A dispute that ended in fisticuffs between two senators on the last day of the 2007 session doesn't appear to be over just yet.
Senators are floating a resolution about the matter, and it could come up during today's session.
For those who might not remember, Sen. Charles Bishop punched Sen. Lowell Barron after Barron allegedly insulted his mother.
The Senate Ethics Committee decided Bishop's punishment in executive session Jan. 31, but Bishop is upset that the matter isn't officially history.
The committee refused to share what punishment Bishop will receive citing that under its rules such a complaint and its resolution are to be dealt with privately.
Bishop said while he's not mad at anyone on the committee of four Democrats and one Repbulican he believes that the matter has been mishandled.
Bishop said Barron should receive punishment because of his role in the dispute.
"We can't allow verbal abuse on the Senate floor," he said. "We certainly can't have physical abuse either."
The sponsor and the content of the resolution remain a mystery at this time.
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UPDATE: In case you missed it in today's edition of The Star here's a link http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-state-0206-mricks-8b05u2936.htm to my story about the resolution that Democratic senators were floating Tuesday.
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