New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-28

1t is certain, if the Republicans do not establish
this precedent, that no party will
The new opera house is to be built uptown,
Notwithstanding the increase IN the necessary
expense 1t certainly will DO much more pleas
antly situated for the people who usually pat
ronize the opera than the old Academy OF
Music is, unless it be Tor matinees, when great
part of the audience is made up of ladies from
Brooklyn and New Jersey towns. broadway
ut Thirty -fourth-st seems destined to be the
centre of the places of amusement In TINS CITY
for number of years, and it is most conVen-
lent place for taking the street cars "hich Is
not a matter of small consideration Tor the
mass Of pleasure seekers.
Unless Speaker Kefer IS fortified with Sooo
reasons not purely political, he VIII not DO
pleased with the prospect which now looms up
of having an opportunity to explain what :" the
cause" was that influenced him i'll the removal
of one of the official steEOgraphers lie Is
n man who always has the courage of his
conduct, but still he will hardly like to have 1t
appear that his recent action indicates that he
is to be influenced solely 10y political considera-
tions in his removals and appointments.
He will, however, find strong support among
many Republican members. The arguments
used to support the action of the
Speaker are such as are used in sustaining the
old theory that to the victors belong the spoils.
1t would probably be an incentive to mem
bers of the House of Representatives to behave
with more propnety, not to mention dignity,
if what they say were printed III the records OF
the House precisely as they utter it. MI.
Turner and Mr.. Kenna are ashamed, 1t appears,
of what they said last Friday but their peni-
tence and the Speakers touching sympathy are
little excuse for garbled reports in The Record,
which nominally prints the entire proceedings
of the Representatives. We could get along
very well if we did not have any formal re-
ports, but it is ridiculous that they should pre-
tend to accuracy when they are VIGOROUSLY
mutilated What purpose do they serve if they
are not trustworthy
There is hardly any reform which the Bar
Association could bring about that would be
greater convenience to property owners, and
to the lawyers themselves than a change in
the methods of real estate transfer now in use
in this State. The evils are felt more lleenly
of the great business done here in land and
buildings. There are now in our Registers
Office between three and four thousand huge
books containing copies of deeds and mort
cages, and it is necessary to consult some OF
these whenever sale of real estate is made.
This would be practically impossible if the
clerks in the Office and the County Clerks
office had not arranged a system of indices
which they hold as their private property, and
which enables a "search to be made with
comparative ease. But the clerks demand good
round fees for the use of the index, which
materially add to the expense of transfers. If
the records go on increasing at the rate of ITO
volumes year, as they are doing now, the
induces themselves will soon become incOn-
veniently large Some remedy must be found
before long. 1t is worthy Of note, just here,
that these valuable records are stored il
building that is not fire-pTOOf.