Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-25

hSsPeCIl uLIy, yOuI LILenusb
Jno Burch, A G McDougal,
Speaker Of Senate, B J Hill,
H Weleker, W Lafayette McConnico,
J B Heiskeu, Lloyd Buen,
VIM NIunday W C Whitthorne,
F Haynes Bratcher, Jno GoOdner,
J Knox Walker, GOodpasture,
F Gof JE 7 Harris,
Thos Menees, II Denton,
Joel Jones, L Roach,
Thos Brown, WP Davis.
Mr. WHITTHORNE lin the Chair said: am re
quested by the Clerks return to Senators thanks
for this manifestation of their kindness and esteem
and appreciation Of their labOrs and that in closing
their official relations they receive this testimonial
Of your respect and friendship with sincere gratif-
cation.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. DAVIS, chairman of the Committee on Inter
nal Improvements, presented the following state
msnt:
beg leave to submit the following report from
the Committee Internal improvements, showing
the amount of State aid saved by the present Legis
lature by cutting off aid from railroad companies
which have not commenced work and by the consol-
idatiOn Of various companies that have commenced
work.
By consolidating the Memphis and Ohio with the
Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville Railroad Com
pAny,l30 miles Of State aid is cut off at $4,000 per
mile, Sl.30O,00O.
By consolidating the latter Company with the
Nashville and North Western Railroad Compauy
distance cut of 40 miles at $4,000 per mile, $780,
600.
By repeating the law granting State aid from Paris
to the Mouth Of Sandy on the Tennesseerver, $780,
600.
Bridge aid cut off from Memphis, GAINESVILLE and
Louisville Railroad Company, $1,000
By stopping the Tennessee and Alabama road at
Mount Pleasant, SO miles, including the Branch to
LaWrenceburg at $4,000 per mile, including also
$4,000 for bridge aid 81, 100000
The Nashville and Cincinnati Company length of
road in Tennessee 100 miles, with Stae aid al SlO,-
600 per mile, $l,lO0,OOO.
Bridge aid TO same, 100000.
By transferring State aid from the North to the
South side Of the Tennessee river between Steven
son and Chattanooga $4,000.
By reducing State s,d on Tennessee Central Rail
road one thousand dollars per mile for Bog miles,
S35, 800.
By refusing to extend time to commence the At
lantic, Tennessee, and Ohio Railroad Company
which cuts off the State liability AZ miles at 10000
per mile, $40, 00O
BY refusing to extend the time to the Mississippi
snd Tennessee Central extension from Jackson 10
Tennessee river 81 miles at $4,000 per mile $780,
OOO
Showing the gross amount saved bv the present
Legislature to be five millions four hundr d and
eighty thousand dollars Not one dollar of new AID
for Internal Improvements has been granted at the
present session. While this amount Of saving has
been done by consolidating, many parallel roads
have been cut off making all the roads of impor-
lance main lines, which will inure success 70 the
OneTOad while separate provided heretofore
would have created much confusion and ANNOYANCE
not only to the Companies, but TO the State: and
your Committee think much has been done to reform
your system of Internal improvements and to check
the issuance of additional State bonds for that pur-
pose
There may be some errors in the above, but it is
believed in the main to be correct
W. P. DAVIS, Chairman,
Of the Internal Improvement Committee.
ADJOURNMENT.
Senate proceeded to witness the adjournment of
the House of Representatives, upon returning to
their chamber
Mr. WALKER moved that the Senate adjourn
The SPEAKER addressed the Senate and pro-
nOunced the Senate adjourned sine die.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, March p, 1858.
The journal of Saturday was read, and suthenti-
Gated
COLUMBIA ATHENEUM.
Mr. POLK. Mr. Speaker, about the time left for
New York, asked that the bill from the Senate,
chsrtering the Columbia Atheneum might not be
acted upon till I should return. But, during my
absence instead Of the original BILL an amendment
for the same OBJECT was put upon Senate DILL
brought down and passed. If l had been in my
place, should have presented facts to the House,
which, believe, would have prevented the passage
Of that charter. And now, in justice to the House
and to my position TO that matter-nOt to detain !
time in these last hours Of the session. ask leave
to present the facts through The Legislative Union
and American.
PER DIEM FOR THE HOLIDAYS,
Nh COPELAND stated that the Journal Of the |
18th Of March, had not been read; and he called /
now for the reading.
Mr. STOVALL and the SPEAKER sisted, that the /
reading Of the Journal Of that date had been dis /
pensed with, by q vote Of the House.
Mr. COPELAND then demanded the reading of |
that portion Of the Journal Of that date which re-
lstes to the Report Of the Committee on Finance.