New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-22

touched our hearts, anu the hrss tuihsS VI ~"
movement in her condition will send thrill OF
Measure and gratitude throughout this Nation.
II does not seem likely that the summer re-
sort business will be greatly increased around
New-York during the coming season. Prepa-
rations are already making by hotel men ior
the summer. The remnants of Coney Island
are being raked into shape, and the buildings
tipped over by the winters storms are being SET
I'D again. But there are no signs az yet 1iia'
capitalists are seeking to extend their invest
mepts along the beaches. In the lace Oh .ho
disappoutments of lasC year and the fact tna'
the Jumbo of hotels at Rockaway VIII not oe
opened this summer, this inactivity Is not
strange. 1t is to be regretted, however that
enterprise has been checked before the weN'
end of Coney Island the pleasantest part Oh 1t,
has been redeemed from the liquor-sellers ana
keepers of third-class resorts.
Sensible persons will agree with Superintend-
ent Baker in the opinion that what the oIaIe
prisons need rost from this Legislature is to
he let alone. Especially is this true in view Oh
the showing which the Superintendent makes
for his first years work. He tells TRIBUNE
reporter that the earnings of the prison VIII
exceed the expenses by over $l7,OOO. Inc uh-
wise interference of the demagOgues In the Leg
islatuIe will change this state OF affairs an
other year. however, as they have already re-
duced the earnings 100000 10y abolishlng the
contracts at the Dannemora Prison. III MT.
Baker had not shown himself to be good ClVii
Service reformer by refusing to remove any o1
his subordinates in Office, he might have
avoided the foolish intermeddling of the Tam
many demagogues Still, he thinks that the
majority of the Assembly Committee have
acted upon good intentions and he will do his
best to enforce any law that may follow their
recommendations. But he is significantly sllent
about the minority report.
There is glimmer of hope that one or two OF
the bills at Albany which ought not to become
laws will fail. Nothing is to be hoped from the
Assembly; but the Senate yesterday exhibited
a rather conservative spirit, which is somewhat
encouraging. Senator Grady's bill to amend
the excise laws by abolishng the civil damages
act and the three bed clause was temporarily
defeated. Without being over-sanguine it may
be said that 1t seems possible that the excise
measure which has the approval of the Assem-
bly, will be defeated in the Senate. That Is
is even worse than Gradg's bill. If it should
become law the rum-selers would constitute
IA privileged class in this city. Since we cannot
get good legislation from this Assembly in re-
gard 10 liquOr-sellIng, dll reputable New \ ork-
ers will 10 glad to have none. The laws when
we have are not the best; but the greatest
fault is in their execution. There Is now, now
ever, some little chance of getting them en-
forced presently. The judges of the General
Sessions have announced their readiness to try
excise cases, and committee of persistent and
energetic citizens is after the Excise and Police
Commissioners to try to get them to do their
duty. Unless the Legislature, therefore, wants
TO make bad matter very much worse the
members will let the excise laws alone.
Nothing in the way of patronage IL too small,
anparently, for the consideration OF the Demo
Gratis in the Legislature. The town OF
New-Lots, in Kings County, with its $4,000
inhabitants, has a small police force, under the
control of Republican Commissioners elected
by the people. AT the ipstgation OF Mr. Jacobs
the partisan majority in the Senate Tuesday
passed O bill to Dust these duly elected Repub-
lican Commissioners and to provide similar
places for three Democrats, at an extra expense
to the town of about $4,000. The time of the
Senate is occupied with petty bills of this
kind, interfering with local self-government,
while important public measures await lis
action. The Niagara Falls Park bill, for in
stance, the prompt passage OF which is called
for by the best interests of the State, and
which would be beneficial to the whole
country, has not yet received any consid-
Grafton in the Senate. 1t passed the
Assembly week ago. and though
advocated by the leading men of both parties
outside of the Legislature it has not yet at
tracted the attention of the Senate If it
were patronage measure it might have been
rushed through both houses and signed by the
Governor In single day. as was the case last
week with the bill affecting the Emigration
Commission. But as it is measure for the
benefit of the people and not for the politi-
clans alone it will probably have to take its
chances with the four or five hundred other
bills now On the Senate files.