New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-01

the owner OF that share OF stock having received
eight hundred and thirty thousandth part OF said
road, and his share OF stock Is worth but but go
con Conclusion that can be arrived at from careful
study of heJe figures and the reports OF said company
4 ho that SS '''i Of he inc stock ' thus
issued had gone into opera houses and other outside
cernej sqIanderci In Wall Street in places,
and ali done without the authority of violation of
pany, whoee hands arc tied aud they are poweress
through the given the provisions OF the act sought
The report then recites that the of $50 10000
millions OF the stock have voice In tie management
and that So of their stock has been outrageousy
seized by receiver, and that the managers deantly
refused to usfer the stock and engaged in other scan
dalous acts The minority reported bill which repealed
the Classification act and which put ali stockholders on
an equal footing that OF majority OF the
stock could control the road The minority report con-
cluded
manipulated by unserupuious men 10 acconpiiiiSn ccpiiTn
their Gpryates ends has been SO LrG1inG Li1dc
and unlawful practices. has been demonstrated
to be 30 easily managed by cques for private purposes
disastrous consequences the financial interests OF our
state and Nation that the inTenched position given
these by this law has made them so contdent IN
their power that they at defiance public opinion, leg
islaiye and judicial power
These reports came before the House March 80.
When Mr.. Weed moved to substitute the minority for
the majority report to shut off debate and apply the gag
rule, Mr.. Fagg o; the majority of tic committee imne
datcy moved the previous question, and 1t was ordered
by a close vote. In the Affirmative were David B. Hl,
"Tim Campbell tom" Fields; Carey who he'd the
stolen sca', "Jhn" Irving, speaker Billy llltcLnan
J. NJ Wiley now a member Of the Democratic state
Committee aud ardent Ilill man. Hcmaus twhO sold
himself for 100000, and all Of the Tweed Democrats
The motion substitute the minority Tor the majority
report then lost by almost tie vote, David H. I'M
voting ia tho negative, with the Tweed gang By the
vote tho iIl port against repeating the Cass-
cation was adopted IN order 10 dispose OF tho mat
finally to any rmner from changing MS
vote under tho influence OF public opinion that was
almost unanimously in favor OF tho minority report,
Tom Fields moved 10 reconsider the vote and on that
hc moved the previous question. With the ad Of Dayd
Is. H's vote tho gag rule again applied, ana inc
motion 10 reconsider was lost by only vote. DiYb
l.. Iil TO ing IN the negative. Had he once thrown
hmscif OF free speech of the silc of tho
people a great blow might have been dealt this m1u-
strOus ring lIs last vote ended that session. The At
tempt repeal the Infamous s@asgFes which had made
the Erie Railway the ayti!iug Uf corrupt combination
which had do'gauded the Stockholders an1 the people
and debIuChcd the courts was thus defeated q" jim
Irving, OF Hls associates the Railroad commit
tee who siglad his majority reports, "a now In the pen
ttutiary Roche was iast heard OF IA stabhng altay
m Brooklyn Flaes - dead apdit II unnecessary To say
thing OF the lfr he led. Bat i'm lives IN complri
tive wcalt and made his partys candidate Tor the
Occ oil Governor or tho first state IA tho uion
lie is seeking Authority Iaue railroad comms5OnCrs
and posing a. Gn anu WoEOpCi'st