The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-15
"Ho1xT oN ms OHK PEraaD."
The Brirs~b iBurt Wors,ed by Prip.e Erie
The Eaiqiish Interpretations of RRilroR'
LAW uuu she Prevailing AMERICAN lde,
Of the M. r-What Hurt will do now.

The British inurt Wors,ed by Pris Erie
The Ea, qii.h Interpretations of Railroad
LAW ouo the Prevailing AMERICAN Idea
Of the -sus r-What Hurt will do now.
ALBANY, Anil 1.-THE Chief Engiue Ger Of the
English Erie Ring has besa ''host his own
petard." l;w II be remembered that MIR. Burt had
the enrcatcry % tell the meneersof Nh Senate and
Assembly R1i DAD Commit5IC that III Cassifca-
ton bill they mad thought yunper 20 adopt did not
meet wits sha approval OF tia tireo London stock
jobbers whoa he represented His kGllroad High.
furtleree ndescended to nfora oar State legis
laors tiss Ia had right 70 pass aaJ law for the
government of railway corporations hich differed
in any way rom the laws Of -' hold Hengland."
Pcnnsyl anita Ohio, Illinois, iS-xa W .sconsin, and
all the other States might sdopt tne obnoxious
Classification hin II they liked NJ Bart would not
interfere viii the people Of ...o,f eectiohs-his
clients sot interested in any o.. heir railways,
but he modsily insisted that since No such law had
ever been known In England he woald not tolerate
anything Of To- kind In New X.
There bcipG so much force aud Jrs,Aess In tho
arguments OF the distinguished KEEP omaniac, the
members OF tAe respective Committees were on the
ion OF ali s'S.Ssiyeiy AmSfcan law. sad Tie SGop-
ton OF British enatt ncnts 10 their stead when Mr..
Jay Gould. who II quito an authority on railroad
law put In a. appearance, aud declared that his
only objection TO the bill Mr. Burt " alted repealed
that 1t - moro OF An English than American
law. Burt declared that there was nothing English
about IT, but ~, NapoleOnc Pres deut CT Erie COM
pletely annlllE.ed lam " ChclA!lning
"sIoo FLY BPITIsHER"
and producing the following extract FROM the CLASH
neation law, wh.h governs the principsl railroad
operations In England
Eighth Victoria, Gap. isAu Act tor console ltlng in
% "G ~ % SsHS hisIis II n sS
porated for carving on undertakings Of public
And with respect to tho appointment and Iotation
OF directors, be II enacted as follows:
ROTATION OF DIRECTORS.
SIC. So The Directors appoined BY the special act,
elected 70 supply the places OF those retiring Gors
sH:d or nceg Or 6e ~ GSs
tors, rclre from oflcc at Tie times and in the pfSpof.
instance ds,eTqnSd BY ballot among the preesSf F
pifecsrs, TIE pfc,sfoci nGSber and il no nuS6sf be
mined Nv ballot among themselves, unless they sti!
otherwise agree. shall 20 out 81 Office
The act then goes to provide that at the end OF
the second year onehalf Of the remaining Directors
snail 20 out, and iLs remainder at the end OF the
And each instance the places OF the retiring Di
rectors shall be supplied By az equal number OF quail
even year ss ~ ana {
q once aud their places shall BE sirIIie Ia like man
NAV be rejected Immediately ts ~ers could and
SI az Sh g aa b a reee' to5
siaered new Drect0r Provce1 always that II tao
siysSls BY three and 90 number Of Dres'ors 70 r.
determine what number OF Directors. as nearly
third may be, shall out Of Office that the whole
number shall 60 out OF office In three years"
II has finally been decided that whether OF Eng
lsh or American origin, the above law is exceed
ingly beneficial In its operation, and all compe-
tent railroad men approve Of IT, Legislators do
not deem II eXpedent TO repeal Il at the dictaton
and ior the especial benefit OF third'rate English
lawyer and his stock Jobbing employers. Mr.. Burt
may now devote his attention exclusively to his
American Notes." unless he Is authorized to set
tie the Alabama claims, procure subscriptions for
monument 10 that noble British sailor, Capt.
Eyre, Of the Bombay.