New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-17

Yesterday by Rerdell was not exciting, but 1t
bears down heavily upon some OF the deieho-
ants. The memorandum which ex-senator
Dorsey gave to the witness to help MN III
keeping his Star Route books records loan
of Sis. 900 to William Smith" This, Dorsey
afterward told Rerdell, meant Brady NO
wonder Brady cursed the ex-senator Tor Keep
ing accounts. Much of Rerdell's testimony LAS
been anticipated in the statements Oh NIL
James and MIR. MacNeagh and lacks noVei'y
but if Miner takes the stand for the Govern,
ment he will probably prove to be sensational
witness.
A suggestion has been made that inc HOUSE,
shall pass another Internal Revenue olll lIho
the one approved at the last session. WIN" -
now before the Senate with tariff amendments
attached. As matters stand at present, IL there
shonId he nuv hitch in the possible conference
over tariff measures the re Senue bill might 1ail
oIso OWING TO its amendments; but IL the
Uonsc could then send to the Senate an unen-
crmbered revenue bill this might be quickly
nosood Tins the country would get at least
mart of the legislation which it has demanded
| from Congress at this session. The Democrats
would hardly dare obstruct both these pressing
measures If the tariff bills fail 1t VIII be their
fault. and that responsibility will be all theV
wish to carry home to their constituents. IL Is
probably wise to take all Precautionary meas
nrcs possibe in this matter but we DO not DE-
| ieve that any sufficient reason yet exists
vhv both Houses cannot agree upon some
| measure providing for a readjustment ana
substantial reduction Of the tarli1 before 'hcy
| adjourn.
Rad "a the weather has been for the last
| few DAYS, it has not been nearly so proIllc /"
subject of conversation (prOfane or poilte) aS
| the condition of the streets. But before in
dignant and bespattered pedestrians carry ou'
their oft-repeatcd threat of wiping up the
pavements with the Commissioners OF street
Cleaning, they would better look to their own
cutters. Fully half the wretchedneSs lncidehV
! to going about now is caused 10y the stopping
I'D of the sidewalk cutters. 1t is the duty Oh
| househoders to keep these clear; but most Oh
them simply neglect their duty ana then lay
| tbe result of their fault at Mr.. Colemans door,
| when it is plainly at their own. The obstacles
aroinst which MIR. Coleman has had to contend
have been great, and bad as getting about IS
there is some small consolation in thinking how
ment had been in the hands OF the Ponce
Board. We should not have been quite so
badly off as they are in Cincinnati but we
would have approached 1t.
Some the Democrats will undoubtedly oppose
with all their might the report OF the Assem-
! Div Committee on Elections and Privileges III
| the Sprague-Biss case. Then, after 1t is
adopted. as it seems it must be, they VIII
probably plume themselves upon having been
so eminently honest and just in ousting a
! Democrat and letting in a Republican TO the
seat he was clearly entitled to. The facts
were plain. In the Fourteenth Election Pre-
cinct of the XIIIth Assembly District, last
fall. Mr.. Spraguc had 173 votes and Mt.
Bliss 12O. Owing to blunder OF the poll
| clerks. the 173 votes were credited to b.lss
and the smaller number to the Republican
candidate. Most of the Democratic election
officers in that precinct admitted that the re-
turns were wrong by mistake. Under such
circumstances it is hard to see how the com
mittee could have made any other report than
the one they have made They deserve all the
credit that honest men get when they &c
their duty, but not any more. Now let us sec
if q Democratic Assembly will have the I'M
audience to dlsapproye this report on March !