New-York tribune., 1886-01-20


period when important legislation ahecting
patents was before Congress. The gift-taker
remains III office to conduct litigations by whlch
the value of his private investments may be III
creased many times.
When the next Democratic National Convention
has drawn I'D its double reversible. whichever
vou-lke tariff plank, 1t will avoid repetition and
saye labor by simply adding, This appiies to sill
yer too"
There Is shown a disposition to ward on the
criticism of Senators Frye and Edmunds by an APP
peal to sympathy for Secretary Bayard. his do
nestle aaiiction. in which he truly has the sympa-
thy of all is said to render criticism OF his Official
course improper. SO shallow defence would not
he offered II there were better. No one has even
limited that Secretary Bayard acted, IN TINS import
ant matter without the knowledge and approval OF
the President Those who critcise the act have
courteously and properly assumed that he d'd not
usurp any authority. Therefore, the act they crlt
cse is that of the President and it calls for just as
Tree discussion il the Secretary had nothing 10 do
with it.
The race betw cen the admission of Dakota and
the trlal of Warner and Work Is becoming exciting
The returns for the local elections in New-York
TRInuNE AlMAxAG for 1856. The usual practice
has been TO present q condensed statement OF the re-
suits in these counties, owing to the pressure OF
poI,ticai information OF National interest. The
,ncr.a.nr import OF the local elections IN New
York and Brooklyn has rendered 1t necessary to
devote more space to them IN TINS annual register
Those interested in tho municipal contests oi these
cities will 6nd the current number exceptionally
valuable for reference.
1t seems that the Autobiography party of this
state has split two rival factions And Is To
he presumed that each faction Will claim
monopoly of the antI-monopOly sentiment OF the
State.
British grain dealers have given us another week
OF phenunenally low prices to record. The average
price of British grain last week at 81 towns was
only 2ys lOd and at the same time only two
carroes of American red winter wheat were sold at
33s 3D. IL il believed. The difference betN een these
prices is about Dl2 cents per bushei which makes 1t
plain enough why exports from this country are not
large. SILVER IL recovering in pIlce. and sold on
Monday at i7d. per ounce which wall have tend
ency to lessen the profits on shipments OF grain from
India.
The question Is not much as TO whether the
Board OF Aldermen gave away the broadway ran-
chise TO an inadequate compensation. as to VINO
got the compensation. ThaFs what the people
want to know.
Patients aud other people who have prejudice
against being doscd with morphine when the doc
tors prescription calls for qnln ne will be inter
ested IN bll which has Just been introduced III the
State Senate The bill provides that after the hrst
OF next January 1t shal bc unlawful to sell any sui
phato OF preparation of morphine Or opium eAcept
and preparations cont aiming two grains or
less of opium 10 the Ource except from bottles or
packages with scarlet labels. This measure may
not meet the evil in question IN an entirely satisiac-
tpry manner. But II certainly Is an effort IN tho
right direction, and when 1t gets IN Committee Oi
the Whole amen dnents calculated to mproyoit will
be in order. In the meantime any person who
thinks that bill with different provisions light DO
better would render the public service By putting
his suggestions IN writing and sending them to the
committee on Public Health of the senate, to which
this bill has boen referred.
Mr. Grace has lost an active and energetic bnsi-
ness partner VIII he take Mr.. Tobey To Till the
vacancy
Mr. Augustine Smith takes exception to ex-Sena-
tor Plalt's observations on his record as Commits
sioner of Quarantine. But tho point Mr.. smith
seems espec Tally ANXIOUS TO deny is that he Is u
shareholder In The Aep- York Times. HIS anxiety |
TO set this rumor at rest is only natural and
We are glad to assist him IN doing so.
WANTED.-A Democrat t0 take the office OF AS |
sistant Treasurer at Ncw-York. To the right sort
of person liberal salary and steady employment
will be given. Must come woll-recommended and
be able to give bonds to the amount of SSO0.COO |
No objection to an offensive partisan. Address g.
Cleveland, Washington, ID. e. Ii tho place is not
filed by February 10, draft will DO ordered.
The Democrats Of Rochester who have been going |
around these many months with razors in their |
boot. legs intent upon each others gore have tempo
rarily made up. A result Of the suspension of hos
tilities Is the organization of the lroquois Club
presumably patterned after the Democratic club OF
that name which the scene OF such lovely |
Carter Harrison few years ago. Ii Is rumored
in the olitcO literary circles Of Rochester that Mr.
Purcell will shortly read paper before the new |
club in which he will demonstrate that :" moral
leper" was a typographical error for archangel
Senator Bayard's worst bugbear when he was In |
tho Senate was Capitalization of power. Aud yet |
he centralizes in himself the functions of both |
President and Senate by making fisheries treaty |
for Minister Vests accommodation.
Werner Bruins, Tammany Assemblyman from the |
XVIII District. has fine vein of humor lie has III
troduced number OF bills to turn the city govern
meDt topsy -turvy IN the In crest of Tammany Hall.
"You may say" he remarked THAT they are IN the |
interest of REFORM Mr. Bruins has not gone to
work in the sim plest and most effective way lie |
should introduce n bill handing over the whole |
city government 10 self perpetuating Council of
Ten, to be selected from the Tammany Committee
on Organization, with a special prpviso that Mr.
Bruins snail be the permanent chairman Of the
Council.
The next time Mr.. Cleveland drops upon his man
for Sub reasrer he shoul apply for order from
the courts compelling him to show cause why ho
should not accept
The fate of Tom" Davis did not put an end in