New-York tribune., 1878-05-01
Senate. that body might raise its tone by
casting out the offender

What seems to be o decided change OF SEN
timert with respect to the bill repeating the
Bankrupt Law. manifested itself, yesterday
in the Senate, when the bill came up
for action on the House amendments.
Whereas the vote on The original passage
of the bill was almost Overwhelmingly III It's
favor, not more than half Il dozen votes beng
cast against it, yesterday, on the contrary,
those who wished to press the bill to ali
immediate passage and those who wished to
DELAY il were almost of equal numbers and
one vote was actually a tie. The advocates OF
repeal seem. however, to be still in a majority.
A single debate in the Assembly upon the
Moifett Bill seems sufficient to indicate ITS dc-
feat, the representatives of the liquor-dealerS
being unwilling that they should bs subjected
to the taxation proposed by the bill, ana the
temperance members being unwilling that the
city should swell its revenues with money
which, in Mr.. Gilberts words, is the price OF
"blood." Unless the tacit union of these two
nconSruous elements should bring about a
fusion OF moderate men, like Mr.. Brooks who
believe that liquOr-selling, being inevitable,
may as well be heavily taxed, The failure of
the bill seems highly probable.
To-day is set for the formal opening OF the
Paris Exhibition, and our readers will find on
our first page q map of the city OF Paris,
which not only shows clearly the relative
situations OF the Exhibition buildings, but
also their positions with respect to the great
city itself many of whose familiar features
are noted second installment of letters
from orr London correspondent continues the
review, begun yesterday, of the state OF
buildings when seen fortnight ago. The
prospect then of a successful opening was very
poor, inasmuch as the Exhibition grounds
presented the appearance, to borrow our cor
RESPONDENTS words, of :" a quarter-sectiOn OF
.'chaos.' and it was declared by an excellent
authority that the first of June would he Il
good time for visitors to arrive. This tardi-
ness Of preparation is strictly III the line of
French prcccdcnts, however, and does not ar
gne AGAINST tie ultimate success of the EXhi-
b,ion. nor is it likely to detract from its
beauties.
II look very much a. if Governor Robinson
had .tH 'o make out q case against the City
Debt RlI. and hi, veto is not unnaiurally
uud,t fhf circumstances. attributed to politi-
,ll .,. Sons. And yet the bin itself, though II
,iI at. .nalr With Controller Kelly was IN no
.ua partisan measure. u was drawn
Ht rI lr# officer. of the City Government,
.ad approved ly thc Mayor and Controller
, Common Comrl 10y a unanimous vote,
ani . u.. Council Of Municipal Reform. il
i. d.H.r.. to srr what partisan purpose could
hl,c . rived by o bin which is simply
designed to hghtcu somewhat the burden OF
'hc CO.,, debit some largo humps Of which fall
dnu Co.. tolr and next and against more than
uu, .iIII bi which interest j. running at the
rare % . per cent, and against almost one
half ol 10 tf q per cent, while the National
Government 4, dlsposing of all the bonds it
choose. 20 sell, bearing only Il2 per cent. To
sustain the Governors veto will swell next
years tax-lcvy in way which taxpayers will
not ENJOY. and the Legislature should bear
a., g.. - IN mind