Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-20
REVOLUTIONARY PROCEEDINGS

pre- 7aiel to order the doors
els sed for the public good Mr.. Cole
now topped in as mediate, and said
that he hoped the mi ority and minor
ity reports would be. allowed t1 ba
read.
The speaker, Mr.. Butlsr, said they
would probably be there uLt mid.
night. unless the reports could be pre-
sented and read. He hoped they would
not do that.
Mr.. Harrison said there was lo dis
! position to preveUt full discussion of
| the matter.
Mr.. Coulter said he was in favor OF
| PosTPONING TnE NATTER
| until toem orrow afternoon.
Speaker b ltler said he thought the
other side would not agree to this.
For his side of the house, so far as he
was concerned, he had no desire for
the previous question to be called until
a fair and decent discussion was had.
Mr.. Harrisol said be would agree
that the previous question should be
called at some particular time, to be
named, and when the ma ter came up
he would make such
OvERTUREs AND SUGGESTIONS,
and an agreement as TO how long the
reports should be discussed, and that
the previous question should then be
called At the time that M ght be agreed
upon.
Mr.. Cooper said he had been in~
formed by certain republican mem
bers that they had agreed net to call
the previous qnes ton before II O'Clock
Tomorrow, snd, that being the case, he
hoped that by common consent the
house would adjourn uLtil 10 m.,
which prevailed.
NO DECISION YET.
Mr.. Cooper presen ted two affdavits
signed by Alexander Shelter and
Wealey Strickland. in which they cay
they voted for NJ. Fout believing they
were entitled to vote, which we're re-
ferred TO the committee. TIE majority
report recommends that Mr, Stewart
be unseated.
Governor Hawkins hal a rece, ton
at the capitol to>night.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE Jan. 10
The balloting for United States SEN
ator today indicates nothing as to
strength Of any particular man. The
falling off Of Mr. MayLard's vLte does
not mean any seduction Of his sire 9Th.
1t was skermi,h all around, 10 one
expecting rtsG't to be reached. The
Republicans held q conference this
evening, anu tUvk 1sepe looAi-e 80
unity and hsrmoDy. Senator Bsiley's
friends stood by him but gained no
additions.
The-low tax men divided after Saw
ages withdrawal, c5mplimenting
Messrs. Bate, M .Iks, Wat, Martin,
and etheis. Bate is leading. Several
Of Bob Tay loi's spec cial friends are
here, and th ere is k Of an effort be-
ing made to compr. mice the two fac.
tions on him. Judge Howell E. Jack
son has bad clse Of tbs Senatorial !
Itch, and lives in hourly expectation
Of beirg taken up as the only Demo-
crs t that can be elected. There is 70
special evidence of an election to-
morrow. w. r.
BY ASSOC ATED PRESS
NASHVILLE, Jan. 19.-Attempts
were made in the house on the part
of the Republicans yesterday to pres
sent majority and minority reports
in the Stewart contested election
case, but consideration was postpon-
ed until tomorrow. The Republican
majority insists that the vote be-
tween Stewart, Democrat, and Fout,
Republican, was tie, and there ought
to be another election. Democratic
minority report asserts that Stewart
was elected by means of fraudulent
votes being cast for Fout.