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EFT The editors Of country Radical
newspapers carefully abstain from pub
fishing the damaging revelations made
before the Credit Mobilier Investigating
Committees They want their reaiers TO
continue in the belief that the leaders OF
their party are honest men, and not men
to be bribed with SS29 spiece.
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Miss Berncgsle, aged ifty-four, went
into Brill's baths, at Brighton, some
days ago, and ordered warm bath. AS
she did not come out Of the room in a
reasonable time, the door was broken
open, and it was found that she had cut
her throat with large table-knife, and
hled 60 death
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bewaling his fate little while before,
Int was more composed at the time of
my visit Nothing was more evident
than his .otal breaking down under the
crushing magnitude OF his sudden re-
verse. I
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VICE President Ce,fax.

From the Athens Messenger, 30th ult.
s.Vice President Colfax requested the
United States Senate, on Tuesday, to ap-
point committee of that body to be
composed of his polical opponents to in
quire into and report with reference to
the charges effecting his personal and po-
litical character in connection with the
MohiIier affair, which request the Senate
by unanimous vote refused. to grant,
doubtless deeming Mr. Colfax's tried
character sufficient guarantee in the
premises"
"3ir CoLfAx's tried character" as ex.
.hibited in the Credit Mobilier invesiiga-
ton is sham and cheat All, article on
our first page fully explains why the, Sem
ate did notappoint a committee to inyes-
tigate Mr.. CoLFAx The Mem York
Tribune says of the Vice President, the
81, 200 Credit Mobilier dividend and his
exposed bank account: 9e s'e
$50 far as we can see now, unless Vice
President Collax can account for the ST.
200 deposit, the evidence must be accept
ed as conclusive, and he stands before the
country forsworn and dshonored ; led on
to false swearing by the slender thread OF
first weak, irresolute and Juggling de-
nial. The figure which he assumes is o
melancholy one, full of warning aud pro-
foundly pitiful.'
Does the Messenger suppose it's real
ers to be all idiots, or to care for CoLFAx,
now the truth is known of him? The
rank and file of the Radical patty are not
knayes, and care for their country more
! than they care to conceal the crime of a
venal Vice President The Messenger
cannot practice upon the party bigo,ry OF
its readers so long before eiec tion times.
Captain Kicd's particular trunk has
been dug up again at Cape May, with un.
told wealth therein. A local paper re-
ports this, adding that the pirates name
IS Oh the outside OF the trunk but aDotil-
er account says it has calfskin instead OF
Kidd on it.
A Spanish gentleman attracts attention
on the Partisan boulevards by appearing
in light costume of alpaca and straw
That. This eccentricity is in consequence
of bet of $4,000 francs that he will
dress in like manner during the whole
winter
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IT WAS WELL DONE.

1t next appeared that this same busi-
ness of manufacturing spurious ai1ida-
Wits was carried on in the river country.
q Custom-house officer going up for that
purpose with $500 blanks, and return
ing in double-qnick time with the pre-
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New Tactics for tue German IN
fAntrY. f.f5s.

