New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-12

hone they never will adopt it. 1t is better for
the public to be put to a little inconvenience
than that statesmen and saleswomen shall be
| led into needless temptation.
1t is matter of congratulaton that in the
stead of a law creating Receiver-General,
the result of the discussions at Albany at the
last session Of the Legislature concerning re-
ownership abuses was the Ilaggcrty Receiver
ship bill which the Governor signed yesterday.
The measure is long step in the right
direction If il does not wholly prevent such
abuses as have scandalzcd the public III tins
State within the last few years, it will do
much to correct the evil. Needed additional
legislation can perhaps be obtained next winter
The COMPENSATION of receivers Is cut down 10
> per cent on the first 100000 actually re-
ceived and paid ont, and 2l2 per cent on all
sums above that amount. Frequent account
| ings are also made imperative, and certain
| clauses will in great measure cut OIL enormous
| fees to counsel and prevent speculation by
| dishonest receivers. The most admirable
point, however, is the supervision OF all law
suits against and for the receiver which is
given to the Attorney General.
In our Washington dispatches Will be found
an interesting review of the case of John IL.
Surratt, as it seems to bear upon the possible
demand for the eXtraditiOn of Sheridan and
Walsh. Surratt was arrested in Rome in 1866
by the Pope's orders for completely in the
assassination Of President Lincoln We had
no extradition treaty with the States OF the
Church, and the surrender of the accused man
was proposed only as an act of international
comfy. But he was arrested for murder and his
crime was not regarded by any one as politi-
cal offence. In acting in the cases Of Walsh
and Sheridan, whatever our Government
should do would have to be done rs
matter of strict international obligation,
since we have a careful extradiion treaty with
England Still the case of Surratt is OF
great interest in connection with the definition
of what is "political offence If the assassi-
nation of Lincoln was not a political offence
certainly the murder of Burke and Cavendish
was not.
The Conservatives in the British Parliament
naturally never lose an opportunity to annoy
their Liberal opponents. Yesterday they brought
ND that very sore old subject-the surrender
last wear at Gibraltar of MaceO, Castillo and
Rodriguez. the Cuban refugees, to Spain Sir
Charles Dixie denied that Spain had done any
thing which gave England the right TO demand
the return of the Cubans. The Chief Inspector
of Police at Gibraltar acted throughout the
affair in the interests of Spain. The refugees,
who had sought the protection OF the English
authorities were taken to the neutral ground
between Spain and Gibraltar, and set free just
where the Spanish officers could arrest them.
There was thus no surrender OF the refugees.
They were simply denied the right of asylum
bv English officials. So Sir Charles Dixie was
right in saying that Spain had done nothing
which would give England the right to demand
the surrender of MaceO and his companions.
All the Government could do was to punish the
Gibraltar Chief Inspector of the Police and the
Colonial Secretary. This was well enough so
far as it went but it did not begin to wipe out
the disgrace which the transaction brought on
the British flag. The Government is still try
ing to whecdlc Spain into giving the men up
The taunts Of the Tories will not help the
wheeling along; that is why they keep them