The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-31

BIILEN NOirru inc lteilnH ol INC HOUSE, WITH
he said that he did not SEQ why TINT body should
vote away millions Of revenue in these hard
times for the benefit OF spectators in whiskcy.
Yesterday. by n vote of 1i6 to III. the House
substituted for the committees measure rcso-
luton declaring it ncxpcdcntt to reduce the tux
on whiskcy.
We think there will he general ar1uicaccnce
in the righteousness and the policy Of this de-
cision. il Is possible as the Commissioner OF
Revenue and the Ways md Means Committee
fear. that some dsiilrrs may bc forced into
bankruptcy. and that there may bc n falling Oft
in the production Of whiskcy and the revenue
from that production. But Of two evils the
House has wisely chosen the less.
The Information elsewhere given about
the Tariff hill. upon viii n Mr.. FERNANDO WooD
and the Ways and Means Committee have at
last pat the finishing ton 'hcs. will be read with
an interest measured 10y the vast importance Of
the subject 10 the manufactures and commerce.
Of the country. and OF New York in particular.
Even min1lng ones own business can be
carried too far. The public curiosity to know
villa, has become of THOMAS LORD. the lucky
and no doubt happy old bridegroom. is justila-
bl' 1t is time that it should b. grltill"d. and
that surmisos and rumors should BE- set ut rest.
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MI ALNoKD succ'eucd yesterday Ill
securing two clerks for his Appouionmrnt
committee. although Mr. Shi$Nhh. H'puhirnn.
said that there were no duties for Il clerk To
perform. and Mr.. MoLLER. II member 81 last
years committee. remarked that 81 100 was
paid to a person who pretended 10 he clerk hut
who did no work. 1t is superGuous patronage
of this sort that makes the Legislature cost
double ,yhnt IA lid IL few vpnra nt.n
Allulrs III the INclac uillcr are III slngu-
lar muidle. and there does not seem to be
"hAity enough there Ia clear II ny. The new
commissioners. MEEKLE md MORRISON have
spent Three days over H. ana can't seq their way
yet The other Commissioner MORTON after
returning from Gov EoniNsoN's inquiry into
organ, zAtiun Of the board. and there ia no
treasurer 10 sign bonds for the snfn and proper
cnrc " the money that MURPHY lrN behind him.
Meantime. the lobby OF the office is crowded
daily with applicants for licensees most Of whom
cannot find out whether they are to be refused
cor granted licenses. although they have paid in
thcir money. Men have been there every day
for the past two months without getting any
sort Of answer
III these days the unique conduct OF the
directors 81 the Commercial Bank in winding
up ihair aialrs paying dcpositors In full. and
submitting toa loss out oil their own pockets
should mol pass unhotced.
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The times are hard. Not n cont should be
v,runr from In. neoule for vnsteful uurposes
Yet money from the rity treasury is used to
carry ON IN. useless fraud known rs the Cify
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