New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-26
FROM PENNSYLvAHI..
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY To RI PROS
EcUTED FOR non. PAYMENT or TUNNAGE
TAX-THT NETWORK AND ERIE RAILROAD
r,NpASy

IM-THf NETWORK AND ERIE RAILROAD
COMPANY.
cenrs,osae..oe Of The n. T. Tribune.
BARKisBuRG, March % 1859.
Or tire Sh inst, ST.. Chase Of Sas llshanns Coua.y
introduced rnc the House Of Representatives Of tbs
State rescluiots rclsve 70 tire Tuprass TAI 90 the
P,Bnsylyaus Rsilrcet, winch, on his notion wer.
refsTred to the Committee o; Ways and Means The
BAL was reported back fom thai Coamttes, without
amendment, i've O. days since, and was made the
special order for this Day. Accordingly, l. came up,
ard being considered n Committee OF tue WROle vas
atervsrd amended en- secO6d reading. ~ indicated ny
brackets in The utonei copy Of the rescluoos. The
debate them very protrscted and exciting, and
81 times nctured with PERSONAL les. The power and
irfueuce OF the PenpsJ lyaris Railroad Com osuy
referred to- by of the Members as likely 70 have
lis effect certain quartsrs contrary to the right
and interest Of The State TIE insinuaton was n1ig
psntly repeed by several n the Philadelphia delAga'
tor which, sUoet 10 q man, nghly euogzed IN
Company and defended lie conduct IN every respect
Two or three esntlsnen went so far IS 70 piotes
asa;nst authoriz ng tire Attorney General 20 orn
suit sgainst the Pernsylvanis Railroad Company, an
yet let other defauhibg companies go SCOT nee
AID aIne pdment offered accordingly, so a. TO IN
ude them, but II was voted d)sDi and Ta' urged
that 70 or ser aso than yesterday had the gentlema
from Snsquthsnna mr.. Chase moved q refer the
resolution relative to the noupaynens ri the snnutl
annuity Of $4,000, by tue NeS-lork aud Erle kai'
y.
Tb. allusioD brought Mr.. CHASE To his feet, sni he
ssc that be had moved TO refer the bill in question to
the Committee OF Ways end Means, 1t having been
erruneously before the Committee Railroads There
vss DO pro fthat the Nes-Nork and Erie Railroad
Co. bad refused TO pay the annuity, which be believed
vas due for ore yesr oily There Nigh, be satisfactory
reasons given for the non-psymert and his ect Was
10 an the grounds upon which the payment had
been withheld But, N regard to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, the facts were very different.
That corporation had few weeks ago Absolutely re-
fused through their Board Of Directors, to pay the
900 coo due the Common wealth, and required their
agents 10 notify the officers Of the Government OF the
TACT. II was contended by some members that IL
would be act Of injustice toward the various rail.
rosd companies to include them in the resolution Of
Istru Cton TO the Attorney General, for zone of tnem
haG ever set up right fulfill their several contracts
with the Common wealth Should they do so, they
would be attended to IN time. 1t to be hoped that
the resolution would psss in its present form.
KEsoLUTIoNs RELATIVE TO The TvSSAGE TAX on
TIE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
g1,y, In and BY the twenty second section 81 he
titled Act Incorporate toe Pennsyysos Railroad Com
rsny PpT v'd the i5h day 0, Api A. o s !, posldsi
bssss Of Pa,sensr esded OF received a. hss"0rs
or PSaIsb, or at a., io'eImsaia'e point sea car,
miles bswsso The .eth Z" q March AID , ias I IS
,uj ec duty for the Of tue Comnonwss'h a;
Of hs. Hi' per mile tor each ,go Of 300 y GHs
ultber sup- act % iaccrpofss the Pennsylvania
RsT ed conrA5, .Pprossd the Ih Gay o. A.,sa A. D.
peI us oi MsTch 10 the lss Of December
n,X.be 10 the state Tteasury under the Yoyons Of tho
w, second section the which this is supplement-
be couutet 70 tax OF three mills peg mile during no
whole yer said .sx freight carried the road
more han twenty miles wni, said n.,e payable by
me ss Railroad Company the Stb day Of July and The h
December each year ard wht'Gs GH-Ie Wa due 70
cath from tie said P@nufJ wanna Railroad Com
parry on day Of December asst secount OF said TAX
md r,L carried Iad railroad abou. r3u, which san
Company has ard refused o pay ard Ars
40 The agreement The pst OF said Company 10 pay 'sd
formed a pert OF ms contract between the
Commonwealth snd the Con oeDy. therefore 49,
Rssoirsd tie senate and H0ae u RJreseutlftrss 81 ne
CennohUsalh Of IeRnsuirI-tA IN bcHeydl Isc|biy mel
That the Attorney General Of this Com monwetn b hereby In
sucee and prosecute Ia The Supreme Court OF
the IA. necessary suit OF iuts against the st company
due ny sa'1 Railroad Com
papy saIh and fl.n,r % aseTtan whether
III. Rsosd By ia refnsa Aforesaid has noe r-
.d IL privileges and ~ tsso all usoesstTy steps
20 procure of forfeiture in sad suit sus 90 nt-
tu,td ---
PceS That the Auditor General ara State Treasurer are
hereby Instructed charge sad Pennsylvania Railroad Corn
tapy o. five ceDtn month"; Tor any delay
h, hereafter in The payment Of The tunnts' tax
now due and ~ the late Tor delay In the payment
Of III. .aii tss sbob s1Ay hsToAitsf become duo
The FIRST resolution was adopted by Yeas ~,
Nays 90.
And the second was agreed to, WAS also the pre-
embe, without demand for the Yeas and Nays.
The resolutions were then sent to the Senate for
concurrence. On WYE.