An imperial decree, says the Pail Mall
Gazette, orders important notifications
in the tactics of the German infantry
Henceforth, unless in exceptional cases,
the German infantry will always be form
ed in skirmishing order Infantry Cap
tains will be mounted on horseback. as it
is evident they would not be able to pass
over the ground occupied by their com
papies with sufficient swiftness Of foot -
TIE first rank Tor third) of the company
being thrown out as skirmishers, the Sec
ond will be similarly ranged at a distance
of zoe PAGES (schritte) behind, ready to
fill up the blanks that may he made in
front. The rest of the company will be
2oometres farther back. Bythis arrange
ment it is calculeted that the destructive
effects of modern projectiles Will he
greatly diminished. The rapidity of fire
possible in The case of soldiers ranged in
skirmishing order, four or five meters dis
tanoe from each other, will enable them
to produce greater results than if they
were acting in compact bodies. The new
Mauser rife with which the German
troops are to bearmed, is said to Ire a
weapon of extremely destructive powers,
capable of being fred twenty-six times
per minute and marking with great accu-
racy a distance of 1900 meters. 1t is
further announced that Bavaria,i Ike Prus-
sia, will soon have its railway hattalions'
The first company created by order OF
King Ludwig will commence operations
on The first of February. 1t includes six
officers, twenty suh-otticers, twelve cor
porals and nnetv-two soldicrs. At pres
ent it is in garrison at Ingolstadt
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gJustice has at last overtaken one
of those wicked persons who have so
long defied the law with impunlty-not
in this country, we are sorry to say, but
in England, where an umbrella thief has
been sent to the penitentiary for four
teen days. He carried off the sacred
Implement from the waiting room OF a
railway station, and when asked by the
Judge what be had to say for himself,
he declared that he left the station with
the umbrella sin q fit Of abstraction" !"
This was evident enough, but the court
sent him up all the same.
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cious spoil of 1000 afIldavits by 1900
ill-used Africans All this
business was the common talk in the
Marshals Office, and General Sypher
had borne jacques expenses, amounting
to one hundred and five dollars. Messrs.
Morton. Logan, and Carpenter were ap-
parently much chafed at these extraor-
dinary disclosures, but the severity of
their respective croSs-examinations did
not shake a single fact stated by this
witness
THE HON. Mr.. sYPHER
Came in with grand style, and COM
meuced putting questions to jacques,
but was soon silenced by the statement
that he (Sypher) had been present when
the ballot boxes were stuffed to elect
him to Congress in 1870, and had him.
self bought the boxes for this purpose.
Every effort was made by Mr.. Carpen-
ter to show that the witness testified for
q consideration; but it appear ed that he
was nota volunteer witueSs, aud that
his reason for disclosing the truth now
was resolve to quit politics for farm
ing. Mr.. Carpenter proved, however,
hy his unfortunate cross examination,
that ballot box stuiIing was common
thing with tile Republican officials in
louisiana, aud the secret of their sue
cess Aftcf the alternate merrimeu,
and excitement produced by Jacques
statement had subsidized, Mr.. Barkdale,
another agent Of the Kellogg and Sy.
pher party, testified to having made
A FALSE REPORT Of INTIMIDATION AND
VIOLENCE
In respect to Tangiyahoa Parish, up
or which the Lynch Board had displai
ced the Fusion member, and put in a
man OF their own. The testimony OF
these two witnesses was as much as
Messrs. Mortoh and Carpenter could
stand in one day. and they concihde TO
go into Secret Session, but not be
General Logan had grasely proposed 10
mutiate the record by striking out ev-
cry thing relative to Sypher. The un-
disguised Irritation of the Committee
to day is significant, as to the purpose
with which they undertook the inquiry.
CONCERNING RESUMPTION.
The debate on Senator Sherman's bill
to provide for reshming specie payments
is regarded as unfavorable to its passa.
ge. 1t is thought that the real object
of the bill is to relieve the New York
banks from the obligation of maintain
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n Senators S. C PoMERoY and ALEX
AMER CALDWELL, of Kansas, charged
With bribing members to vote for them,
ere shining lights Of the present Radical
party. Caldwell paid 100000 and
PoMERoY SS, 900 to members of the Kan.
sas Legislature. Their party has swal-
lowed up "sll' the Honesty and Moral
liz
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weesssfseld Feb. IL. 1878.

RyFour boilers exploded at the
American Iron Works, Pittsburgh, on
The "a inst killing seven persons and
uUunding quite number
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CONCERNING RESUMPTION.

