Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-25
Endorsing Company Bonds.

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dorse in the name of the State, the bonds
OF the East Tennessee and Georgia, and
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
! Companies, to an amount not exceeding
$3.50, 600 each, to be applied exclusively to
the construction of branch road from
Cleveland to Chattanooga, came up for
consideration in the House of Representa-
tives on Tuesday afternoon. On motion of
Mr. Harris, of Washington, the bill was
amended so as to authorize the Governor
to endorse, in the name of the State the
bonds Of the East Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad Company, to an amount not ex-
ceeding 100000
The ground upon which the first endorse
ment is asked, is that the proposed road is
link of about thirty miles, which is neces-
sary to connect all the railroads bearing
eastwardly from the Mississippi river, thro'
the western and middle portions of the
State, with the line through East Tennes-
see and Virginia, to the eastern and north
eastern cities of the Union; and, indeed,
to Charleston, South Carolina, by con-
nection via Athens and Madisonville, with
the Rabun Gap or Blue Ridge Railroad
of Carolina.
The two companies which have underta-
ken the construction of this important link
represent that they have no money or 9TH
er available means which they can apply to
it, and hence they ask an endorsement of
their bonds by the State, with which they
can accomplish the work
The illiberal course pursued by the State
of Georgia towards the people of this State
who have had produce or merchandise
shipped over her road, has rendered the
construction Of this link very desirable to
large proportion of our citizens, and this
desire has not been without its influence
upon their Representatives.
The grounds upon which the endorsement
of the bonds of the East Tennessee and Vir-
ginia Railroad Company is asked, are fully
fet forth in a memorial from the President
of Company, and are entitled to great
weight. The press upon our columns pre-
vents us from making even a brief state
ment Of them to-day
An animated debate sprung up upon this
bill, which was continued through Wednes-
day, in which Messrs Looney, Harris, Hat
ton, and Burch, advocated the passage Of
the bill. and Messrs. Brown of Madison,
Travis, Donelson, Huntington, and Wood,
of Hardeman, opposed its passage, on the
ground that they were opposed to any fur
Their extension of the State credit. The
debate was one of the ablest that has oc-
Cured during the present session.
On Wednesday night the bill was put
upon its passage on second reading, and
passed-ayes "a, noes 81, as follows
Ayes.-Messrs. Armstrong Ball, Bartlett,
Brien, Bulin, Burch, Campbell, Carlock, Car
michael, Cobb, Colburn, Cook, Cox, Davie,
/ Easterly, Fort, Harris, Hatton, Holmes, Kin
ney, Looney, Mabry, Massengi!l, Meek, North
emit, Pope, Runnels, Riehey, Rudd, Snodgrass,
Temple, Upton, Wallace, and Welcker-34.
Noes-Messrs. Alcee, Brazelton, Brown of
/ Madison, Cavitt, Colquet, Cowden, Donelson,
/ Dortch, bennington, Galbrealh, Gleaves, Kim.
/ bic, Little, Mathis, Newman, Nixon, Parks,
/ Pogre, Shemwell, Smith, Stovall, Thomas,
! Tompkins, Travis, Ward, Whiteside Wilson
of Carroll, Wilson Of Marshall Wood Of Can
non, Wood Of Hardeman, and Speaker Brown,
81.
Abseat-Messrs. Bobo, Cloud, Dewitt, Fiel-
der, Galloway, Gilbert Wyatt, Taylor Wat.
kins, aud Whi,e-l0
/ SriFFESIEa Back BoNEs.-The n. Y. Es.
press says:
Zollco:fer having broken Richardson's back.
/ bone, by showing him WilmOt ProvisO nan,
aud against the equality Of the States DO inn
/ migrate into the Territories, 1.-THE Democratic
/ caucus was held.-to sti,len them, and il did
even stiifen the h.msy backbOnes Of Quitman,
/ Keitt & Co. Thoi ingion having become weak
/ in the Northern backbone, DR.. Greeley had
called a Northern stifiening eancus, when
l Thoringtou is reported 20 have repeated, snd
promised mot 10 do 50 again" Some Of the
members complained oat loud Of DIR. Greeley :
abuse, especially DR.. Norton, OF Illinois, aud
/ Mr. Campbell, Of Ohio, who even Mr.. Letter
| thought had been badly treated, but all pres
eni. with The excep,ionof Cambsck, OF Indiana.
agreed for While longer to take his Banks
pils.
ranks viii be elected, when. &c in Albany,
the Democrats elect him,--indircclly, III
MT directly no, Gil then.