Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-11

RECOMMENDING IT'S passage.
THE HRRETTA0E.
The bill from the Senate (2O5) allowing further
time Of two years for the General Governments
acceptance Of the Hermitage for the site Of Mill
tary School, coming up
Mr BATE moved indefinite postponement He
could not see why the State Of Tennessee should be
giving land to the General Government.
Mr. TURNER Of Sumner opposed the motion.
Mr. VAUGHN demanded the yeas aud nays.
Mr. BATE withdrew the motion.
The vote on the passage Of the bill resulted-yeas
SO, nays IL follow:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Bayless, Beale, Bentley,
Benton, Blackburn, Bradford, Caldwell, Cantren,
Carter Of Carter Cooper, Copeland Davidson, DaVe,
DObsOn, Dunlap. Estes, Ewing, Fulton, Cannon,
Griffith, Hamilton, Ive, Kendrick, Keeney,
Lamb, Lloyd, Low, Nancy, Maris, Mickey New
man, ROulstOn, Richardson, Roberts, Rowles, st.
John, SehmittOu Shrewsbury, Smartt Stovall, Sum
mers, Taylor, Thompson, Turner Of Roane, Turner
of Sumner, Williams, Wilson, White Of Hamilton,
White Of knox, Wood, and Yaughn-53.
Nays-Messrs Algee, Bate, Brazelton, Frazer,
Holmes, Johnson, Lackey, Randolph, RenshaW, Rose,
Saunders, and Senter-l2
So the bill passed the third and last reading 10
the House OF Representatives; and on motion by
Mr. WILLIAMS, it was ordered to be forthwith
transmitted to the Senate.
MEMPHIS, LOUISVILLE AND CLARKsvILLE RAILROADS.
Mr. LAMB, from the Committee on Internal I'm
proYement returned without amendment, the Senate
bill, los, 70 consolidate the Memphis Clarksvile
and Louisville railroads, and recommended its pas.
sage; and accordingly, 10y unanimous consent,) II
considered on the first reading in the House Of
Representatives.
sir BRAZELrON proposed to amend, by adding
provisions for the benefit Of the Cumberland Gap,
Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad Company.
Mr. BBAZELTON and Mr. RANDOLPH explained
the provisions Of the COMMUNICATING q con,
struotion to said cOmpany's grant Of bridge aid,
settling their right to appropriate certain estimated
overpluses Of formerly granted bridge aid towards
bridging the French Broad and Pigeon rivers pro
po ing no new aid-nO increase Of State liability,
&c.-and giving further time.
Mr. WILSON and Mr. THOMPSON opposed the
amendment. It was unsafe legislation.
Mr. BRAZELTON replied to objections setting
forth the general public Importance of this improve
ment.
Mr. THOMPSON spoke again--desiring the Com
miCtee to ascertain their surplus, by completing
their bridges, and not by estimates
Mr. DUNLAP further explained the fairness and
resonableness Of the proposition which was simply to
enable the company TO commence the work at the
southern end Of the road first, so as to meet the
road connections approaching from South Carolina,
&c.
Mr. BRAZELTON and Mr. B AYLESS showed, that
to complete the bridges on the Northern end of the
road would be to leave them standing without
or advantage, whereas, the southern end by con-
Meeting the East Tennessee and Virginia road with
North and South Carolina roads, would become i'm
mediately available
Mr. BLACKBURN proposed to amend the amend
ment by adding: Provided no surplus for the
Clinch river bridge shall be expended south of the
Clinch mountain"
Mr. RANDOLPH doubted whether the amendment
could be in orderi but it was entertained by the
Chair
Mr. BRAZELTON moved to lay the amendment
on the table; which motion failed-nO quorum
voting.
The question was then taken on Mr. BRAZEL-
TONS amendment-Mr ST. JOHN demanding the
yeas and nays-and the same being ordered and
taken, resulted-yeas AZ, nays lG-as follow:
Yeqs-Messrs. Algee, Anderson, Bayess, Besle
Benton, Blackburn, Bradford, BrazeltOn, Cantrsll,
Carter Of Carter, Copeland, Davidson DaVie, Dob
son, Dunlap Ewing, Frazer, Fulton, Cannon, Col
laday, Hamilton, Holmes, Ivie, johnson, Kendrick,
Keeney, King, Lloyd, Nancy, Mickey, Randolph,
Roulston RenshaW, Richardson, Rose, ROwles, St.
John, Saunders Senter, Shrewsbury, Smart, Sum
mers, Turner Of ROane, Turner Of Sumner, White Of
Hamilton White of Knox and Yaughn-47.
