New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-05

extension of a session which has been distin-
guished for nothing so much as denance oi
public opinion and neglect OF public DUTY
Legislature which gave the first SIX weeks VI
the session to deadlocking OF the most o's-
graceful and inexcusable sort, but has not oeeh
able to find time to devote to the preparation
of any comprehensive scheme to reform our
tax SYSTEM cannot take itself out OF the puoho
sight too soon.
II is rarely that any lawyer, however mucn
ir,itated he NAV be- thinks it wise to insert
CHARGES of unfairness and arbitrariness against
Judges in the papers which he places on file
in the courts. That gives Judge grip that
is ant to be felt. One of the attorneys in
divorce suit that has recently ended forgot
himself so far as to present an affidavit I'D one
of the side issues of the suit, in which he ac-
cuses Judge Larremore of being arbitrary,
unjust, grossly in error, and possibly the oupe
of woman. This is not light matter, anu
Judge Barrett, before whom the aindaVit
came, promptly defended the dignity OF us
associate and sharply reproved the over-zeai-
Gus attorney. Instead OF ordering the ALL
dayit on file he declared that he should ex-
pect the lawyer to file an apology. 1t isn't
safe TO throw clubs at judges in court AT
least.
AS far as appears on the surface Mr. Grady
is the only supporter of the measure which he
introduced In the State Senate yesterday to
open wide street running from the point near
where Centre-st joins Chatham TO Great Jones'
st. The Mayor, the Controller, the Board oil
Street Openings and improvements and the
y
nothing about it, thoroughfare from
Lafayette-place to City Hall undoubtedly
would be a great relief to Broadway; but to
accomplish this, it is not necessary to open
new street-or at least not so much of
new street-as this plan proposes. Centre,
Marion and part of Mulberry-sts. should be
used. and then the amount of private property
to be appropriated would not he nearly so
large Such a street would not he so beautiful
as a broad and straight avenue, but it is more
practicable.
The Railroad Commission bill was ordered
to third reading i'll the State Senate yes;er-
day after long and rambling debate, in
the course of which large and
varied assortment of unpicturesque polit-
ical linen was carefully washed by sundIy
Senator's The BILL as it now stands, gives
the power of appointment to the Governor
but restricts its exercise by providing that he
shall name one Republican, one Democrat and
one on the nomination of the Presidents
and Executive Committees of the Chamber of
Commerce, the New-York Board of Trade
and Transportation and the National Anti
Monopoly League of New-YOrk. The AS
sembly. it will be remembered before
Al. l. cd ca
as to provide that the Commissioners
should be elected by the people. 1t only re-
mains to be seen whether one of the houses
will recede from its position or whether both
by standing firm Will cause the defeat OF SO
important measure.
The appointment of Lord Frederick Caven-
dish. the brother of the Marquis of Harrington,
as Chief Secretary for Ireland to succeed Mr..
Forster, will be received with surprise. He is
of course man of undOubted Liberal princi-
pies, but it will perhaps be said OF him, as it
was once said of his brother that
he would serve his party better if he
did not follow SO closely the family
motto" Secure in caution" The appoint
ment may be intended in measure to pre-
vent the detection of the Wing element of the
Liberal party from Mr.. Gladstone; but the
Irish leaders and those who are behind them
will be disappointed. Yesterdays session of
Parliament was notable one. The three
members WHO have so long been State
prisoners - Messrs. Parnell, Dillon and
O'Kelly - took their seats again. The
late Secretary, Mr. Forster, gave the causes OF
his resignation. He declared that he could
not consent to an unconditional surrender. 1t
also appeared that the Irish leaders have I'M
dertaken TO dc their part in the work OF
pacification. Mr.. Gladstone announced that
Mr. Parnell had intimated to him that the
&" No Rent" manifesto would be withdrawn.
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POPULAR GOVERNMENT IN BROOKLYN.
Attention has been directed anew to Mr..
Chapin'S bill in relation to primary elections in
Kings County, because of the biazen and law
less attempt made to compass its defeat. The
bill passed the Assembly a few days since, the
Speaker certified that it had received the re-
ouisite number of votes, and it was sent to the
Senate for concurrence. Directly it had
reached the Senate it was discovered that the
Speakers signature had been carefully erased.
The consequence of this alteration was to leave
the bill in shape in which the Senate could
not act upon it. Had the erasure not been