The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-21
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.

NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
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Pro Rata q Republican Hobby-Tho Gu-
'bcrnatOria, Ch.ir 60 DO Reached by IT.
Prohibition Asain-ssImp cnding Crists''
In the Senate, &c.
q, OUR SPECIAL ALBANY DESPATCH.
ALBANY, Jan. %, 1850.
The v Rata Freight law is the principal topic Of
versation by the lawmakers Ths numerous petitions that
pouring In from all sections have led the republicans
to believe that u the hobby for them 70 mount during
the next campaign Mr. Fagler Of Niagara the chairman
Of the select nee that subject, il candidate
for Governor, and is running the committee to
advance bis claims Ia that direction. Al fret hc
was for shutting down nj upon tho railroad men
and granting everything asked for by the petitioners but
seeing that other side welded great influence poli
oay no finally accooed to extend the time one week to
hear testimony This he has done only for the purpose
OF strengthening his position Having become convinced
that Pro Rata" u a"good enough Morgan until afer
election,p the only question with him nov t shall he
mount his Pro Rata nag sssride and thus attempt ride
the COURSE regardless Of the consequences shall
he scat himself In side saddle in position that will
enable him jump OF he fnds that this mag is NOT
feet he anticipates That this ID to be ono Of the hob
bies Of the republicans In tho coming campaign plainly
seen BY the movement should they pass the bill
now before the Committee they will find that Pro Rata
team with that kind Of harness cannot carry them
over the course. That bill has been carefully
drawn in some lawyers Office in tho interest Of the
canals and should become law tho canals will
tany get the freghs any pass through the State for
railroad carry 1t under tho double twisted and
counter twisted structures Of that bill ia arranged for
the purpose Of throwing the eghts upon cana and
is passage will drive the rcights there out Of tho
che peop will be benefited for the canals have been
practising Discrimination almost bad the railroads.
There is attempt to bolster up the canals,
and II may well be ovcrdone In this way any other
Our parties sneray by the when they start
upon and the quicker they do what they intend
and we shall have The Kind o. legislation that is needed
and that which the general Laws Of trade, and not party
demand.
ttee this afternoon In which the guns Of side
discharged, and general diminishing between the con-
have seriously damaged the claims OF the anti railroad
com binati0n member OF the comm tee would hardly
petitions we're enough to make out The tone of
the committee has been much soitened by the tes
tmopy to-day offered The time to the railroads to
produce testimony Is owing to tho New York city
bers Of tho committee They demanded the full t.ne
asked b. the Erie company, whilst the country members
wanted 70 rush Tho question through at once, but,
compromise, agreed to hear testimony until Wednes-
day next
hours speech defence Of the railroads Ono the
main points that he made why the petitioners should
have Their squesl granted was that freghts Tor short
distance ooulo not be moved cheap per mile for
longer distance and Instances the grades Of the
roads were such that II would cost more TO
chaDdise twenty miles than II would eighty miles
other sections Of the road taking more motive power to
move IL the twenty miles than It the eis in the
the cost Ct Freight could therefore be
carried on through trains at q cheaper rate
that 30 os living on the line s
road freight did pass through their places at cheaper
rates for longer distance as long as their freight
lees sum than oy any other route
of half the number Of than Tor double the
number Of through trains and that passenger
could carried from Bulfao New York for the
have enough to their that capacity that the
through freight trains were loaded.
Mr. Thompson resumiDg, SAID that he thought the Iegs
lature had more right to egslato the price for
carrying freight through the STATE than they had
goods He considered It the outy Of al lawmakers to
encourage Of embarrassing IT, and the plea
that the canals lose large portion OF their freight and
the debts without securing the freight going
the railroads, placing tha State in tho p0sou Of
,nopozng the carrying trade The State corporate
body had certain tights and powers but they wero all
POLITICAL but when she came in competition with indl-
rights hsa AZ noeidual and the ss.srson Of the
petitioners that q pro rata tax would secure the
S xoSd c drive over other lines ana other rival
roaos instead Of upon the caLas, and thus, instead
of pouring into great metropolis they would be carried
TO the cities OF Boston, Phaaolpia aud Baltimore TO
the detrinebt Of the city OF New York. he wanted to
know If the committee were willing to bring about this
RESULT Was there man here today that woald say
that all the through reigbs taken from the rail
they couIu carry their local freight cheap as
they do n6w He dwe at Length upon the general
Of trade ana how il was controlled between the East
and West putting down ten lines outside OF the State OF
New York that were competing sor that trade ana ne
driven from the New YORK railroads The Pennsylvania
route being eighty miles shorter from Chicago to Nes
~. Noov Va do
with them with any further restrc upon them Be-
fore concluding his speech the committee adjourned until
The facts that are being brought really vaua
bic TO any Legislature, showing the facts 10 connection
with the tra,e Of the country which has made New York
Prohibition maize its appearance in the House again to-
day The temperance not being satisfied with their
treatment yesterday the reconsideration OF the
taken, but instead Of obtaining their special commit
tee they content themselves with Of
two OF the Committee The Excise Law. But little will
be done this winter upon that question
Bills and notices for bills continue to make their ap
pearsnce with rapid 10 House The CITY OF
New York is coming In for large share OF them The
bill introduced yesterday By Mr. Cooper makes the Comp
troer the principal officer VI the city, ana takes many Of
the duties OF the Mayor ont of his hands and places them
in those Of the Comptroller II is unqnestionably party
measure 1t is ho~ever only one portion OF what they
else
The House refused to adjourn over until Monday night
most Of thu members becoming convinced that they have
We had 10 the Senate this morning an rreprcssible
confct demonstration Of the Governors message in me
denounced the general State policy Of the message, and
reviewed the several points Of that document charac
terzDg unsas!actoI nsmostf its important points,
and reviewed length the position by the Governor
the slavery question: and of the republican party
0impendne Crisis" and accused the republicans or en-
dorsing and furnishing money to circulate It. He also
.terizing them a. unfair and unjust He ooxed upon
the question Of slavery, praccay whether ia the alb
strac far relates 70 the slavehoding States or
he II