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New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
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II is a remarkable fact that neither in the
Message in which the President of the United
States was supposed to inform Congress Of
the condition of the country at the opening
of the session, nor in the Report of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury who was expected to
explain at the same time the state of the
finances, is there any distinct warning-we
might almost say any hint-of the perplexites
and disasters with which we are now threat
ened. 1t was obvious to us, and it certainly
ought to have been understood by the Ad-
minstratiOn that we were running ahead of
our income at fearful rate that our expendi-
lures were increasing and our receipts falling
off; and that for some time we had been sus-
tanning ourselves by an illegal imitation of the
currency But Mr.. Richardson was unwilling
to admit these unwelcome truths and Gen.
Grant probably did not realize them. At any
rate we look in VAN through the Presi-
dents Message for any sort of state
ment Of the situation and the Secretary's Re-
mort was actually calculated to lead astray
anybody who trusted it. 1t is very doubt
"ful,n said Gen. Grant, whether, except with
great economy on the part of Congress in
"making appropriations and the same econ
"omy in administering the various depart
"ments of Government, the revenues will not
"fall short Of meeting actual expenses, and
at that very time the revenues had already
fallen ten millions short of meeting actual ex-
penses, and the deficiency was increasing with
accelerating speed. There was no doubt
about the matter at all. 1t was not prob
able and conditional but an actual and grow
ing deficiency.
We have said that Gen. Grant did not seem
to realize the situation. His Message ran
on. in curious forgetfuluess of the straits of
the Treasury, suggesting fresh expenditures
and costly improvements as if the. national
purse was ineKhaustible, aud sgood money
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

"chadnczzsrT Neither OF them had read word
of the oratiOn. Such speeches are intended
solely for effect among the members con-
stitnents, and serve tho purpose of those
addresses to electors which are from time to
time issued by members of legislative bodies
in other countries. They form part OF his
ordinary electiOneering work, and he has no
more right to make the Government pay Tor
them than for any other of his private
expenditurcs. He does not bring in a bill for
his torches, his banners or the wagons he
proyides to bring the lame, the aged, and the
idiotic to the polls. But he would be just
as fully justified in recOuping these dlsburSe-
mcnts ont of the Treasury, Is in making the
Government printers prepare his circulars tor
distribution in his district.
The practice should be abolished for several
reasons. In the first place, if they were not
printed they would cease to be written, and
that would be aigreat gain on all hands. The
reform would be promptly followed by con-
traction in the business of the Government
printing Offices, which would5put check upon
the food of useless publications which pour
forth yearly from Washington for no con-
ceivable purpose but to justify expense and to
minister to private greed and vanity. If this
is not done we may look for speedy re-
establishment of the Franking Abuse, and
already this is under discussion.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
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New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

could he made at any time with 10" po"nus
of green ink and few reams OF paper. we
must have an immediate Improvement Oh tue
navigation of the Hudson, the ILLINOIS,, anu
tbe Msssissippi We must send an expedition
In exnlore the head waters OF the Amazon,
and build up foreign comnioi1o "''" '"o
trackless forests of centrai oo"'" "'''''''''
We must mount heavy ordnance on our sea
coast defenses. We must D"y "p a., '"o s'
praph lines in the country ana pace 'hen'
under the control of the PostIhastor-Ve "''
We must take new census III io''' :o UNIV
,re can have it to show at the Cen'o',p'', 'o'
o,r,,;op We must pursue "a lDeral poiicy
,o,ord tho District Government, and give IL
IN Tho money il wants for public WORKS. we
must bnild an irrigating canal from '"o "''
,orr; to the Rocky Mountains. we must On
dow a grand institution OF learning a' '"'
National CAPITAL and we must furnish man
sions or paaces, at Washington before long
for members of the Cabinet and Senators, and
houses for all persons who now receive co"''
"mutation for quarters or rent al Tue Uo'efu'
"ment expense
We do not say that some of the Presidents
recommendations might not be wise euongh-
if tbcy were timely. But when, ignoring the
startling fact that we cannot pay our cur
rent expenses, he calmly advises Congress
to appropriate millions for purposes that at
present are entirely unnecessary, he convlnces
the whole country that the President OF the
limited States knows less about the condition
of nublic affairs than almost any moderately
well informed citizen. Fortunately the remedy
for the existing embarrassment is in the hand
of Congress, where the common-sense OF the
community has some chance of exercising an
influence If relief depended upon tho execn-
tive branch of the Government we might well
dpsDair
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

