Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-02-01
HoUsR-EvENING SESSION.
TUESDAY, Jan. 81, 1854.

TUESDAY, Jan. 81, 1854.
Mr.. Smith, Of Haywood, asked a suspension OF
| the rule in order to take up bill to charter the
Carthage, Alexan raand Red Sulphur Springs Turn.
pike. The rule was suspended and the bill taken
up and passed
And the House took up the unfinished business
of the morning-being MIR Stovals motion to in
definitely postpone the bill relating to the Nash
| vile and North Western Railroad charter when
| Mr. Tharpe addressed the house in opposition to
the bill under consideration. He thought it would
| operate seriously to the injury and detriment of
the Nashville and North Western Road; the re-
! suit would inevitably be to throw tie Western
! terminus 10 the town of Hickman, Kentucky
| de wished to make no charges or insinuations but
he was disposed to think that the object here was
to leave the terminus unsettled and open to change
and the effect would be as be had just said whether
the gentleman meant it or not He contended
that Obion able and willing to contribute iber-
ally to the construction, she has exhibited both
and why should she now be turned off, and have
the road taken away from her, it would most
probably be by the operation Of the bill. After
long and earnest exposition of the effect which it
would have Mr.. Tharpe concluded his remarks
Mr.. Bailey rose to explain in reply to remark
made by Mr.. Tharpe-that lawyer on the floor
believed that Mr. Stovall was right but that he
would have to vote for the bill because its effect
would be to release Davidson County from her sub
scnption. Mr.. Bailey admitted that he had made
the remark-but simply in joke.
NJ. Travis replied to Nj. Tharpe and after tel
ling the anecdote of the Irishman and the Bear
fight he proceeded to discuss the merits of the oues
ton He had always thought his colleague Mr.
Tnarpe) was friend to the road and could not
see why it should meet with opposition in that
quarter He denied that there was any intention to
change the terminus to Hickman, Kentucky, and
he insisted that such imputatons should be made
against the friends of the bill
Mr.. Tharpe explained that he had not cast such
imputations he had only con ended what would be
the inevitable effect of the BILL whether its friends
intended it or not
Mr.. Travis resumed. He contended that the eff
feet of the course pursued by his colleague would
be to build up the Central Railroad on the ruins f
the North Western Road He also denied in reply
to Mr. Stovall that the line of Hazlahursts survey
could be built as cheapy the gentleman had sta
ted and adduced the opinions OF Messrs. Tilghman
and DAME both civil engineers, in support of his
assertion. He also compared the probable cost OF
bridges over the Tennessee river and Reeoot Lake
as based on Mr.. Hazlehurst's reports. Mr. 7. went
on to say that he represented the president and di-
rectors OF the North Western road and they should
certainly know what was best for the interests of
the road If this bill were not passed. the project
of the road would be efectualy defeated, and he !
considered that opposition to the BILL was also op-
position to the road itself
Mr.. Tharpe rose in explanation and replied to
some remarks Of Mr.. Travis; he claimed to be, he
always had been, as firm friend to the North
Western Road as any gentleman on the floor and
he went on to consider some points raised by Mr.
Travis, and re asserted his position that to change
the original charter would operate to release David
son county from her subscription
Mr.. Lucas renewed this subject as one Of momen-
tous Importance to the counties he represented he
advocated the passage of the bill, in opposition to
Messrs. Tharpe and StovaIl and the latter had
proved by his motion to postpone that he was OPP
posed to the whole bill, and consequently (argued
NJ. L to the North Western road ITSELF If the
dill was defective why not amend it? Why des-
roy the whole whether good or bad. He denied
hat there was any intention or wish to change the
erminus of the road, or that such would necessa-
lily be the result of the bill-if it were he would
ote against the bill himself
Pending the discussion, the House on motion of
lr. Mcknight, adjourned until 81 o'clock, to-
morrow.