The debate on Senator Sherman's bill
to provide for resaming specie payments
is regarded as unfavorable to its passa-
ge. 1t is thought that the real object
of the bill is to relieve the New York
banks from the obligation of maintain.
ing their reserves
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mercenaries, who had sounded his praise
preparatory to their votes for him on
Tuesdays ballot, shrunk down in their
seats ill you could have hid them be-
hind q gopher hi,l or stand OF bunch
grass. When theii names were called
they feebly voted for Iugalls and suhsi-
died. 1t was rout and slaughter
The battalliors had gone for 1t in all the
pomp and lIide aud panop'y of Pome-
royism and patronage in the morning
they were Sinking, suave, quiescent at
noon
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EAt the close Of the political can.
vass Of 1872, after most bitter personal
campaign against the Liberal candidate
for President, the Vice President of the
United States gave to the religious press
Of the country contribution over his
own name. was entitled "Does Calum-
ny Pay ?" He referred especially 10 the
Credit Mobilier .scalumny." In view of
recent developments another contribu-
ton might he acceptable from the same
pen. Let it be called-"Does Perjury
PayY''
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GEThe injustice attending the con-
testing Of seats in Congress was demon
strated the other day in the case of Mr..
NiBLAcK. OF Florida, who contested the
seat OF Mr.. Walls NIBLACK was ac-
corded the seat after sstruggle of one
year and eleven months. He will hold
for one mouth. the position to March 4,
for which he was elected for two years.
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The Judiciary.


Whether suitors get nearly as exact
justice from the Federal Courts now as
they did-te or twenty years ago is O
question but it is beyond question that
they have to pay more dearly for WHIST
they do get In 1860 and 1861, the last
two years of Democratic Adminis'ra~
ton, there was spent on the judiciary Sl,-.
lsl, ,G67 SO aud 1864, 1924 10. The latter
was lessened by reason of secession SO
let the reader use the higher figure, in the
following comparison, rif 1t he thought
that we cannot justly compare Grants
Administration with Buchanan's in this
particular, with Johnson's we certainly
may compare it. The whole eight years
has beenyears of nominal peace and the ,
figures of the expenditure for the judi
ciary during these eight years are as fol-
lows:
Under Johnsou Under Grant
1866, slss7, ,s4s Is 1870. $ssto,s4s 81
1sss 1883. sssss1s sss.ss g g ls's 1s sss1s ssss 3
Four AID.
g aaGs,s nSs ,ssa1, ,ssl-ds PsS. Psi. s.o6e.6abooo
Grant eated.m@
Total, s6,7ai,l6s 81 Total. $fs,5s5,aa0 os
Of course the appropriation fsE 1873
will not meet the expenditure The ap-g
preparation never does under Grant --,a
Fhis fact, which is itself one of the
first signs of swindie, ,lnakes even worse
showing for Grants administration than
does the table In fact the Secretarys
letter of estimates for 1854 already de-
msnds SO, 5s7, $50 for judiciary expenses. 3
We commend this brief, but suggestive
statement Of the.case TO any Congress
man with a bias for honesty and tarn
for investigation.
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Beef-Eaters In the Indian Bds
reaU. 80 aessz


Valley, and there are just 500 Indians
under the egisof the agency. The agis,
costs money 10 keep over them as fol-
lows, in salaries atone:
( a'ifSss 2fz's@ Salaries
David H. lowry, agent, g 81 500
L Force, physician, s.s 1,200
H Arman, Clerk, - 1,200
A.C. Willis, farmer, sf 720
F Sampson. Carpenter, 720
j. Sheahan, b acksmith, 750.
w Bureh, assistant blacksmith, 100,
E. II. Tomlinson, herder, ~ s750
A NJ. Nels, teacher, 80 z ese $50
Edward Snyder, laborer, T20
w E Price, miller, 750
George L. Pierce, millwright, 1000
Total. e 3ll, ,060
The Indians do not seem to thrive un-
der the agis which is stretched over them
regardless ofexpense. The whole value
of their property is $5,000. that is to- osay
S6 25 per head. The white beefeaters
cos: annually more than thrice the value
Of the goods of their charges. This
would be Incredible if it did not appear
that among the beef-eaters was clerk"
the existence of whose Office is a voucher
for the accuracy of the figures Itwould
be interesting TO know how much Of his
time this functionary spends in keeping
the accounts of $4,000 worth Of proper
for which he gets quarter of the total
value This clerk, SO paid and so en- 8
ployed, is novelty even in beef-eatiAg.
But he is not an attractive novelty.
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EThe testimony indicates that Bo-
nv, the Democratic Senator elect from
Missouri, bought in Guernsey Times.
Not much. That questionable honor
belongs exclusively to Caldwell, PoM-
sRoY, PATTERSON. Of S. G., and other
leaders Of your,moral party. The Com
,nittee appointed TO Investigate Mr..
BoaY's case made a report completely
sxonorating him fiom completely in such
v.llainoos work.
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MEN OF STRAW;

