The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05
Evening Session Of the Lower
Branch Of the Legislature.
The Harlem Railroad Nuisance
To Be Abated.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE ERIE QUESTION.
A Deadlock in the Senate Committee Stockh6ld.
ers OF Erie to Watch Bride Taking Members
The Bill May Be Reported with Amend
ments-What Will They Do With
Ex-senator Woods Case
ALBANY, March I, 1872.

ALBANY, March 4, 1872
The absorbing subject OF conversation here il the
Erie Railroad. The excitement Is eliminating.
Public lmpatience awaiting reports from the Kali
road Committee OF the Senate, Is well nigh ex
hausted. There is good deal OF speculation as TO
the character OF the expected reports and the att
tude OF members. The position OF some Is already
well defined. but there are doubtful members whose
attitude Is closely scrutniZed. The Assembly Com
mitee may possibly report tomorrow nut II is pro-
bable that they will not do so before Wednesday.
final executive session or the committee was ar
ranged for tomorrow, ana is expected thai It's SEES
sion Will be protracted, ana that the stormy scene
which took place in the committee room last FRIDAY
night will be repeated Both the Assembly and
Senate committees are nearly evenly divided so
far as the point Tor recommending a new election
for directors OF the railroad Is concerned. AS 10
THE REPEAL OF THE CLASSIFICATION ACT,
all the members OF the Assembly committee at
least are Wiling to report In favor OF It, but the
simple repeal would not eradicate the evil which
the stockhoiders SO bitterly complain Of.
known as the Attorney Generals bill, intro
duced In the Senate by Mr.. OBrlen and IN the
Assembly by Mr.. Eastman, that the friends OF Erie
Of the Erie Ring are being brought TO bear upon
that object 1t is very generally rumored that Gould
week tor the purpose OF manipulating the
measure IN both houses. AS this Is
members on this question is looked forward 10
with extraordinary interest," NOTWITHSTANDING the
high pressure which the Erie people "a. are nrlng
management, the opponents Of the ring and
those who sympathise with the stockholders
feel sangu,ne that the sweeping measure which has
been proposed Will finally be adopted. AT present
IL Is understood tnat majority OF 9 me
Assembly Committee Is opposed TO 1t. Such
was the attitude assumed by the majority
Of the members the last executive session OF the
committee. II Is said tonight however, that some
members OF the committee upon further REJECTION.
have come TO the conclusion that they cannot AFFORD
COCoNsPIRATORs WITH THE ERIE RING.
and that the action of the committee Will be recon.
sidered. In that Case the majority OF the commit
tee would report In favor OF the Attorney Geueras
bill. There are several strong friends or Erie on
men it is not believed that they Will desert
the Ring, Notwithstanding the storm OF public
members who voted IN committee against the bill
providing for repeal OF the Classification ACT q
Of stock, are now wiling TO subscribe to most Of
It's provisions, and the bill
MAY DE REPORrED WITH AMENDMENTS
citizen OF the United States shall oe eligl-
pie to election as director. ,.vI Mr.. Burns
Dll repeating the classification act. ana
providing Ior new election for Directors one
he in October. There viii be majority anu MIN
| Ority report from both committees. In the
| Senate committee there Is dead lock at present.
two members being In favor OF Erie ana two against
| It, Mir Ames being absent on account OF illness,
the impression IS that he lavorS the repeal oi, ana
II the opposing members oil the committee should
| be willing to take MS decision by telegraph
| the subject would be brought before
both houses without further delay. II
they DO not the matter Will bt
OF their hands by the action OF the Senate
itself. The excitement on the whole question y
augmented In view OF tue impression, quite current
here that The stringent provisions OF the Bribery
act OF 1859 Will be brought to bear upon any mem
Der who Is detected In selling MS vote to the Erie
Ring.
BRIBE-rAKERS TO BE LOOKED AFTER.
The stockholders are determined to investigate
the matter thoroughly and If they should md tne
interest 10 have been sold out that the guilty par
ties shall be brought 10 justice. la con
| nectiOn with the subject OF violation o
| oflclal trust 1t may be stated tina
the friends OF Senator ID. p. Wood, o
Livingston, are making efforts to induce him 10 re
sign pendng the presentation OF the report OF the
committee appointed 10 investigate the charges o.
corruption preferred against him as member OF the
| Legislature OF last year.
| The Assembly met tonight, but there were very
| few members present, and only routine busi
ness transacted The evening trains have
| brought some more OF the absentees, but many
| members absent vet, and full houses are not
expected until Wednesday.