Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-26
HNURE.

Speaker Richards called the House to
order at 10 A. NJ Sixty members answered
to their names.
Messrs. Bowles and Hodges obtained
leave of absence.
Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on To-
ternal Improvements, reported in favor of
adopting the resolution offered yesterday
BY Mr.. Roach, relative to the Nashville
and Northwestern Railroad Company.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Bowles: To change the time of
holding the Chancery Courts in the county
of Oyerton. Passed first reading and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Mynatt: To amend the revenue
laws. Passed first reading and referred to
Committee on Finance and Ways and
Means.
By Mr. Waters: To incorporate the
Lebanon and GAINESVILLE Turnpike Com
pany. Passed first reading and referred
TO Committee on Internal Improvements.
THE NASHVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILROAD.
Mr.. RoaCh's joint resolution requiring
the Governor to return the Nashville and
Northwestern railroad to the control of
the company, with an amendment by the
Committee on Internal Improvements that
such action shall not affect any lien the
State may have upon the road, was taken
up.
Mr.. Doughty objected 10 both the origi-
nal resolution and the amendment. 1t had
been proven on trial that the company
could not, or would not, pay the interest
on the bonds loaned by the State, while
the Receivers had done no better. Nothing
was now left for the State TO do but to sell
out all delinquent roads.
Mr.. Roach followed in a lengthy argu-
ment, in which he elaborated the points
urged by him yesterday. He again drew
attention TO the fact that the very moment
the road-which was the largest in the
State-had been finished through the al
most superhuman efforts of the stockhold-
ers, it had been seized because the compa-
ny had failed to pay only half years in
terest, and before it had been a week in
fall operation. Ever since then it had
been losing concern. He insisted that
the company should be afforded an oppor.
tunity to chow that they are disposed to
keep faith with the State. Should they
fail after fair trial, no man would be more
willing than himself to have the road sold
out, even if it brought no more than the
| debt due the State.
Mr. Doughty admitted the correctness of
Mr.. Roach's views, and withdrew his OBJ
| iections to the resolution.
Mr.. White of Greene, moved to refer
to the Committee on Finance and Ways
and Means, but subsequently, withdrew It,
and the resolution was adopted with but
few dissenting votes.
PREME COURT.
Senate joint resolution authorizing the
| Governor, Comptroller and Secretary of
State, or any two Of them, to employ cOun-
sci in defending the interests of the Safe
in suits now pending in the United States
| Supreme Court, was concurred in.
HOUSE BILLS On THIRD READING.
422: To increase the State and county
revenues by taxing coal mined within the
| State.
Mr.. Doughty moved 10 non.concur with
the report Of the Committee on Finance
| and Ways and Meau7, recommending the
rejection Of the bill. Carried The bill
was then laid on the table.
Ga motion Of Mr. Jordan, Senate bill to
relieve the tax payers Of Tennessee, was
taking up on second reading, and, after
some discussion, laid upon the table.
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