Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-20

citizens. who reside in beautiful sad picturesque
valley located north Of the Clinoh Moun.an in the
county Of HancOsk. I do not desire this bill to
pass unless Senators satisfied that its reouire-
IBeois are just and its demands equitable ara pro-
pc coua have placed us passag bsyoad doubt,
before this boiy, OF unitiug its Destiny with
''oiani5us' enterprise 10 which | an violently op-
posed believing as l do, that every propnaiti.a
should be susia,ed rejected in proportion 20 tbs
meritorious considerations which t contains Wthin
Itself [ repres nt the interests Cf the people VINO
desire The aid which IS contemplated in this bill and
feel that The aid shoud be granted them b. every
consideration Of justice. They reside n q valley
as lovely ard delightful as the HUMAN eye ever rest
ed upon, away beyond the mountains where 81
most every facility for reaching markets By any
conveyance is cut off completely as IL they lived
in the depths Of Inaccessible oaverns Of the earth
From SneedVile in the midst Of that valley to the
most accessible point on the East Tennessee and
Virginia Railroad, with wagons laden with produce
it is estimated to he sixty seventy miles; where
as if this assistance is extended them. i. will reduce
the distance from twenty to thirty miles, and open
a great highway tc market, tapping two valleys as
fair aud beautiful as Bannerhassetts island
have consistently opposed direct Stale aid, BY
the Issuance OF Stare bonds for the benefit Of inter-
nal improvements, for any nsD schemes OF policies Ct
this char lvter and shall continue 10 this determi-
character. Il asks not for State bonds, for these
they DO not desife for in this oase if granted them,
lien would have 10 be retained the roed for the
redemption Of the bonds; and / do not desire tie
read to be placed in this category for our expert
euce has taught US that such experiments have gems
orally proven fatal to the road and detrimental to
the State and its credit desire 10 procure TINS
direct appropriation as free gift for the benefit of
Hancock county believing I do tina; the remote
rural position Of that county demands some assist
ance and protection from this Legislature. This
AMOUNT cannot involve the State IN any serious in
debteduess and the liberslity Of our body has al
ready been taxed to much greater extent involv-
ing much heavier appropriations than the one con
/ temnlated in this bill.
We have appropriated thousands of dollars for
| one Railroad BRIDGE and have revived and traus-
ferred hundreds OF thousands to other roads, which
| doubtless were all right and much needed; but
none Of these appropriations were given to enter
! prizes which are SO much needed, and which de-
manded the exercise of our liberality, SO much as
this We now occupy magnificent building, upoa
which more than a million Of dollars have already
! been expended; and thousands must yet be laid
out, fer the sdornment and completion Of the build
ing and surrounding grounds. This proud monu-
ment Of our State pride, is such, that every Ten
Eesseeans heart leaps joyfully as be looks upon ~
dimensions and beauty, and no one regrets the ez-
penditure We are a progressive and proud people
aud cannot restrica ourselves to the old landmark;
and economical paths which our fathers trod; anC
as We are extending our munifeence 10 e
many INT rprises Of State pride and benefit, VI
can ceItain'y give pittGnce Of s. 900 to 81
| audabe au object. for an isolated district, WhS
are 90 modest the amount asked for. Eas
! tennessee has received her tens Of thousands fcl
hex rsroCd purposes, and The effect can be seer
sld appreciated by travelling through that lovely
agricultural district Middle Tennessee is ohequerec
all over with her net work Of railroads and turn.
pixies, running out from the Metropolis ike spoke:
Of great wheel and all these have been fOstereC
aud built under the supervision Ct our State
through her Legislatures; aud lChy nol, close doWr
the channels Of our charity oud give more all
to any portion of the coun'r., becaure many O.
those appropriations already made have been badly
advised AMI Improbable?
This bill viii not only extend wonderful adyauta
ges TO the parties who the bsns6ciaries Of its
results; but will Afford feeder for the railroad
with which it connects. freight sufficient to comPen
safe the State and its ctiz rs, IRE than Che sun
demanded | hope the bill will pass
The question recurring upon the passage Of thC
bill IS amended the ayes and noes we're taken anC
resulted eyes y, noes 9, as follows
Ays,-AIsssrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Hildreth
Horn, Hunter, MINIS, Nash, Payne. Peters, SIAN
ton and Stokely-l2
Eoss-Mes RS Bumpass, johnson Lane Mickey
McNeiIly, Richardson, So7all, Wood and Speaker
| Newman--9
So the bill passed. its third rsa ling 10 the nate
RECESS.
Mr.. STOEELY IN ,7sd that III, Seaa.o take a re-
cess to half past two o'clock, which motion failed.
Mr.. SrOKELY moved that the Senate take a re,
cess t. quarter past two o'clock, which m2tioI
prevailed, and
The Seu,'e took recess ac,ordingly.
SENATE BILLS on TurR9 READ2G.
No 28l-To ensble the County Courts to clea
fords Of rivers Of distractions Passed, syes Is
nee, 0, as f1llows
.4yss-Usssrs. Allen, Bradford, Bumpass Hill
dreth, Horn, Hunter, Lane MINIS, Mcclellan
! NASH Rich lrdsoa Stokely, and Wo7d--I3
Noss-Messrs Johnson, McNeilly, Stoyan ans
| Speaker Newman.
! BRANCH BANK AT SPARTA
House resolution of inquiry in regard to tlt
Branch Bank Of Tennessee at Sparta, having been
/ read
NJ. sTOVALL moved to strike out inform the
/ House" aud insert inform Inc General Assem-
/ big" which notion prevailed
Mr. LANE desired - know the ohjeo' of these
| inquiries. II the object vas to- CRAFTY tbs malig-
naut feelings Of some outsiders, he should oppose
the ad )pton u tae resolutions. If the officers OF
I the Institution desired az opportunity to answer
these inquiries, he should for the re5o!upOns.
! Mr. NEWMAN (Nr. WooD in the chair under
stood taat the officers desired the adoption Of the
solutions but il thew did not, he could OBJ
jec ion to their Adoption. They rela'e 10 a viola
iion Of the charter Of the bank Charges had been
made agaias: the officers Of the branch at Sparta.
and was due these off GERS that they should have
an opportunity 10 place Themselves rig before the
people f the $ ate.
Mr.. MINIS knew the officers personally, aud
he kneg they desired an Investigation. He knew
that the resolutions came from quarter uofriendly
10 the officers of the Soats branch snl be hoped
the resolutions you'll be adopted.
After some further discu sI9n-
The res Jlu,ion5 we're adopted without division
And then
o. motion of Mr.. BUNPASS, the Senate ad-
j5GrneI