Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-27

Dsult, but from one who has so little
aspect for decency and religion as 10
compare himself 10 Jesus Christ, as
6ea>iey dues Ia his protest pub i.hesf |
n the American this morning., ths re Is |
40 doubt that <Duch latitude of Ian
: lsge is to be allowed. Judge Bot'er's
speech was one IF the 81 t fl hta OF
his Life. though The argument part wa
q ot-eo- lengthy IS many wished. bis
time having been cut short by tue DIS
courtesy of the Opposition, III consum
ing more time than was expect OF
t D. n, rs a trick they had ag teed upon.
Judge Butter p oduestia oenh sighed
by Isham q. Harris. and said i! tbs
10 @.Gax men saysthat this band was
fraudulent y issued they pronounce
their Senator In Congress 4 forgee. He
enc ~ed thatrthe State debt, on W hich
interest viii have to be patti, is not
S27 ,0u0 600. but only 81, QUO coo. AND
ti,at the terest 10 sbagfated IS only
$721, 900, Instead OF 1910. QUO. The Eea-
so,u Of Ibis is that Ina Unite d -'ta,es
Government ho ds $3.50 900 nf these
ounds, aud has for years paid the int r.
est Oh them as an Indian -seboolfuld :.
tnen large amount is held by Il e
scthool fund of the Ssste, on " hich th-
siLt=re, is now paid. Again, lart e
amounts are known to rave been
fost at sea aud s barned = ult.s
La three SHIPS which sank a.
sea isfgs SUM were knu4n~ 10 have
been iusf. 1t is known that ever
$500 00e can mot be- accuunted for. Hi~
euiogIum on EAT Tennessee, her
grand mountains, iettiie valleys aDu
.A..a ,, II
| ner people and their devotion TO the
noher4oi the s ats was very eloque q {.
| h. was several times ieteIrupteu, and
cut back WITH the Keen edge aud gan
| foIce OF Richard CeH de LtuD's
| broad'ax. Amid rosfa of applause ht
dropped Oh one site the Greel hacker
lnto the d ten he dug tor him -eIf, and
| GA the tner crushed the aspirib z
giant ofthe low tag party. which war
| followed with continued cneers aud
iaug liter: 1t has been frequently said
,hat no speech la the legislature il
many eaEs has attracted Sd much 1T
| ltnsiuu. In ctoeihg Judge Bu'lei
movesi the preyhtus question, which
| was sec0Dd ed ana tue vote taken, Wall
the result yol have published. It's L
be regretted IL at Speaker Ramsey
could not have seen it his du!y TO tn
Stats to have voted for 1t The RI
publicans of the East Tennesses dele
cation who voted were solid for it
Messrs. Dulaney and Class. the onl,
Democrats from our section, votet
against it. It ia singular hov
any member from section that will
be more bene Fl tied than any oths
part Of the State Can vote against TIL
l uiH to sett e the SLale Oett.
The psDitsntiary lease bill wa
fought hard. the opposit on being from
botn pa ties. II provides that ia
governor shall, for three months, ad
vertise for bids, and on the last Tues
day of Saptem per, 1882, award a leas
of the penitentiary for five years, frot
lhe time Of The expiTaJioD Of the pres
emit lease, and the minimum price .
wn,cn the lease shall be- made Is place
at $50 600. The n inimuIn Under to
old law wa% $50 900. and the lea>
D brought SO 0U0 or more. aud no'
yields a net revenue to the State {
over $50 900; therefore it is pr bab!e tt
4 tease VII bring near 500 600 at tn
next ietttng. Even g. S8U, QUO tue sur
> derived from this lease will pay tt
1 interest on two aud thIee-quarter mi
| lions of dollars OF the Stat5 deb, |
tue rate of The Ito and proposition
Il simply saves Tue people from p y
: lug that mucn tax, leaving out of VIE
that if Iun by the State this SOL
would bs lCst, in additio
!, to the fact that past e.
. perience in this Sale al
i all hers that q penitentiary run b
|. the State Is always source Of e.
peuse, and not of profit IS ours is nov
;. With a ref ct on bsck to the WiuH
. Of lS76-'77 when could not be had
Knoxville at any price, on account
e the trlke a. Coal Greek, but few
Knoxville will grumhie that c1nvic
there made supply const4nt and &c
i tain durlug this late cold wiht-r evs
lfa some Wnat high price had 20
paid for II.
O his morning the Stat debt matt
came up again III tue matter OF e!
;, puugipg from The record the prote
published in the American of to-da
revoral Paragraphs were exphnge
l. aud also am ndments made by u
lsuggestion offaur out of ie fise ii ;
= els. MI. Bessly refused to cunsent
ir any change of aey kidd OF form,
stoed toy every worn. Ene vile pi
IL faulty IN il is plaia 10 every one. L.
IA whole could nave been expuDged, bl
as Judge Butler sand, ii mstnbers va
9, &ogb before the people using such
"A pfessiOns lei them 10 80. Mr.. Mofgi
~ said he sigrod i. without knowing t
I'd cout-nts fully, aud de-ired TO have
/. naue Withdrawn, which was cone.
v The local option bi'l failed 10 d.
De for want of "a Constitutional M Drit
It was fought very had 10y the "ppo
le ion, but received only 81 vtt9s. N al
g. every one of the E st tennessee 10 e
bers voted for 1t. M. Postnn sue AIN
III himself we'll in managing the Il
no amid the most unceasing aud varyl
fire of amendments and motions.
r, wilt be reconsidered aud brought
e. again. Many fear that it's passage "
in its operations. affect the four N
OF law; this, however, is specially p
vided for by section declaring
60 conflict with that act. But the ldet
e. thsta county having voted "iicens
=, the four-mIle law cannot operat, III
Tn The senate has set the Stite d.
bill for Monday at 2 O'Clock. The
- preston how is that it will pass. .
ompetitor for favor is Mr.. Raglan
bill for Sc Ting at so with Interest
4, 5 and per cent.
gel The rejoicing at Mr.. Rules re
nj pointment is very general amt
sn o m hers from all over The State