The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-28

hlV put nj ISSUE the greater question Oi inc
conetitutonaltv Of the law imposing the
income ,aX. We arc perfectly Convinced
that whcnpvcr this question Is properly az
Cu"l before the supreme Court the law Will
he pronounced unconstitutional.
where the $4,000 went.
II will he remembered that Senator ToRrY
and his partner told what became Of $1,000
OF the 80" N that was illegally paid To their
law firm 10y SMYrII. the Insurance Supcrln.
tcndcnt. Tor alleged services in making cor
tain supposed searches concerning the titles
of real estate in which some insurance COM
panics held an interest hut that ToBrY
failed to give any account of tho remaining
Sl3Oo0. what. them was the disposition
made of this large balance of an excessive
compensation for doing some very common
place professional work !
II is asserted ON authority thai we see no
good reason for questioning that this $4,000
was expended IN nominating and clccting
Republicans to the State Senate last fall
Inasmuch as this Sia,oco Is only part of
the corruption fund which was levied and
expended by SMyrn, 1t is fnir to presume
tina, other thousands from the Same source
followed in the same direction
1t will hc highly proper for some distin-
guishcd Republicans in this State to en-
brace an early opportunity to look very
thoroughly into this SMYTH business.
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,ccinr IfoVt h IN rrin All ,tims iay t., ak Il
over - that he has made great mistake '7''90'" h'
That was what they said about Senator CoSK-
ling n,tar tho Rochester Convention last year
wAen ne opened the war on HAYES. iet thht
war saved inc h'puO"'ah parry IN w" iorA'
ana HOWE speech is 'i IN" Same sort
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originally intended for the Paris Exhibition.
hu, were intrus,od ny tho exhibitors to III" Hon.
| DICK THOMPSON for transportation. That eau
tious mariner sent them to sea- in alraky ship,
and they only eot half way across the Atlantic.
The awards oi the swinoling Venezuelan
| Mixed Commission 81 l'6s should be set aside
without delay. Th"r" should bn new treaty.
rchearinG Of III" claims before commission
tlomcni of the whole matter This. in simple
Justice 10 a weak but friendly power. hnily
chnnted ten years ago 10y n Ring ~ sharpcrs
chilling themsclycs representatives. Of the
United States.
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+. sNYru. SUPERINTENDENT Of Insurance. al
lowed him To col.ec, tho amour; wiihou; tho
bills being audited by the Comptroller. Does
ANYBODY doubt what must have been tho result
had the company refused to pay tho bill
They were compelled TO pay 1t or incur the
displcasurc Of SMyrH and SMyTH's dispcasure
meant injury to their business. by its vote
sustaining SMITH. the Senate. Yesterday. vir-
/ tually told him to keep on mulcting insurance
! companies.
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u.e of the iriuk-r,st-i .ring hel- uunrh in NOV
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