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New-York tribune., 1879-04-24
THIRTEEN HUNDREE md EIGHTT-FIvE
NEW BILLS

NEW BILLS.
The Aoodratcs were broken open In the
House last Monday, and a dcluge Of raw,
crude, muddy legislation poured in. NO FEWER
than thirteen hundred and eighty-fve new
bills were introduced. This prodlglous VOL
ume of inch0ate laws, sluiced off into divers
channels by Jhc operation Of the rules, mum
dated the committee rooms, and there us
career is checked for the present, until the
members can dip up a few bucketuls OF meas
ures in which they feel most interest ana
nrrcipitate them again upon the House ana
upou the country if they can. OF the making
of laws. like the making of books, there Is no
end but if there was ever a time Ill tniS
country when the process could wisely DE
stopped for % season, that time Is now. N0th-
inr whatever is demanded Of this Congress
save that it shall pass the two appropriation
bills. which Its predecessor diSSmceiuliy re-
fused to pass, and adjourn until the regular
session begins next December. Not single
important measure of general legislation can
be named which il called for by the people.
And yet here are over q thousand schemes
for new laws introduced in a single day
enough 10 fill a dozen sheep5kin volumes OF
st;tutesl We were promised by the Democrats
when they forced the extra session complete
immunity from general legislation, ana TINS
is the way they keep their promise. Inc
temptation to tinker the general laws ana
pass a mass of special ones Is too strong Tor
them to resist and we shall no doubt have
Congress running the machinery OF legislation
at high pressure all the Spring and half the
Summer, to the infinite weariness and disgust
Of the whole country.
Is there no way to stop this madness OF
manufacturing Cannot the Speaker
take away the members pens and ink, or set
ND a duuce-block and require the honorable
gentleman who introduces the most bills to
stand upon it during one entire days session
Or perhaps it would be better for the people
10 take the matter in hand and raise fund
for testimonial to the member who
offers the fcwest bills. The money might be
cxpended for statue which should re-
present the wise and popular Member with
hands and pockets innocent of bills, with eyes
not wildly seeking the Speakers recognition,
but gazing mildly into vacancy, and with an
expression of placid endurance upon his feat
ures. If a more striking figure should be de-
sired, the artist might represent the Member
rising to his feet with resolution for IA sine
die adjournment in his hand. Something
ought to be done to impress these Congress
men with the fact that the country wants
nothing of them Just now save the apprOprla-
tinus
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in this State on the subject of his renomna-
ton. toward which the fraud resolution clearly
pointed He has more than once. during the
interval, demonstrated i'll striking ways 'he
extent of his power in State politics, the
shrewdness of his management, and the lhel-
ficency of his rivals in the practical business
of conducting a large campaign ana, more
over. il has been shown that he has full con-
troll of those political agencies which are not
only useful in guiding the activity OF the
office e-hoding class, but of iDcalculable inilu-
ence upon the vast multitude OF the ONCE
seeking class. II nothing affecting Mr.. Illden )
personal reputation had been brought to llght
since last Summer, he would therefore he
much more formidable antagonist of Tammany
now than he was then.
How far he has been weakened by the
cipher scandal it is by no means seasy to tell
The inquiry into that affair placed the DEM
ocracy in very embarrassing situation. Inc
verdict of the Committee gave Mr.. Tllden an
honorable acqulttal. The Democratic party
ratified the verdict unanimously. The logical
consequence of that result would seem tn be
Mr.. Tilden's denomination. If justice required
that the party should vote for him again III
1880 because they declared that he had been
counted out in 1876, how much stronger Is
his claim to the coveted honor when the con-
sideration of his personal vIndication is added
to the necessity for substantiatns the preten-
sions of the party. TO throw him oyer' after
formally adopting the fraud standard ana OIL
cially declaring besides that his conduct dur
ing the canvass was free from blame, would
expose the Democracy to everlasting rdlcuIe'
Ii would be tantamOunt to an acknOWieuG-
mcnt that the fraud cry was humbug or
that the verdict of the Potter Committee was
contrary to the evidence. 1t may he sad tbat
this is the sentimental view of the ease, ana
that the practical view only takes cOgniz2ncc
of MIR Tildcns availability. That my be
true; but it is certain that an immense num-
Der of Democratic voters will look at the
matter in just the way we have Indicated
Practical views in politics are of less conSe-
quence than people often suppose Sentiment
is one of the great springs OF human action.
