New-York tribune., 1873-01-08


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29so. 25i'
Much 90 the popular relief, pleas for further
delay in the Tweed case have been Overruled,
and it is now in fair way for trial The
jury panel has been prepared, and it is hoped
that to-day will witness the actual beginning
of this long deferred suit.
II is said that the Committee Of Congress
which investigated the Johnson defalcation
in the u. S. Sub-TreasuJy in this city, while
generating the officers, will suggest preyeD-
tive measures against future operations of
that kind. That Is just what we want. 1t is
idle now TO talk OF how dodge Johnson, and
Others accomplished their thefts; saye to show
how their duplication is to be avoided here
after.
Chamberlain Palmer has notified to the
Heads of the different City and County De-
partments that ne does not recognize Mr.. John
Foley as his Deputy. Per contra, Mayor Have
meyer has addressed note to the Chamber
lain, informing him that he 0hc Mayor ap-
proves OF the appointment of Mr.. Foley, and
considers it legal. This action cOmplCates the
unpleasant controversy especially, as it is
likely to be claimed that the legality of such
su appointment does not fall inside OF the
Mayors purview
On the ninth page of The TRIBUNE, to-day,
we print another contribution to the already
swelling volume of information concerning the
Sandwich Islands. The people Of that far-Otf
group are, we hope, TRANQUILITY deciding their
own destiny without reference to the ambitious
schemes of our politicians but since we may
hear of connections and flibusterings, every
thing bearing on the social and political con-
dition of the Islands becomes, meantime, of
great interest Our correspondents views
differ from those of some other writers on the
subject. but they deserve attention.
For some unexplained reason the Foreign
Affairs Committee of the House has adopted
a course directly opposite to that which it
held last year on the Venezuelan claims. 1t
then concluded that the testimony .adduced
showed reasonable ground for complaint on
the part of the Venezuelan Government,
and proposed Tehearing of the claims.
H. now asserts the validity Of these claims,
and recommends that the President be di-
rected to take all means short of war to OBJ
tain payment of them. The House has adopted
these last opinions, and passed the bill.
Before it becomes law, however, we should
b. told the reasons for this change of views.
Atorney-General Williams, who is attentive
10 che changing requirements of the Louisiana
stu lton telegraphs to New-0rleans that the
Presidents recognition of the existing govern
ment is not temporary. This is in cOntradc-
fion of the New-0Tleans Committee Of Citizens
and 1t is added that this recognition will not
be terminated except by order of Congress
IA not the Attorney General a little haSty
If the existing government should be upset
by the courts, as is possible, we take it that
the President would not continue to recognize
it. The Senate has done well in agreeing to
Investigate The Louisiana and Arkansas politi
ca difficulties; and if we now have impartial,
searching, and intelligent inquiry into all of
the facts of these Aagrant invasions Of pOpu-
lar rights, we shall be able to fix the respOn-
sibility therefor and provide remedy.
After a month of discussion in the Commit
tee of the French Assembly, appointed to pro-
nose plan of ministerial responsibility, one
pojnt seems to be settled. NJ. Theirs and a
subcommittee have agreed upon the occasions
.ysen the President may address the Assem-
bIy. The right to address the Assembly was
one upon which NJ Theirs has most Obsti-
nately insisted, and it is probably one which
he prizes more highly than any other OF those
of which the factious majority threatened TO
deprive him. He has managed 10 place nm
self on tolerably good terms with the Com
mitiee of Thirty and although his right TO
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