New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18

the Barley bill permitting the Punishment OF
the Princes on the decree of the President.
This was by vote of 142 to 1877. The FaDre
bill was thrown out last Monday by 148 votes
| to 1872. The Barley measure was only an ap-
parent concession from the Deputies. Inc
Senators were quick enough to see that, and
could not be caught. 1t is impossible to tell
what the Lower House will do next
Perhaps it will not matter much. In
deed, the crisis in France drags SO heavily that
it is fast losing its importance.
Professor Dwighl's advice to the Assembly
Committee on cities touching Mayor Edison &
charter was generally sound and should have
weight. There is strong feeling in the city
that it would be good thing to have little
pa:eInal government for Ncw-YOrk That is
proved by the sa isfaction which Is so widely
shown when any steps are taken to curtail the
powers of the Aldermen. These men are
elected to represent the people, but they do not
do 1t. They represent Only rings and bosses ana
they have done this until the people are tired OF
it. What is wanted is to fix the responsibility
of administration upon some officer who will be
directly answ era le to the voters, as Professor
Dwight pointed out. But the man who first
fills such position must be one elected on this
direct issue and one who is fettered by no party
ties Professor Dwight laid stress upon the
need of a nOn-partsan Police Board. Let all
the other departments he One-headed perhaps;
but not the Police. The reason for this will
readily suggest itself to any one who realizes
what an immense political power the 1900
members of the force WELD.
The noOses draw more tightly around the
necks of the Irish assass;ns. The testimony
of James Carey, given yesterday at Dublin, is
startling in its clearness, appalling IN its de-
tails, and fatal III its force. This was no low
ignorant fellow, selected to do bloody work
blindly. He was member of the municipal lily
of Dublin, and owing to his intelligence shared
in the councils of the managers of this bust
ness of murder. A perusal of his testimony
shows the wisdom of the Government in allow
ing him to become an infOrmer. Not only are
they able thus to secure sufficient evidence to
convict the prisoners about whom suspicion
hangs, but Carey gives many details of the plots
of which the more humble cOnspratOIs knew
nothing. Much of what he said was a revela
ton to the wretched men who crOuched in
the dock, as well as to the Court Carey re-
lated how Burke and Lord Frederick Caven-
dish were butchered. and described the almost
numberless attempts to assassinate Mr.. Forster,
whose continual escape from death Is wonder
full. He also touched on more delCate
points. What he said about the supply of
money that he believes came from the Land
League will raise loud and angry protest
from Mr.. Parnells followers on both sides of
the ocean. The completely of any of the Land
League leaders in these murders is of course
not proved but Careys testimony shows that
the Fenian organization and the Land League
sometimes Overlapped and that the product was
1t is also impossible not to re-
call that the Land League accounts were never
made public with satisfactory fulness.