The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-04-13

vote of Thursdayo on the 1908 prop
osition be reconsidered, which mo-
ton was carried amid laundering APP
plause, T.. T. Smith, Democrat, OF
jamestown, Fentress county, who
before had voted against the bill,
voting for its reconsideration. When
he arose to explain his vote, the ex-
element grew intense. He said
that fearing a bill might pass at an
extra session, that might be called
by the Governor, that would cost the
taxpayers S160, 900 more per year
than the 1908 proposition-(mean-
ing the CO.. proposition he felt it
to be his duty to vote for the prop
osition. His vote was greeted by
vociferous applause. The following
was the vote:
Ayes: Barrett, Bell, Brown, Ca
son, Duggan, CASTOR, Huddiestone;
Matthews, Perkins, Rankin, Gibson,
Smith, Watson -13.
Noes: Alexander, Bib, Carter,
Coleman, Daniel, Hill, Mccullough,
Ragland, Smallman, Taylor, Till
man, Morgan-Total II.
In the House, on Thursday, Mr..
Butler arose to a question of privi-
lege, and asked that the following
paragraph from an anonymous cir
cular, which had been distributed
throughout the House, be read by
the Clerk:
Butler never can be elected to
the Office of even mad-dog killer,
because his constituents would be-
lieve that he would 60 in eahoot
with the dogs. Be assured that l
know where he lives and am after
him with sticks, slaves and stones
successfully used in our family for
many centuries), and the keen ar
rows oftruth and he will go whirl-
inc pell-mell with the shivered
planlIs of his platform down, down
through the central vault to the
very bottom of the 'bottomless pit
in the esteem of his constituents,
leaving the lash of his party hang
ing on hickory limb.
Mr.. Butler said that in the dirty
sheet was also an attack upon Sena-
tor Smith, who could take care Of
himself; but the attack upon him
(Mr. Butler), so far as his constitu-
ents were concerned, was question
between them and him. Mr.. Wilson
did not get vote in his county, and
only. 14in Carter county. Ofcourse
there was no name attached to the
paper; but, whoever the author
might be, no doubt he was liar,
scoundrel and a thief If the writer
would put his name to the paper,
Mr.. Butler would take care of him
anywhere. The idea of that sort of
talk about a man who was elected
to pay the debt dollar for dollar, at
s per cent. interest. That was the
warfare of dirty dogs who had been
disappointed. The man who wrote
the article was some dirty vaga-
bond. Applause.
Speeches of leaye-taking were
made by various members, among
whom was Mr.. Beasley who made
the farewell tilt as follows:
Mr.. Speaker: | desire to say only
word or two. It has been truly
said that 1--WE may appeal to all ma
tions, to the living and the dead,
wherever the sun has looked down
upon a people enlivened by a sense
of their rights, and we find the same
opposing principles, the same ele-
ments at war, the same parties in
contest-liberty forever lifting its
bright and radiant crest against the
naughty -pretensions of defiant dis
potism." Tennessee will not be an
exception to the rule Gentlemen
speak Of peace on the public debt
question, but if there is a man upon
this floor who believes that this fight |
will not go on, [ would say to him
that he is very much mistaken in
his opinion. In the celebrated de-
bate between John G. Calhoun and !
Daniel Webster, in the Senate cham
Der of the United States in 1888,
Mr.. Calhoun called attention to the !
fact that in all republics perpetual |
strife was the price they had to pay |
for liberty. When this strife ceases, |
it is followed by the peace of des-
potism, and if there is a man within
The sound of my voice who would |
the peace Of despotism to
the people of Tennessee then wish
10 say that | have no envy and no
admiration for that man. In my
opinion the passage of the 1913 bill
vas the most stupendous crime
which has been committed in the
history of the State, and when the
people have had time to consider it,
md sit in judgement upon it, they
will come to the same conclusion, |
in relation to a majority
f the members of this General As
emily that an old lawyer in Win
hester did on one occasion in rela-
ion to a majority of the members
f the quarterly .court. In spite of
Il that he could say the quarterly
curt insisted upon doing that which
7as wrong. When the court ad-
burned for dinner, and many Of the
were standing in the court
ouse yard, he walked up to them
nd said: "Gentlemen, I know ev-
~ member of the quarterly court;
know your wives and children; | s
ave been to your houses; I have
lten at your tables; [ have slept t
/ your beds Personally you are \
ind, clever, social, hospitable, gen {
,ous men. Individually | like you, {
ut collectively, you are a set of
ID id fools. G
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