And he did it all -nnder the orders and
instructions OF General Sypher. Here
Messrs Morton and Carpenter CON-
menced to badger this unwelcome wit
ness, but tlie plain, damning story of
fact went on Bovee wrote him: Bring
down all the aflidavits you have got, as
We are four hundred short" Captain
Sypher also wrote him one or two let
ters 10 hurry up the allidavits. and
Jacques accordingly proceeded with his
valuable testimony TO the L, ,nch Re-
turning Board, where lie saw Captain
Sypher, Bovee, Lynch, Longstreet,
Heron and others. He handed in the
afIidavits to Bovee, who remarked =
jacques, you're a hell Of fellow!'-
To which witness replied. "Yes, George
and if you will wait till ten O'clock to
morrow will give you two hundred
and fifty more" Subsequently Boyee
used to ask him if Placquemine was
done voting yet General Sypher, on
learning that there were four thousand
names on the registration books told
Jacques that he wanted three thousand
five hundred allidavits; tIat the books
ought to hear that. After all was over
Sypher tod him
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INTENsE ExcITEMENr.

As he proceeded the excitement be
came intense, and, finally, whenever the
name of Pomeroy was mentioned, there
would be storm of indignation. 1t
was revolution. York caught its fer
vor in the fine tibers of his nervous or
ganis,n and became inspired. He said !:
II know am a disgraced man. have
willGully and of my own malice afore-
thought betrayed trust reposed in me
by a fellow-man | did it with eyes
wide open and mind full of compre-
heasion of the consequences but did
it because | thought it was sacrifice
required Of me to save my State from
sinking still deeper into the quicksands
of corruption in which her once fair
fame is already almost swallowed up -
/ stand before you pledged to vote for
Samuel c. Pomeroy in consideration of
$1,000 dollars to me in hand pad IL
current funds, and a promise of 81, 200,
payable upon contingency. ask you,
must redeem that pledge? Cries Of
NO" NO" ''Damn Pomeroy and his
money."l ask you if am in your
minds disgraced man? [Cses Of No
"No," You did right ask you if
the end does not justify the means p
[Cries of eyes," eyes" and loud
cheers.l Then Mr. York closed his
speech with nm impassioned peroration
that raised the widest tumult in the
hall and in the galleries, and sat down.
1t was several minutes before the presi-
ding officer could restore order, and
then the balloting began. The Pome
roy forces stamredcd like herd OF
Texas steers breaking for timber when
q noither. comes 10 them. Ctin2in2
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The winged Credn MobllIerites.

The Winged Credit Mobilierites'
The following comprises a list of the
leaders OF the Radical party who invested
10 Credit Mobilier stocks and received
dividends:
Vice President SCHUYLER CoLFAx, Ind.
Vice President elect) HENRY WILSON,
Mass.
U.S Senator JonS A. LoGAa, Ill.
I" j. w. PATTERSON. N. H.
- w r ALLISON, Iowa.
Congressman H. L DAWES, Mass.
:" CAKES AMEs, Mass,
e J A BINGHAM, Ohio.
w d. KELLEY, Pa.
J. F. WILSON. Iowa
:. ia GARFIELD, Ohio
!" G. W. ScofIELD, Pa
According to AMEs the idea was to
place the stock where ''it would do the
most good" BRcoKs, of New York, is
the only Democrat implicated in this ras-
caIly business All the men iu the above
list stood high ia public estimation, and
their fall by bribery and perjury, produ-
ces great dependency among the follow.
ers OF Radicalism. They very naturally
inquire, shave we an honest lc'd'r in our
party ~ which question no one is able 10
answer afIlrInatirely
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WASHINGTON.