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modern American language Dear friend" he wrote
the other day. "wl thee take the trouble TO add my
to the call for the Faneu Han meeting in aid OF
the colDred emigraDis from the budOzrd sOutnP
King AlfonsO's possible marriage is much
talked OF. The Austrian Archduchess Maria "a mem
toned a. n lady who may become his wife; 90 are n
Belgian princess and daught OF the Count Of Paris
though these young ladies only fourteen
old.
Mr. Horace Maynard, Minister to Turkey
IS genllrpan Of large stature, with long black locks
falling on hs shoulders. 10 related that when be was
presented 20 the Slltan that poientate turned o Mr.
Eugene Schuyler who stood beside him, and inquired,
"ls this gentleman an American deryisnF
A Desmoulins museum has been collected
by VI. jules Careuc, the author OF rcmlrkaDie book
the Inflated husband and wife, the most poetic figures
Of the French Revolution. relation Of Camille D.
mnuns MIN the white silk grid worn by Luci.le
at wedding. the stockings that she wore when
she was guiDtined. An authentic portrait Of Lucille,
showing pretty blonde with delicate nose, smiling
mouth and powdered hair with rose in IT, Is also IN
the possession OF NJ. Corctie. Then he has Cani!ts
snub0x with li.e snuf left ~ H. and spoon Oi tho
De,noulns household, marked with cipher l.. {. d.,
incrlaced with hJWtrs.
Marshal Frederick Douglass in lecture at
stanton, Va last week, advised his cOored hearers
not altogether TO prayer, but TO 70 to work
honestly, systematically ana conscientousy. He hlm-
self he saId had prayed for three long years hat ce
dom m ght to him, but Il never came until prar-
eis ho Gown "l.o NE ''' 'ur I'm So
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%. D'i 10 So. Suu" 81 ~ ,i ~ T,, trIr a. nrG an
me Won NAV nave the honor of gong 10 Congress for
Il the can stand Congress Congress Ough. 10 be
able 10 stand the negro"
OF NJ. Monchot, French painter Of great
merit 10 Is told that he lately became conscious that
brain disease was slowly bur surely dovouring his fac
ultc. For tre sae of his wife and child ne rolled on
exercise OF hs profession he su selt cqua! 20 dischlrg-
ing the functions OF the vacant prolossorsbp at tho
Ecole Poitechnque. There were about hundred can
didstcs. and the day Of election ~ Mouchot whose
friends had 5.stred themselves in his behalf. waited
in siclenug anxiety for tAe result. lie sa" al ac-
quaintanee approaching with detected look, ana con-
Guiding that the place lost sank scDsoiess into
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while then to fight against the right OF
a State TO secede. But if we concede
the claims which Democratic leaders III
Congress set up concerning the hml.a-
tions to be put upon the powers OF the
General Government, we yield that; for there
exists nowhere any power or authority I"
prevent secession, or, 10 use the old phrase
"coerce a sovereign State" And the ques-
ton at issue is whether the country Is ready
TO grant 1t. The Southern Democracy nave
not changed their minds as to the thins
they fought for. Have WEI Senator
Davis proceeds upon the assumption
that the Southern Democracy surren-
dered their opinions on this subject when
they laid down their arms. All the facts Oh
current political history teach the contrary
This is the old fight, and all we ask is that
the question be perfectly understood ana
fought upon its merits, and-if the Deputy
Democrats will pardon lis the allusion-With-
out bushwhacking.
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using it, though there could he none at all as to the
duty Of the Government TO bring on with all con-
venent speed the second trial before this Court.
