

appropriated to the purchase OF
another cite, and for the construction
or rev prison. In six wears, tie
term Of The present lease, it viii
amount to four hundred aud twenty
three thousand dollars. With this
sum . prison can be Constructed cred
ltabie To the humanity aud character
OF the state. The necessity for separate
accom- m0dattens for female and ilvpn-
lie c0aTie.s IL great aud graviHg,y. 4 ID
ID Construction % = ue,y one, p.uv.
sian can be mad faT iAfs clx.s At
offenders.
Upon the discharge Of convict she
lessees furnish him with a sul. Of
Clothes and transportation TO Iht place
Of his con giction. / recemmtni hat
ne be furnished by the State with a
few dollars ia money for his sUbsist-
ence from the prison TO his home. In
the management of the prison, with
the cOnvicls mplOyed in different
parts OF the State, with the rights ana
juTisdictiousof the iessees 10 be main
tanned, and official protection afforded
to the prisoners, the utmost care and
WatChfuiness is required OF the State
prison officials the State has under
pay Superintendent, Warden, Depu
~ Warden, Surgeon and Chaplain,
who are charged with this great re-
spOusibility, their u0Ited salaries
amount to five thousand six hundred
collars per anDum. Four years of OBJ
servali0n satisfies me that this pay is
very moderate for the service rem
dared aud that it would be calamity
- the State aBd TO the prisoners, TO
Gispense with any one of these places.
LITIGATION AT WASHINGTON.
The Attorney General OF the State
having certified TO nee his inability TO
attend to the suits recently tried in the
Supreme Court Of the United States, to
which the state was party, because
Of the necessity for his attendance up
on the Supreme Court of the State, |
employed J. 3. Heiskell, Esq, to APP
pear for the State, and transmit his re.
port of the result of the litigation, so
far as it has been determined. Among
the cases disposed of was the case of
Keith vs.. CLARK, involving the liability
of the State to receive the new issue"
notes Of the Bank of Tennessee for tax
IS. The judgment OF the Supreme
Court Of the State was reversed,
and the case remanded TO the
April term of the Court at Jack
son. &c viii be observed from
the report OF Mr.. EeiskeIl, that the
opinion Of the Supreme Court of the
United States leaves open the defense
that the new issue" was 10 aid of the
war between the States. II will be
necessary for the General Assembly TO
make provision for Mr.. Heiskell's fee
past and future seFS ices in this case
and the cases finally disposed Of.
THE FEDERAL DEBT OF TENNESSEE.
Uuder the authority Of The Act of
May PAD, 1866, Governor w @
BEOWnIoW executed and delivered
three bonds, dated ths lst Of June,
1866 in favor of The United States
one for 1897 993 10; another S94 l52 So,
and the other for $2l ,6GI 70, all due ia
.wO years, and bearing interest from
date at the rate If IS 10 per cent. per
aunun, Tor property and railway ma
t-riai sold to the EdgeGeld aud Ken
lucky and the Memphis, CIsTkBvIi!e
and Louisville Railroads. Upon q de-
meud for q payment Ct these bonds MY
imu djare predecessor, Governor
john &. Brown, insisted upon an aba'e-
nent @ tue price Of material 30 IT'S &C
lGa. ys!8e, also for a credit for the VAL
ue OF the bridges and other properly o(
these roads destroyed by Federal
and for a credit for-tbe vail
ne Of the rails and CTOas-tigs removed
from TIC Winchester and Alaba ma
by Federal authority. The
37ah General Assembly authorized
Brown to settle these mutual
temauGa, bat the aaiustm MT was re-
fused aud the credits denied by The
Auditing Officer Of The Federal Gov
eminent. An appeal, Without fleet,
WAS then made 10 The Congress to GU
-hOFi2e the settlement. Ihe Federal
have several times during
my official terms of Office appealed to
ne for settlement of our debt, with
,ut considering the credits claimed by
he State; and upon a recent repeti-
ion Of this demand, / placed tbs re-
,Qrd in the hands OF Senator Harris, |
With the request that no would en-
leavOr TO secure legislation that viii! |
an adjustment of The ContTO-
'ersy.
,LAI1I AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. /
L have had the claim of the State |
gainst the United States for keeping
prisoners from the year 1862 TO 1871 |
flowed. The State will realize the !
UNI of $25, 256 81 in cash, after paying |
oats of prosecuting the same.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.
Irritating questions involving con- |
lIct of jurisdiction between the Fed |
raj aud State authorities are of fire.
Iuent occurrence, but in their discus
ION and settlement l have always
ieen met by the United States officials
q 3 sDiIit Of fairness and frGnkness,
nd with a disposition to maintain
relations between the two
Cases of unusual importance, one
rom the 6th judicial Circuit, where q
revenue Collector is under indictment
4 the Circuit Court OF Macon county
)r felony; one from the 9Th CircBiJ,
here a United States Revenue Col | .
.ctOr was indicted in the Circuit
curt Of GTundy county for murder, +
ave been transferred under color of u |
ederaI Statute, from the STATE, to the {
TDited States Circuit Court at Nash S
lille. The State Courts retain juris- 6
lotion of the person charged with the 7
lime until the question of jurisdic. |
on is determined. I have advised /
le Attorney General of the State to
ppear before the United States Court
sd assert the Jurisdiction of the S ate q
he case Of Coleman, convicted Of Z
Urder in the Criminal Court OF y
n0EYil!y is pending in the Slpreme 4
Durt of the United States; it involves n
le right of FederalJudge to release ii
prisoner on trial in State re
}urf, because al the date of the com
iss!0n Of the crime, he was Fed
al soldier, although the crime had IL