Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-13


Bryant, alidthis latter official attempted
to obey The COMMAND, assisted by Ed.
Blodgeti, a son Of the Little Perjurer,
who oficiated as volunteer upon the oe-
cssion. As soon as these two stepped
forward to take Bryant into custody,
scene of the widest excitement and con-
fusion commenced, and the House of
Representatives was quickly transformed
into another pandemonium. Bryant very
properly refused to allow himself TO be
arrested by young Blodgett and the Ser
geant at Arms, and pistols were lrawD
upon him. The Democratic members,
however, Immediately rushed to Bryant's
assistance and prevented him fran being
arrested. At this point the noise and con-
fusion was almost overwhelming, and it
was utterly impossible to distinguish any
| thing that was said fo- some time after
| wxrds.
i'Finally young Blodgett and the Ser
| geant-at-Arms were run off; quiet COM
| paratively speaking, was restored, and
| Bryant obtaining the floor denounced
Harris in unmeasured terms, and denied
that he had any right or authority what
ever to preside over the House. He
ended his speech by nominating J. ID.
Caldwell, of Troup, to preside over the
House unta an organization was per-
fected. The motion was put and carried
by hard votes, and Bryant, advancing
with Caldwell, conducted the latter to the
chair. Harris refused to vacate his seat,
and the excitement beginning to increase
again, Caldwell grew frightened and de-
clined to serve.
| Gas soon as Caldwell backed down,
Dunlap Scott, of Floyd, obtained theflooI
and nominated Bryant. as Speaker pro ten
| of the House, and the motion was again
carried.
| ffOn motion Of Scott, Bryant then ap
pointed committee of three to wait on
Gen. Terry and find out from him whethel
Harris had any authority to organize thu
House, and read Farrow's opinion On thu
eligibility of members. Bryant appointed
as this committee, Dunlap, Scott, Franz
Holden and C. K. Osgood
ssWhilst this committee was gone there
was q pause to see what would be its re
| port, but Harris still refused to give VI
| his place. He remained seated in TIT
| Speakers Chair whilst Bryant sat upor
, the top of table and presided over tn,
/ House.
SIN short time the committee re
! turned md announced that Gen. Terri
decided Harris had the power to organic
, the House, but had no right tOhave Far
rows opinion read. Bryant at one
: yielded his post, and the call of tn
members proceeded. When the roll wa
half finished the House adjourned unit
, | 10 o'clock tomorrow.
'1t has TRANSFERRED here to-day that Bul
lock and Conley had arranged plan TO
the arrest of a Senator ON the floor of III
Senate for taking the oath improperly, bu
the Democrats announced their determi
natpn to resist the attempt, and Bullocl
and Conley, afraid to carry things too far
backed down from their scheme
Il "J. E. Bryant, w. F. Holden, of Talia
ferro, C. K. Osgood, of Chatham, j
,, Madison Rice, of Columbia, and others o
the Radical party, VIII assist the Demo
Gratis in fighting the Bullockites to tn
bitter end. ..
'It has been seen that both in the Sen
,, ate and the House of Representative
. negro members were selected to enter pro
tests against Senators and Representative
| taking their seats. This was anothe
trick dictated by the cowardice of tn
white Bullockites These latter wer
! afraid that if they should attempt any
thing of the sort they would be arreste
! and prosecuted under the provisions 0
their own reconstruction bill, which pro
hibits any one from preventing a membe
from taking their seats, The negroes dit
not fully understand this law and the Bul
, lockites put them forward as their scape
, goats" ..
FThe Atlanta Constitution says: TIL
row in the House was very excitin
scene. 1t showed clearly the wicke
venom OF the Radicals and their reVolu
Gonary purposes. So outrageous wa
their unredeemed usm patton Of power
and wanton violence, that the moderat
members of the party recoiled from tn
wrong. And the attempt by two youn
men with pistols, to arrest Bryant,
Radical Republican, who didn't happent
run in the rut Of extreme Radicalism
shows the fury with which the party las
is being cracked. Credit is due to Bryan
for the nerve with which he braycd dow
the brutal piece of tyranny"