Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-11-30
THE INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT BILL.

This bil-commonly called ''the omnibus bil"-
passed the Senate on Monday. 1t enacts "that the
provisions of an act passed February II, 1852, en-
titled, An Act to Establish System of Internal
Improvements in this State, shall extend to and
embrace the Nashville and Cincinnati Railroad
Company, or any company to be hereafter charter
ed to build a railroad from Nashville to Cincinnati
and said company shall have full power to locate
their road to suit themselves in this State with the
exceptions stated, provided they terminate their
road on the south side of the Cumberland river at
near Nashville or South Nashville; the Cincin-
natl Cumberland Gap, and Charleston Railroad
Company; the Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad
Company; the Mississippi, Central and Tennessee
Railroad Company; the Tennessee, Western and
Charleston Railroad Company; the Nashville and
Knoxville Railroad Company, or any company
hereafter to be chartered to build railroad from
Nashville to Knoxville such Company as may be
organized, under the name and style of the South
ern Central Railroad Company, to construct road
from Columbia to the Alabama State line, in the
direction of Athens and Decatur, Alabama, there
to connect with road to be constructed through
that State to Pensacola, Florida; the Lexington and
Knoxville Railroad Company; so far as the main
trunk roads TO be constructed by said companies
lie within the limits of this State and not other
wise"
1t also provides that bonds Of the State shall be
issued to the Knoxville and Charleston railroad to
the amount Of four hundred thousand dollars, on
somewhat different terms for the subscriptions to
other companies
1t also amends the charter of the Southwestern
Railroad Company, 50 that "said company may
tend their road from the town of McMinnville, or
from some point within thirteen miles of that place,
to the twon of Winchester, in Franklin county or
to some point within three miles ofthe latter place
as the President and Directors Of said Southwestern
Railroad Company may determine. And said ex-
tension shall be entitled TO, and receive, all the
rights and benefits, and be subject to all the penal
ties, of AN Act to Establish System of Internal
Improvements in this State passed February Ilth,
1852, chapter l5l"
There are several sections making stringent pro-
visions to guard the State against loss for which
the bin is indebted to Dr. MOORE the Senator from
Hickman.
The bill passed the Senate by the following vote:
In the affirmative,
Messrs. Bell, Benton Bewey, Bowles, Carriger,
Havron, Nave, Nelson, Northcutt Reagan, Robert
son, Rogers, and Mr. Speaker Pok-l3.
In the negative,
Messrs. Cook, Dunlap of Henry, FArquharson,
Hall Jones, Moore, Nixon, Perkins and Ried-9. !
The bill was many days before the Senate, and |
most Of the Senators expressed Their views in re-
lation to its policy. Gen. Polk Dr. Robertson and
Col Nelson made the longest arguments in favor of
the bill; while Mr. Jones, Mr.. Davis, and Col Nix
on spoke ably and at considerable length in oppo-
sition to it. ...a...
The bill has now to undergo the scrutiny of the
House We suppose it win pass that body.
LOUISIANA ELECTION The New Orleans Courier
Of Sunday has a table of returns for the Lerisla-
ture, as far as they have been received. The Con-
gIer says: "the list comprises AZ parishes which
have elected to the House 50 Democrats and 3G
Wings. One of the Wing members elect, Mr.. Dou-
glass, of Caddo, has died since the election, and
there is a vacancy to be filed in Paquemines
where there tie between Messrs Wilkinson
and Lawrence. We have still to hear from the
parish of Sabine, which elects two members If
they are Democrats, as they were last year, the
House will stand 81 Democrats, 80 Wings and two
To the Senate, including Mr. Marten,
(Dem.) from ST. Landry and Calcasieu, there are
elected IL Democrats, and 8 Wings Giving the
Wings the vacancy in Caddo and the Democrats
that in Plaquemines, and the TWO members from Sa-
bine, the Legislature viii stand thus