Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-16
In Which Prominent Democrats
Are Said to Be Involved.
Steps Taken by Republicans to
Expose the Matter.
The Bill Raising the Governors s
Salary Approved.
Miscellaneous Proceedings Of Both
the Senate and House.
Special dispatch to the Chronicle.


Special dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, Jan. Is.
Evidence Of rascality begins to ap-
pear in connection with the Stewart>
Fout case. The record in the case has
been mutilated and important papers
are missing. Some of the democrats
in the COMMITTEES have delayed the
consideration Of the case from day to
day upon the pretense Of waiting for
additional proof. Mr.. Butler gave
them notice this evening that at the
next meeting of committee, . O'Clock
Monday, . report would be made
whether additional proof was ready
or not. He did very plain talk, and
is prepared to expose the fraud upon
the floor Of the house. It is believed
by many that il facts are repealed
some prominent democrats Will appear
In an unenvlable att tude. ~
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
NASHVILLE, Jan. Is.
The governor signed the bill to raise
the governors salary to $4,000. In
reference the governor says: II re-
turn senate bill No. 8. now, with my
approval as approved the bill of the
last session reducing the governors
salary to $1,000. A word Of explains
tion Is necessary. L believed that
So, 900 was sufficient, but know COW
it is not sufficient unless the
governornor accept gratuity, temptas
tion~ which . public servant should
never be subjected, believing the bill
to be right, and upon the face, from
constitutional objection, 1t is my duty
to approve, 1t is proper for me to say.
i'm my opinion. that the general as
sembly can not increase or diminish
the salary Of the governor after h.
election. Any ether construction, 1t
seems to me, would open the door to
all the evils the constitution seeks to
provide against. If the bill upon it's
face undertook to affect the governor
elect, under my intsrpretati on of the
meaning Of The constitution, would
be compelled to withhold my ap-
provsl.
"(5igned). ALBERT A. MARKS"
SENATE.-A bill to provide for the
removal Of the property of minor to
foreign COUNTIES passed third reading.
the speaker appointed Messrs. Per-
kins and Hill on q committee t., ar
range and conduct the inaugural csre.
monies. 80
HOUsE.-Upon the reading OF the
minutes, Postmaster General MayEard
entered the hall and took q seat with
Mr.. Butler. The laitsr moved that
the house take recess Of ten minutes
that the members of the house might
pay their respect, to the postmaster
general. Carried. ss
Mem bers thereupon surrounded May
nard, and each one shook him by the
hand and passed some congratulatory
remark.
Petitions were received from Holston
Conference praying for the possage of
the local option law, and also for the
establishment of an orphan and indi.
gent asylum; from six hundred citi-
zens of Lebanon praying for the abol-
ishment of the charter OF that town,
that the four mile law may go into eff
feet. Two ether petitions asking for
the paosage of the local option law
were also presented.
Mr.. Hawkins. chairman of the COM
mittee on tippling and tippling houses,
q report recommending the
rejection of the house bill to repeal the
act prohibiting the sale of intoxica-
ting liquors WITHIN four miles Of an
institution of learning. From the
large number Of petitions presented to
b tn houses lively times over local
option ia expected during the session
ofthe legislature.
The resolution to provide each menu
Der with $500 worth of postage was
ooopI u.
Mefsrs. Pillow, Potion and Sykes
were appointed committee to arrange
the order Of exercises.
Mr.. Earnest Hawkins, son Of Gov
Hawkins. will be his fathers nrivate
secretary and adjutant general.
: Mr.. Horace 81. Harrison this morn>
ing presented to the house petition in
the behalf Of the school teacher. under
the act Of 1867. The petition is also in
behalf Of all the counties in the state.
It is claimed that there should be dis
tributed to the counties $40, 81. .9i4 on
account of back collections for 1867.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The State-cred Democrats were to
have held . cancus tonight, but in
Of many having left for
homes on the evening trains to return