printed on the morning on which the dis-
aster was annOunced.l 1t ia greater
pleasure, however to chronicle the higher VIC
tories of peace and goodwill. Some of our
employees went to jai with apostolic tran
quillity of mind because we were IN advance
of all our cotemporaries in furnishing the
news of the Alabama Treaty, and yes
tcrday morning our special dispatches
from Washington gave to President Grant,
Mr. Fish, aud the rest of mankind,
the only account yet receyedAOf the sur
render of the vrginus at Bahia Honda
Throughout the entire course of this firgnias
controversy we have furnished the fullest and
most accurate reports of every phase OF the
affair, from our special correspondents at
Washington, Key West, Havana, and San
tiago, and it was therefore fit conclusion of
the matter that ut the closing ceremony at
Bahia Honda, the representative Of The IRIB-
UNE should be the only journalist present to
describe to the civilized world the ,fulilment
OF the first clause Of the Washington protocol
II gives us sincere pleasure to congratulate
the Government upon receiving this first in
telligence of this event i'll the graphic and
vigorous language of our correspondent rather
than In the curt and jeune style OF ordinary
official intercourse. Still more do we cOngratu-
late our readers upon their privilege in sharing
this early information. The humblest work
ngman in New-York who bought a TRIBUNE
on his way to his shop yesterday morning
knew more about this important official act
than President Grant in Washington or Prcsi-
dent CASTELAR, in Madrid.
We do not desire to annoy our neighbors
by any untimey preaching over this success.
But the truth is always wholesome, and we
hope they Will pardon us if we observe once
more that publishing a newspaper Is far
more pleasant and profitable business than
squabbling. Still. the latter pursuit may have
its charms to those who nave no taste for the
former.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
PERSONAL.

CONGRESSMAN Pierce has given 5000, his
salary Mayor Of Boston. to the Public Library Of thas
city.
Count Sclopis and Gen. Garibaldi have been
elected honorary members of the International Code
Association.
William NJ Evarts has been employed by
the McEnery party OF Louisiana to argue their be-
fore the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The late Mr. Thomas Barring left one year's
salary to all clerks and servants in the employment Of
Barring Brothers the gross sum TO bpaid amounting to
upward Of 10000
A number of French residents of Philadcl-
phia have had prepared gold medal which will be pre-
ssnted 20 ex Theirs token Of their appre-
ciatioo u his services TO France
The eminent physicians, Sir James Paget
and Sir william Gull daily visit Baron Mayer de Roths
loo suueas ttSl5) each for every visit
The will of the late President of Trinity
College Oxford missing So too. the safe in which
IL was placed. The solicitors OF DIR. Wilson, knowtns
that he had made proper disposition OF his estate. have
advertised for Information.
Prof. Ferricr has received from the Royal
Society of money for the purpose OF enabling hin
TO conduct series OF the brains OF noo-
keys aud he VIII shortly submit paper 10 ne
embodynS the results OF his investigations
The Marquis Emile de Beaumont de MOntha,
. member Of ono OF the nobest French families and
formerly ambassador at ST. PETERSBURG died recently IN
the monastery az La Trappe, where, known simpy -
Brother Ambrose he passed the last ten years OF hs
life.
The ages of notable persons now spoken OIL
in France foIlows President MasMahon 6s C"n's
de Chambord. SO Prince Louis Napoleon, Is Comte ="
Paris, 80; Due de Chartres, IS Due us Nc"op prnss
Prince de Jonville, IS; Due d'Aumsie- o.
Jerome Napoleon, 81; N. Theirs. 76; NJ Gsmoe'.s'
DIR. Thomas w. Evans wei.
American resident OF Paris recently coree'0S
statement regarding the nixht OF sS., snS Hs ssvs
Eugene from Paris after the bstte OF amher unst
she came 10 his house the am Q, ana an th~
next morning tho three went 10 % W" 40 y, ysnhs fo,s
risso to Desuvila whence tsey ss''eo ~ s!s0ss Avg
England.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
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ANOTHER TRIUMpH

