New-York tribune., 1883-03-18
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TOPICS IN THREE CITIES.
BOSTON,.
GOVERNOR BUTLER'S YETO-APPOINT.
MENIS-A RAILWAY LEASE-WOMAN SUF-
FRAGE-THEATRICAL
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BOSTON, March 17-Governor Buffers veto of
the appropriations for correctional and char
liable institutions Is the most plausible and
reasonable-appearing thing he has done in
tho execution of the grand reform pros
pectus of his inaugural. simply because it
is always in order to object to appropriation bills
which must be signed or rejected, good and bad
items together, and to estimates made by clerks
committees or other persons without executive re-
sponsibility. But then objections wonld be raised
to any appropriation bill ever passed in
this country. Practically the veto amounts
to nil. There is no extravaganza or corruption
shown and nobody fears investigation. In fact. q
challenging cry fer investigation is the universal
response to the Governors innuendOs. The only way
he could construct case was by showing that the
salary account forms the bulk of the cost of our in
stitutlons Very WELL is the answer, what does this
show but that the expense IS kept down to the
bare runningf The institutions will not be shut
up; probably not even the thousand dollars dis
bursed as assistance to discharged convicts which
the erstN lille tender and devoted champion of the
State Prison conyicts streauously objects to will
be Topped Of. But a reform Governor must bs doing
something that looks like retrenchment when no
can spare day or two from law business to State
affairs. Hence this empty veto.
Another week and another meeting of the Execu-
tive Council have come and gone and still the ap-
p0ntment of a Butler WORKER" who is simply that
and nothing more, for insurance commissioners, is
unratliied. 1t begins 20 look as if the odd man
wouid be beaten in bis purpose TO turn the oflics
which controls, with arbitrary aud dictaioriai
power, interests representing 100000, 000 into a
political engine.
haf-jokng amendment 10 a bill pTOvling for
the appointment of fund clerk for the STATE Treas
uIeTs Department, directing that tue clerk lie
selected by competitive examination, was adopted
in the House of Representatives by an evenly
mixed majority of Republicans and Democrats.
Civil Service Ieformers hail 1t as the entering
wedge of State Civil Service Reform.
The long-agitaed but oft-denied purpose TO con-
sOlldate the parallel Eastern and Boston and
Maine railroads eliminated this week IN a
vote of the directors of both corporations
In favor OF lease of the former TO
the latter. The former has the more progressive,
liberal and popular management, and the regret is
general that the latter is to be the lessee Bat tho
assent of the New Hampshire Legislature has yet
TO be obtained. 1t is pointed out that though
the earnings equitably distributed, might give
dividends to both sets of stockholders, it is possible
under the terms of the lease for the Boston and
Maine to maintain its road-bed and equipment bya
LnpIONrihHuI DOuu MHlCu AgdScS ovti iohus
while paying dividends up to 10 per cent before tho
Eastern Railroad stockholders get above per cent
The waves of the storm over the municipal Wo-
man Suffrage bill have not yet subsidized The
az taion bids fair 10 become continuous, to judge
from the letters pro and con TO the newspapers
The Rev. Dr. James Freeman Clarke at one
end of the religious community and
the Rev. Joseph Cooke at the other
have preached notable sermons IN favor Of the bal
lot for women. and the lady remonstrants and
antrs," though triumphant in the Legislature
appear to be The defensive in the newspapers. IL
Is burning question in Massachusetts hence
forward.
The Boston Museum stock company ventursd
lpon crucial test in the production of Tho
Bankers Daughter" this week. Although the three
n four leading characters ably represented by
William Warren, Mr.. Wilson, Mr.. Barron, Mrs
Vincent, Miss Annie Clarke and Miss NOrah Bart
EFT. the ensemble somehow so Dalpably falls below
he standard of the Union Square Company that
ho sturdy local pride in the company that has
,een the delight of generations of BOs tonians" 10
adly shaken.