Fay5-Messrs. Bentley, Carter of Hardin, Estes,
Griffith, Lackey Low, Maris, Newman, Roberts,
Schmittou, SOvsu, Taylor, Thompson, Williams,
Wilson, aud Wood-16
Mr. WILSON, when his name was called, alleged
that the report Of the Railroad Commissioner gives
and Cumberland Gap railroad; and fOrgrading that
length Of road We find the Commissioner reports
only $500, 900 stock subscribed. He makes no re
port of work on this road. l cannot vote to extend
the time of any road in the State, that makes no
sort of showing as to completion: therefore, vote
'sBO."
So Mr. BrazeltOn's amendment was adopted.
Mr. BLACKBURN now pressed his amendment,
and after debate by Mr. Blackburn and Mr. BraEel-
ton the vote thereon was taken, resulting-yeas g.
nays So: so the amendment was rejected.
Mr. BLACKBURN now moved TO reconsider the
vote adopting Mr. BrazeltOn's amendment. He said
Mr. Speaker, l say here upon this floor that if this
road is to 90 no further north than MOrristown, l
am entirely opposed to the whole affair If my
amendment cannot 20 upon the bill; if everything is
to be surrendered to the southern end Of he road,
| wish my constituents 10 know, wish this House
to know, and I wish gentlemen representing the
counties Of Cooke and Granger to know that I am
opposed to the whole affair; and believe, that in
this declaration, represent the will and the in
rerests Of those who have contributed most to the
construction Of this road.
Sir will take the responsibility Of submitting q
little the history of this affair which shall illus
trate this change of time twill be recollected, and
it is known TO gentlemen the other side, that the
President Of this Cumberland Gap, Cincinnati, and
Charleston Railroad Company, DR. CARRIER, at the
origin Of this thng-when it was declared that the
work should commence at the East Tennessee and
Virginia Rsilroad-resided in the county of Clai-
borne. But since that time, the time has entirely
changed. From the time the DR.. has removed
from Claiborne, and gone with his interests to reside
at Morristown. He has now no interest whatever
north of that: and since that time Of the Dr's re-
noval, to this hour, we have heard no good news
about the construction Of the railroad north Of Nor
ristown Ii is for this reason, sir, that stand here
and protest against our money going for the con
struction of the southern end of this road have
- II bvro Voffh so
that the road not going any further north than
MOrristown and if that be the trick, wish it to be
distinctly understood that am opposed to the whole
project. l only voted for the amendment of the
gentleman from Jefferson, (Mr BrazeltOnl for the
purpose Of having my amendment put upon 1t; and
now move reconsideration of that vote for the
purpose of setting myself right, and to allow me to
say here ag ain, that without even-handed justice
am opposed to the entire thing.
Mr. SENTER spoke to the whole question, whilst
he WAS willing to give the aid of Granger county to
he South end fthe road, he willing also to
accord what was demanded for Claiborne, in the
yentleman's amendment.
Mr. BRAZELTON made another statement. To
first complete the bridge across the Clinch river
would be but to erect monument to the folly of the
Company
Mr. BLACKBURN It would be nothing more
han fulfllmeut of thesolid eontrat made with US
This confirms me in the opinion that scheme Of
fraud is TO he practieed upon
Mr. BRAZEL TON defended the President of the
Company a man incapable of fraud, and repealed
he imputstiOn.
After further debate, by Mr. Randolph and Mr.
st. John--the vote was reconsidered; and then
Mr. BRAZELTON asked and obtained leave to
withdraw his amendment; and the question required
% the third reading Of the bill.
Mr DAVE proposed to amend, by adding pro-
7ision authorizing the County Court of Montgomery
county to take up sny amount of their thirty years
,ounty bonds as they may have money in the county
to authorize q county tax for the |
purpose.
Which amendment was adopted:
And then the bill, as amended, was passed the |
bird and last reading in the House of Representa-
ives, by The vOte-yess 55; nays l0-follOwing:
Ysas-Messrs Anderson, Bate, Bayless, Beale, |
Benton Blackburn, Bradford, BrazeltOn, Caldwell, |
yantrell Carter of Carter Cooper, Copeland David
ION, Davie, DobsOn, Dunlap Estes, Ewing, Frazer,
Fulton, Cannon Golladay, Hamilton, Harvey, !
Kendrick, Keeney, Lackey, Lamb, Lloyd, Low,
Nancy, Maris, Newman. Randolph, Roulston, Rem
haw Richardson, Roberts, Ross, ROWles, St. John,
Schmittou, Senter, Smart, Stovall, Summers,
Thompson, Turner of Roane, Turner of Sumner |
wilson, White Of Hamilton, White Of Knox, Wood, /
Vaughn, and Speaker DOnelsOn-55.
EaVs-Msssrs Algee, Bentley, Carter Of Hardin,