Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-10-30
sLANDERERs UNDER BONDS.
Pattison is Charged With Bribery an
Promptly Sues for Libel.

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| Judge jeremiah Black to write veto of
the South Penn Railroad bill, afterward
accepted bribe from the Vanderbilts
and withdrew the veto. This charge is
totally without foundation, and Mr.. Pat
! tison proposes to make his accusers face
him in open Court.
The article also charges that $50, 600 In
stock had been paid to Messrs. Pattlson
and Cassidy for the signing of a bill char
tering Pittsburg natural gas corporation.
Monday morning eX- Governor PattlSon
appeared before Magistrate O'Brien and
! had warrants issued for the arrest of
James Elyerson, President, and Charles
| IT. Heustis. editor of the Philadelphia
| TD0virer: Clayton McMichael, of the
| N6rM .Amerjcdn;: w. F. Jordan and J. J.
lTcCaurin, of the Harrisburg CaH, on
the charge of having wilfully published
false and defamatory articles concerning
his character.
THE SOUTH PENN CASE.
The true story will be recalled by all
those who are familiar with the history
of the enterprise known as the South
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. From the Phila-
delphia EwniRg He1uld, the following ac-
count of this famous bill is taken:
In 1883 the Vanderbits undertook to retaliate
upon the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
paraleng the New York Central with the West
Shore line. So they proposed to build rail-
road through the Southern tier of Pennsylvania
counties and to connect at Harrisburg with
the Reading system. This enterprise was
hailed as Il boon to the State. 1t opened up
new territory to Philadelphia and to Pittsburg,
1t destroyed the monopoly which the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company then enjoyed of the
business of the whole State. 1t promised to
inaugurate healthy competition that would
help every material interest in Pennsylvania.
The surveys of the line disclosed, however
that the construction would be exceedingly
expensive, and that the limit Of capitalization
for railroads which then prevailed-SGO,OO per
mile-wOuld prevent the building of the pro-
posed line, as it included five miles of tunnel
ling and long and expensive bridges. Accord
ingly four bills We're introduced into the Cen
eral Assembly to enable the line to be built
One of these raised the limit for capitalization
from $4,000 to SI50,O0O per mile and in that
shape was passed by both branches of the Leg
islature and sent to Governor Pattison. He re-
fused to approve such a bill, and on June !,
1888, on motion of Senator Wallace, the bill
was recalled by the Legislature, and the limit
of capitalization was reduced, at Governor
pattieon,s inStoncn from, ODO IN s2nO ODO nor
mile theroh,, uniting +be south ponnsylv,rio
iliii'' 'i'i'"s P''s ' S' 7' ~
Company on the same footing us its great rival,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
AT every stage of the progress of these bills
through the Legislature the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company interposed delays and obstruc-
tions, and when the bills finally reached the
Governors hands Judge Black presented in
written form his reasons why the bill should be
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on. have much to say, and will you go up Il
PIeose answer immedioteiv : RI. M,9res .GT
On the same dov sncord +oloo.ror, fro,
Judge Rlock Mt York pa was racoi,o,
nv rho Senator SAYING
win leave ou the IN o,c,ocl, train ~, sot,rdo,
morning j. S. BLACK.
The Saturday referred to was Saturday. Ma,
%, which was five days before the expiration O
the time allowed by law for Executive action
Judge Black arrived in Harrisburg on tina
day, but departed on the same afternoon fo
New York city in response to Il telegram fror
Mr.. William c. Whitney, offering him $500 if h
would come to New York to consult upon tn
bills then before the Governor. Judge Blacl
returned to Harrisburg during the fol
lowing week and sought to persuade the Gov
ernor to veto the bills. During the same periot
briefs were submitted and public argument
made by Mcssrs. VIM. C. Whitney, Franklin B.
Gowen, James L. Gowen and others who repre-
sented the South Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
On the evening before the last day allowed by
law, on May 81, Judge Black called at the En-
ecutive Chamber and discussed the subject be-
fore the Governor and one of his constitutional
advisers, the Secretary of the Commonwealth
ON the same night Judge Black rendered paper
reciting the objections to the bill. After care
ful examination OF the Judges objections it
was decided by the Governor, with the full con-
currence of his Cabinet, to sign Senate bin No
liz, extending the time for the completion of
railroads III TINS State,' and Senate bill No. 81,
relating to terminal points to which railroads
may be constructed"
AT the same time June l. 1883, the Governor
returned Senate bills No 207 and 81 for such
alteration as would remove their Objectionable
features Bill 2Ol was never taken up again by
the Legislature, but Senate bill No. 26l, fixing
the limit OF capitalizations of railroad corpora
tlons was, on the same day, on motion of SEMI