New-York tribune., 1879-05-28
no authority to establish Quarantine laws
The bill now goes TO the President.

\ no authority to establish Quarantine laws.
| The bill now goes TO the President.
The meeting of the Democratic Joint Cau-
| Gus Committee at Washington last night leaves
the situation respecting the Appropriation
bills unchanged There was no decision re-
spectlng the future policy of the party, and u
| is understood that no caucus will be called
for some time to come. Tie Democracy pro-
poses to drift, without asking itself where.
The decision of the German Tariff on the
| tobacco duties thwarts so far, the designs OF
Prince Bismarck who, failing to make the
tobacco trade Government monopoly, pro-
| posed 90 subject il TO heavy taxation Inc
Tariff Committee has, however, reduced MS
| tax on foreign tobacco one-half, and that on
the domestic product nearly One-third. Amer
lean trade will gain by this alteration, as
high duty would have tended to check the de-
mand for all foreign tobacco.
The Senate took vote yesterday, which, like
the resolution of the House Ways and Means
| Committee for an adjournment on June 10,
seems to indicate a willingness on the part oil
Congress to take itself of somewhat sooner
than was expected. Mr.. Edmunds objected
| to the consideration of the bill regulating the
transportation Of animals, on the ground that
this was not subject contemplated III call
ing the extra session, ard not n matter OF
pressing importance like the yellow Fever
bill He therefore moved that 1t be lad over
until the next session, and the motion was
| carried. If the Senate will persist in this
course toward general legislation. and the
| House adopt the decision Of It's committee re-
specting the date of adjournment, the country
will soon be enjoying the vacation it has
earned by long endurance of Congressional
folly.
The counsel of the New-YOrk Board of
Health should. and doubtless will, read the
letter from Mr. Thomas b. Musgraye, which
is printed on another page. Mir. biusgraye is
known as a citizen who engaged, single
handed at first, in an attempt to nd this city
of certain nuiSances which, by poisoning the
air. caused much sickness diminished the
value of property. and brought about vast
| deal Of discomfort. The best proof OF the
truth OF Mr. MUsgraye's original charges was
the fact that the Beard of Health, after their
| publication, exhibited a sudden activity in
| suppressing nuisances. But of Mr.. MuSgraye :
present statements there is unfortunately no
need of proof. The nose of almost every citl-
zen tells him each day that foul OdOrs are
still poisoning the air of a city washed by two
rivers, which ought 10 have the purest air in
the world. A highly responsible citizen makes
a direct accusation of neglect of duty against
the Board of Health and its counsel and
summons hundred thousand citizens as wit
nesses. What have the Board and its counsel
to cay &?
If the average worlingmen used his eyes as
well as his ears, and did not believe every
thing his professed friends told him, he
would soon find out who his real friends
were. Yesterday, for instance, his prOtesSed
friends in the Board of Aldermen prevented
work from being ordered that would have
given employment, it is stated to at least
! 1000 men. The Commissioner of Public
Works has been fairly begging the Board
TO allow certain streets to be paved,
and the Board has refused, because the
| Commissioner insists that the work shall be
done by contract, as the public interest re-
quires, and will not allow 1t to be done by
| DAVIS work. Yesterday the Municipal Society
| appeared TO supplcate the Board ia behalf of
| the neglected streets. and again the Board
! declined to give employment to 1000
! laborer5 only four Aldermen voting in the
minority. But the City Hall demagogue is
/ concerned only about himself, and 50 long rs
he can wheedIe the workingman's vote out of
him, cares very little how hungry be is.
The Convention of the Republicans of Ohio,
which meets in Cincinnati to-day, viii be one
of the most enthusiastic and harmonious
gatherings seen in that State for years.
There is a contest for the first place on the
! ticket but, as the dispatches show. ii Is con-
Quoted with the utmost frlendlineSs aud with
| the one desire of finding the best candidate.
! The rivalry between Judge TAFT and eX-
/! Congressman Foster is SO close, while il is
entirely goOd-natured that no one seems ready
to predict the result, the uncertainty being
! increased by the possibility that the Convention
in its wish to offset Mr. ThuTman's almost as
sured candidacy with a very strong name,
may force the nomination upon Secretary
Sherman or General Garfield. 1t is to be
hoped that the Ohio Republicans, with all
their appreciation of the necessity Of making
a strong ticket will not be misled by the no.
ton that in order to do so they must take
their best men from other fields, in which their
services are of great value to the Nation.
! There are men enough at home whose strength
will easily suffice to overcome that of any
candidate the Democrats may nominate
whether they drag him from the
chair of the President pro TEN. of the
Senate, OF not What the Ohio Republicans
need is an uncOmprOmising platform, q good
ticket, and an earnest, cOmmon-sense cam
paIgn. The soundness of the ticket is already
assured and the platform, judging from the