Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-02-22
d. OVER Editor and Proprietor.
Communication Of the TOnnage YAK.

VcmMutntkuu Vi tMO AVuuaSp A'A'
1t will be seen by the proceedings of the
Legislature Of last Saturday, which We pub
lish below, that the House of Representatives,.
by vote of 60 TO 38, passed the bill for the
eonmutation Of the Tonnage Tax. Il will
also be seen that our Representative, Mr..
Ashcom, voted in favor Of the bill. Accord
ipg to the provisions Of this act, the Pennsyi-
vania Rail Road Company is required to give
certain amount to the completion Of several
unfinished collateral roads in ibc State, among
whicn is tue Bedford Railroad, which will en-
sure its completion. From conversation with
number OF cur friends, during Court week,
we found considerable opposition to the bill,
but we are convinced that when the question
is fairly understood, our peoyle will he sstiS-
fed that it is JUST, right aud proper. Mr..
Asheom, in his vote on this subject, has proved
himself the real friend CT tho Interests Of
Pennsylvania, and Bedford County particu-
isrly, and bis course will be cordially approved
by all parties in this County. This measure
was not party question, as members of each
party voted for il and against it.
10 our next weeks paper, wc will publish
tbe bill, together with articles explanatory Of
its provisions.
HARRlsRuRG, Feb. l6, 1851.
SENATE-The Senate is act in session to day.
H0USE.-The journal having been read, Mr..
BALL moved to proceed TO the consideration of
bills upon the public cslauder on third reading
which was agreed 10.
The first biz in order the bill TO change the
name oi the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company.
Mr.. WILLIAMS called for the reading of ihe
bill. aud il ordered.
hr. BALL spoke al some length in advocacy Of
the bill.
Mr.. HOFIUS called the previous question, and
the call sustained,
The main question being ordered, the yeas and
nays We're called on the final passage Of tie bill.
When the name Of Mr. Tracy, OF Bradford, was
called, he rose, much excited, aud said he cousid-
cred the Sill an act Of yillany
The vote on the bill was then announced--yeas
- nays 26-as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Ackcr. abbott, Anderson, Arm
strong, Austin, Ball Barnsley. Bartho!omeyg Bel
sci, Blair. Boyer, BresslgI, Brewster. Butler Gar
ben.) Butler Crawford Byrae Caldwell, Collins,
Gowan, Craig, Douglass, DutE I'D, Duncan. Dunlap,
Hayes, llman, Hood, Iofius HUM, Kline Law
renee, LeiSenrng, Lichtenwalnor, Logther, Nc
Douough, netIouegal, II anitold, Marshall Moore.
Morrison, Auhn. OUeg, OstcrhoGt, Pierce, Preston,
Pngh, Randall Reilly, Rboads, Ridgway, Robin
son, Roller, Schroek, Setzer, Sbaier, She,pttd
Smith iBtrks,) Smith (Phil,delphia,) S,ehman
Strong. Teller, Thomas, Walker, White Wilder
and Davis (Speaker)-72
NAYs-Msssrs. Alexander, Baxter, Blancbara,
Bliss Brodhead; Bafns, Glars, Core, Dismaut,
Doniey, Elliot. Frazier, Gihbouy, G Gochriag, Hack.
ItI!l, irwin, Myers, Patterson. Reilf, StonebAck
Taylor, Tracy, Williams and WiEson-26.
SO the bin passed.
The bin for the eemnlutatioa Of the tonnage
duties on the Pennsylvania Railroad was ther
Iasen mp on third reading.
hr. SHEPPARD, in Il somewhat lengthy and
able speech. advocated the passage Of the bill
supporting bis arguments by statistics. and con.
tending that libsral policy towards all her grea
lines OF Improvement was the tue policy Of tht
State.
Mr.. TRACY denounced the bill as an abomina
ton, and earnestly appealed 10 bis Republican
friends 10 vote against it.
Mr.. LEISENRISG. Does he desire to make i
political question, by appealing to his party
friends heIe?
Mr.. TRACY. / say again, emphaticaIly, tha
will be made political question.
The debate was continued until two o'clo ck
when the previous question was called and sustain
I'd. and the bil passcd-yeas 60 nays 3s--as iUi
lows:
YEAS MesSrs. Abbott, Acker, Ashcoln Austin
Ball, Bartholomew. Blair, Bressler, brewster
Burns Butler (Carbon,) Butler Crawford, Byrnc
OAldwel, Cowan, Craig, Douglass. Dulieid, Duncan
Dunlap, EilenbeIger. Gaskili, Gibbony, Goehrng
Graham, Harvey, Hiiman, Hosus, Hum, Koch
Lawrence, Leisenring, Lowther, McDonough, Nc
Gonegal. Marshall, Moore. Morrison, Aullin, Ober
OsteTbout, Peirce, Preston, Pughe, Randall Reilly
Ridgway, Robinson, Roller, Seltzsr, Shafer, Shep
pard, Smith (Philadelphia Tay lor, Teller, Thomas
Walker, White, Wiley, ,aad DAVIS (Speaker $50
NAys-Messrs. Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong
Bsrnsley, Bcisel, Baxter, Blanchard. Bliss, Boyer
Broadbead, CLARK, Collins, Cope, Dism4nt, Dom,
y, Elliott, Frazier, Happer, Hayes, Heck, Hill
Hood, Irwin, Kline, Licfltenwallner, Manifold, My
ers. Patterson, Reia. Rhoads, Schrock, Smith Q
Berks, Stehman, Stoneback, Strsng. Tracy, Ril
lanls, end Wilson'S.
The Iiouse then adjourned til Monday.
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