To The TRIBUNE, as to Millions statesman,
"pcace hath her victories not less renowned
ethan war" Whenever there is a battle
worth reporting We give 10 the world the first
account Of it. We began this at Antietam,
continued 1t at Worth and Sedan. and the
other day on the Yellowstone beat the Gov
ernment forty-eight hours in the dispatches
announcing an Indian fight. when the pulses
of the world stood still at the news of q hor-
ror on the sea, The TRIBUNE, first of all news
papers on this continent, gave all the full and
accurate details accessible in London. so that
now, two weeks after the event. the other
New York papers have boen copying through
iaborious columns from the London papers
tho prcciss details which TaB TsDUNs
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
SCHOOL CONMITTEE WONEN.

Boston, "a our readers already know, has-lf
we may use so unfeminine an ILLUSTRATION
taken the bull by the horns, and elected four
women to serve upon the School Committee
Grave doubts of the eligibility of these candi-
dates, under the provisions of the Constitu-
ton, were expressed during the preliminary
canvass; but the weight of opinion seemed to
be in favor of female qualification. Probably
the question will be taken to the Supreme
Court; but it is not likely that the decision OF
the voters will be disturbed.
1t il hardly worth while to discuss the fit
ness Of woman for this office. From the
supervision of girls schools, especially, 1T
would be hard To assign any valid reason for
the exclusion of women which would not
equally apply to the appointment OF female
teachers. If competent ladies can be found
to accept the place, We can anticipate only
good from their doing 40.
The question which Boston has decided, it
is proper to suggest is quito distinct from
the general one of comforting pure political
Office upon the sex. The oversight of schools
is not, strictly speaking, political business
The value of the Boston experiment will DO
in the high character of the institutions of
learning in that city. Ii women there are
found to be competent assistants in the work
of the School Committees, then there is no
reason why the innovation should not be
elsewhere and generally accepted, with rea-
sonabe hope Of success Perhaps the change
may do something to sweeten all School Com
mittees thus mixed from the taint of jObbery,
from which, We are sorry to say, they are
nowhere 80 free as they should be. For this
reason, if for no other, We welcome the BOs-
ton experiment, and hope that the Judges
will not feel obliged to interfere to prevent,
or rather postpone it.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
Amusemenis an0 stleetinse.

ACADEMY OF Music" Elizabeth signors f'"'"'"
and Sig Savipi. , r =
BARsUm's GREAT SHOW -" The Heroes Oh TO- A"o
Rink. Day and night
Rooru,s rap,ryp-"Kit" r. 4 Cbsufrsu
BRoAnwAy TurA1ER--" The woman IN WHITE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE," Humpty pamf'y Aor0au
q. l. Fox. 49,.
LYCRUM THEATER.-"La LADY OF Lyons foono'
NEW F,yra AVENUE THgATSR.-"The Pariacide'
N,.,os G.RpES--"The Children III tho Wood" The
VOkes Family.
o,vy,,c IuEArIR -" Dreams OF De,usion" Edwin
Adams.
srrrxwAr HAII~-Concert. Blind Tom.
ToyY PASTORS OPERA H0USE.-Varietlcs
yr,ros SQUARE THEATER." Led AStray.'
y,IAcxs THEArER-"She StoOps 70 Conquer" Les
tor Wallack.
CHURCH OF THE DIsCIPIEs.-FIr
ConrKR INsTIrUTE.-Leclurc. Hon Daniel Dougherty.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
r. RIPL T S III E E L.