Briefly stated, the present case il this some
dnner-table dispute having arisen, General Stanley
tries TO fasten quarrel upon General hazen
by tauntng him with these stories about
his conduct at the beginning OF his career
Afterward, growing apparently more bilter
against Hazen, he repeats the charges
again and again. Finally, when General Hazen
Is appointed to responsible foreign posi-, ne
renews them in the most offensive and damaging
form, asserting them not as rumors but as facts,
and on the strength of them, denouncing Generai
Hazen in terms as "a liar and n coward" Now'
when at last he is called to account his counsel IN
terpose the plea that he is not required to prove
the STORIES but only to prove that they were camp
gossip on the banks of the Tennessee seventeen
years ago. This is very dirty lawyers work. IL IS
not like General Stanley;-and 1t VIII cer-
tainly be unlike any court of justice, mlll-
tary or otherw Use, if the cOwardly plea should be
admitted; and the offered testimony. undertaking
to prove the camp gossip uniounded, should be
ruled out.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-24
TIE NEHS TRLS MORNLNG.

Forr1Gy-The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
was opened Yesterday NJ Stratford-on-Avon. --
Mr. Loullards Parole has won the Great Metro
politan Stakes, beating the colt Castlereagh
- The betting in the London pedestrian
contest is 3 to l on Brown. The score
M This morning was: Brown, 30Gl2; IIazael,
29J; Corkey 29fl2: Weston. 276 miles. ==
Lord Chelmsford intends TO form Tedou1t at
- GiBg'elova. -= 4 high court of Justice las been
appointed for the Trial OF Soloyielf who attempted
TO Kill the Car.
DOMEoIIC.--B Bishop Ames is still alive. -- The
body of Colonel Dwight, OF Bnghamton, has been
exhulacd and a new investigation is IN progress.
- The Notre Dame Catholic University, near
South Bend. has been DESTROYED by fire -= The
acreage of Winter wheat is 1l2 per cent larger this
yearthan last. -- Two patents have been granted
at Washington to Mr. Edison == In the Assem-
bly yesterday. the new Excise bill ordered TO
third reading; Governor Robinson bas placed on
fle his objections 10 the Apportonment bill, which
has become law by lapse of time
CoNGRFss.-In the Senate yesterday, the Wallace
resolution repeating The old standing rule about the
removal of Senate employees was discussed without
final action; the Army bill was debated long and
with spirit; Mr.. Williams, of Kentucky, spoke
first: when Nir. Blaine spoke he was repeatedly in
terrupted with questions and the Chair finally in
terfelcd to prevent interruption, interference
winch the Senator from Maine at once commented
on uufavorably. -- In the House, the Messrs.
Turner, of Kentucky, made personal explanations;
Mr. Fryc Of Maine, made a long address on frauds
in New-York elections be was followed by Nj
Pobeson and Others on the Legislative bill.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-Mayor Cooper has re-
ceiyed no word from the Governor about the Police
Comm, Ssoners' cases; rum0rs of conference Of
Anti Tammanv leaders proved UnfOunded. At
a meeting in aid of Southern refugees letters were
read from Wendell Phillips and William Lloyd Gar
rlson and addresses were made by lhurlow Weed.
the Rev. u. II. Garnet and others == Commit
Zee Of Arbitration was selected by the joint Execu-
five Committee Of the Trunk Lines and their West
ern connections -- Mr.. Talmage's testimony
was concluded; he declined to answer many ques-
lions. = President Vanderbilt and Receiver
Jewett have submitted TO the Assembly an answer
10 the Chamber of Commerce charges. = Two
cases of hydrophobia have occurred IN Brooklyn,
one Of which has proved fatal. -= Gold value Of
tn legal-tender silver dollar 412l2 grains) Si04
cents. Stocks opened weak afterwari were higher
and closed strong.
TEE Manufacturers local observations in
dicate cooler and partly cloudy clear weather.
Thermometer yesterday Highest, 60; lowest. 81 !;
average. 5o5s,.
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PERSONAL.

The late K. II. Dana's estate is appraised at
Slls 937 80.
