New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-10

trade, and his visit may result Ill ihoi.
the commerce between orr Pacihc por's anu
the vast, fertile island continent OF the oou'hci"
Hemisphere.
A bill has been introduced in the Leg
ture to compel the use on the Brooklyn ieiiY
boats of the folding iron gates winch we" W.
placed upon the Hoboken and Jersey 0i''
boats several years ago. These gates arc
easily managed and are so complete pio'''
ton and hn6rance to foolhardy passe"s'
eager to ump ashore before their ooat Is
safely moored. that the failure of the Union
Ferry Company to adopt them mas io"s
beer n suhiect Of remark. There can pe no
objection TO them unless it comes from ven
tnresome people who like to show their cour-
age and agility by leaping from ferrypoa'S d,
the risk of their lives, and such people are Ill
subjects for restraint.
The members of the National Guard VIII
read with peculiar interest the bill which was
| introduced in the Assembly yesterday, ana
which is printed in full in our Albany
disnatcbes. Ii will be seen that by the terms
of the measure the Governor is prohlDileu
from further reducing the Guard without
the consent of the Legislature, and that us
maximum strength in time of peace Is ilXed at
10000. The question, what constitutes an
ADEQUATE National Guard, has been vigorously
debated oe late. resulting in the development
of sharp conflict of opinion among the
military men of the State. The Introduction Oh
this bill will lead to an exhaustive discussion
of the subirct in all its bearings Whether 1t
will lead TO ANYTHING more remains to be seen
| So, a
National Guardsmen, notably Colonel farAel,
late Colonel of the 10Th Regiment. so that all
measures that may bc introduced bearing upon
the G. uard are certain to receive mtehlgeh'
handling.
In his speech at the opening of the Canadian
Parliament, Lord Lorne refers to the rapid
recent growth of Manitoba, and says that the
time has come to divide the Territory into four
mr. more provincial districts. The same causes
which have produced the remarkable develop
ment of Dakota have operated, though to less
degree. in favor of Manitoba. 1t contains a
great deal of productive wheat land. and IS
attracting a steady stream of immigration,
chiefly from the older Canadian provinces and
from England and Scotland. The political iu-
tnre Of this region is a, subject to which Lord
Lorne could not with prudence refer. Inc 1act
that its railroad connections are exclusively
with the United States, and are likely TO re-
main SO for several years to come, and that
its business interests all gIavitate toward 81
Paul and Chi ago, is disturbing one 10
thoughtful Canadian statesmen. They begln
to ask themselves whether the artificial point
ica, tie which connects Manitoba with the Gov
erumeut at Ottawa can long be continued.
The latest from Albany is simply ditto to
Yesterday. But it becomes clearer every day
hat the Speaker of the Assembly is domi-
mated by the painful thought that TWO sharp
dilemma horns await his choice, and
that it is impossible he shOuld not be IN
nailed upou one of them. If he announces
his committees and it appears that he has
eiycn Tammany fair show upon them then
the County Democracy will turn ana rend him.
If he announces his committees and 1t
appears that lie has snubbed Tam
MANY. then Tammany can be relied upon
TO nav him back by continuing the
deadlock indefinitely, thus wreckinG the
prospects of Mr.. Bum, the Democratic candl-
date for Clerk, and of the other nominees Of
the Democratic caucus for the minor positions
within the gift of the House. 1t thus seems
that the Speaker cannot announce the commit
tees without seriously endangerlng his own
poIitical life. To complete his perplcXity, he
is forced to remember that delay III annOunc-
inc them pleases nobody, has tendency to
gam him il reputation for cowardice, and fixes
the responsibility for the further continuance
of the deadlock upon his own shoulders. We are
not sure but that the best thing Mr.. Patterson
Il, ,.iYc is ia ul tn