Some louisiana Revelations.
A Bomhshei In the Radical Camp
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cERMANIA THEATRE, Fourteenth street. near Third
sv-DAs SrrrTUNGrLsr
BOwHRy THEATRE Bowcry.- ByyyALo BILI--SrAcs
cTur
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RUSSIA AND ENGLAND IN AsA.--The Rus
sian Official Gazette of St Petersburg published
an article yesterday commenting on the posi-
lion which the British government has as
suned with reference to the policy Of the
Gar and the progress of Russian national in
terests in Central Asia. Judging the publ
cation by the points of its argument which
have reached US by cable, it appears as if the
Muscovite writer has said to England, Why
object to the imperial plan of civilization in
Asia when you do not demonstrate against the
general progress Of the United States? We
may perhaps find, when the Russian press ar
is completely before us, that the query is
;utended to cover taunt directed
English As it appears to-day it
' effort on the part of the
1acy Of the Cars.
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QUEEN VICToRA's SPEECH TO THE BRITISH
PARLIAMENT has been reported to us by cable,
in synopsis, in advance of its delivery, and
appears in the HERALD to-day. Her Maj
esty speaks of peace, the commercial
relations with France and prompt
payment of the Alabama award. There
does not appear to have been any allusion to
the Khiva-Afghanistan difficulty. The work
for the suppression Of the slave trade on the
East coast of Africa will be prosecuted vigor-
ously, with the cooperation of the other great
Powers.
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TRIPLE S III E E T.
New York, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1873.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day'S Contents of the
Herald.

