New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-04

Morey for perjury. Additional indictments, 1t
is announced, will probably be found by the
next Grand Jury. A strange incident was the
fact that news of the Grand Jury's
| action reached the indicted editors OF rum
before it was announced to the Court. lhese
men are entitled of course. like other men
charged with crime, to reserve OF puo'ic
Judgment until they shall have been uied
| The public will see with satisfaction that the
| process of ascertaiDing judicially who the
puiltv parties are has begun The law OF the
| case ia a. plain as the rule of three When
| the facts have been established, men of all
narties will rejoice that the guilty men, If
| such are found, are to expate within prison
| walls their despicable crime against character.
The Presidents Message has been COM
pleted, and an abstract of its leading points
is given in our Washington dispatches. The
document will be, in certain sense. review
of Mr.. Hayes's Administration. 1t will set
forth the progress of Civil Service Reform. as
the President regards 1t, and will naturally
dwell upon the success of refunding. the
| maintenance of specie payments, the contro-
yersx concerning the election laws, etc. The
proposal to issue three per cent and three and
u
| is approved. 1t is said the President will
take this occasion to state his views upon
single Presidential term, and also upon the
necessity for National aid to education, espe-
cialy 10 the South-a favOrte theme with
! Mr.. Hayes. Strong ground will be taken upon
polygamy, so strong that the Message Is
expected to recommend the disfranchise-
ment of persons practising polygamy. The
| increased efficiency of the Consular service
will be recognized. 1t is thought that there
| may be statement of the present condition
| of the New-York Custom House as compared
| with that before the changes in heads
were made. There will be an i'm
portant statement of the altered posi-
ton of the British Government in the
matter of the Fisheries Treaty also recon-
mendations respecting subsidies and the
necessity of relieving the OverwOrked Courts.
Altogether the Message will not lack topics
| of interest,
| Mr. Kelly did not appear to advantage yes
| terday before the Senate Committee. The
most hardened Tammany Office-holder, it
would be supposed, would not contend that
our municipal government is perfect one
and Mr.. Kelly is in a central position, where
the defects of the system must be clear to
him. But the whole tone of his talk was that
of witness subpGnaed for the defence lie
would scarcely admit that anything In
the city government could be reformed,
and whenever he chose he fell back
| upon the convenient Il don't KNOW"
| He began by excusng the extravagant saa-
ries paid to the Aldermen, In view of " the
Large amount of labor and election ex-
"penses.n The remark about the I" large
"amount of labor" will cause some quiet laugh
ter in the City Hall. The remark upon
election expenses" will surprise many
who have supposed Mr.. Kelly to be a
more intelligent man than the average
of his followers We are accustomed TO
hear stuff of this sort from Purroy and Spi-
nola. who are not ashamed to say that an Of
fcer's salary ought to bear direct relation TO
his election expenses, but Mr.. Kelly, who is
said to have a private library, has been re-
| garded as above the grade of these men. The
remark is far from pleasing i'll the mouth of the
| financial officer of the city. The sum total of
ignorance which Mr.. Kelly willingly confessed
is a little surprising. He knew nothing about
the administration OF the Mayors Office; de-
clared that it was impossible for the Board OF
! Apporionment to know the workings OF de-
| partments-the thing which it is their bust
ness to know; "did not know" many things
which the Controller of all the prominent city
officials, ought to know. Mr. Kelly's talk leaves
the impression that he is anxious to prevent
retreuchment.