The U. S. Supreme Court, on Mon
day enunciated an important principlq
in affirming the constitutional right of
Pennsylvania to tax the gross receipts
of the Readilg railroad thereby affirm
ing the decision of the State courts.
In the case of the Erie road, however,
in which the duty was laid'upon ton
nage, the decision of the State courts
was reversed and the duty disallowed
as interfering with commerce between t
the States which lies exclusively within
the jurisdiction of Congress.
The Erie railroad has flanked Van
derbilt and the N. Y. Central conmbi
-I
ation by quietly gobbling up the
Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati
It. R. with its connections to Spring
e flied, thereby monopolizing the line
to Cincinnati. To meet which emer
gency the old Commodore finds it
s necessary to build a new line from
Springfield to Cincinnati through
, Xenia.
The out-going Senators and Repre
t sentatives are still numerous on our
, streets, many of whom have a future
r only in a business point of view,&heir
respective States, although being of
the same politics as they, having ig
Fnored them.
Doctor Mary Walker still remains
very sorrowful over. the failure of her
a claim of $12,000 for service rendered
a the Union during the war. With con
siderable force she argues that if others
whose services are proven to be less
I than hers are given treGle the amount
of her claim, notwithstanding she
wears pants, she ought to be deserving
of some consideration.
