Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-06-10

at this time the court could do moth
ing more than consider bonds. He
was overruled by Chairman William
son. Squire Brewer asked for a peace
! full discussion of the matter. Squire
Moore said it was a question of bonds
or no bonds, and argued against the
ruling of Judge Williamson. Squire
Houts said that be had promised the
people be would give them a chance in
| the matter, and held that the people
| bad q right to vote on the matter first.
There was some pretty lively enthus-
iasm for Squire Houts from the chill
billies, 'as they gave a yell that shook
things.
John T. Raulston, the reputed auth
OF of the bill which has caused such
unfavOrable comment. who is one of
the commissioners named, and would
probably also be the attorney mention
ed in bill, asked permission Of court
to speak He opened by saying that
be did not believe it right for a man
to vote against his conscience because
the sentiment of a lot of people vas
against him. He ran over the various
officials mentioned in the bill, argu
ing that the expenditures could not be
nearly so great as conceived. He in
Weighed against intimidating demon
strations, probably thinking of how
Squire HoutS' wolds were received. He
spoke extolling the commissioners, al
though no question has ever. been rails
ed against anyone of them, except that
some of them are dentists, lawyers
and officer managers, and not road |
builders He said that after our ex-
perience in road building, because we
had not arrived at the results desir
ed, that it was no reason why we
should not build any more roads. He
charged the News with stating that it
was in favor of bonds in one place
and for ten times the amount in an
other place in the same issue. This
irritated the News man present, who
was reporting the meeting, and be in
dignantly denied it, and to Mr.. |
Raulston's "juryesque' demand if
the News had not said SO, in plain |
language declared that the News had |
said that it would take ten times the |
amount, but if the people wanted it
the News would stand bv them, but |
the people did not want it. The tn
multi was deafening at this retort, and |
Mr.. Raulston continued his speech un-
der disadvantage. At its conclusion
his attention was called to an error he
made in his speech relative to the
amount of pay for attorney, as he had
stated that ii was for 100 days, when
the bill reads 800 as being the limit
of salary for service in any one year.
This was really better for Mr.. Rauls-
ton s argument, but be seems to have
been forgetful Of it
Squire s. H. Raulston. .-said there
were too many Offices that the voice
of the people demanded to be heard,
and that it was taxation without rep
resentation. This last statement
brought more loud applause. Squire
W. S. Wilson said he was not for any
particular section, but for all sections,
and that all should have voice in the
matter. He also declared the people
should have the right to declare fol
who should spend this
money il authorized. d A. Tate, of
South Pittsburg. attempted to speak,
but finally Withdrew. Squire Hol-
combe asked for reading of bond bill,
but in confusion was overlooked. Mr..
Barber continued his argument that
to consider the resolution wonld be
out of order. Squire Moore character
ized the resolution as joke, and
said it meant defeat for the Dixie
Attorney General Whita-
ker, of Chattanooga, who was present,
said he had been itching to say some
thing for some time. He asked fol
of the business in hand
as business men. He argued for an
that wsuld give Marion
County the Dixie Highway, something
which should not be missed, anu
which if let go by us would always be
regretted. Squire Barber returned to
toe conflict, reiterating his statements
about the parliamentary method
pursued by Chairman Williamson in
lis overruling of his point of order,
md made motion to defer action un- {
Ill the next meeting of County Court I
regular session on first Monday in S
July. The chair asked him if he made {
t as an amendment to Squire Coli
part S resolution, and upon his saying
hat he did, the vote aye and nay
vas taken, the ayes for Esq. Barber's
winning, 19, to 6 nays.
The vote was as follows:
Ayes -Esquires Green, Dugan, Bar
DER, Moore, Bible, Griffith, Shelton,
rimberlake, Hull, McReynolds, Nc
1ill, Graenicher, Holcombe, Golibart,
Tate. Bearden, Hogan, Bark
II, 10.
Nays-Thach, Raulston, Brewer, W.
J. Wilson, Fryar, Houts, 6.
W. Fl. Wilson did Lot vote, as an
Injunction has been issued against his
lolding Office as justice in South Pitts
,urg.
The meeting then adjourned
The multitude present all proposed
O be present at the next session of
ourt. Everyone went away declaring
hat they were going to bring a man
With them next time, and some
whole wagon load.