Gen 6ckles reports that the CASTELAR, Government
f. again firmly established. - 1t Is said that the
yirginius is to be taken Washington. - King
IunaIo has withdrawn his proposition for reciprocity
with the United states. - SenOr Soer intends to
visit the plantations the interior of Cuba 80 Pres
dent Baes of santo Domingo was deposed and Pro
visonal Government was established
In the Senate yesterday bill providing for the printing
OF the Biennial giser passed the Salary bill was
read twice aud referred to the Committee Civil Service
and Retrenchment the resolution Of the Finance Com
mittee was discussed the adjournment resolution
considered but without taking action the Senate ad-
,ourned .In the House Mr. Hale made
personal explanation, charging that Mr. vii
non OF Indiana insulted him in offering certain
amendment the Salary bill; a discussion ensued
which wss participated in by Messrs. Hale, Wilson OF
Indiana Eldridge and Butler OF Massachusetts; reso
luton to print 22jOO copies each OF the Agriculture
rsport of 1872 and 1873 adopted Mr. Butler intro
duced the supplementary Civil Rights bill and gave
notice that he would ask action on it to-day
simple but impressive funeral services held at
Cambridge in honor Of Prof Asassz, and at Coopers
town IN honor OF Judge Nelson. 80 The California
SENATOR Al contest - still undecided Gov. Booth having
the lead 60 singular storm of hail. wind and rain
vested Nashville.
Tue evidence in the Of Assemblymanelect Genet
WA, closed aud Mr. Beach summed up for the defense
Mayor Halls trial was set down for week 1t
stated that efforts making to secure testimony OF
woodward 80 White & Tillinehast, dry goods
hor.e failed - Miss Anna f. Dickinson In lecture at
Plymouth Church referred 10 the Cuban controversy
60 There was slight fire 10 the Custom-house. -
The trial OF Koewing begun at Elizabeth. - Post
master James and Collector Arthur denied that sealed
packages have been opened at the Post-Oihce -
Gold, Iiiy. IL? Il1b. Thermometer, Ss'. 40, 5l'
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
UR1D HE'D kLOQUENEE.

The practice of Congress to allow members
to print speeches which have never been
delivered is full of the very spirit of Dead
Head IL is a device to carry on their cleo
tiOneering business at the public expense.
The ostensible purpose and only justifable
reason for existing which speech in Congress
can have, is 10 convince or persuade other
Congressman to the speakers way of think
ing, or to elucidate some matter of public
policy under consideration in the Legislature.
1t is idle to say that printed speeches serve
the same purpose as those made in debate.
The latter often decide the fate OF bill or
resolution when the debate is rapid and inter-
esting, and the former are never read. 1t is
doubtful if even a speech of Summers would be
generally read in Congress if it had not been
delivered, however eagerly 1t might be
devoured by all reading people outside of
Washington. The thousands OF sheets annu-
ally printed to perpetuate the unspoken
discourses of mediocrity are never looked at
or thought of, in either end Of the Capitol.
They are fraudulent from beginning to end.
They pretend to be speeches, and are not.
They pretend to have been uttered in debate.
and they have never como to the knowledge
of nine -tenths of Congress. Very often they
are written by men who could not make a
speech if they tried, and sometimes they bear
the names of men who can neither write nor
speak and who have paid for them by the
page. Gen. Halpine once threw q Member of
Congress from this city into great confusion
by asking him in the crowded lobby, What
"he meant by saying in his speech last week
"thst Erin 90 Bragh was the motto Of Nebu.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
Bnslncss Notices.

CASH ASSETS Two AND HALF MILLIONS
ACCIDENT ISusssCB Co. Hartford Conn.
For THE HoLIDAYs.-H. L. WILHELM q Co.,
l52 Broadway between T.sntyIth and Twenysevenhs sell
entirely stock o. CHINA GLASS and BAETHRS WARE
Cok BRoszxs PARIMs CUTLERY PLATED wARR &C. at PaLc
Puces
HOLIDAY GOODs, GRAPHOSCOPEs,
seoscop Megalethoscope Views, Albums Chromos Frames
Celebrities Lantern Slides.
D,scoan.s suit the Times"
2 s a. T ANTHONY 4 Co,
Opposite metropolitan No. 59l Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

