The daily gazette., 1883-01-04
bring ON the work.

Notwithstanding all the urging OF the
press in advance Of the assembling Of the
Legislature, the session opens in the usual
dull and lazy manner, and after a sitting OF
two DAYS the members find themselves
obliged to go home simply because there is
nothing to do. From present appearances
next week will not be much Of an improve
ment and It Ia doubtful II the General
Assembly will get fairly down TO business
until after the Inauguration Of the Cover
nor and the election Of a United States
senator.
The most aggraVating feature of this state
Of affairs is that a. soon as the Legislature
gets fairly wrapped up in the most import
ant work of the session it viii be hampered
and annoyed by a volume of petty stock
laws and incorporation acts that might just
as well have been prepared in advance and
disposed of this week and next. 1t will take
some people three months to learn of some
little bit of legislation they stand
in need of, and then they win rush
IN at the close of the session 10 the detri-
ment of other matters that should receive
she careful and undivided attention of all
the members.
1t would be very good plan for the mem
bers of both Houses to carefully consider
and give due notice of all important public
measures to be acted upon this session, and
tix an early and stringent limit for the ad-
mission of new business. Such a move,
if started and adhered to, would
probably bring the ''rif raft " legislation in
with rush, and it could then be quickly
put out of the way of the other matters,
some Of which are Of themselves sufficiently
important to monopolize the entire time of
sni ordinary session. At ary rate the
members should firmly refuse to allow these
minor matters TO interfere with the grave
and important public business that Will GER
tainly be offered for their consideration.
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The New YoRK Saa has issued a very
pretty advertisement calendar for the New
Year. The front of it represents newsboy
on the full run, wishing the patrons of the
journal Happy New Year" The idea
is a good one but 1t would have been much
more charitable ON the part of the artist
had lie given the little gamin, who has re-
markably good clothes for vender of
papers, pair Of shoes. 1t is not customary,
and very seldom the case, that the energetic
little fellows are shoeless in midwinter at
least so far as this locality is concerned.
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THE HOUSE OF Representatives at Wash
ington had another "bear garden scene,
yesterday, and indulged in disgraceful
wrangle over past affairs having no connec-
tion whatever with the legislation of the
present session. If these noble patriots are
not careful the fourth of March will find
them with the necessary public business
still on their hands, and thus force the
country to endure the undesirable luxury
Of an extra session. strict ''gag law
would be an excellent thing for the present
Congress.
The REPORT OF Prof. J. II. Groves, Super.
intendent of State Free Schools, shows that
there has been steady and substantial i'm.
provement in the condition Of our State
schools for thc past six or eight years
Let the Legislature follow Governor
Halls example and appropriate
portion of the general fund of the State tc
the school lUnd, and Professor Groves sue
eessor will have the pleasure of reporting a
still more marked and gratifying improve.
ment when the next General Assembly
meets.
CITY COUNCIL was rather premature, a,
the last regular meeting, in eecting a sue
cessor to Mr.. Springer, lineman Of the fire
al olo IA,
operation this evening. As Mr. Springer
has proved very competent official and
mis- proposed successor has no particula,
qualifications for the position, favorable
opportunity is offered those members OF
the majority who profess to hold civil ser.
vice views to give them practical demon.
straton by re-electing Mr. Springer.
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ir MAY BE important to know, at least
tor parents and school children, that the
Academy of Medicine in Paris has decided
that the time during which children should
he kept from school after having either the
scarlet fever, diphtheria, measles or small.
poX was forty days, when isolation should
he maintained. The contagious power ot
mumps and chicken -pox is lost after twenty.
five days.
No BETTER evidence of the improved per
sonnel OF the present Legislature over former
bodies could be given than its evident re-
speet and regard for the press. Some Legts.
latures have considered the press represep.
tatives nuisance, but it Is a fact worthy Of
remembrance that the work of these Solons
seldom attained the dignity Of public in.
portance.
The CHESTER Times seriously remarks
Many jokes are passed lust now in
regard to keeping diaries We commend
" the practice and have long INDUCED II
it, Very sorry to hear it, neirbbor
Witticisms upor such matters are about A,
dull and stupid as a clowns eonundrums OF
almanac pdus.
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THE satisfaction expressed aud eyidentI,
tel 'tr'many AT the death of Gambett,
is only rivalleG by the complaccncv with
which the news of SkobelefT's cath wa
received. These two men were eyidentl,
regarded as the most dangerous foes Of tn,
German Empire.
POLITICAL VICTIMS are being added b,
sdne journals to the list Of the ulustrIop
dead ofthe past year In this connection tn,
name OF that eminent patriot, Hon. Richard
harrington, OF Delaware must not n,