New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-05

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of enthusiasm in the exercises.
The daring attempt 90 kill Deputy Con
trvller Earle in the City Hall yesterday. seems
to be entirely without cxtcnuating crcun-
stances. The wouldbe assassin was one pnny'
u court officer, whose grievance was tiiat the
Deputy Controller gave him no satisiarhon as
70 the payment Of doubtful claim against tho
city.
The Judge refused Mrs. 1'ilton's appeal to
he heard rs witness, and pointed ont the
fact that the law forbade it. Then the
Beecher trial drifted again, yesterday. into
prosy examination OF unimpOrtant Witnesses,
ending with Mr.. Stephen Pearl Andrews's ac-
count of his own life and public services, Uni
versology and Alwato included.
1t would seem that the new issue between
the Mayor and the Controller in regard 10 the
signing of warrants, might he speedily settled,
especially IA Mayor Wickham appears to have
the authority of the law for his position.
Signing warrants on the City Treasury ny the
thousand is an arduOus and monotonous klhd
of drudgcry. and the Mayor, under the
pressure of many important duties can employ
his time to much better advantage for the CITY.
The Civil Rights law receives another judi
cial siab-this time from Texas. United States
Judge MOIelllcs states his views In way OF
bis own, laying down the principle that all
persons enjoy legal right to have board and
lodging at inns, transportation on steamers
and railroads, and entrance into theaters,
"whiIe they do not thereby acquire any social
rights This idea is 40 illustrated by the
Judge that we can hardly expect any indict-
ments under The Civil Rights law as the result
Of his charge to the Grand Jury.
Mcssrs. Hess, George, Taylor, McGroarty, and
Worth have evidently heard of something 20
their advantage. They are firm converts to the
doctrine that telegraph poles are beautiters
and safeguards in great cities. How did the
Western Union and the Atlantic and Pacific
persuade them? Did Judge Lowrey make elo-
! quent speeches at them, or was another and
more important officer called in TO tender illegal
| tender) more potent arguments7 AT any rate
| these seem to bo the great men who are stopping
underground telegrapby. Their statesmanlike
minds do not approve of it.
| The Legislature got through great deal OF
work yesterday, and generally in such way
as to command approval. Of the fifty lone bills
passed by the Senate few were important, but
! the docket had TO be cleared of minor matters
| in order to allow the consideration Of these.
| The Court of Arbitration bill passed. ;
we hope not so late in the session as 10
| endangcr its success in the Assembly.
| 1t is q measure Of such vital importance to
our commercial interests that it ought to
receive the special attention of city members
Tn the Assembly short work was made of some
big approximations There was little injudi-
cious cutting. but as the judgment OF the ma
iority leaned toward the safe side, the public
will not he disposed TO grumbe.
With the session of last evening the Joint
legislative Committee on Canal Frauds was
brought to a close. The members seem to
have addressed themselves most industriOusly
to their task, and our readers, who have fol-
lowed the course Of the investigation as
sketcbed from day to day, will be
fully prepared for the report fore
Swallowed in our Albany dispatches.
The result, of course, is the confirmation OF
the charges and specifications made in Gov.
Tilden's message, and so COpio'lsly illustrated
by the Investigations of THE TRIBUNE core
spondents and engineers. The recommended
lions of the Committee are not yet given with
sufficient clcarness to warrant an opinion as to
their wisdom, but the tendency of the pro-
posed Reform legislation seems to be i'll the
right direction.
The Hon. r. W. Steele Of Wyoming pre-
sented q rather rose colOIed view OF the Indian
service to the Board Of Indian Commissioners
last evening. His observations have been
largely at the Red Cloud Agency, and certainly
he cannot be accused OF censOrOus spirit.
Black beans in coffee and rejected flour appear
to him things of little moment. He makes
light Of Indian complaints Of being cheated,
calls then chronic, and thinks that they are
diminishing. He is more impressed with
the idleness and jmprOydcnce of the In
dams than with their protests against bad
faith. But the testimony in regard to wrongs
and corruptions at Indian agencies has been
too often repeated and is rather too strong to
be cast aside altogether on such representa-
tons as those which Mr.. Steele makes. During
the day the Board Of Commissioners announced
THEN awards for supplies, which are gyon in
another column.
Mr.. Disraeli is likely to make himself unpop-
ulsr in quarter where he can least afford to
give offense. A short time ago, on the question
OF calling the printers of two London journals
before the bar of the House Of Commons, he
took position against the press from which
he aftcrward found it necessary to retire
in great haste. He had brought the House
into discrcdit and was Obliged to lead it in
Withdrawing from its dilemma The Marquis