Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-16
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In Continuation.
WEDNESDAY Oc.. IA, 1857.
CREDIT OF THE STATE.


! Mr. Rowles' lJint resolution against the extern
sion of the State llsbitysby the issuance and il.
d)rseUent Of bonds, &c. coming up for consider
ston unoer the order of uuhuishad busiress-
! Mr. Richardson moved that the resolutions and
| amendments be referred 10 the committee on In
! tsrnsl improvement.
| Mr. Shrewsberry: Mr. Speaker, sm at loss
! TO know how to cote on this question. / voted
against suspension of the rules for the consider
Stiou of a similar proposition when it come from
this side of the House, not because l was opposed
to it. but because wished to gain time, for further
/ information as to the financial condition of the
/ various railroads. | have but little information
on that subject and surely tie best way to OBJ
/ tain information is to refer the sut Jet to q COM
nittee who can investigate it, and who can give to
/ the House the benefit of their investigatlons.-
Now, sir, do not see thst we can effect anything
| by these resolutions Tie State OF Tennessee
will pay her debts. No one will gainssy that
/ No one has charged that sic will not. If We are
to stop Il Stat aid to works of internal improve
meut imagine t1st it will have to be done speoi-
/ fcslly aud the House will have t. be Judge of
whrt roads shall be cut off, and what shall receive
S ate aid We ought to vote intelligently here Iso
as not t. do ipiu tcs to the roads, and at the same
! time Or, tect the interests of the State. ] would
! ike to have more information do not care for
party If there is any thunder to manufacture,
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very little real thunder will be made out Of this
question on either side
Mr. Stanton. Mr. Spe ksr, I riss ID a question
of o-Ge,. The ,n6ing gu stiou vest, lay Whe
the House 1diou nod, WAS up an I'm II imeLt
VIII CD lit Oduced in lieu | submit, tlst the
QUESTION is on the adoption Ct that Smsndmett
The Spei ker. The g ,nrl mans smendm sat was
Gu of by the Adjournment, ald he viii. have TO
introduce l. again.
NJ Z -
am in favor of III principle Of the resolution +,
aod l beg leave TO make this addition to my mo-
ton TO commit, that the co nm tee be instructed
to report on the resolutions at as ea:ly day as
possible
Mr. Rowes [ would a the gentleman whsth-
er be R,enGs, by his INSTRUCTIONS, that the COM
mitee shall report the res buttons bScS TO the
House, or general y up)n the principles contained
IN the resoLt Ous
Mr. Richardson. Tie instructions, l suppose,
cont mpste recommendation Of the adoption Of
the resolutions, o sonnet iDg that will accomplish
pretty much the same thing l moved the refer
ence because know memOeTs will not lie satisfied
without q relot
Mr. St. J,hI: Mr. Speaker, 80 far ss l am con-
Germ, and the pledge have given, am resdy at
any moment 70 vote on this p! OPPOSITION. But IN
I'll The amendment OF tie gentleman from Knox
came il, there twas difficulty II my mind.
thought toe resolutions went too lar; but now
am prepared for the vote. | PLEDGED myself to
my cons ttueLtI, that l would oppose all new
schemes Of internal Improvement That that
should be my policy. But at the same time, as
this is an important question and exciting good
deal Of INT rest shall woe TO IRsr tee resoIu Id
to the committee on int 'rnsl improvement Ny
object IN 80 GoH g ID simply u We Il ne TO nose
VINO desire It, tJt a proper nYsstgs'l IN. l was
in hopes the rts)lUt Gus OF the te eman hon
Mon gOmery (Mr Dave would have passed
without opposition. ] believe they expressed the
desire OF the people of Tennessee. But they we're
voted down, and l am sorry To ssy there seems to
be disposition manifested on the part OF some
do not say ex ,lusively on the Democratic side OF
the House, but there seems TO be dlsP Jsltion to
manufacture a little thunder out of this subj ct,
aud it mag result to the advantage OF gentlemen
but think is uncharita Die in the Democratic side
OF the House TO vots down a proposltlsn which,
according 10 their own adm ssons Incorporated
the very same principles now put forward by them |
selves shall vOts 10, the reference.
Mr. Davidson. 1t does seem to me thst gentle |
men are not - far apart upon this question. If
uudtr TODD the gentleman from Bradley, (Mr |
RowIes) his o6Jsc; was not to pass any bill that
would have the solemn sanction of Q law, but to |
ascertain the s3nse Of the General ssemblV in |
regard to this question as connected With our In !
ternsl lmproveme 1t question. If l understood |
him, bis intention was IS soon the sense of the |
House could be sscsrtsined himself to move a re-
ference OF the resolutions to the appropriate com. |
mittee, with instructions to bring in q bill on tbs
subject
Mr. Rowes Gin bis seat. TIE gentleman is very
correct IN bis understanding
Mir Davidson. Then, if that be the case what
binders this House from ooming 70 an understand
lng2 The gentleman from Bradley wishes to
have, as soon as possible, an expression of the
House on this question; but then he wishes the
final seton to come in the form of biz on the
same subject to which the resolutions belong
No =, IA Speaker, if this proposition were bill,
should vote icr it But cannot support ties,
resolutions, ID tEeir present shape Ghall vote
with that gentemsr ;i,yoon the general principis |
But in al our action here We should be careful to