New-York tribune., 1884-01-25

Lleutenant-Governor Hill has returned to Albany
after an absence of several weeks in Wisconsin.
We have momentarily forgotten the section of the
Constitution which provides that the Lieutenant
Governor shall be paid $4,000 year for presiding
over Wisconsin
The Tariff chapter of THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC for
1884 supplies both politicians and business men
with a compact digest OF statistical information.
The rates of duty every article mentioned In the
schedules of either the old the Tarifare exhib
tied IN parallel columns and compared with the
rates recommended by The Tariff Commission. The
actual and the proposed changes having been clearly
revealed, means are provided for judging of the
effects. The values Of importatiOns included in
every paragraph Of tho old Tariff given for the
last fiscal year. and there corresponding entries
showing the gross amounts Of duties collected.
These tables comprising twenty pages OF THE
ALMANAC, are of the highest Importance in view of
the Free-Trade tendencies of a Democratic House of
Representatives. The tariff question Is the chief
political study Of the day. The present issue of
The ALMANAC does much to render that study not
only Ineligible, but interesting.
II Is given out that at recent reception at Albany
"A reception of Democrats, for Democrats by q
Democrat-Nr. Tim Campbell, of this city rose in
his place as one and nominated Governor
Cleveland TOT tne fFeSluCucy, 1lc DcuAOCldlAO
National Convention will be held as usual
Senator Sherman's bill to provide for continu-
ance OF bank circulation, though 1t has seemed
to many of doubtful expediency, appears
to have met the approval of about half
of tho Senate Finance Committee. 1t is
thought that the majority of the committee
will at any rate report in favor of the bill 80 far
amended as to allow the issue OF circulation up to
the par value Of bonds deposited. There is seri-
ous question. 1t must be admitted, whether circu-
lation should be issued up to nine-tenths of tho
market value, because such provision might tend,
in the not distant future, to create artificial price
for the bonds, from which. III case of any sudden
change in the markets, the fall might be severe.
But the provision that circulation equal to the par
value of long-term bonds may be issued would be
entirely safe, and, with repeal of the useless tax
on circulation, would probably suffice to secure the
continued efficiency of the National banking sys-
TEN.
Oscar Wilde is reported as "haltng on the thres-
hold of great career" Well that's better halting
place than bUnko boudOir
A bill has been brought forward in the Assembly
which is we'll calculated to cast a gloom over the
energetic gentlemen who earn their living by specu
latipg in theatre opera tickets. 1t provides
that fine Of not less than $25 shall be
imposed upon any person convicted of selling suoh
tickets a higher price than that charged at tho
box office. At the first glance this seems In the in
terest of theatre and opera goers But Ia It'll We
hope it is STILL remembering that these curb-stOne
and lobby dealers full Of resources, and not
readily circumvented. who shall say that, in case the
bill passed. they would not get around il by exact
ing guarantee against prosecution, say, OF asses
sing the extra charge as "lquidated damagesf"