Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-14
BLAST AT BARRETT.
Resolution Introduced TO Expel the
Crooked atOr-COngressiOnal Dis
tricts so far Agreed Upon by
The Redistrieting COmmittee-Chairmen
Childress and Wallace in COnsulta-
tiOn-Knights Of Honor.

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NASHVILLE, April 13-iSenate. Alex
ander offered the following, which lies over
WHEREAS, Charges Of bribery and corrup
! ton have been made against Senator Wm
r. Barrett, and a special committee haviD,
been appointed to investigate such charge
has reported to this Senate that "at one tim
he was given $50, which, while it was spen
during the evening in dissipation with tn
party, was never repaid or agreed to be re
! paid, and was given by persons to inhuenc
his vote, and under the circumstances h,
must or ought TO have known was given be
cause of his being a legislator having
right to vote upon said bill;" and whereas
the committee report other facts and circuIn
stances tending to show that VIM. K. Barrett
acted in a manner unbe coming and unwor
thy Of a senator; therefore, be it
Resalre1 bs the. Senate, That William X
Barrett has forfeited his right and privilege
to occupy seat in this Senate, and it is the
Judgment of this Senate that he be and If
hereby expelled from this body, and his seat
in the Senate is declared vacant.
Senator Morgan's bill to provide measures
of relief for those rendered destitute by the
drouth OF 1881 and the overflow of 1882
by authorizing counties TO borrow money,
and authorizing bonds to secure it, passed
its third reading.
Speaker Morgan's bill, TO provide for the
State courts to Federal courts, being the
same bill which was lost on the House cal
endar by not being reached at the last regu-
lar session, passed its third reading.
The bill authorizing the State superin-
tendent of public instruction to employ a
clerk at $500 per annum passed its third
reading.
The bill to allow sheriffs five cents for each
juror summoned passed its third reading.
The House joint resolution urging the
passage of House bill No. 4319, to declare
the jurisdiction of the United States over
certain ship canals and other navigable
waters, was adopted.
The House bill to provide for the organi-
zation of corporations, AMI to provide for
the incorporation of cooperative Associations
passed its third reading.
THE REDIsTRIcrINe COMMITTEE,
80 far, have agreed on the following congress
-ional districts.
FTrst-Johnson, Carter, Unicoi, Washing
ton, Sullivan, Hawkins, Greene, Cooke, JET
ferson, Hamblin and Hancock Voting
population, $50, 1856.
:, ,Stsseond.-HEenderson. BlOunt, Campbell,
Claiborne, knox, Granger, Union, Scott,
Morgan and Roane. Voting population,
153,906.
Ihird-Hamilton, James, Brady, Polk,
McMinn, Meigs, Rhea, Marion, Sequatchie,
Bledsoe, Van Buren,, Fentress, Overton,
Monroe, Loudon, Cumberland, White,
Pickett: Voting population, 156, ,174.
Fourth.-Clay, Jackson, Putnam, Macon,
Smith, Trousdale, DsKalb, Warren, Sumner,
fifh.-Rutherford Bedford, Moore, Lin
coin, Marshall, Grundy, Franklin, Coffee,
Cannon. Voting population, 100000.
Siath.-Davidson, Cheathsm, Montgomery,
Stewart. Houston, Dickson, Humphreys.
Serenh-Giles, Maury, Williamson, Hick-
man, Lawrence, Wayne, Hardin, Lewis.
Voting population, l54, ,9s4.
Eighh-H ardeman, McNairy, Madison,
Decatur, Hendt rson, Perry, Carroll, Benton,
Henry. Voting population 158, 1872.
A motion was entered TO reconsider the
vote on this district. The Republican mem
bers desire to have the Tenth district COM
posed OF Shelby, Fayette, Upton and Hay
wood to this end it is proposed to detach Har-
denan from the Tenth and add it to the
Eighth district, and to allow every Middle
Tennessee district a surplus. The Democrats
will endeavor to revise the apportionment,
beginning at the Tenth and working toward
the East.
THE GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF HONOR
elected the following officers: Grand dicta-
tor, w. E. Beskette, of Chattanooga; grand
vice-dictstor, Z. +. Rates,of Cleveland; grand
a'sistant-dictator. ]. B. Christian, of German
town; grand chaplain, the Rev. Warner Moore
Of Memphis; grand treasurer, r. L. c. White,
of Lebanon; grand guide, Clay Stacker of
grand guardian, w. 7. Anton,
OF Nashville; grand sentinel, L. D. Glade, of
Clifton. Grand Trustees. NJ. Barnes, of
Nashville; +. II. Cross, OF Murfreesboro; j.
VI. Clark, of Psrs. Supreme Representa-
tives-J. p. Young, of Memphis; L. A. Gratz,
of Knoxville. Alternates-B. K Pullen, of
Memphis; s D. Hayes, of Jackson; j. C.
Pierce, of Memphis.
THE DEMOCRATS OF THE HOUSE
held a consultation on redistricting, and
without action adjourned at the call of
Chairman Beasly.
cHAIRMEN CHILDREss AND WALLACE
held short consultation tonight aud ad-
iourned over until tomorrow without coming
to result.