New-York tribune., 1884-03-25

II must be stamped out at any cost. For tnese
reosons the official denial Of the existence OF
the disease is matter for oongratulation' ana
the information cannoU be too widely dissem-
mated.
The members of the Madison Avenue Congre-
pational Church, while agreeing that the Council
gave them good advice when 1t suggested that
Christian brethren should strive to dwell to-
getherin unity, seem to be about as far apartnow
"a ever. At least they are talking in way that
does not suggest unity, unless DR.. Ranney ana
his friends are willing to confess that they mis-
represented facts to the Council. When one
recalls some of Dr. Ranney's vigorous remarks
made about the time the Council met, 1t seems
as unlikely thing as possible that he Will au-
NIT the hard impeachment.
The minority report Of Senator Vance, on the
retaliatOry bill recently reported from Ohe Coli-
mittee on Foreign Relations, Will hardly De
taken seriously. There is chance for great
deal of discussion about this measure; but the
honorable member from North Carolina has not
| said anything in the way OF argument
He is a rank Free-Trader, and has sim
ply seized this opportunity to cast slurs
at the Protective policy of this country.
Germany would have an undeniable right TO
put heavy tariff on American hog products II
she wished to foster any particular interest es-
sential to her welfare by cutting off foreign
competition. What Americans complain about
is that the Imperial Government based its action
on the false plea that our pork is not fit to eat
1t is deemed probable at Washington that the
Democratic caucus tonight on the Tariff bill
will result in some kind of a truce between the
unhappy Democratic factions in the House;
that while the free traders will insist on tariff
reduction. they will consent to follow it up
with measure looking toward a removal OF
the taxes on whiskey and tobacco. They hope
that this will be too seductive an offer for the
Southern members to refuse. Some OF the
Representatives say that the Tariff bill will be
changed so as to provide for horizontal reduc-
ton of 10 per cent all along the list. That
| would not be strange. At a distance 1t might
| look like sacrifice of principle on Mr. MOTIF
sons part; but it would not be that. Mr.. Nor
| 1ison himself has never been able to show that
his favorite measure was based on any pnn-
chile whatever Meanwhile there is no chan ge
| in the duty which rests upon every RepuDilcah
Representative to oppose any tariff bill at every
| step.
The Surrogate began hearing testimony in the
contest over the will of the late Jesse HOyt
Yesterday, and it is already evident that
many things which ought to remain hid will be
brought to light The Legislators at Albany,
who sooner or later will be called upon to con-
slider the bill allowing a man to prove his will,
and incidentally his sanity, in the Probate
Court before his death, will perhaps find an
argument in the suit for or against the measure.
Without regard to the merits of this case, most
people. we believe, will think that it would have
| been better if the points at issue could have
been settled before Mr. Hoyts death. His
| sanity or his daughters might have been de-
cided then with less publicity than at present
when the testatOr has no chance to defend him
| self Some members of the legal profession are
credited with saying that unless our legislators
are lunatics they will not even consider the
ante -mortem probate bill In view of this Hoyt
sui+ thot seems tO be a rather sweeping assertion.