The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-12-31
A DINNER TO MR.. BELMONT.
DEMOCRATS COMMUNICATING NEW
YORk'S YOUNG CONGRESSMAN

DEMOCnATS COMPLIMEN17NG NEW
YORk'S Young CON0RESSEAN.
Speeches By the Lieutenant.0svsvnsr Elect
asd by Pesnsyivanis aad New jersey
Denecrats-Ar. Belneats Responss.
Perry Belmont, member and member-e elect
Of Congress from tho First district Of this
State. received the compliment OF q public din
ner at Delmontco's last evening. noteworthy
feature Of which was tho number OF young
men present. The company filed the largo
dining hall which was ornamented with naSs.
The orchestra was draped with nags surround
ing the coat OF arms Of the city. Over the main
table was . portrait OF Thomas Jefferson copied
from the largo picture In the Governors room
Of the City Hall.
Mr.. J. D. Prince presided. andDamong the two
hundred gentlemen present were the Rev. Ed
ward Clarke Houghton. Lieutenant-Go Governor
elect David B. Hill. w. o. Hensel. Chair
man Of tho Pennsylvania Democratic
Committee; tho Hon. Bayard Stockton
Of New jersey. the Hon. Francis II. Wood
Of Albany. Paul Dana. Franklin Bartlett
Richard O'Gorman. Jr.. p. Lorillard. Jr.. Eu-
gene Kelly. Jr. Edward N. Dickerson. Jr
Augustin H. Vanderpoel. Frederic Nelson. Ed
ward 3. Rnpallo. James r. Livingston. g. NJ
Speir. Jr.. Charles D. Ingersoll. Herman Oel-
richs. Robert Townsend. Nelson ]. Waterbury.
Jr.. Granville Kane. and Lewis H. Sayre. M. D.
Mr.. Prince. In calling tho company to order at
OK P. NJ. said that one Of the evils Of the pres
ent time 10 the disposition Of men to take life
too easily. and to give way to the temptation to
permit others to attend to their public duties.
He saw in the guest Of the evening man who
had resisted this temptation to self Indulgence.
and who had surrendered his time. talents.
and energy to the service OF the country.
Such men were an honor to the country. and It
a spirit might be handed down to their chill
dren. Mr.. Prince gave as the first toast:
Our guest Perry Bemont-.ror his devotion to daty.
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IN, Mr. - BslmSnt vas r.. RECEIVED cordially as he
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ple OF every other State of the Union.
Many Of you who here Tonight are lawyers fnmi,
liar It'll tho doingE OF the Federal courts You have
seen the projects that are now before Congress to
greatly and Immediately enlarge the number OF the
Federal Judges in the several Federal circuits The
project 10 look ed upon by Of the wses lawyers in
each political party as dangerous not only to the an
tribunal a Washngton but very dnnserou. to the be.
The existing force Of Federal Judges may inadequate
upon them. But before there is legislation to Increase
tile number Of the Federal Judges may IL not be well
have candid and penetrating inquiry In the next Con
gress by Democratic Judiciary Committee Of the
House, to ascertain whether not such legislation
which Increased the Jurisdiction and work the
Federal COURTS to the OF the OF
the several States, cannot be repealed
Of the Senate in the minds Of all OF us the issue Of
civil service reform The only plausible objection offered
the reform q the civil service has s root in the
the EXECUTIVE At Albany rs well as A. washington,
Executive the Governor who 10 chosen by the people