The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-02-12
THE JUDICIARY.
A public meeting was held at 70


county, on the Goth of January. The
object was to express their views in re-
gard to the present status of the Judi
ciary of the State, and to assert their
right under the Constitution to elect
their Judges and Attorneys General
The Honorable j. P. Swami was pre-
sent, and the meeting was organized by
electing Judge E. E. Gillenwaters, Presi-
dent, and A. A. Kyle, Secretary. The
following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted:
WHEREAS, The Constitution of the
State of Tennessee gives the qualified
voters of said State the right and priv.
lege of clccting their Judges and At
torneys General.
Therefore be It resolved, That this
meeting view with jealousy, the with
holding from them the power and privi-
lege to choose their Judges and Attor-
news General.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting, that the Legislature of this
State is bound to see that no right or
privilege of the people be withheld or
abridged, and that therefore it is their
duty to pass laws enforcing the cleo
tons aforesaid.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting, that it is the duty of the Ex-
ccutive to see that the laws be faithful
ly executed, and that under this duty it
devOlves upon him to cause the cleo
tons to be held.
Doeolyol That - se o,,, ,so,1,& 10 10
stability in Judicial officers, so that the
accumulated business in the Supreme
and Inferior Courts may be determined.
Resolved, That this meeting looks
upon the further continuance in Office,
of the Judges Of the Supreme and In
ferior Courts, appointed by the Execu-
tive, as against the true republican doc
trine.
A resolution was also adopted that
the proceedings be published in all the
various papers of the State.
Unusual Proceeding in the Leg
| islature.
Two fights-regular set.tos-occur.
ed in the hall of the House of Repre-.
sentatives at Nashville on the 5th in.
slant. The version, as we find it in OH,
Nashville exchanges, is substantially as
follows:
The first was between Comptroller
Blackburn and Representative Brown
of Franklin county. Our readers will
remember that Mr.. Brown introduced
u resolution in the House on Thursday
providing for the appointment of {
committee of three to examine into al
legged misapplication Of some of tn,
money belonging to the Agriculture
College by the Secretary of State an(
Comptroller, and report as to the trutl
or falsity of the charge. On Friday
Mr.. Blackburn entered the Hall ant
seeing Mr.. Brown sitting ut his desk
asked him for the authority of Stain.
what he did in the resolution. Mr.
Brown did not reply, whereupon Mr.
Blackburn struck him blow on tn,
head. They were separated, however
before any serious damage was done t.
either party.
This little "fisticuff" took place abou
, 0 o'clock. In abOnt forty minutes anoth
or fracas occurred between the reporte
of the Press and Times, and Mr.. eagle
representative.
, The reporter was at his desk takin,
, his reportorial material from the draw
! Ell, when Mr.. eagle stepped up to tn
desk, and without saving anything, o
. giving the reporter sufficient time to de
, feDd himself, struck him in the face
/ knocking him down and then wake,
, of. He was followed by the reporter
, with chair in his hands, and when h
reached him dealt him n heavy blow Of
the head with chair. He afterward
, threw paper weight at his com batan,
striking him on the head, and glancin,
of; without doing much damage. The,
T were also separated by some Of tn
! members.
Some subsequent action was taken il
the House to punish the Comptrolle,
when that gentleman offered an apollo
gy, which was graciously accepted, ant
SO the matter ended.