, 1866-02-10
RAILROAD FARES AND FREIGHTs.
Proposed Federal Tax on Fares and
Fre1ghtB.

graduating taxation for Yeyenna 111on ~ fares and
fates" charged by railroad conpauias and others
for the transposfatim Of passengers md itcieht
over the highways OF commerce, that while neeaa-
tsts @ 1eSsnue saa be deErsa, relief may incident.
@ ~; t ~ o1, 1 ha ano etnet ln.eses o.
ihr, are now rrnahnr HI. }n,eTass asnpoi.'
tic West; nd WHEELER, by ,he tudic}ous Ia is~. ~
fu exercise Of The power o' congress 10 ,ase se1e-
States relief 1esy not Be afforded to the farmers and
naets e. o. re county 1som the e2oFbasaut az
eei,i-a Nv M,o9n, y e11s141'es 9soIopoIes' h 4h
NJ. aa1,ssa n.u.L. ,..a,s ooseIre Inat .aeIo arc
~ y W. r.is,m " rssona Is X n!n
ne TerS = t tmnnrfanf one thot ~ tho % cnns,;snl TN
shnsefn2e wbv the Gomm;ttec m x Aoricn1tn1s, " 1,
thonrHt nrnner ~ refer Il hack hcf,re ro;nv
-, ,aE M fo eiahnrate 4 mensnra m IL s sni,.
~ fect ~ r hone that AZ nnnort nn;tv " 1,aVh ~
lived for tne anf1nr of the resn}rtion3 3 y, N he
hcsrJ. IVA s1~ s - NV A>2s4o''0A ~ 0'
~ uAnnrso ofu1rno,s 1do mt 7es,c,
nnder t,c cois tor he rct,,- ~ aedar ~. ~ h,
nnss ~ aef a;n tbe Hnuse }rnIn ths roos,5ara NJ
i;on ~ r. thn snhiect' which thac ~ bsra a.i.r.
mined 10 con5iarr nj fh,s tsrne- s;1nniv
Saa;ra =" sor t%sI tbs ~ o,aoat,ons r. ~ spH 4L
rneis nf tx fin,.ed stataa rrassn, U ~ Gs,+a -,
G1-st irnnn1tanre to ths capn1frr ,nJ MI m. -.
6ssIa sTent ressan tor restra;n;r1 na.o .nd sns
%sta Il rnan3ssta5 Iv ths 1 cnn-n1tsa,, " t1sae
which evcrv mali hrin;'s - ~ fto.. ~ srons
West. Ths nnmerona aet ~ ,nsa ~ tha taI TaG,s
n sssrmhiies ana n sfa rnnaana o. LUG ptgpie p.
snescbea reso,utinns and rr.airas aI III ,ani ens
tst thnmseires sn nfsIn1v Nv - -. .hnr n
mon iiis fIoor can hare 1S,,a!, T. u" m,tioa the
dfscon,pnt md comnIa;nt 1sr,,a5a ~ .tta tuas
WestI n this hsf,ef an9 ~ esr,1 nno sne r.
numerous nnbi}rations nnon tb;s .Hh;.ct
VIII 1c.yr tks Horse ~ irfG,,a hnw f,,Er"ta,,t :
fhcss fscts nonst i,e nn1roatoI III ~
transporfatinn system If this conntrv ~ ~
nrn;}i,rr 10 Tnrcb cften}ioo T., tirnas -. ~
mnc1, Interest '1'A1 - sAal' " so
II Il trne orcor;7,nr n NV ;obsa-..,o, .h..
hornn5 tI,n 1eeess.-,t tJ, vuoe'
# tranrnarsatfon a4ash,taot ~. et .ne soss
.,,,..",t1nse - ~ es1.,as eJt % c1acs1ons,
imnnrt dn},es sr ,,',tnsad r,,e,, " ~ Jun
tiops Of tbe asriculturc Of the Vest fouIS Wis5
70 bo Understood that lie M railroads Of "is tIs
Hhat sTuu I sepssMny, ~ ~ Mest, aie 9ong
nnat t9nsIsss !tseu 70 pronounced iton domg
y III Gouauatu. s1st ue canuot leV1 an e.
PuaI aa.y, oat tae tn.'soaus 20 lgstllct com.
"a XIV, - T.! @ NM tn.ta
~ 1mu mtsoa u H. ma,ny lnsances. In Illinois;
~ ~ tletan, tnt Eeulssmn TMa ,ooh, lney VIII
.on.tr,t.I ~ n,.1,l; .e.sI ~. ~ sanu ssan.s'
:sa. 1Issn ~ heoMs ~ " tae eohlItDa.
