New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-22
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BILL WENT THROUGH
Tbis mission WAS by no unattended by dincni-
ties In the FIRST place Judge BarnaTds processes ief
ron,empt seemed to threaten the liberty of Mr. Gou<s
Dsrson He left Jersey City aud arrived at Albany on
tb h day OF March, three days after the defeat OF the
rio b and two days before Mr NATION bad maee UP
b mind as 10 which report he would sgn Eaturary MS
pponents we're satised with the present aspect OF
Affairs, and saw no benefit ISe'y TO sfs9 rCT Sai
,hsrSora be yVas arrested on the issued against
hun 0Htempt OF Court, ana held TO bal I'D ni
loving saturday He Immediately hailed or course,
and for the ng5 few days devoted himself asslunOr
before 8udge Barnard aud duly put ~ charge OIL e
10 have been perfectly easy him to have gwen the
necessary bail, and 20 have teturheu from % @
neveg TO have been reored TO throughout these comp
eafis nOtAlng done without the lnterp0slliOn
of writ and the assance on aeroW9 OF counsel al i
case Judge Barrett Of the Common Pleas WAS appedt
yoi,Sh Mr. Gould was taken out Of the hands Of the
Sheriff AVID again brought into Court or course the
mater OF course that Gould bent on at once re
turning to his FIELD Of labor inc oSfa 70 warned
by Court IN Mr. GoUlds presence that he Was h%e
70 aio@ ms sSISonnted Mr. could went by early
train to Albany talang tle nHcer Nun Nun Albany 6e
pacy Of travelling companion once IN ~, aiD, I i0
was naturally taken uOt too III TO 20 10 the CHp1 IH
returning 70 New-Terk On the 10Th the trusty official
aud travelling comnon Sgnneo 10 r DT RTrett ' and
intGnated intentOn Of carrying him PACK 20 new
h health and wholly declined to undergo the hardshps
OF the proposed journey Whereupon the Ohcef sjlmu
lated as alleged, by GOulds opponents, returned
alone to NewYork and reported his charge TO the Court
as runaway new spectacle OF JuIlcsi d i
nput OF course nothing came of It, a lew atdaVlsfT0m
haheas corpus discharged, and AIR. Gould was the
oretcaly returned into the custody OF the SIe h
needed given; and meanwhile pending the recovery
of convalescence to the task OF cutvaung thorough
understanding between himself and the members oil the
4 strange legislative episode occurred at tins time,
which Threatened tOr oay OF TWO 10 lt. Vi
An through the usual sensational charges had been
ON tie Vending Erie seasures These vague and
difficult TO snstan as usual ana ~ was xTlg %
der out charges which could be riumphauy reInted on
the LIST OF April however second day after Mr. Could
appeared on the ground quiet, country member named
Glenn, remarkable ornOthng but his vanced years ana
ing place in the Assembly aud excltedy dec.afhs
that ne haa lGIt Deen QnTrto oe Pe in writ
Erie bill. lie tnen sent up 70 Tue oeAol ~
ing TO the effect that the recent report on tue rejected
engaged purchasing votes that reports OF countries
were habualy sold and ended Oy charglng eo f ,
House" OF which he felt degraded in being member
HcoHlmitee of investigation was Of appointed,
and the press congratulated the public that last spc
eac charges had been advanced from responsible quar-
ter On the 9TH Mr. Glenn followed up the attack ny
charging again writing that one member OF the Com
mitee Of Investigation whose name ne gave, Was the
Mr. Frear the member in question, at once resigned ms
tiOn. 9hen II turned Out that tne slile Ou 80
between his desire for nOtOrety ana MS edgerness 10
Joke Some waggtsh colleagues had pointed OUT
10 him an itinerant Jew, who haunted the
lobby and sold spectacles. as an agent OF me
fourth estate. From HIM tho old gentleman had, after
Sed what he supposed to be an offer Of money his
vote which, by lndicrous MISUNDERSTANDING managed
by his humorous colleagues made TO appear IN his
eyes as having received Mr.. Frear's Endorsement Mr.
