New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14

been established, for the votes of confidence on
which the fate of the Ministry of the day have
depended have invariably been taken in the
lower or Popular Chamber There is no reason
to believe, however, that the Ministry cou'u
have kept on its legs, If the Senate hau
adopted the Deputies absurd bill. WIN i's
Premier attacked with congestion OF the prain'
and its members devoid of political influence
and divided among themselves it was reuuceu
to SO pltable plight that its collapse coulu
not have been deferred by any action elthef vi
the Senate OF of the Deputies. vi COURSE W.
de Freycnet and NJ. Ferry are mentioned "s
unwilling candidates for the succession. a re-
organization of the old Ministry under NJ.
Dev6s is apparently out of the question.
Although Senator Ferry is in serious trouble
financially, he holds his forces in the Michigan
Legislature well in hand There was no change
Yesterday in the baloting for United States
Senator from what 1t was ten days ago. APP
parenty his opponents have not yet had time
to make use of the forces which MIR. Ferry S
misfortunes have placed at their disposal.
Yhe Senator seems to be playing into their
hands more than his friends could wish. lie
refuses to make any explanation OF tn
serious charges which Ex-Governor Baldwin
has indirectly made against him. Under the
circumstances his silence is damaging.
An abstract of the address of DR.. j. j..
Mitchell, president of the New-YOrk Hom@o-
pathc Medical Society, which We give III an
other column, will attract especial attention at
| this time, owing to the differences among ailo-
pathic practitioners in regard to their code OF
ethics. 1t was only natural that the homGo-
pathic physicians should watch with good
deal of quiet satisfaction the struggle Tor
| greater professional freedom which has Deen
| going on for some time in the ranks o.
| their more conservative brethren. They GER
| tainly were in the position of men who had no
fayOrs TO ask Their schools or medicine have
| gradually acquired excellent regulations as
places of scientific training, and their practi-
TONERS have won fortunes and distinction
among their fellow men. 1t made little matter
therefore to them, practically, whether allo-
paths consulted with them or not. The success
| of the liberal members of the old school III
| broadening the terms of their code has gwen
| them pleasure, much as it has given satlsiac-
| ton to all persons who have large ideas OF
! freedom and little sympathy with anything
which seems to SAVIOR too much of conservatism.
The necessity of passing some tariff mea-
sure at this session of Congress is so pressing
that the Republican Representatives should be
guilty of no sackness in action which con-
Germs it, Notwithstanding the poor chances
which the bill of the Ways and Means Com
mittee now seems to have in the House. They
ought to devote themselves to the consdera-
ton of the measure heartily, and pass 1t ii
possible. Some of them are counting too
much upon possible concurrence with the SEN
| ate's bill. Apparently they forget that there
is at least one strong precedent against such
action which would first have to be set aside.
| The House once held that bill affecting
| the revenue must originate with il, and not III
| the Senate. The opponents of tariff leSis-
lation will undoubtedly avail themselves OF
all points of advantage, and they might be
able to secure the rejection of the Senate
measure on alleged constitutional grounds. II
behooves every Republican member, therefore,
| to make it perfectly clear that he has strained
every effort to comply with the cOuntry's de-
mand for reduction in the tariff, and ha,
| taken no chances.