The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-12
Our Harrisburg Corresponde~ee,


Yhe 7csnd9e fd~ on me Pewnssfcdnid Rosrrccds
The sobject " "tSasass tax IL still occupying mech q
the u "awmaksrs" Tia Finance COMMITTEES In
the Senate have reported the bill the ertrs repeal OF
the tO1Lsgs tar, with negative reoOmwendasou and
vo-abiy 10 the equalization the tax In other words
Rave reported bill placing OF shres ceuts per ton On
the tonnage Of each and every road In the Common ~san
that carried over and above ten miles, with 'us any ro
gard 70 the distance moved that number OF mea
report again SHOWS that our legislative halls arc
oiled with politicians instead or statesmen In rePor.iog
against the ere repeal CT the heavy tx placed on toe
o. tho Pennsy ivsnis Railroad they hsvo sub
ned no srgumen. on which they have based tser
action bet hsve simply cut With the IA, assertion
that the State wants money and must have The co-
rnistee have admitted the Injustice Of taxing every
ton Of freight carried from Prttsourg - Phiadepha
al the rate Of about ninety cents per ton, sad
have reported act tor taxing the corn nerce OF
every railroad company in the commonwealth This bill
viii reduce the tonIsge tax ali freighi from Pitts
bu 20 fhaaephn TO six cents" per ton. VIZ .arec
ever the PepIs wants road aud Three oe1ts ovef
Bsrr,sburg sLd Lancaster tos1whCb viii 90 decidedly
be,er tor tie Peoesy ivse@ company snso the 'three
ni tax uLder the pfsseht nasiug ohacge "a their
favor OF nearly "eigbiy -foor" eents per ton
Your rev York railroads viii int. rested In .his till,
specially those that receive eehi from TAO "e', oyei
tie IaJe Sscre Railroad. Should th btu become law
when, present inoicanons, there Is no oouetsh
freight csrr0o the Lake shore rosd will be subJeo to
n
Penney ivshs OF sx ceGts ton tnere bei5g two df
eIept feoeg. the Buffalo an Erie ana she Ere
Hno Ashiabus Neither OF 'hese psnies exceed tseo
tyve miles Ia length the state OF lcnrsJ ivsois out tie
fsct Of theis beng COMPANIES viii subject then 20
tax OF eek ceuts" per ton. The conmttee have ms1e
report without submitting sinse ae or 81 e 'le %
Justly the Sa,e taxing tue necs OF the rafoAis
further the plea tbs, the state 10 san Of moeey
The committee voted 10 favor u the eGtrs sc peal
Of ali tonnage tax by vote OF three to two, out reror
the before reporog the Senate Que 0 Cue
rumeer beng AFRAID tuat his constituents would noe
send him 20 Copgres the next term II hat vote ap
feared gcslrs. Linn there IL every iudica,oE tna tnls
hi ~ii pass The penhs ivsns Central ConPadS, tut
bg that hs eest that they do, are dsiag tcer IN
hueUce 10 OBJ 10 passage and thoce VINO are IL !s'C
entire repeal "a matter o. poh;y Se veg
The Passage OF she act ~ Increase toe rocepts
tcsnage nearly one hundred tn0csane doars HhSt
IL will q tie tax PAID by the PennsSivsniA Coofsi
Company aiuost that auount.
During tito t season, tue year 1857 there was 'rsns
ported roads II the commonwealth earJ tsc
nlnop Of freight tax VI three cents pee t5d g)E
that sculd amount (, three hundred thocsani dollars
against two hunored t~euty thoassld doliAra NOV
paid by the Perasy sana Central Compaay 40 ns'"'
OF the state Il exces the eset ia y aGd a.
tee same tine WI DipAte oct seen CO, aoa
Ihe sudbury and Erie bill tss $50 the HOUSE, by
decided r-n;orfty before tae senate Will
vito greater oppos ton IN thai BODY tnsn IN me
House bet tbe determination OF large nlfaber OF the
sersturs AL connection of the s,2te with pubic
works viii Insure It's passage at 40 early oay.