New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-04
william Stcvcus the Republic member OF the Board
is sick ia bed and not present al tO-ddys session.
THE BELL COMPANY m MASSACHUSETTS,.
A PETITION ASKING the STATE SENATE TO RI |
WOKE LIS CHAETER.

woke IFS CHATTER.
BosroN, Feb. 3 (Spc~iaD.-lhe following petition,
numerously signed, presented TO the State Senate
to-day:
The undersigned petitioners respectfully represent
IL AT the American Bell Telephone Company procured
ts charter by special act in 1850 in the words Of
Senator Of last year, "by fraud upon the Ltg'la-
ture representing that the amount Of capital desired
was to build and ntiuti lines and wirc',' whcn as
a matter of tact no lines were bJiil by them that
tL.v were satisfied with tie then charged by
them and that no increase contemplated 81 would
be made by them" when, matter Of fact, such
rates have been many times advanced; that the
officers that the cntiIe amount OF capital stock
ssned-S7 $50 OOO-Lad been paid in, while they re-
ported TO the Legislature last year that less than
S3 900 900 in all had been paid in; that by the
peculiar framing of its charter 1t escapes Largely ihc
burden Of taxation il ought 10 hcar that The sad com
pany has granted ITS licenses 10 men who have de-
ceivcd the public, and induced them hy false returns
OF profit ma1c-said reports, III the language 0i a
director OF the American Bell Telephone Company
being cOOked-tO invest IN stock companies III when
the American Bell Telephone Company was the largest
owner the Official directors Cf such companies holding
their meetings at Offices OF the American Zen ieIe-
phone Company, the officials alluded To beng thcfe,
az theY swear, representatives, of aud III the interest
of said company; and that SAID company by virtue oil
an amendment 10 its cbarter-obtaincd by mi-repre
scntatOn in lSS3-haying the power to Increase lts
holdings in such has practically obtained possession
Of the property of such cOmplncs-ih some cases NOV
ing their organization from this state to cvade the
ocFatiOn O laws preventing stock watering; that
said American Bell Telephone Company had 80 CON
Quoted its affairs 10 bring the OF Massachusetts
capa and law into dsreputc throughout the country.
SO even here. il community OF mechanics. an at
tempt to set aside the principal patent of the company
is greeted with Joy by the masses of the people On
these and similar grounds the Legislature is asked TO
revoke the company's charter in this State
NEw-ORLHANs Feb (SDeciGD. Argument was heard
In the United States Circuit Court before Judges Paidee
aud Billings in the case of tho Bell Telephone Company
against the National Improved Telephone Company
The question raised by the litigation is in regard TO the
cole right claimed by the Bell Company to manufact'
ure electric speaking telephones under Its patent MI
Farrar one of the counsel for the defence submitted
motion TO continue the indefinitely. until the suit
brought by the Government Il disposed o. Inc Court
ruled the motion to be cumulative win the injunction
rcservng right separate them IN the course OF te
proceedings The case was proceeded With' ana afS
uem continued until late hour this afternoon ana VIII
be resumed tomorrow.