New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24

deal of extraneOus matter, but will not shut OIL
ANYBODY who has valuable opinions to utter
1t also makes it likely that the Commission
will finish its work in a reasona ole time
We publish this morning the full report OF
another of Professor YOung's astronomical lee
lures, accompanied with numerous cuts Illus
trating some of the main points which the
speaker made. The topic is the planetary
System" and the lecture contains, in popular
language, a clear and comprehensive restate-
ment of what has been learned on this sub
ject in days gone by, together with the latest
discoveries. DIR. Deems, in whose church the
lectures have been given, is to be conGratu-
lated on the success of his efforts to provide
the public with much pleasing and profitable
entertainment
The ice bridge at Niagara Falls Is commonly
supposed, by those who have not seen 1t, to add
much to the beauty of the winter scenes there.
But it does not. Instead of great arch of glitter
ing crystal spanning the stream above tho falls,
it is an expanse of rough ice across tho river at
their foot. An occasional correspondent fur
nlshes lis with some interesting facts about the
bridge, in letter which we publish in another
column of this paper Like all the other won
ders at the falls, this latest one can only be
visited after the payment of q good round fee.
The other wonder in ice which now attracts
public attention is the palace at Montreal. The
formal opening Of the carnival there takes
place to-day.
Mr.. Porter's sixth letter on the industries OF
Great Britain, which we print this morning, is
full of telling statistics in regard to build
ing on the Clyde. The recent discU ssons In
Congress and IN the newspapers, which the
Shipping bill called forth, excited public In
terest which has not yet died out, and the
letter will attract attention MIR. Porter
makes o strong point in behalf of American
workmen In showing the difference between
their wages and those OF men in the Scottish
yards. The average earnings of employees in
the Clyde yards have been greatly exaggerated.
The figures which our correspondent presents
are in themselves sufficient proof that, II tho
enemies of protection had succeeded i'll obtain
ing legislation in behalf Of " tree ships" Amer
lean yards would have been speedily closed.
The Democratic Representatives at Washing
ton have made it plain, by their action in regard
to the Naval BILL that they intend to do all they
can to prevent any tariff legislation IN the House
at this session. Every frivolous point in the
proceedings is taken advantage of to cause de-
lay. This is a cOwardly course, but 1t is the
natural one for the Democrats to pursue, and
there is 10 use to waste wOrda on them. The
worst of it is, they are aided and abetted in their
undertaking by many Republican members
who are too frequently absent from their seats
Not more than half of those members who at
tended the recent tariff caucus, and promised
to help the bill on, were i'll their places yester-
day. THIS atsenteeism seems to be due in great
measure to the soreness which many Republican
Representatives feel at not having been re-
elected to Congress last fall. They are making
a great mistake. Their defeat was notifying
to them of course but it did not necessarily end
their political career. Many of them might rea-
sonably hope to have future in public life in
spite of it. However. if they really wish to be
politically dead from this time henceforth, all
they have to do is to keep on, so long they are
in this Congress, in giving aid to the opponents
of that legislation which the country has so
loudly demanded