Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-08


Whereas, Such conduct reflects upoT
the dignity and self-Fespect OF the House
therefore, tn order TO preserve the dig
nifty Of the House, and the character o.
the State,
Resolved, That the reporter for said
newspaper be, and he is hereby, expelled
from the reporters desk, and that the
said paper shall not have a reporter adj
mittsd to the hall, or any other position
where the proceedings OF the House may
be reported, until the said paper shall
withdraw its misrepresentation.
! Mr. Meyers said that the article ap-
psared in the Banner of the 305h ult.,
which had been called to his attention,
! and und r question OF privilege yester-
! day morning he rose in his place TO set
| himself right. The Banner comes out
/ again this morning, ss follows:
/ The report OF which Mr. Meyers thus
emph2ticslly calls in question the sccu-
rscy was contained in our issue Of Sun
day, as follows:
Mr.. Meyers fought the war over again
in the same stereoEyped rant which he
has Inflicted upon the House several
times curing the past two years, and
made an appeal to the worst passions and
prejudices OF members against liberal
and just policy toward the dlsfranchished
masses.
Well, the Banner man has thought
the matter all over and concludes to
stand by that report. He insists that it
was correct. Mr.. Meyers did, II his
language meant anything at eli, ap-
peal to the worst passions and prejuiices
Of members against liberal and just
policy to the disfrsnchised Masses for
the greater portion Of his spsech was de-
voted to q denunciation of the rebels
as the authors OF all the horrors which
characterized the late civil war. By go
doing ne aroused IN ths bcsoLls of his
fellow members the siumbering spirit Of
revenge, which is one CT the worst and
t1ercest OF all PASSIONS and which the
extremists of his party will not suffer to
die cut nom among us.
1.-THE s3agneT man thinks he has q
pretty clear idea OF his dnties and obli-
cations as legislative reporter, and is
not TO be brow-besteu into shaping his
reports to suit the whims OF overs sensi
tive orators. In the mean tins, should
differences Of opinion on this delicate
subject prove irreeonciieble, he holds
himself Ia readiness for such settle
ment as Mr.. Meyers or any ether MEM
Der may propose.n
He left it TO the Judgment Of every
member OF the House to say whether
every word OF what he had said was not
true. The mem bers would Tecoliect that /.
OF his speech on Saturday
was not OF the character represented in /
the Banner. The vote OF this House on .
that day, almost unanimous, as It was,
endorsed every word Of what be ssid.
The Banner comes cut again and reiter-
ates the same language. By this act the
OF that paper defieS this House
OF Representatives. He is privileged to
come here to report, and he arrogGtes to
himself the right to put what construc-
ton he chooses On the expressions OF the
members OF the HOUSE, 70 heap abuse on
them, to suppress their honest express
sions and TO call Names When among
MS constituency he had been asked about
.hese reports frequently; and appealed
20 have something done, whereby the
iignity of the House could be maiu-
aimed, and these continued m'srepre-
and this continued abu e could
)e stopped. He emphatically reiterated
hat the rebort as it appeared in the
Banner vas az false a. hell. He hoped
he House would support its dignity ana
axe some decisive step whereby those
and inimioai reporters
you'd be prevented from doing any fur
her mischief.
Mr.. Wocdcock sympathissd with the
from Claiborne, symPathised
nth him deeply, in fact. He had no
oubt but the gentleman felt sggrieved,
cit huTt-sore; that he suffered, but he
yas sorry no remedy could be applied.
Ie (Mr. Meyers criticised the doiDgs Of
ne Banner man ia such a way as 20 !
lske it appear that his quarrel was the
uarrel Of the whole House. He begged
} assure the aggrieved gentleman that
lch was not the fact. fine gentleman
ON Claiborne endesvCrs to show that !
ne reporter Of the Banner attacks the
hole House, because the most OF the
louise voted on the same side that he
oted on Saturday. Mr.. WoOdcOek voted
'ith the gentleman from Claiborne, but
e did not know what that gentleman l
sd said in his speech or what was said l
y most other gentlemen. He voted
om his own convictions, and not as an !
ldorsement of MIR. Meyers speech. .
iho is the BGHIleT man responsible to 4? =
e reports here as an individual, and II Y
Ou eXpel him he can come in the lobby, '
} on the galleries, or go into the Clerks .
'om and have his reports anyhow.
Gu only put him to little inconve-
ence. Here Mr.. BOWles wanted to
now If the Speaker MIR. Woodcock) .
ID ever shouldered musket .
Iring the late war. He had L
lculdered one and served as
private for three years and over. He q
for the mutual rights of 9
,eakers and reporters. He read the Il
,de, which says that the freedom Of y
Ie press shall not be abridged under q q
~ circumstances. There was no law, Z
Ir could be no law, constituionally en- y
ted, to sbridge the freedom OF the q
ess, and the press had perfect right
put what construction it wished upon
.s speeches of gentlemen in the House, I; i
I'd outside Of it. If any grievance was u
1t, it was a question between the sg- y
ieved party and the paper. To let a 2
solution of that sort pass, in addition y
bad practice it would be bad policy. d
was beneath the dignity Of this House
attempt in any way to restrain the IS
rfect freedom Of the press. 10 "a
Mr.. BoWles made characteristic u
eeeh in favor Of the resolution. u
Mr.. eagle moved TO amend by insert 81
2 the re porter OF the Press and Times ui
It yet, he said, he bad no wish 10 put p'
e reporter cut. He wished TO learn
EN- lesson. tn
Mr.. Doughty thought il was the duty d'
reporters topublish all q mans speech 20
none. He thought it only fair that pi
tn sides of the question have an equal OF
owing in the public prints. "
MIR. White of Bradley, submitted the of
lowing: That committee OF three be re
pointed to investigate the reports in u4
8 Republican Banner and Press and re
mes, regarding the gentlemen from Ia
siborne and Dixon, and report their
tion to the House, Vi
further, That all reports here 10
er be made verbatim ct yseydtjNs et % ~
nettlatiH1 eg apeHdtGsaa. Laid on the u
Die by a vote OK 33 to q. -
Mr.. Shepherd moved to lay the resolu- " ~
n and damendmentonth the table. Tabled. ~ ~
Afternoon SessiOn. -
rhe House was called to order at p.
pursuant TO adjournment.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
re still in order.
By Mr.. POstOn A resolution to alter r
3 fourth section Of the tenth article SO -
to permit the creation Of 3 new county
Of the counties OF Haywood, Gibson a