Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-29
ljourned to % A. N. to morrow.
HOUSE oF UNDERSTANDINGS.

SATURDAY, Jan. 20.
Short Spcoehes-Nr Algee offered a resolution
providing that in order TO facilitate business and
shorten the session, members shall not be allowed
TO speak on any question more than ten minutes
the iirst time, and not more than five minutes the
second. Lies over.
Normal Scio0i-0n motion Of Mr Gleaves the
House took up the motion Of Mr Wilson OF Carroll
10 reconsider the vote passing the bill to establish
State Normal School on its thrd reading, and after
a good deal OF debate, the House refused to recon-
slider, ayes 26, noes 80.
.NmphiS aud Charleston Rdiiroai--0n motion Of
Mr Dorich, the House took up House bill for the
benefit of the Memphis aud Charleston Railroad
Company, aud il passed on It's third reading
Bunk Cldim-The Speaker laid before the House
= communication from the President of the Bank OF
Tennessee, accompanied by a certificate liom the
late Secretary Of State shosug that the State was
Indebted 10 the Bank in the sun of $3.50, with ia
terest since August 1852, being an error growing
out OF the renewal of certain bonds Referred to
the committee on ways and means.
Endorsing Company BORds-On motion of Mr.
Burch, the House took up House bill authorship
the Governor to endorse in the name OF the State
the bonds Of the Fest Tennessee and Georgia and
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Companies,
TO the amount of Sl50,0O0 each, TO aid IN building
a railroad from Cleveland and Chattanooga; also,
TO endorse the bonds OF the East tennessee aud
Va. Railroad company TO the amount of 5000 600.
Mr. Thomas offered an amendment providing that
the bonds 50 endorsed shall not be sold for less than
par
Mr. Brown OF Davidson, CIR Travis in the chair
offered a bill ia lieu, as follows:
BE Il sHaciei 6g ihs GsHvdi assembly Of the
Stale Of TtHHsssre, That the East Tennessee aud
Virginia Railroad Company is hereby authorized 20
issue two hundred thousand dollars of is DO ds
aud upon Going 30, it shall be the dutv Of the Gov
ernor 70 endorse the same; P.ouidaL Thd the
amount OF bonds 70 endorsed, shall abate SO much
out OF the aggregate OF State aid heretofore granted
10 said company and not yet realized; and such
abatement may be taken our Of the cost o. such aid
belonging 20 said company"
Tie said il was unpleasant 20 him TO propose to
do that which the friends Of the East Tennessee aud
Nirgiuia Railroad Company might regard as unia.
vorable their application. lie need not nov pro-
claim the interest he felt 10 that road. lie vas me
OF the pioneers Ia that enterprise, AID at is
birth. He doubted whether the bill could pass
through both houses 10 It's present shape, aud he
had spbmitieG hts proposition because it was safe
aud would reconcile the objections Of those similarly
situated With himself
lie regarded the Cleveland and Chattanooga Rail.
road important Ink la the hae Of railroads
eKteuaiug through The State, but he was oppored
20 endorsing the bonds OF the companies proposing
90 build &C. he vas opposed % the further eyten-
sou OF State aid, aud had refused 10 advocate the
loanipg Of the credit Of tia staie 10 enabe his0wn
Constituents 10 bald ,srapike cad.
tie had submitted bis proposition because he
thought s Nas al the Legislature woaid 90. lie bad
offered L Ia spirit oi compromise. aud as wiling
20 vote Tor endorsing the bosds u the Bart Ten.
ncssee and Yirgiaia Railroad CompsAy under sush
proFisioa, @ enable that oompany 10 suFmoani the
dli1cpiiirs that surrounded H. lie did Boi feel liks
taFalug lis back upon that road, AID he wiling