General Gordon remains i'll in Washington !;
some Of th. wounds no received durng the have
again opened.
King Humbert, of Italy, has face to which
no picture does iusucs lie has remarkably kind and
sad e. preston.
Mr.. Reuben Springer, of Cincinnati, has
Just had a narrow o.oaps from death By tho fall of
derrick in tho street.
Miss Minnie Hauk has been invited TO un-
dertake the creation Of Bzets La Jolis Fie de Per
at Brussels IL IN said that she has also received ofers
from the Imperial Opera House. at Vienna
Mr. Whittier does not disdain to uso the
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Partisan management OF public charitable lnsti-
tntions is bad thing IN any form, but Democratic
partsan.managcment is particularly bad, and SCI
dom fails TO result in painful scandals. Fresh ex-
anlples Of this are constantly occurring IN ONO
Under Republican administration the benevolent
institutions Of that State were never the prey OF
mere politicians. Competent superntendents phy-
sclans and teachers held ther places year after year
and gained added fitness for their work by long
experience; but when the Democrats got control OF
the Legislature "a year ago last Winter they pro-
ceeded to turn out these excellent officers and fill
their places with ruck of political hangers-on,
whose only claims were their services 20 their
party. Just what might have been expected has
followed. First, there an exposure OF gross
mismanagcment in the Longvew Insane Asylum.
then the officers of the Xena Home for Soldiers
Orphans were shown TO be guilty OF shockiugly
immoral practices. and now, following close upon
the heels of this Disgusting disclosure, comes eyl-
donce that TIE Superintendent Of the Athens II
sane Asylum is a habitual drUnkard. There IL
only one eiftctual way for the people of Onlo to
stop these scandals and make their charities again
what thoy used TO De--mOdes for other states to
pattern after-and that IS 10 elect a Republican
Governor and Legislature next October
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amueemems ano Mestlnae 90 Nlahi.

BooTH's THEATRE-0pera Bouffe, " Ia MarJolane'
BRoAI,vA Az TlTFATRE-" IL. NJ. =. Pinafore.'
FITTU AVENUE THEATRE" FallnitzG'
I0CrUM THFATRE-Mnstrcls.
NJ ,DrsoN Sor arp THE ATRE-" Aftermath"
OIYMPIC THEATRE-" The ASsommolr.
PAN I!tfATRE-" Engaged
san FRANCISCO MIN>lRLlS' OPERA HOUSE:
sTANDApB THEA ATRT-" II. NJ. $ Pinafore.
UNIeN SQUARE IBEATRE--" The Lost Cmidren'
WIITAct's IBEATRk-" A Scrap OF Paper
ACApFNY OF DFsICN-Aunuai Exhibition
ANfFEtcNN ENSrTTT TE-Baruums snow anu T.
CuICkrRI<G Halls p. N. Readings
MASONIC TEMPLE ana : 7. ~ the Mldgels'
NTv .Ytrk RCIAfIUN-Day ANA Evening.
kTTINWAY HAIL. z. NJ. COuccr~
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Mr.. FRYE deserves the thanks of the country
for making ihc full aud overwhelming eXpoSi-
ton OF election frauds in this city, to which
the House of Representatives listened ycster-
day The story is more or less familiar in this
city, where there has been this long succession
of frauds upon the ballot, but to the
country at large most of the facts
which he arrangcs so compactly and
with such terrible force will be new !;
aud indeed it may well be asked how many
citizens of this city have any definite idea of
the extent of these frauds, and of the extra
ordinary ingenuity and perseverance required
to repress them, even in part. The number
is not SO large as it should be. nor is Mr.
Frye likely to be taken to task for
bringing Goals to Newcastle in spreading
the whole record before us. 1t must be
remembered that New-York IS after all, the
whole text of this controversy. 1t was in
Commissioner DayenpOrt's efforts to break
up the fraudulent election machinery, de-
vi>ed by the Tweed Ring, that the election
laws were suggested which the Democrats are
now determined to eviscerate. These laws
were passed and have been executed by Com
missioner Davenport 50 vigorously that, as Mr..