Snd in tremendous outburst Of offended legislative vir
tue The Committee reported on the ION every cry one
censnred and the next d9y ne IsgGed AS iGr {ne
soped and prosecuted. Tie display Of indignation on
the part Mr. Glenns brother legislators was in view
supernuous and somewhat uspicious but one such false
Accusation protects multitude Of real sins The trade
Of OF morals fell into dsrepue AT AOahy anu
the shadow OF this parody upon exposures OF cor
serious business without fear Of interruption.
rova Of the Erie party, and which Judge Barnard sub
eequently compared not mapty to bill legal
{zhg counterfeit money was taken up in the Senate
Dor some days i was warmly debated and on the 18TH
eelsioF Nation had not listened TO the debate in vain
PetLaps his reason was convinced perhaps the nrst
iptorrHpube senator found voting with the majority
he bin practically legazed the recent issues OF bonds
sfng The road Tie guaranty OF the bonds Of Connect
ing roads authorized all contracts for consolidation
on division Of receipts between the the Wander
eh5c VAR E no director or ocSr one S oi
he Vanderbilt roads should pc en oHeer Yr director 10
the Erie rice The bill was, TACT au amended
cory OF the voted down decisvely the Assembly
before and 10 IN this body that the tug OF
The lobby was now fun Of anmaton fabulous stories
told OF the amounts which the cOneIting parties
quotations OF votes and Influence stood so high The
Wealth Of Vanderbilt seemed pitted against the Ere
treasury and the vuures 1Ocked TO Albany from every
part ofhe state. suddenly, at the very last moment
while special trains were bringing up esh con-
take part in the tray, rumOr ran through
Albany Of great public disaster spreading panic
through hotel and corridor The observer was
reminded Of the dark days war, when dinGs
Of some great defeat that the Chickahomny at
Fredericksburg. In u moment the lobby was smltten
with despair. aud the checks Of the legislators were
blanched reported that Vanderbilt had with
drawn his opposition 10 the bill The report was true.
Either the Commodore had counted cost and Judged
II excessive he despared of the result At rate
he had yielded IN advance. IN Few moments the long
struggle was over and that bin which, in an uuauended
Assembly 10y vote OF 50 to 81 passed by vote OF
lOi to G. aud was sent to me Governor for his sigma
ture ,ihen the wrath OF tie disanp0iuted Inem7eTs
turned on Vanderbilt Decency forgotten in fren
Eed sense Of disappointed avarce That same might the
pro rata freight bil aud bill compelling the Of
through tickets by competing lines huTriey passed.
SIMPLY because they thought hurtfu 10 Vanderbilt;
and the docket Tausacked OF other meas
urcs calculated 10 iujuc or annoy him. An adjournment
however brought rejection aud subsequently, ON this
subject, the legislature sultited itself no more.
HOW FISK AND GOULD CORSERED DANIEL DREW.
1t was now the month OF October and the harvest had
been gathered. The ring and It's allies determined to
reap their harvest also, and that harvest
ing than contribution levied, only upon Wall
st and York, but upon all the immense interests
commercial and financial winch radlate from New.York
all country. Like the Caesar OF Old they issued
their edic that all the world should be taxed The pro-
was not novel, but u was effective. monetary
stringeuey may looked for in NeWYork at certain sea-
OF every year. IL is generally most ia the
Autumn months when the crops have To be moved and
the currency drains steadly away from the financial
center toward the eXtrenes Of the system The method
by which an artificial strngency Is produced is thus ex
planned IN recent report OF the Controller OF the Cur
reucy II Is scarcely possible 70 AVOID the inference that
nearly oneha Of the available resOurceso Of the national
banks the City OF York are used IN the operations
OF the stock and gold exchanges that they loaned