"a FULL REVIEW OF THE CREDIT MOB1LIER
INVESTIGATIONS WHAT SHALL BE THE
ACTION OF CONGRESS ?'-EDITORIAL
LEADER-SIxTH PAGE.
PECCAvI CONGRESSIONAL PENTENTS BE-
SEECHING PERE POLAND FOR ABSOLU-
TOM A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS
AND OF THE DIVERSE VIEWS OF THE
HONORABLE" SINNERS-RECENT PUBL.
CATIONS-FoURTu PAGE
JEALOUS OF RUSSIA THE ST. PETERSBURG
PRESS ON JOHN BULLS INDIFFERENCE
AS REGARDS AMERICA AND FEARS OF
RUSSIAN PROGRESS THE ANGRY
BRITONSi THE RUSSIAN FLEET ORDERED
TO THE Observation-Disclosures PAGE
CHOLERA RAyACING RUSSIA AND RUNGARY!-
COOLIE SLAVES FOR CENTRAL AMER
ICA!-POLYNESIAN SLAvERS SEIZED
SEVENTH PAGE.
A HOARY HEADED FIEND TO RE HANGED IN
NEW HAMPSHIRE POOR GEORGE Low.
ERING'S HORRIBLE FATE-THIRD PAGE.
ONE OF THE "MIssING" FRAGMENTS OF A
MAN FOUND IN HIS DESERTED HOUSE
HIS DOG DEyOURS THE BODY SOUL
SlCKENING HORROR-THIRD PAGE.
ALLEYS FEARFUL CRIME TRACING THE BOs.
TON BUTCHERYl MAKING THE CLEwS OF
CIRCUMSTANCE INTO "A ROPE FOR HANG
INGl TIE COLD-BLOODED FIEND-THIRD
PAGE.
EUROPE BY CABLE c. LISTS ROUTED, WITH
GREAT LOSS, IN THE NORTH OF SPAIN
THE EARTHQUAKE IN GREECEl ROBERT
BOwLES ACQUITTEDl THE MURlLLOS
OFFICERS TO BE PROSECUTED - NEWS
FROM ALBANY-SEvENTH PAGE.
sIAvECURSED CUBAl THE SPANISH SLAVE.
OWNERS MEET IN TIE INSULAR CAPI
tai! THE PRESS EXCLUDEDi COOLIE
SLAVERY PROPOSED THE LATEST ABOUT
THE RESURRECTION! SPANISH FINANCE
NINTH PAGE.
GOVERNOR DIX'S SKIRTS CLEAR OF CREDIT
MOBILIER FILTH A STRAIGHTFORWARD
BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS THE GENERAL
SWlNDLED IN HIS STOCK NJ NEED TO
REFRESH TIE HOAXER'S MEMORY-TulRD
PAGE.
SPECIAL ITEMS OF WASHINGTON NEWS THE
IGNIS FATUUS OF SPECIE PAYMENTS THE
IMPLICATED CONGRESSMEN ON THE
ANXIOUS SEAT-SEvENTH PAGE
THE BLEECKER STREET TRAGEDIEsi A SAD
HISTORY OF ABANDONMENT AND STRUG-
Giles AGAINST STARVATION, ENDING In
CRIME--THIRD PAGE.
DETEsTABLE SECTARIANISMi REPREHENsI.
BILE CONDUCT OF BROOKLYN OFFICIALsi
ASSAILING A PUBLIC CHARITY FOR PRI
vATE GAIN--TENTu PAGE.
KILLING MIC DURYEAi SIMMONS INDICTED
FOR THE CRIME BY TIE GRAND JURY
TIE SINGULAR VERDICT OF THE COR
ONER'S JURY RENDERED MIGRATORY BY
TIE DISTRICT ATTORNEY-NINrH PAGE
BUSINESS AT THE WALL STREET EXCHANGES!
MONEY ACTIVE SYNDICATE OPERATIONSl
THE GOLD CLIQUE ON THE QUI WYE
EIGHTH PAGE.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE VARIOUS TRIBU-
NALS MURDERERS' ROW TO BE GIVEN
SPEEDY TRIALS - CALDwELL'S PUR-
CHASED SEAT In THE SENATE-FIrTu
PAGE.
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The Comptroller and the Park Com
mission.

The Comptroller and the Park Conn
mission.
We desire once again to direct the attention
of Mayor Havemeyer to the importance of
filing the Office of Park Commissioner, made
vacant by the retirement of Andrew 81. Green,
the present Comptroller of the city. We
understand that Mr.. Green regards his resigna-
ton as not taking effect until he has been
notified of its acceptance by the Mayor, and
that he still acts with the Park Board as a
Commissioner. While the resignation Of a
public officer is occasionally accepted by the
appointing power for the purpose Of compi-
menting the retiring official. the acceptance is
not necessary to make the resignation COM
plete. The vacancy actually exists; it is very
questionable whether Mr.. Green has O legal
right to act any longer as Park Commits
sioner, and his assumption of such right
might possibly lead to embarrassment and
litigation.
But there is another reason why the vacancy
should be filed and all doubt as to Mr..
Green's position removed. Mayor Havemeyer
is the especial representative of municipal
reform, and it is scandal upon his admins
tration that his principal adviser and associate
should continue for single day to hold two
offices under his government One Of the
principal charges made against the Tammany
politicians was that of double ofice-holding.
Mayor Havemeyer himself called attention, in
his recent Message, to the gross improperly
of allowing a commissioner of municipal
department to pass upon his own estimates
in the capacity of a member of the Board of
Apportionment. Mr.. Green has held for over
q year the double positions of Park Commits
sioner and Comptroller, and as a member of
the Board of Apportionment has passed upon
estimates made by himself involving a very
considerable portion Of the annual expendi-
ture of the city government The accession
of Mayor Havemeyer to Office was sufficient
rebuke to continuance of this old Tammany
practice. Mr.. Green resigned one OF his two
important offices. Can Mayor Havemeyer as
O conscientious reformer, hesitate to recognize
the propriety of filing the vacancy without
further delay?