Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-20
Grinding in Several States OF the
Union.
First Ballot for United States
Senator in Tennessee.
Hon. Horace Maynard Leads,
With Forty-one Votes.
Every Member Of the Senate and
House in His Seat.
Stewart Allowed to Vote--His
Case Yet Undecided.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, Jan. IL.
SENATE. House resolution that
the sum Of $50, 900 be appropriated tc
pay for State prosecutions, was re-
ferred.
That the President OF the United
States be requested to tlke immediate
action in the matt r of the Regie con-
tract. Lies over.
For the appointment of committee
to confer with the supreme court on
the subject of est ablishiDg q court o
appeals. Lies over.
| The following senate resolution wal
offered and lies over By Mr.. Tay
lor-That our Senators and Represen
tatives In Congress be requested t. use
all their power to uproot and suppress
polygamy in the United States.
By Mr.. Duggau: That our Senators
and Representatives be requisite 10
use all proper endeavors to pass bill
authorizing bounties for federal SOL
diers. Referred.
FIRST BALLOT FOR SENATOR.
The following is the ballot cast for
Senator without nomination
For John Fl. Savage-Alexander
Bibb, Garter, McCnlloug5, Smallman,
and Speaker Morgan, 6.
For r. G. Muse-Barret; and Tay.
lor, 2.
For J. E. Bailey-Bell, Daniel, Per
kins, Rankin and RagIand, 5.
For Horace Msynard-BrowD Ca
son, Duggan, CASTOR, Hill, Huddle-
ston, Smith of Shelby, and Watson, s.
For Robert l.. Tay aylor-Coleman, 1.
For w. B. Bate-Matthews and Till-
man, 2.
For e. A. James-Smith, OF Fen
tress, l.
HOUsE.-An attempt was made this
morning to present the
REPORTS IN THE STEWART CASE,
but owing TO the fact that the Demo
| CLaGiC III luSTkGy hAO nOG nau tune tC
prepare it, the matter was deferred.
Mr.. Butler introduced bill to Civ
the East Tennessee aud Western North
Carolina railroad two years more Tins
in which 10 complete it.
BALLOT IN THE HOUSE.
At noon the house went into the
ballotting for United States Senator
with the following result:
Representatives voting for Mr.
Maynard-Messrs. Agee, Anderson,
Austin, Baker, Boyd, of Lauderdale;
Boyd, of Fip'on; Butler, Battram, Gas
sels, Dawson, Es'on, Grisham, Hall,
Harrison, Jarvis, Kennedy, Lewis, Nc
tAnally, McAndrew, McKenne, Nc.
LsrC "ra, McTeer, Owings, Poston
R=erfer, Rogers. Smith, Sykes, Trim
BILE, Vernon, Wilson, Wiltse and
Sp eaker Ramsey, 80.
For J. E Bailey-Bagswell, Buquo,
Cochran. Cole, Cooper, Coulter,
Delaney, Jackson, Jones. Lester, Mar
tin, Pillow, Plummer, Rhodes, Wat
kins, Wilkea ald Wood yard, II.
For John II. Savage-Alleu. Beas
ley, Brooks, Davis, Driver, Gsss,
Hash, Haynes, Hsynie. Head, Hous-
ton, Ja1es, Manson, Means, Stew at
Steele and Thompson. II.
For T. C. Mase-Hawkins, Murray,
Nicely and Morris, 4
! For Jno. M. Bright -Ez IL and Hig.
gins, 2.
For s. f. Wjl,on-Buchanan ].
For r. NJ. Edwards Warren, l.
sTot4I number of votes cast, IS.
The houae adjourned until 23O p. no
STEWARDS CASE AGAIN.
| In t ie afternoon another attempt
Was made to bring before the hou {
the Stewart ca g in order to reach it az
speedily as possible.
| Mr.. Austin moved the previous
q1estiop.
As soon as this was done the Demo.
cr~ts commenced filibustering to pre-
vent the question from being votet
upon without discussion, and it conr
tlnued for more than an hour, in
which motions and counter motions
ana all phases of parliamentary tactic;
were resorted t., in order to prevent
reaching vote on the reports. The
contest finally ended as follows:
Mr.. Cooper rose to a question O.
privilege and said that he had under
stood the speaker, Mr.. Butler, to have
directed the sergeant-at-arms to stand
at the door and permit no member te
retire. He fMr. Cooper understood
that the constitution reeulsted tue
matter and required the house to be
kept with open doors. II that be the
ruling of the speaker, the autocrat ol
all the Russians could not rule more
viciousiy. Mr.. Butler said that as q
presiding officer of the body, he had 8
right when