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TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
H0USE-MonNISG Session.

The House then proceeded to the special or
der, bemgthe Omnibus bill; the motion nov
before the House, being To indefinitely postpone
! the BILL on which, the question was salen by
/ ayes and noes, and resulted ayes, p; noes, rs
50 the House refused TO indefinitely poapont
the bill
i Dlr. CHEATHAM moved to strike out all afiel
the enacting clause, and insert substitute
! which he sent to the clerks desk; embracing
the following companies, viz: Edgeheid and
/ Kentucky, Cincinnati, Cumberland Cap and
! Charleston, Tennessee, Western and Charleston
| Mississippi Central and Tennessee-Gentral
! Southern-Nashvillean Cincinnati-knoSyille
| and ChaTleston-and Knoxville and Kentucky
The ebill also increases State aid from 800 to
$4,000 per mile; provides for tlze creation of a
{ 'Comlnissioner ofRailraad's' to be &pontad by
10 Governor, with salaryoi s., ,e0Gf fer. glun,
. aold Office Ior tas1 yosrs; I..szi-ss-sss .-s 70
I raisapDr0priate the tunGs granted undef This
| act, dc.
Mr. WHEELER made some remarks which the
Reporter could not hear.
Mr. MORRIs thought that if this bill be ad-
mittcd as a substitute, it couldnot be afterwards
amended.
Nr. TEMPLE called for the reading of the first
and last sections of the substitute.
The question was taken on the first part Of
Mr. Cheatham's motion, and decided in the af-
! frmatiye.
! The question then came up on inserting the
| substitute of Mr.. Cheatham, when
! Mr.. PATTON offered an amendment to insert
! South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky Rail
road.
Mr.. HUBBARD moved to lay the amendment
on the table; the ayes and noes being ordered,
| pending the call, Mr.. Chambliss offered a reso-
| luton to enforce part Of the 10th rule of the
House, excluding from the Bar of the House
all persons not members. The chair ruled the
the motion out Of order, unless the House would
suspend the regular order of business; which
the House refused to do. The call then was
proceeded with, and resulted, ayes, "a noes, 49;
so the House refused to lay the amendment on
the table, and the question recurring on the
amendment Of Mr.. Patton.
1r. SMITH, Of Davidson, asked the gentleman
fol information as to the length and other par
tiGulars Of the road.
Mr.. PATTON explained that the South Carroll
ma, Tennessee and Kentucky Railroad Compa-
ny had not yet been chartered, and gave gen
eral sketch Of the route proposed 1t would
not conflict with the interests held by the State
in any of the eastern Railroads.
Mr. WALLACE deemed it due to himself and
this subject. The Knoxville and Charleston
road has been chartered two years ago, and an
amount of from three to five hundred thousand
dollars of subscriptions had been obtained for
it; 1t had been surveyed and located. The road
advocated by he gentlemen from Roane, had
yet no existence-had not even been organised.
If this House thought proper to give aid to build
two roads in the same section OF country, he
lMr. W. had no more to say. His Mr. VS.
to make war upon the project OF any 0IIIer 5er;-
tleman.
The Chair read for the information Of the
House. a portion of the 18th rule, forbidding
private discourse during public discussion.
Mr.. HEBB said he thought it strange that no
part Of East Tennessee could ask for a railroad
without Knoxville either opposing it, or want
ing to control it. Knoxville has now four roads.
What in the name of Heaven does she want
with any more? 1t is because Knoxville is full
OF spectators in land, coal, &c.> it is inhabi-
ted by the aristOcracy OF East Tennessee;
mushroom, or goldfish aristOcracy, | believe
they call it. Many people don't understand
the operations Of railroads, and perhaps l(added
Mr.. Hebb) l am one of them, but carried
the rod on the third grand railroad ever built in
the United States, the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road The Knoxville people have outlets
enough. Why are they asking for more?-
Merely to crafty a few outside speculators.-
1t may be presumptuous in me to attempt to
speak among so much talent and eloquence, but
| promised my constituents to oppose and talk
against all these measures and l intend to do 1t
without huckstering or double-dealing. Here
a point of order was raised, the gentleman being
off the immediate subject before the House.
The House, however, granted the gentlemen
leave, and he proceeded in similar strain to
discuss the general merits Of the Omnibus"
bill, and objected strongly to the issuance Of so
LARGE an amount of bonds as this bill would re-
quire.)
Mr.. WALLACE replied to Mr.. Hebb. He saw
the gentleman was opposed to Internal Improve
ments, and he had no doubt that he intended
to act consistently, but the gentleman was not
well posted up, and be Mr.. W. would give him
some information on the subject. Nlr. W. then
went on to explain the position Of both Tennes-
see and South Carolina, in relation to the
Knoxville and Charleston Raiiroad.) lie also
discussed at great length the advantages likely
to occur to the State from all these Eastern
Railroads.
Mr. HERn in reply s666q9g 66q9a RP tfst Ftfb fbe Leggla
ture of that State had refused to appropriate the
sum (S750,0 asked for in aid Of tie Rabul,
Gap Road. He contended that the Knoxville
and Charleston Road would seriously conflict
with the interests of the State, in the Eastern
Railroads, to which State aid has alrdaaF beea
granted.
Mr.. PATTON wished to make some remarks on
the comparative distances and lengths OF the
several lines of road under discussion Mr..
Patton concluded by Offering the following
amendment in connection with the one already
offered by him. (The amendments provides
that all the State aid to be granted to only one
of these roads to be hereafter determined on.
Mr. Patton withdrew his former amendment
and offered the latter in lieu.
Mr.. BUFoRD said he thought it was wrong 10
determine the position Of any road, as 70 pre-,
vent the free action Of those Bho have to build
it. The question now is whether, if we extend
State aid to either of these roads, we should not
leave the question open to be decided IN the
only certain way, by the results OF actual sur
veys, and the interests OF those who construct
the roads.
Mr.. MADRY, of Knox, followed in support of
the views of the gentlemen from Giles. As to
the road advocated by the gentlemen from
Roane-it had never been surveyed, nor even
sufficiently examined. The only Reconnaissance
he knew Of, was galloping one, from MOntgom-
cry into Kentucky and back between Monday
10 o'clock and Wednesday night. Mr. Mabry
then repelled the attack of Mr.. Hebb on the
mushroom" aristoeracy.