*lohs o. 1,t' muIsaonais, ana ~ tanns toi pnbns)
~ staa Htuuu. eonpensatlon 10 INDIVIDUALS
- tsa1 " r!o ~, IT. VIZ T. a.s apoa sysien
=. - ~ sou1o gases tsn COL
1hsr..e* ~ -. ..c,ad aas,.naa -. ureasef Hs1
snatfs p1 a Is1auS 1870, ~ lnstaaee t1om Chlca-
70 3 MosS ps.sGa anS naFsnpoft thhn are e1'
1e1GN - nom M tttlLt13ousn tu oMcago.
l. u.h the solnonas.ous u. "asn c1st N fcisfence
-, ~ tIe t y. desuoJeo
- ~ ~ y. .tlt N:t'non u tnat ous9sss,
snhas sa4 H. tu1 sasT Mas ~ Us mesSy OF thsse
.pnunasiIass .,is M aneY allnost control tee entire
". 1ne l1vers, our last means OF tfA1spor-
tsIion, arc about TO shake bands with the
slnosos, hna many instances union is
already eneefed by which We pay thd same
sanes upon ine wafer that We DO upon the
fAalpaus.
u " = already Written tn the Sbooks y that
eSeh noH m Sne Snited states railroad con-
nanies eon.rol ol1ee1eiatlont IN manyof The States;
that tnc day iof general combination Is ap-
pIoachanGS ana Il u already seen and felt By
my constituents. at 'e&st, that Of ali govern-
mee ,aa re- mos. ! ano oRPressi9e
z ns vaaoe1Ullts anu olnefe, tnese lines On
ite rivera sha!l be com mpleteis combined With
tte fa1foads' We may well alssfast Inc future
onl eonnlfy; ,o ,,a. Has gladdened oy ne una
n1nity WIN xMcn thls House asserted the
power 10 ant9oflze tfansPortataon, ano but
~ !he p1otlelon g1qlne me rieht 10 al rail-.
rsads to demand unlimited compensation, I
9fonid nase soted lof II VITA aH ny heart.
snen peuesea !. re,eased ot Tended 70 rela1
~ ounSa!aoa5& & ~ !a1gTtAat lalHoaos, ana
e1ESlany lee lln9os Ceatsa!, fom contracts
tutianspot. !3F ootesaMe4t ~nno9t COM
Pmsa!lon ana no" inlnk That Congress
spn!a austnea a1ssti I snis poWef 10 prevent
K1osa amposnsens oy these public agents upon
sas ~ : IN, ~ ehG soahy we can tes,is-
!tie 70 lacilIate tn!ano intercourse directly o.
tnuatSJ .lntaJ - sInuu1tns A1at!on upon Inelr
thsea ss a.znnaa aSes 10y ~ .ns eaaiges oy Whien
.-I.1'In uI 81 hnrr;a He'e"' so0s ~ nnA1 tnen
"nu.9 tats oauuGa* ~ - AL, ....
~, ~ ,s;,i H. az ie then -, c s99 biten
~ - c"na,it,ants aSthe 20 ,,1c ret a. .eass @
Il W. ~ ee"' "A '''e 1e'''e'sii noia tAe
e. w w,zrn,-pxr os 1u,,o7. U,nm.,.
,ea11,e aI1ntr me tnoment ~"A'
ri III. IS uARn,So. % No Of % Illinois. Certainly.
has snnken and epoksn frniv nf tbe rnilread
cnn15ins I.1 stions ma mononn1is. y IN H. Nort%s
~ ~hirb are aestnorinr III tha nrodnct;rs 1,ct
t,tarosts ~ tte +,onn1s ~ an etsta II. 49,,
s1itncnts viii fbrnl him for hIs rooi1 woriss
NJ. Jnussoy. Wbat ia i,einre fhe Hnnse;
The sprsEra. nronoe3fInn To discharro
+be rommittce M Ar,irultnref fton the tt,rt6' f.
NJ JonSsns. Ts Il dehstabieS
The srrIETn. il i
AZ u suu1rpSr ~ nuno,a or,r Inter
,nn.ed = nv calieac11e ~ to fhsnk lin fnr Sis ner-
tinent observations on a subject In which nv
cons1ituenfs have a common 60 . m interest r. With hi,
owl: Il i The oppression Of tie great Pro: r.
exto1tlons q the railroad. in our State. Our
people must hare relief In come way from the
present state OF things, and ~ one means Of
relief wish to say we must LOOK 70 the in.
proYement OF the rnpids Of the mississippi
River ,, nna Aoek ksss. s 80 ,,s ne panlse inter
cst will demand jnst and liberal aPpropria-
tions W Congress Tor thas purpoee: But there
IS matter % N eonneetlon @ 70 whieq y, T1sn ~ 70
cal the attention OF my Golleaeue lMs.HARn-
1fG ana o. ne no1te 1ti tas op15Tnetion
Or tne nasaEalion ~ o. Iae Nssesappi hsef ny
building falroad pf1dses ae1oss that river,
which ieaf1a,iy .mpeae ana oostf9et rug ns nav,
CATION, ana ~alea at naks oaI people more . ana
more su5lect PISS 70 the ettorlions OF me rail-
roaas' Inc IWo bridges already un1i1
,;. nave proved gfea1 and serious IN mpedi,
mems " .ae ueS naVNnion OF
me rlver, ana @ aaaea s 70 INC cost 9I Tue trans
PORTAL po,!aaton u What taey aase naq 10 ssn9 70
marke.. ~ lne @ .Msslssippa $40 ne closcd nP
q Sa}e our ~ VII nave 70 ssek
saen ashe.s aats otsr .ae taalsoaas Mlih
,rsa,aul h oatn 1uaeS q 'felgnt, consuming their
nasa ,;iI Gaiahssss;. ~ anuas 70 ms nov, TO say
!nai this question u opstfnctlng tnss river by