Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-22
NASHVILLE.
Disgraceful Scenes in the beg1s-
lature,
Senator Barrett Offers a Resoiu-
ton,
In the Discussion of Which Bad
Blood is Aroused.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 90.
Avery exciting scene occuredin the
senate over the following resolution
offered by Senator Barrett;
Whereas, it is the duty Of the senate
of Tennessee to purge itself of all un~
cleanliness; and,
Whereas, Senator Barrett has been
censured for immortality and,
Whereas, Senator Smallman, Sem
ator Taylor and Senator Tillman have
been guilty of conduct unbecoming
a Senator, therefore,
Be it resolved, That the speaker
of the senate appoint committee
Of to investigate the conduct of
said Senators, and report to this
body at the earliest practicable mo
ment
Senator Taylor said, as for himself,
he was perfectly willing for the COM
mittee to be appointed.
If he had done anything to deserve
cesure he wanted to know it, and
wanted every body else to know it.
If he had not been gully of anything
he wanted to prove to the country
that Senator Barrett was puriured
liar. He wanted to show that Bar
rett introduced the resolution
through malice. Why didn't he lay
out his specifications?
Senator Barrett said Senator Tay
lor had said that he (Barrett) had in
troduced the resolution through
malice. He did not; he offered it
in good faith.
Senator Taylor replied that he
could not express himself in parlia
mentary language, but he wanted it
understood that the man who intro
duced the resolution is an internal,
black hearted, damnable liar and
villain.
Senator Barrett said the resolution
did not charge corruption.
Senator Iillman said Senator Bar
rett had transcribed the rules of Il g
senate, and in introducing the reso~
luton had acted in a worse manner
than any one who had ever occupied
a seat on this floor.
Speaker Morgan called Senator
Duggan to the chair, and, taking the
floor, said the proper way to treat
the resolution was to vote upon it at
once, and that it should be rejected
unanimously.
This resolution contains no charge.
1t simply charges immortality, and
ought to be kicked cut summarily,
as the Senate has nothing to do with
matters of that kind.
Senator Tillman said If Senator
Barrett had any charges 10 make let
him make them, with specifications,
and he called on him to rise in his
seat and make the charges or nt
would denounce him as an inferna
liar.
Senator Barrett said the gentle
men named were afraid of an investi
cation.
Senator Coleman suggested tina
Mr.. Barrett was not a member of tn
Senate.
Senator Hill moved to la,
the resolutions on the table.
Senator Coleman moved tina
BIr. Barrett he expelled for want c
good sense. Declared out of order
Some one suggested thatit was
joke.
MIR. Barrett said he offered th
resolution in good faith.
At this point Senator Taylor starte
in the direction of Barrett, but wa
stopped by some of his friends.
The previous question was Gale
on the passage of the resolution, wit
the following result: Ayes 0, noes
Bell, Brown, Carter, Cason, Coleman
Daniel, Duggan, Hill, Huddleston'
Matthews, Mccullough, Perkins, Raj
kin, Ragland, Smith of Fentres
Smith of Shelby, Taylor, Tillmal
Watson, and Mr.. Speaker Morgan, q
Senator Perkins moved to expuno
the resolution from the iourna
Carried.
Senator Duggan withdrew IL
resolution offered by himself yeste
day, in reference to prosecuti1
persons charged with Offering brlb
to legislators.
IL