The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
Calculating Lobbyists and Winning Petl-
TONERS Off Like Flying Dutchmen.
THE CLASSIFICATION ACT DOOMED
O'Brien's Bill Causing a General
RailrOad Panic.
The Great Erie Drama Nearly played OUT.
Attempt to Have the Directors Installed
by a Regular Election.
THE GAS QUESTION MOOTED.

ALBANY, Feb. 20, 1872
The expose in the HERALD this morning of the
ways and means resorted to by the "Erle Ring"
has created much excitement, and has caused quite
ilutter among the aders and abettors or Erie and
the members OF the Erie Ring, who were stationed
here to capture ana cajole members OF
Inc LEGISLATURE as they arrived at the
capital from their homes. All day yesterday
and to-day they were industrlouslv working have
action on the classification bill delayed. Shortly
after the arrival OF the HERALD with the bomb
shell on their Ring they disappeared great haste.
Previous to their departure, however, they sue
ceeded In distributing large number Of these bogus
pathetic appeals against legislative interference,
and tonight they were poured In upon the Legisla-
ture. Tomorrow O'Brlen's bill for the
REPEAL OF THE CLASSIFICATION ACT
ana providing for IN election for directors In June
will be again argued before the Judiciary Committee
n the Senate. Ex-senator Hale VIII continue the
argument commenced by him at the last meeting
of the COMMITTEES, IN the course OF which plainly
demonstrated, b. lacts and figures taken rom the
sworn report Oi Inc Erie Company, that the officers
Their dealings with the stockholders, but also In
their duty under the statute TO the state govern
ment.
ERIE IN A BAD STRAIT.
On "Wednesday rne repeal bill Will be again con-
sldered before The Kailroad Committee or the AS
sembly. Ere Is certainly In bad strait and,
lest there should he any failure IN the work OF
repeal, MI. busted tonight introduced bin to
repeal chapter SIG OF the Laws OF 1862 relative to the
New YORK Central and Hudson and Harlem and
Erie Railroad corporauons, Tnis, 1t viii be remem
| bered, Is the General classification act, ana MIR.
| Hustled Is the only member or the present House
who, IN 1869, voted against the CLASSIFICATION act.
| He says he VIII watcn It's progress carefully.
THE GAS QUESTION IN NEW YORK.
Among the matters which occupied the attention
OF the Assembly tonight was MIR. MouIton's gas bill.
which provides that company furnishing gas OF
less tnan fourteen candle power shall be liaOe to
fine OF from five hundred to one thousand dollars.
~
company snail exact deposit rom per-
sons applying Tor gas. and prohibits com,
arrears o. any previous occupant OF the premises
Fields pointed out violation OF the constitution IN
| inspector. This Will be gratifying news 70 the
gas monopollsts as II Fields proves TO be correct
Board OF Inspectors, as published exclusively in
| the HERALD a lew Gays since.
SINK THE TRACK.
MIR. Mouiton presented peutions from residents or
! the Fourth avenue IN relation to the running OF
trains on the avenue above Fortysecond street. and
| asking FOR legislation to compel the companies 10
STEAM CAR TRAFFIC IN THE CITY.
In connection win TINS subject, and III reply to q
resolution oil the senate. the New Haven Company
report ed that they run on an average fourteen pas
senger, mix and three freight trains daily each
way at raie Of about sixteen miles per hour Tor
passenger trains and thirteen TOR freight trains;
accidents on their line or by tnoIr trans within the
! city limits and six deaths. Inc Erie, Hudson and
| Harlem roads have not replied co the resolution.
| SELLING LEAF TOBACCO.
MIR. Cook introduced DILL In answer to appeals
from several OF his constituents that lear tODaccO
| must be welgned In the presence OF the purchaser
| instead OF being sold, as marked, In the DulS.
| LONG-NEEDED REFORM
Mr.. Mackay prepared Dull which Is to compel the
Coroners In Sew York to place ali property or effects
| found Oh the bodies OF deceased persons In the
| hands oil the Public Administrator and Tile list OF
such articles WIN tie Surrogate, thus creating q
| cneck system In quarters where it mas long been
| needed.
rHE SENATE.
The Senate was occupied chiefly In che cOnsidcras
tion or local and generally unIInportant bills In
Committee OF the Whole. The bill TO amend the
Military Code, by striking out the word 'whiCe, -
was passed with but one vote (Ar. Lord's) against
it, In explaining his vote he SAID ne did not see
how white man could De enrolled under the act II
the amendmenc passed. ,L
THE VOTE ON THE sEvENTY's CHARTER.
The vote on the Seventys Charter will not Do
taken until tile Investigating Committees return.
Wheeler, Solomon, Hoe. stewart AMI various are
here on benaiI OF the seventy and are quite sam
gnine about the passage OF the Charter.