New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-24

great pleasure, and as If he intended to see II
often. This chance remark clears away the
whole mystery, explaining, as 1t Does Mr.
Blake's presence in that part of the city. The
disclosure must afford great satisfaction to bis
family and friends, and is a lesson to the
oyer-suspicious persons who are always ready
to adopt the worst theory OF any c''se.
The proposition that portion OF Central
Park shall be taken for the Worlds Far is I'M
expectedly renewed, and this time by the
President of the Commission, General Grant
He does not believe that the State and CITY
will subscribe money for the erection of build
ings ON ground owned by private corporation
and urges upon the Commission the necessity
of interesting TIC mnss OF citizens in the Dill.
We do not believe that even the weight OF
General Grants name will help the project tor
seizing part of Central Park. To the mass
of the people of New-YOrk the answering
maintenance of the principle that the PARKS
must not be tempered with. is OF greater ini-
portance than even the success OF the worm
Fair. desirable as that is. Public sentiment
WE believe, is firmly made up on this SUBJECT
The Commission will only lose precious t'ule
in any Efforts they may make to get the farA'
Mr.. Gladstone strains the patience OF MS
supporters to the utmost by the sklr'lisn'"e
tocrics with which he is REFRESHING obstruction.
Had he established cOmurehenslve ruleS ""
,ho srbioct no must have readily OverDorhe
IN ornooition hut as is shown by the motiou
,h;oh no ia tn offer to-day he deals only Win
aaoh omorgency as il arises and does so after
on arbitrary fashion, which the most llli6eral
parliaments do not permit. As MS last ihO'ioh
to amend the rules was opposed by siA RAUL
Gals and several Conservatives 1t Is evident
that many Liberals voted with MN soley
from party discipline, which is the most l1pu-
dicious restraint that a Liberal leader cOuld
call tn his aid. The remarkable scene In thls
conflict when the Irish were summary eA-
PEELED for night is described IN the LONDON
letter printed elsewhere. AS clew to the
purport of subsequent incidents, the affair Is
invested with special interest.
II seems scarcely credible that the bill pro-
viding a building for the Congressional LII
brary has passed one of the Houses OF Con-
oress. But such is the fact. After many
wears of entreaty on the part of the Librarian,
and after much irresolute and INDECENT discus
slO0 VI Iut SUN W, "ith WIZ ~~'~N@-|
while crovding itself every year more and
more into something like chaos, the senate
Yesterday actually succeeded in passing the
bill prayed for. This provides for the erection
of the building upon the site at the east front
of the Capitol grounds makes $1,O0O,OOO the
limit of the cost of the land, aud requires
that all contracts and appraisals shall be APP
| proved by the President, who is authorized tC
suspend proceedings for the action or Congress
| when an allowance seems excessive. Ihe OIL
contemplates a splendid provision for noble
Library. and now that the first practical steT
has been taken, let the others be added
nromntly. By all means, let the House pas:
| this bill before adjournment, so that it may be-
come law at once and the work begin.
| There was an interesting discussion In the
House yesterday, upon proposition to pay $ZO'
600 for the private papers of the late Confederate
Generals Bragg and Polk. The namesake Of
one of them, Mr.. Bragg, of Wisconsin. made
| a point of order against the appropriation but
was oyerruled. A motion was then made
by a Republican member to strike out the
| clause. which was thereupOn opposed by
two Republican members and favored by one
Mr.. Robson wanted the papers purchased be-
cause they would show how complete anO
glorious the Union victory had been. Genera
McCook, whose gallant record in the Union
| ARMY needs no description, deprecated the
nurchase. while General Hawley, whose Army
record is equally well-kDOwn, favored it. Mr
Bragg became involved in brief duel OF
words with his brother Democrat, MIR. Black
burn and strenuously insisted that to MAKE
the appropriation would bring down on Con
eress a swarm of "needy widows" prayin!
for the purchase of their collections of paper
all of which widows would be found afte
the appropriation had been made to wea
trousers and boots, and to be living in Wash
ington IN great personal comfort. FINAL.
General McCook loaded down the scheme witt
an amendment for the purchase of the paper
of ten noted Union Generals. This carried
out of sight, and the whole proposition wa
stricken from the bill.