Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-15

The bin was then passed the third reading, and
ordered to be transmitted to the Senate without de-
lay.
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE, AND EDGEFIELD AND
KENTUCKY RAILROADS.
On motion by Sir Speaker DONELSON-lMr
Wilson in the chair-the House took up the consid-
GRAFTON Of the Senate BILL amend the act amenda-
tory Of the Charter of the Nashville and Cincinnati
Railroad Company, passed Feb %, DISTRIBUTING
the Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad TO State aid;
and the pending amendments, allowing further time
to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Companies,
to bring themselves within the provisions Of the act
emitting them to State aid. sc, and Mr. Carter OF
Carriers amendment giving further time Ok twoyears
to the Tennessee, Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Com
pany to bring themselves within the provisions OF
the said Internal Improvement act
Mr. NEWMAN explained the distinction between
these amendments.
Mr. DAVIDSON inquired whether any work had
been done on The last named road.
Mr. CARTER, of Carter, explained the reason why
the work had not been begun, and explained the
necessity Of the amendment.
The amendment was rejected, by yeas IL nays o.
AS follow:
Yeas Algee, Anderson, Bicknell, Carter, of Car
ter Dunlap, Cannon. Hamilton, Renshaw, White,
Of Hamilton and White, of Knox.-ll.
Navs-Messrs. Bayless Beale, Bentley, Benton,
Blackburn, Bradford, BuIloeh, Carter, Of Hardin,
Cooper, Copeland Davidson, Davie, Dobson, Estes,
Ewing, Frazier, Fulton, Golladay, Harvey, Holmes,
Ivie, Johnson Kendrick, King Lsckey, Lamb, LLOYD,
Low, Maris Mickey, NeWbern, Newman, Randolph,
Roulston Richardson, Roberts, Rose, Rowles, Saun
ders, SchmittOu, Sener Shrews bury, Stanton, Ste-
| vail Taylor, Thompson, Turner, Of Roane, Turner,
| Of sumner Wilson, Wood, Vaughn Dodson,, Mr. ana
! Speaker Doneison-54.
| The next question was upon the adoption oil the
! Committees amendment, authorizing the Loo'svlne
| and Nashville Railroad Company, 10 elect wee
President, &C.; and that the iron Of the said two
| roads shall be shipped to them, &C.
| Mr. Speaker DONELS0N showed that this would
allow them to 60 on and complete the road without
delay. The means were ample.
The Internal improvement Committees amend
| ment, was then adopted.
| Mr. Speaker DONE LSON proceeded further to urge
and enforce the reasons which call forthe passage Of
the bill as far as the Edgefeld and Kentucky, and
the Louisville Railroads were concerned
de understood the facts in the case, and would not
ask for anything which the facts would not fully
justify.
Mr. NEWMAN explained his dissent from the re.
| port of the Internal Improvement Committee, and
gave some of the reasons for his dissent.
After further conversation between MrDAVlDSON
| and Mr. Speaker DONELS0N, the vote was ordered
on the bill resulting-yeas AZ, nays 10 as follow
| YedS-Messrs Algee, Anderson, Bate, Bayless,
! Bentley, Benton, Bicknell, Blackburn, Bradford,
Brazleton Bullock Caldwell, Carter, Of g, Cooper,
Copeland Davidson, Davie, Dobson, Dodson Dunlap,
Ewing, Frazer Fulton Cannon, Golladay, Harvey,
| Holmes Ivie, Kendrick, King, Lamb, Lloyd, Maris,
| Mickey, NeWbern, Polk, Randolph, Roulston, Rem
shaw, Roberts, Rowles, Senter, Stovall, Turner OF
B., Turner Sumner, hite of Hamilton, White, OF h.,
Vaugn and Mr. Speaker Donelson-42.
NGys-Carter, of c., Estes, johnson, Lackey, Lowe,
Newman, Richardson, Rose, Saunders, Schmluou,
Shrewsbury, Taylor, Thompson, wilson, anu WOOD
-l5.
So the bill ss amended was passed the third and
last readingin the House of Representatives.
ABSENCE.
Mr. ROBERTS asked and obtained leave Of abb
sence for Mr. Smart till Monday.
The House then adjourned till Monday morning
10 o'clock.