New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-18

Lynchburg. Perhaps the people OF these cilieS
will object to the advent of two or three nun
dred law makers, each bringing the possiolllty
| of infection with him. The proposed stampede
| from the capital would be silly performances
| because the disease might make its appearance
J i'm any locality where the Legislature shouiu
take refuge, and to be quite sure of escaping It's
presence the members would have to get a
| circus tent and keep moving about the state
The Legislature cannot too soon take action
IN reference to the use of steamboats, III the
pilot service in New-York harbor. The agents
of two large steamship lines yesterday adVo-
Gated the introduction Of steam pilot BOATS ana
| said that with six such boats, and with the num-
| Der of pilots cut down to eighty, the service
wou)d be much more efficient than at present.
| WHY should the ultra conservative pilots, each
| of whom contributes regularly to tund To
! secure LEGISLATION favorable to them or to pre-
vent hostile legislation, be permitted to adhere
70 their selfish outUorn notions and stand in
| the way Of proscss2 1t is apparent too, that
| the charges for pilotaGo are excessive, and the
representatives. of the city in Albany should
see that they are reduced.
| Nh ScOvillc's plea would have gained IN force
| if hc mad omitted his numerous and not always
| inst or good tempered criticisms upon the con-
duet of the prosecution, and confined himself to
| the one point at issue in the trial. The only
| question for the jury to decide is whether Gui-
teau was insane when he shot President Gar
! field. To argue that the lawyers for the prose
| cution have been harsh and unfair has no bear
iny upon that issue, and certainly could not
have much effect to excite sympathy in the
| minds Of the jury for the prisoner. Guiteau has
cffcctually cut himself OFF from the benefit OF
any such feeling by his behavior during the
trial. 1t should be said in behalf Of Mr.. SEQ
ville however, that lie has the worst case ever
lawyer was called on to defend, and 1t Is not
surprising that he has not always shown tact
and judgment i'll its management.
Mr.. Robson was defeated yesterday in his
attempt to push through the House the reSolu-
ton of the Committee on Rules authorizing the
Speaker to appoint additional members of the
PRINCIPAL standing committees The proposition
was thrown open to debate and amendment and
lively discussion took place in which great
deal was said against it and very little inis favor
It's fate seems to be sealed. 1t does not COM
mend itself to the Judgment of the older mem
bers, who know from experience that the com
mittecs are large enough already, and do not
think it wise to attempt to correct mistakes IN
their original construction by making them OF
unWieldy size in order to afford places for gen
tlcmen who are dissatisfied with their present
assignments. Perhaps it would be a good plan
to put all the complainers into committee by
themselves and give to each the title OF chair
man, thus copying Abraham Lincoln's idea.
He was so pcstcred by applicants for high mill
tary rank that he once proposed to olganlze
regiment in which every man should be
brigadier-gcneral.
In spite of the rea,suIing dispatches from
Vienna and the fact that the Delegations have
only been asked for an extra grant Of 100000
torins for military expenses, it is tolcrably
plain that Austria is brought in face of a very
serious difficulty in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Her place in those provinces, according to the
Treaty of Berlin, is only that of a temporary
occupant, keeping the peace and administering
the Governments. Now she treats them as if
they were component parts of her empire by
extending her CONSUMPTION system OYER them.
That her occupancy was intended by all the
parties to the treaty except Turkey to end IN
DcImaUent possession there has never been any
doubt. but it is not so nominated in the bond
and the inhabitants decline to be conScrptcd
into her armies. They are up in arms about it,
and being brave people accustomed to fight
ing may make deal Of trouble. The situation
is aggravated 10y the fact that under Turkish
rule the Christians were not compelled to do
military duty, and by the fmatical feeling of
the Mo~lem element against serving under
Christian standards. Austria has already found
the Bosnian occupation source Of strife il her
home politics she may now find it cause Of
sc1inns cxnenditnre of blood and treasure.