New-York tribune., 1878-06-22

caucuses of the Democratic members of the
Potter Committee, but afteTward admitted
their und0ubted right to consult together IN
private, Mr.. Mcmahon inquired, "Then what
" use is your blowing about it in public I :"
None, it would seem, with such an OLD hahu
as Mr.. Mcmahon for rival.
Long Island City is waking up also to the
need of an effective prosecution of stencil man
ufacturers. The Board of Health is moving
in the matter, and this city is likely to be
benefited as well as that by the suppression OF
the nuisances which are now attacked.
movement along the whole line ought to drive
ont of all our cities every offensive establish
ment whose business can be carried on away
from the centres of population.
The gallows were fruitful yesterday-slx
| executions in various parts OF the country
which would have been ten but for n respite
at the last moment. Happily all OF them
passed off smoothly and quickly. without
bungling or accident. If society claims the
RIGHT TO take life, its owner has at least the
right in return to insist that it shall be done
decently and in order, and it is satisfactory
TO know that the six men who yesterday SUI
fered The extreme penalty OF the law were
not denied this item of justice.
Tn England. the ardOr with which the Con-
servatives hailed the supposed Illumination OF
Russia is giving place to the conviction that
Lord Salisbury gained only barren victory,
and was outwitted by Count Schouvalott, VINO
took care to make the agreement with the
Foreign Secretary formal and binding. TO
Conservative members of Parliament who
really deem the Ottoman Empire to be the
cornerstone of British power IN the East, the
disappointment must be very grieyous, ana
il is reasonable that they should think oil mold
ing meeting to make their opinions
felt. This and other signs presage that LORD
Beaconsfeld's popularity is on the wane, ana
that he dare not challenge the scrutiny which
an electoral campaign would institute.
Our Washington dispatches report high
handed masculine outrage. Women employed
bv the Government are TO be refused the
privilege of subscribing to the campaign
fund, and in cases where the mistake OF al
lowing them to contribute has been made,
the money has since been refunded
This is a direct denial. of the equality
of women with men in political
privileges, made solely because of difference
in sex, and ought TO be forbidden by
n constitutional amendment, which Sena-
tor Sargent should introduce. If these
women were only men, they would be
allowed to aid IN the work of govern
ment by relinquishing part OF their hand
some incomes to the Congressional Commit
tee. They are not men, and therefore they
are trampled upon. This seems to be an ag-
gravated case, and it might be well to call a
National Convention about it.
Anderson refuses to testify before the Mat
! thews Committee, n quickened conscience
| having perhaps suggested that he had COM
mitted periuries enough. The committee can
not report him as in contempt until next
! December; there is no accuser, and, there
| fore, no case. There seems to be moth
| ing for the committee to do but to
| give up the whole conundrum and retire
to private life. This, no doubt, all the mem
bers Of the committee, who are worn out with
the labors of long session, are very glad ia
DO; and Anderson is unquestionably glad to
have them do it. Cross examination has Its
terrors for liars who are so unfor-
| tunate as to have short memories aud good
many records" There is one person, how
ever, who cannot afford to take advantage OF
this iasco, and he is the Senator for whose
benefit the investigation was ordered
The Senate committee cannot take
cognizance of testimony given before G
committee of the other House, but Senator
Matthewss own letters ore before The
country, and he owes 1t to himself to make
now, in some authoritative way, the ex
planation, whose nature is. of course, gener
ally suspected, but which should have beer
made long ago before the Potter Committee