Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
The Athens Post
Athens, Mcminn County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
The Pacific Railroad bill was defeated in the U.S. House and Senate during the current congressional session, with propositions rejected and supporters conceding inability to pass it. Mr. Benjamin is praised for his opposition supporting State Rights Democracy principles.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
In the House several propositions for its construction were rejected by decisive votes.
In the Senate its friends, on Thursday, acknowledged their inability to pass any project during the present session.
We congratulate the country on the postponement even of this stupendous scheme of federal aggrandizement.
In this connexion, we have to thank Mr. Benjamin, in behalf of the State Rights Democracy, for the very efficient support of their principles which he rendered by his opposition to the Pacific Rail Road. It gives him a new title to the confidence of his party, of which he is already a distinguished ornament.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Where did it happen?
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Date
Thursday During The Present Session
Key Persons
Outcome
propositions rejected by decisive votes in the house; friends in the senate acknowledged inability to pass any project during the present session; bill defeated and postponed
Event Details
Several propositions for the construction of the Pacific Rail Road were rejected in the House by decisive votes. In the Senate, on Thursday, its supporters acknowledged their inability to pass any project during the present session. Mr. Benjamin opposed it in support of State Rights Democracy principles.