Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-12

In tue above order.
true copy, attest
| F. R. CHEATHAN Clerk.
Now, Mr. Speaker desire to call the attention Of
the House to the fact that the estimates made of the
sum necessary TO prepare said road bed for the
iron, in the Commissioner Of Roads Report, is set
down at Sl274 900 co. aud is alleged in the bill
filed by my county court there is only S255, 600 90
| Of available assets in the hands Of said Company.
! Surely, Mr. Speaker, this House will not grant
further time to said Road without such an amend
ment to said bill secures the present stockholders
from further waste, and secures such an amount Of
stock as viii insure the certain completion Of the
| road.
The bill in lieu was adopted, without division.
! Mr. SCHMITTOU proposed to amend, by adding:
/ 90 Provided said road shall not run more than 81
miles south Of Charlotte, and as much nearer as
| practicable"
Mr. Nancy and Mr. sTOVALL opposed.
| Mr. SCHMITT0U said the survey made within
the 81 miles Of Charlotte, and alarge amount Of STOCK
had been subscribed on that express condition.
! The amendment was adopted.
| Mr. EWING now proposed further to amend, by
adding clauses, the effect that the said Nashville
and Northwestern consolidated road shall not have
authority make further calls said company, and
aid shall be granted until S5OO,OOO bona tide
stock shall have been subscribed and secondly,
that only $4,000 per mile shall be accorded to the
consolidated road.
Mr. LAMB moved to strike out the first section Of
the amendment, upon which the yeas and nays were
demanded, ordered and taken, resulting-yeas 81,
nays 30-as follows
! Ysa5--Messrs. Algee, Bate, Bayless, Blackburn,
Cantrel, Carter Of Carter, Carter Of Hardin Cooper,
Davidson Fulton Griffith, Holiness King, Lamb,
Nancy, Maris, Mickey, Newman, Renshaw, Roberts,
ROWles SchmittOu, Smart StOyall, Summers, Tay
Tor, Thompson, Turner of ROane Turner Of Sumner,
White of HamiltO Wood, and Speaker Donelson-
| 80.
d,
NELL Brazelton, Bullock, Copeland, Dobson, Dunlap,
Estes Ewing, Frazer, Cannon, GOlladay, Hamilton,
johnson, Ken tIick, Keeney, Lackey, Lloyd Ran
dolph, Roulston, Richardson, Rose, Saunders, Sen
ter, Shrewsbury, Williams, wilson, White Of Knox,
and Vaughn-30.
So the first section of the amendment was stricken
out
Mr. KING moved to lay the second section offered
by Mr. Ewing on the table, but give way for
Mr WILSON, who showed that two Of these roads
had united by bill, to receive but $4,000 per mile
on the consolidated road; and now this extra So
600 per mile must be to help the North western road
to grade, SC.
Mr. KING showed the justice of according the ex-
ira IS 900 per extraordinarily this North western
rosd for the large amount Of grading already done.
Besides this road, according 10 the present location
was still indispensable to railroad system, SC.
The restriction to $4,000 a mile would be unjust
both to this road and to the people of Tennessee.
When he had concluded, he renewed the motion to
lay the section the table.
The vote being taken, resulted-yeas IG, nays 4S
so the House refused to lay On the table.
Mr. RICHARDSON now submitted to Mr. Ewing, to
withdraw the amendment aud give way for his mo-
ton to amend the bill by striking the cooper
mile provision, and inserting $4,000, which would
be more direct way Of attaining his object; and
accordingly
Mr. EWING withdrew his amendment and there
upon
Mr. RICHARDSON'S amendment was submitted
Mr. THOMPSON modified the motion to suit the
terms of the bill, amounting TO the same thing
which was accepted and agreed to-
Mr. ALGEE now moved to strike from the bill,
the GAINESVILLE and Louisville Railroad. The whole
object was to change the route Of the Nashville aud
Northwestern road-Which vas 81 miles shorter than
any other route from Nashville to Memphis JUS |
tce to his portion of the State demanded adherence
to the present located and very extensively graded
route of the Nashville and North western road.
Mr. ROWLES alleged that the bill took away
vested right-the road need not accept.
Mr. ALGEE desired to defend the stockholders /
from the power Of the Railroad schemers in a case
where there a manifest attempt at fraud upon /
honest and unsuspecting subscribers and owners of
this road.
Mr. BULLOCK could not support the bill on its /
final passage unless the town Of Huntington was to
be retained and established point which lOca-
ton had certainly induced the subscription and pay
ment of large amount of stock; and be showed at
length how the interests Of the State would be sub
served by holding the road to that point, SC.
Mr. Nancy replied to Dir Algee, defending the
company from the imputation Of fraud and scheming
against the rights Of stockholders.
Mr. STOVALL spoke to the justice Of the proVi-
sion giving to the Nashville and Northwestern road
two years further time to bring themselves within
the provisions Of the Internal Improvement act &C.
Mr. ALGEE If there was not fraud in the BILL
here was in it something that proved very hard for
he House to understand; and, as proof of what he
alleged, they had brought the said" down to the
awful rate Of 5000 a mile He was not dis
posed to too strong term There was certainly
the getting up and management Of this
1ill very large amount Of ingenuity TO deprive his
people Of their vested rights He spoke at length.
The vote on Mr. ALGEE'S amendment resulted
yeas Is, nays $50 the amendment was rejected.
Mr. ALGEE now moved to indefinitely postpone
he bill, and amendment WbereupOn the vote stood
yeas Is, nays $3.50
Mr. MICKLEY proposed further to amend, by
ldding provision to the effect, that said railroad
hall pass through the counties of Humphreys and
3entOn and near the county seats Of said countless
ss at present located"
Which amendment, on the motion Of Mr. Nancy,
vas laid on the table.
The bill as amended was then passed the second
eading.
MMIENyILLE AND SPARTA TURNPIKE, &C.
On motion (by unanimous oonsent) the House
ook up and con cured in the Senate amendment to
i'll l22) granting two years to the McMinnvile and