New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-22

strong desire to stay and help in the search
for their lost mates, but the Secretary OF war
decided that it would be best for them to come
directly home, for it was believed that they
ovcrrated their strength. Lieutenant HARDER
has found them in good condition, however,
and he telegrapbs that he wants five OF them 10
remain to help him. They will of course ne
the very best assistants that he couio get Il
lie had many TO choose from.
Members of Congress have seldom OF late
had an opportunity to express their views more
freely, regardless of party lines, than on the
Chinese immigration question. And they are
improving their chances with apparent ENJOY
ment of the situation. Speechmaking for or
against forcing the Celestial to go continued
yesterday in the House, and as other members
have said firmly they want to talk vote
will hardly be reached as soon as was expected.
We hope that the project OF the theatrical
managers of this city to establish an actors
fund will be successful, and that a large sum
of money will be taken in on the day of the
benefit performances. There is no class OF per-
sons who are more benevolent or who respond
more generously to appeals for aid from all
sides than actors. They have contributed
much money and time to help fellow members
in the profession, and they will be able to do
good more wisely, if they get up a fund and
have it well managed and distributed, than II
their future benevOlence goes at haphazard as
it has in the past. Now is the time of organ
lied charity, and if this scheme succeeds, the
wear and tear upon the nerves in answer to re-
peated calls for help will be practically done
away with. We trust that the g Actors Fund
Day" may become one of the recognized benevO
lent features of the land, like Hospital Sunday
in this city.
The Democratic majority in the Assembly,
having wasted the first six weeks OF the seS-
sion in vulgar and inexcusable quarrel Ill
relation to the parcelling out of a lot Of mis-
cradle patronage, now is recklessly attempting
to make up for lost time by rushing bills
through without half considering them This
is refusing to let bad enough alOne-lke the
man who having lost his cane i'll the crater OF
Vesuvius, promptly jumped in after it. The
deadlock was a conspicuous blundcr, but the
one which the Assembly is now engaged Ill
perpetrating is infinitely more serious. Our
Albany letter names some of the measures
which have been hastily and incOnsiderately
passed in the House. Whatever their ultimate
fate-and they have yet to come before the
Senate, and if again passed will have to face
the Governors scrutiny-thc responsibility OF
the Assembly remains unaltered. The men,
bers of that body owe it to themselves and to
the people to pass no bill which has not re-
ceived tho attention proportionate to its i'm
portance.
The great silver vase which the New-Jersey
| troops captured at Yorktown last fall was yes
| terday tremendously received by the peoples
representatives at Trenton, and it was a proud
day for the State when the arms and trophies
cmblazoned upon her ensign received such an
| honorable augmentation. The veterans who
braved the festive dangers of that campaign
have had scant justice done them for their
centennial prowess, although Governor Ludlow
took pains to commend them in a paragraph
| of his message Unfortunately no one ever
| read the message and the fact is now for the
| first time adequately advertised that to the
| New Jersey battalion was awarded, by three
officers of General HancOck's staff acting as
| umpires, the trophy offered by the Yorktown
Centennial Association Ito the battalion
(which during the encampment presented the
chest military appearance" To-day the vase
will be stored away in the garnet of the State
House. and the citizen sOldiery who have as
| sisted at the solemnties will depart for their
| homes sustained and cheered by an unfaltering
| belief that the men from Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, New-York maryland and the West
are crashing their teeth with rage and envy
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