, 1860-03-24
The New York Nai1road Toll-Rlu.

CFrozn the Oswego Times, soth.1
The long struggle is ended the Railroads
have triumphed, and the people been defeated
As We announced yesteTday, the Toll bill, as
amended By the Senate, passed that body Sat
urday. We will use the language Of the New
York. Er;5une to show why we oppose this
measure, ns it meets our views sprecise'y:-"Ihe
Assembly passed bill imposing, for term Of
three years, tolls (duripg the season Of nas'ga-
tion) on the freight passing over such railroads
measure, so far, ut least, Us the Central is con-
cerned, Of simple justice and Of public neces-
sity. This bill sas sent to the Senate, where 1t
was amended go as to provide that the roads
may commute By the payment of gross sums
71uto-.1he-- treasury quatterly Or ofherwlse,
amounting for the term Of three years to $5Vo,-
900 for the Central Road, $240 0OU for the EEie.
aud something like $50 U00 for other roads and ut
the same time permitting the Central to increase
their way.passepger fare IS per cent; the re-
suit of which would be that the Central, which,
above all other roads, ought, by the terms OF its
original churter or charters, to contribute to the
State revenues SUM equal to the tolls Oh the
freight which it takes from the Erie Canal
would be enriched ut least half million Of DOL
lars BY the operation, paying into the state
Treasury $5o0,000, aud receiving in the way Of
extra fares at least II 900, ,010-perhaps nearer
u, ,2o0, 600. In the meantime, the poverty
stricken Erie road, which IVES not expected to
must stand the bFunt and pay up Its quota with
out any equivalent Another serious objection
to this scheme of AIr- Sessfons-or rather OF the
Centra; Railroads. that it will in measure
tic up the hands Of the State, so that it cannot
control the question Of increasing the Canal
tuition Of the Sessions bill for that Of the Assem-
bly, will decrease the Canal revenue at leest one
million dollars annually.
Il is well understood 1t Albany, that the whole
| scheme is Central Railroad measure; and thai
| caucus was recently held at the iastigation q
said Road, By the Democratic Senators, and I
portion of the Republicans.
The bill is now to be returned to the Assem-
bly, for concurrence, and We hope that bod!
! will spurn the amendments, re-inscrt its OWL
| bill aud insist upon it, and let those Senator
who oppose it, take the responsibility Of defeat
ing Wharf.-The people demand.
| from the Bualo E1rnA-. ead.1
Pro Rata now sleeps in onr Legislature, unde
the influence Of q dose administered to 1t BY tn
4 R1ilroaa power; aud the prospect is. that 1t
in its death sleep. While this State seems
hare been entirely sutjuxated to the will an
interest of The Railroads, it is gratifying to vi!
| ness q moyementsn Pennsylvania, which loos
to ths accomplishment Of this end, by ditfe'
ent route.
We see By the ". +: Tribune that the Semi
Of Pennsylvania unanimously passed Jol1
Resolve (Which is certain to pass the Houst
authorizing the Governor to appoint three Con
missoners, to confer with like Commissioner
| should such be appointed, from New for]
Maryland, and other States interested, to agrs
on such Legislature or other action as may
deemed proper and necessary with reference
railroad charges for carrying freight. II
! ayowed object of tl,is movement is to procu
| the establishment Of the pro rata principle,
such approximation to it as may be four
| feasible.