The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-20
The sunbury and Esse Raapoad ban.

I The bill giving this company THREE MILL
IONS OF DOLLARS of the proceeds of the sale 9
the public works, ID the event that the Penn
sylvania Railroad company should buy them
has finally passed the House of Representa-
lives by majority of six votes. This rssu
was totally unexpected 10 persons at dis
lance, but not so 10 those who have walchet
the outside maneuvres of the men who hav,
The bill in charge, and who arc deeply inter
esledin the passage of this infs nous, scheme
Tho bill has been bored through the Hous,
by such men as John A. Gamble, ex.Cana
Commissioner; Israel Painter, ex.Cana
Commissioner; James Burns, ex- Canal Com
missioner; James Jackman, and few other,
OF like stamp. These men have over on,
hundred mules Of the road under contracl.-
This contract, which amounts 20 FOUR MILL
IONS of dollars, was obtained by no very hon.
orab!e means, al rates so high that il is con.
fideny asserted, by men who are acquaint.
ed with the making OF railroads, that they
will make ONE MILLION OF DOLLARS CLEAR
MONEY by the operation, and that il can be
made by sub-lelting, without even tuning q
hand
We shall not attempt 10 censure the mem.
bers who have taken an active part in the
passage of the bill, particularly those whose
constituents are Immediately benefited by The
road; but we do think that those who live
remote from the road have taken bold step,
and brought upon themselves responsibility
which we would not like TO incur.
A reasonable amendment was offered 10
the bill, providing that all the present con-
tracts should be rescinded, and that The work
should be re.let 10 the lowest aud best bid.
DIR but this was moi acceded to by the
friends of the road, because il would defeat
the object of the present borers now at the
capital.
We are friends of the Sunbury and Erie
Railrord, and want i, made; but when such
in The project of turning the making of the
road 10 their own individual advantage, then
let us pause and reflect.
We annex the vote 80 that our readers may
know who voted 10 squander The peoples
money:
YEAs-Messrs Babcock, Backus, Ball, Bish-
op, Brown, Benson, Carly, Cleaver, Dickey,
Dock, Eyser, Gibboney, Hamilton, Hancock,
Hlesland, Hins, Hoffman (of Lebanon,)
Housekeeper, Imbrie, jenkins, Johnson,
Kerr Lebo, Mansar, Maugle, M'Cslmont,
M'Ilvaine, Mumnia, Nichols, Nicholson,
Penrose, Peters, Pownall, Ramsey, (of Phil
adephia), Reed, Shaw, Sloan, Sru'hers,
Thorn, ToIan, Vail, vanvoorhis, vickers,
Wasonseler, Waller, Warner, Wn,rode,
Wright, and Yearsley-49.
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson, Arthur, Back
house, Beck, Bower, Calhoun, Campbell
Crawford. En:, Foster, Gildea, HameI, Har-
per- Helms, Hill, Hillegas, Hoffman (of Berks),
Innes, Jacobs, John, Kaufman, Knight, Leis.
enr ing, Longaker, Loveit, Moorhead, Nunne-
machsr, Pearson, Purcell, Ramsey (of York;,
Rcamer, Roberts, Rupp, Smith (ot Cambria,)
Smith, (of Cenlre), Stevenson, Yoeghhey,
Wharton, Williston, Wiherow,
Zimmerman and Ge,z, Speoker-4s.
We have been living a, the seat Of Govern.
ment for twenty years past, and have been
about the legislature yearly, but never before
have we observed such set Of corrupt bor-
ers. We would rather see the sale of the
PabIic Works postponed another year, until
the amendments Of the Constitution are sdop-
ted, which will prohibit the State from sub
scrbing 10 any project of this kind, than 10
see this bill pass.
Ii becomes the duty Of the taxpayers at
once to arouse in their might, and stay the
progress of the bill in the Senate. We have
an abiding faith IN that body, and look TO
them to reouke corruption and fraud. But
if it should pass, We have s,iIl another hope,
aud ,ha, is the Governor, who will never:
nersr afFix his signature to any bill, il he can
be cons inced that IT is wrong in principle,
and particularly il he is satisfied that corrup,
means have been used 10 effect its passage,
Harrisburg Telegraph.