FRYE shows, the number Of votes registered
on fraudulent naturalization certificates in this
city has dwindled from 25,0O0 or 10000 II
1865 to 1920 in 1878, and the number of
votes cast on these certificates TO 1.200. The
Democrats find that without the virtual de-
struction of these laws they cannot hope to
carry New-York in 1850. Thus we come
back to New-York again. The issue is
simply whether the laws which have nearly
suppressed illegal voting, of one sort at least,
in this city, shall be repealed, and the Tweed
type of elections shall return.
New-York tribune., 1879-04-24

Mr.. Blaine might be defined as the Sena-
torial Calling gun. When he got through a
half-hour debate yesterday, there were eight
Democratic cOrpses on the Senate floor
I'm appointing Mr.. Miles Beach to succeed
Jude Robinson as Judge of the Court Of
Common Pleas. the Governor seems to have
fulfilled the general expectation Of the pro-
fession. Mr. Beach sttains judicial honCrs at
what is comparatively an early age. His pro-
fessional career has been one Of excellent re-
pute, and his brethren OF the Bar are evI-
dently favorably impressed with the Cover
nor's choice.
From the picturesque account given by a
Kansas City correspondent of the gathering
of negro refugees near that point, it would
seem that many Of these poor people have
fed before the superior enterprise of the
Southern planters. They have found the
arithmetic of their employers too much for
them; when the poor blacks were trying to
nav a debt the figures wouldn't add up, and
when they were trying to get their due, the
money was very slow IN coming One negro
tells how he labored for two years TO pay for
a horse, which rose in value with every pay
ment; and the total OF another blacks wages
since the war had been only $50. 1t may be
that the Southern genius for finance has been
underestimated.
The legislation which the elevated roads are
now seeking at Albany, with respect to the
change of routes, should be very carefully
watched by the best men III the Assembly.
The average Railroad Committee OF that body
is too often a pretty poor guardian of the
public interests and if the measures which
may be reported are not very jealousy scruti-
nized in Committee of the Whole. We may find,
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when it is too late, that the Legislature mas
added TO its numerous other functions that Oh
acting as a Board of Directors for the elevated
roads. The bill agreed upon yesterday does
not, il is true. show any very strong tendency
in that direction the railroads. indeed, Will be
likely to regard bill which requires them to
run five-cent car on all trains as the reverse
of friendly. But legislation of this character
is often pressed by men who rather ENJOY
temptation, and are therefore not to he relied
on when there's corporation IN the case.
Railroad bills at Albany are proverbially un-
certain, and will always bear looking after
Ii should be said, at the same time, that the
fiye-cent feature is an excellent one, which the
roads might adopt voluntarily with profit.
To all those who regard a victory by an
American pedestrian or an American horse
over foreign racers, human or otherwise, as a
matter of international significance, and a
proper subject for patriotic elatlon, the third
success of Parole yesterday upon English turi.
coming close upon the second, will be great
tidings. They felt, when Hartman finally
succeeded in llmpmg far enough TO earn his
gate money, that the flag had narrowly eS-
caped dishOnor; now that an American horse
has won successively three great races
on English SOIL they will formally
congratulate the whole American people.
and call upon the earth to witness the rage
and humiliation of England which will prob
ably continue to roll on entirely unconscious
that ii is enraged. or that it has been hunii-
lated. This way OF looking at sporting con
tests Is characteristic of portion OF the pub
lie and is even to be found in some news
papers. II is safe to say that the general
public does not share the feeling TO the ut
most, bat it will, nevertheless, take genuine
pleasure in the triumph of plncky horse
who crosses the ocean to meet his rivals, and
wins three races in succession against all
previous expectation. Ills successes are not
without their useful side, also, as they Will
undoubtedly attract greater attention, among
European buyers, to the excellence OF Amcri-
can horses.
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Mr.. Blaine might be defined as the Sena-
torial Calling gun. When he got through a
half-hour debate yesterday, there We're eight
Democratic cOrpses on the Senate floor.