Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-03-09
N. 0. WALLACE, Editor.
TnURsDAy. MARCH 0. 1884.
What has the Legislature Done

capt. HOO answers the question
below, for which he will have the
thanks of orr readers. They have
increased the air eady large liabilities
Of the State, az endorgcr, to over
twenty millions of dollars. Our
Senate, and Representative resisted
as well as they could the extravagaht |
schemes, bat opposition awaited moths
ing: 4
1IoUsE oF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Naslaze, Marcl 6, 1854. s
al " O. WaE,oe.
DEAN SRA great many Of my
constituents have asked me the lucs-
ton, what this General Assembly has
done for the people, that it should
remain in session so long? Atleast
one-half Of the session was taken up
with internal Improvement Bills
As member of that body it would
be mbecoming 10 me to say single
word 10 condemnation or q ItFroyal ofI
its many extraEagant acts
l have examined the acts Of 1852,
and preceding, in regard ItoI State aid
to Railroads. Ihave ncver seen the
exact amount for each road, or the
length of the roads; but the follow
Ing is as near as can be ascertained.
The $4,000 per mile, given to
certain roads by The act Of 1852, has
been increased by this General AS
eenlbly to $4,000 per mile
yirgiliia and Eist Tennessee Railroad
l30 miles long,, ........... 81 .040,0 900
This road has already received from
the State and expended. .....~... 10000
Chattanooga. Harrison, and George
towna and Charleston L. r. 43 miles, 344 600
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad,
17omile8. Observation-Disclosures $50 900
One lfillge for sanro. .......... 10000
Louisville NasA7ille r. r., 80 miles 100000
Southwestern Ra4road, 81 miles. =. $4,000
Mcalihn and Manchester SO do. :. $4,000
Memphis and Charleston. $50 DO. H.. 100000
One bridge for same. ......... 100000
Tennessee and Alabama, 100 miles. 900po0
Mobile and Ohio, -. |. Ii0 10. -. 10000
One bridge on this road ..-....... 10000
Nashville and Cincinnati 80 miles,. 100000
East Tenn. and Georgia. LOB do.... $4,000
One bridge fot this roaR .......-.. 10000
22d nliies........ ..........1 100000
Two bridges on this rob pa 49,. 100000
Winchester aud Alabama, q miles 10000
Besides the sum Of $s50,ooO for the
Chattanooga and Na4hriIle r. R.. $4,000
Total amount for Railrd ads under the
actof 1852, and bef4 re ..... lSll, 100000
Total length of Railroads forwhich
State aid is granted under the act of
1852, ana before, ! Phi miles.
We have qhartedod, by this Gene
raj Assembly, and allowed $4,000
per mile, to eight Railroads:
Edgefe'd and Kentucky, 40 miles $4,000
Knoxville and Charleston, 55 do. $4,000
Tennessee Western. go do. 100000
Mississippi Genital =. =. so do. 10000
Central Southern -. =. f8 do. 10000
Lexington and Knoxville IS do. G5O.o00
Cincinnati & Cumberland CHIP, rs ms 10000
Atlantic and Ohio, 80 mileh.... -. $4,000
e4,28ooooI
Endorsement on Chattanooga and
Nashville r. r. bonds. -. 650,000l
We have also allowed aid for seven
bridges. at 100000 Zach -. -. 100000
Total amount Tor new roads, etc. :. .5,G3O00o
Increase-on old charters. .2,554Gol
Wealso granted State ala to tunlpikes 10000
Total amount appropriated by this 4
General Assembly fdr internal i'm
provemehts. ...,.- ........44l S8,284ooo
The amount appropriated by two
sessions Of the Gene Assembly for
Railroad purposes alone:
Under the act 1852. IL $4,000
Under the act 1854. :. IS, $4,000
Botal responsibility fot the State for
Railroads alone. 49,. =. 500 10000
Besides we have made six new of
fccrs for the benefit of the dear
people. We-have also increased theF
pay Of the Judgesof the Circuit and
Chancery Conats from $500 to-
$500 per annum-the Judges of
the Supreme Court from 81 300 per
annum to $4,000, and incred sed the
school fund S105,000, by tai es, per
annum.
Some persons call this a IA st Leg
isIature. ! have shown that We have