The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-16
Our Harrisburg Correspondence.

HARNsBuR re, Fob. Is, 1857.
The Iron Inserss-Acion Of tie Legis,atre-TA Kanias
overion-7L Rspr bliodn Sta< tomm,uee ne American
Sale Co1ncti.
Resolutions nsuuct,ag our Senators and req aestiDg
Conressmen all honorable means within tnelr
power to prevent the passage Of any bu In C,nsress
moving the duty from rsilrosd iron, passed both
branches OF the Legislature yesterday.
In The Senate The vote unanimous, every Senator
voting them ou, the house there thirteen
bern who had the boldness TO mrcprcsent their oonsu
and the interest and welfare OF the state by vo,cg
against the resolutions The vote In the House stood 50
10 l8-the opposition Is small, bot upon question Ike
his which Of such vital i'm porsrce 10 the iron Interests
OF The sA.e person voting the negative do
without vriuly msrcpresentng tue Interests Of the
state. ~ these voting against tho resolutions Ave
from the county OF PHILADELPHIA; three from Bucks
coupty-snd II I mistake no, tho feeling or the
citizens In the Interior o. the state who are directly
insere,tsd In The manufacture Of iron Phiadopha viii
be bed accountable for tina. opposition II has for
LOG time the general remark that Philsdelpns oppoifd
for the interest OF the interior or the
STATE: and now that This important measure-ons shat
tho citizens OF the Interior o, the state are more
ton from that quarter has sivcn the representatives
Otter parts OF the State chance TO attack thsn
sssn.t the Legislation sssed for from Phil ,dephA That
opposition 70 The resolrors lot 10 be wond rcd at for
10 only yrg out the nsrrow minded policy that PIT
lsdephia has always puued towards the developemsn
and tee improvement OF the State
Ne bes cing Kk,sas question hiss finally been Disposed
Of Alter I'VE days discussion they ne 70 q vote
tocsy ard defeated By seven majority. The
vote stood as 70 a.. II vote strictly parry vote
all o ibe democrats voting assinet The revolutions How
these etmocrs members VINO sdvaoaec fres Kansas.
&C before election reconcile cir votes Win their
constituents ma rs 70 be teeD.
Tfpse re'oiugons nov dis posed ~ IN the House, We
ots for actor upon imporsll. bills before them.
tbo Republican, ate Committee ci rhlco Gibbons u
Chairman oil meet here nett 70 take act9u
upon the cal Tor q state Convention issuod By NJ.
Gibbons, Who seems iss1H1 tne cal 1ith)ri consult
rg the com m,ttee. ub believed By tbs kno~ win. ones
here that ihe COMMITTEES will repudsie that CAL snd
sdop, The cal sgrsed upon by The Opposition ,moes o.
the Lesslatsre. Ire members have agreed - withhold
their Until alter the saemsapx of toe coomsos, for
purpose Of reerripg 10 them. THIS act en- likely
place Gibbons In bed situation, aud no, = all 40 en-
vaole position.
Toe american state Council meets 10 Alto t1s %
March decide their for the coming csmprgn
II ssrertsd by many Of toe leaders ths ,'rsEht out
American Convention viii ne recon men 1ef ~ uai 00uu.
CT and fru m every indicstor tsst can gamer tns. wi
be the unls ,bs cat s,ued oy The mo srss toud
be ~, the Peoples Convention. Oae would tnBs ibst
the fssrt o. tire sFt CsuUs'gn wous have tsg1u tae
opp leaders Wisdom, but sush SEEM rot W ne TIE
Ths sol tra rfveir penrns ~ the next thfee
week, oil be 1rorsntto the politicians 81 ton sata
Tor mestufs decide WINCH r.fty VII pe Vi1'o
li3ui a be oorig ysmp'irn. We soNigssy AEai zoe