New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-11

prOsIation of Turkey is now patent, and Rus
sia may demand terms, which would recently
have been deemed extravagant.
| IF the new Aldermen of Tammany will con-
tinue in well-doing as they have begun, by
promptly confirming such nominees OF the
Mayor as Arthur Leary. vice Murphy, and
Smith L. Lane, wee Martin. we shall hope
for considerable improvement in the city
government before new Board and new
Mayor come into being. Both appointments
are excellent, by reason of the qualifications
and high character of the men.
Senator Edmunds has addressed an impor-
tant letter to the President, respecting the
proper limitations of the Executive and LeSis-
lative Departments of the Government i'll the
making of appointments. The Senator's let
ter, which will be found elsewhere i'll full, dis
cusses the whole subject with the utmost fair
ness and with conspicuous ability. Both
its tone and purport arc warmly to be com
nended.
Certainly the voice of the NewIOrk Assem-
bly, made itself distinctly heard yesterday on
the right side of the Silver controversy. Mr.
| SINNERS resolution. cOndemning the Bland
bill by name, was passed by n vote OF
1O5 to II. Erastus Brooks, the Democratic
| leader, making the principal speech OF the
day in opposition to unlimited silver. 1t Is to
be regretted that the vote could not have
been unanimous, but this Assembly is afflicted
with several Labor Reformers and members
from certain sOlidly Democratic districts. Mr..
Calvin and our old friend, James Hayes, have
as little notion of honor i'll the finances
as an Esqumau Indian. The vote was
almost unanimous, and the Senate should
promptly improve upon it, if possible.
The House of Representatives was Repnb-
lican House yesterday. Mr.. Woods resolution
to set on foot sixteen simultaneous investiSa-
tons, not OF charges but in search of charges,
not of ruInors even, but in the hope of Iumors,
was defeated in the Committee Of the Whole,
and Mr.. Uae'S substitute was adopted. which
requires that whenever tits desired toinvestlgate
charges against officials, the accusations and
the names of the alleged offenders shall be
stated to the House at the time the request
for special powers is made. No doubt the Dem
ocrats will succeed in Il full House III reversing
this vote but it will he accepted by the country
at large as Il timely protest against the Demo-
cratic system of Congressional sllndc r-mlilS.
They cost a great deal of money, and their
glist is not valuable. Still, the Republicans
can afford to let the Democrats have pretty
much their own way. As rule, Democratic
investigations, unlike fights i'll the conventions
of that party, result in fewer Democrats
Controller Kelly has taken stepS in time to
prevent an undue burden of taxation falling
upon the city in years i'll which certain classes
Of the bonds fall due A bin which he has
framed for the action of the LrEisla-
ture provides for the payment of the
entire funded debt of the city from the
sinking fund. The total amount of the
debt payable from taxation is %99,930O00;
the amount PAYABLE from the sinking fund Is
SCI 800, 900; the sinking fund amounts, how
ever, 10 $31 100000. and with this surplus
Of $1O,OO0O00, as n nucleus. it is pro-
posed to accumulate sinking fund,
by means of which tie debt can he
slowly cxtinguishcd, ard the taxes distrib-
uted over a long period OF years. The scheme
certainly simpliGeS the existing financial syS-
TEN of the city, and will Tighten very materially
the burdens of the taxpayers, inasmuch as 1t is
believed that under this bill the annual taxation
to pay interest on the debt payable by tax
alton, can be reduced to enc million dollars.
Doubtless the Legislature will promptly ap-
prove this nom bipartisan measure, prOccc ding
from the very head of Tammany Hall.
Aletter from Mr.. +. l.. G0dkln, on another page,
sets forth in the clcarcst possible light, the pro-
posal of the Parl; Commissioners to turn the land
scape-gardeners out Of the parks so a. to keep
the politicians in. 1t would not be easy 10 over
estimate what Mr.. Olmstcd has accomplished
for Central Park, and the city owes him
debt of gratitude for his work, which the
hundreds of thousands who visit the Park in
the Summer fully appreciate. The apprccm-
ton of the politicians, however, is confined
to a periodical attempt to remove him from
Office. The last successful attempt turned
out so badly that it is a matter of surprise to
find any Commissioner proposing to follow III
the footsteps of Sweeny. If these Commits
sioners suppose that any great park, III which
there is constant growth, and Nature is work
ing continual, though gradual changes, in the
original plan, can be left to the sole charge
of Commissioners and day laborcrs they are
not fit for their business. The Central Park
is the one thing of whose welfare the people
of the city, often so slow to move in other
matters, are jealousy watchfu, and we advise
the Commissioners, including the gentleman
who has just become member Of the Board,
to take care lest they endangcr their own
futuro wifi, that IF the marks