How much will be practically gained to the
cause of reform in Pennsylvania by the
adoption of the new Constitution cannot now
be accurately estimated. Time will show what
defects in the new instrument may be used
viciOusIy by the cOrruptionists but the care
fully prepared synopsis printed on the third
page of THE TRIBUNE shows many changes
in tho Constitution which promise to be most
salutary
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

of these mOurnful psgeants, described on our
second page. are suggestive of many pleasant
thoughts of the two noble men who have just
passed from earth
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
THE ROLL OF HONOR.
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LIST OF SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES, VINO
HAVE RETURNED THEIR BACK PAY.
The following is the full and complete list Of SEN
ators and Representatives in Congress who have
covered back pay into the Treasury. 1t is . tran
script from the official record in the Office OF
Treasurer Spinner. The record is chiefly remarkable
for the names which do not appear upon it, Out OF
"A Senators only 10 have removed the temptation
and placed the money out Of their reach in tho
Treasury; Of 252 Representatives only AZ have dOno
the same-a little than 2 per cent of the Senate
and little less than 20 per cent Of the House:
SENATOR'S.
Anthony. Pratt.
Buckingham. Ramsay.
Bsyard. Sherman,
Chandler. Scott.
Casserly, Sumner.
Ferry, Sohurz.
Frelipghuysen. Thurman.
Fenton, Wilson.
Hamlin, Wright
Morton 10 ous of IL
MEMBERS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Barber. j. Allan. Lawrence, VIM. tacccunt
Bird. joint xLIIId Congress. ti.SloS
Bell S.N. Lynch, John
Cotton, AR Msrrick. VIM. M.
Creba John NJ Monroe, Jas.
Cox, S. McCrary, CIV.
Coburn John. Mitchell, Alex.
Ely, Smith, jr. Merriam. u l..
Eames, B. L. Pendleton. J. n.
Finkelnburg, @. A. Peters, J. A.
Farusworth, ]. +. (part re- Perry, Eli.
turned by County Treas Potter c. NJ
urer of Waukegan, Co., Roberts, W. r
ILL.,, $S05 ?5) Rusk, j. N.
Farweu, C.B. Roberts. f. Fl.
Foster Chas Roosevelt. r. b.
Foster, W. ID. Starkweather, h. II.
Fryo w. p. Sessions, W. L.
Garfield ]. A. Sawyer, p.
Hswley, b. Swami. Thos.
Hazleton, G.. W. Townsend. W.
Hawlsy,J R. Upsou ". II.
Hale, Eugene. Wheeler, ". A.
Hasey. G. A. Willard. c. W.
Holman, W. 8. Wsdron Horny.
Hill. John. tT out Of 2s2
Kerr, NJ G.,
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

There seems TO be no end TO the acerbity
and irritability which follow in the train OF
the Back Pay fraud. The House was again in
an uproar about this miserable business, yes
terday, and the American Statesmen called
each other by what they considered their
proper names. When we say that dirty
"cur' was one of tho endearing eplthets
thus hurled, and that Gen. B. +. Butler was III
the thick of the fight, the intelligent reader
will be able to guess the rest.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

We pnnt to-day additional details of the
sinking of the Vile du Havre. These add
very little to the succinct narration contained
in TRiBUsr dispatches heretofore published
but they ill out this tragical story with more
completeness. The statement of Capt. Sur
mont. which will be read with great interest,
puts the conduct of that officer i'll the most
favorable light.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

American disciples of Manifest Destiny will
be sorry to learn that King Lunalilo of the
Hawaiian Islands has withdrawn his offer of
reciprocity with the United States. 1t was
thought here that reciprocity would be in
eyitably followed by annexation. SO thought
the Hawaiians and cabinet crisis was the
consequence. Reciprocal trade with the Sand
vich Islands would he doubtful measure ;
and annexation would be positive evil.
New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

A guide to seekers after holiday gifts is just
now a timely boon. Readers of The TRIBUNE
viii find just such friendly counsel in the
classified list of shopping places printed Oh
our third and fourth pages.