New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-02
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is my ONF ~ Dr. oHiIbI'I@N'
If the Senate Railroad Committee docs not
make more rapid progress toward laying pare
,be ipioutlcs of the Board Of Aldermen of
1854 than il is now making. guilty members oil
that Board will have time to make the grand
tour of Europe COR of Cauada) before the Urahu
Jury gets any evidence to act on. MI. hen
was the only witness yesterday and the session
was given up to his accounts and books. ne
SECRETARY and treasurer seems To have conpnru
his abil les in the line of rrciiyng exclusively
to ardent spirits His system OF bookkeeping
vonld have been greatly improved by process
of careful disillaton But though the long
series of questions finally made Nh. hcIrS head
swim. and his answers became wild and ann
less. not the least lttlc finger of brIbcd Alder
man could be detected in the columns OF IE-
nrcs. People are nj llbcr'y to form such inlcr-
cnccs a. they please from Mr.. kcus testimony
bat differences do not send people to sing 9'hS.
Mr.. Molonry is still absent, the renowned
confessions do not yet appear and the III
ouiry gucs over until Friday
This is a remarkably good-hum'rcd ami
paiicut community. Politicians and corpora
tion, plundrr it alike But when is slow anger
is At last aroused. the results are likely 20 bc
serious. This town got mad when the weed
tL,fts were exposed aud the places which had
known the fat and greasy robbers ui the Kong
knew them no more The cars IN broadway
furnish convenient means of travel Tor many
Thousand. of people daily. HE linc u u~'i 50
much that public Indignation over the Infamous
Wty i'm Which the franchise va, acquired h'l'
never risen to white h,at. Every honest man
would b. glad to see all brbr-giycrs and btb'-
takers put i'm prison where they belong. bu'
his wrath against the corrupt conspiracy which
n.cc,i tnc city of thi, franchise Is not IS" M
pl,c,B,c that he VII sacrifice much time ana
labor {, bring the guilty l." justice. Al least
/ that seems 10 be the sentiment "f the great
ca.y-cong majority. And that majority Is
problbly a ltilc doubtful to-day whether to
feel uriaicd or amused over thc little that has
thns far been accomplished hy the Senate Com
mittcc. Some hothradcd friends of the Com
mitt"c have been b owing rams horn, with q
mighty noise, bat the walls of Jericho still
stand. II these friends had been less bolster
ou,. the people would not have expected II great
crash Immediately, and Consequently would not
be 50 much disappointed M the great cry ana
small sh, airing rs they must be at present.
But the one thing above all others which
! would arouse just anger in the community
would be the suspicion that Committee or
! counsel were misusng their power for per
snnal ends If any one engaged in this lnycsil-
/ cation tries to shield his friends while he Is
attempting to injurc his enemies. the outcome
will prove unpleasant for him. We would ask
again whether Francis Lyndc StetsOn is likely
| To be called before the Committee When MIR.
! Srct.op', name was mentioned in Jacob Sharp's
! testimony the other day no attempt was made
70 discover what Mr.. Slctson did at Albany for
! Nj. Sharp. Mr.. Stctson has not been one OF
! Mr. Snarps counsel for some time, but is there
anything in his present employ mcnts and in
! tmacies that should prevent a searching exam
! nation into his labOrS 1t Albany and the whole
history of his relations to Broadway schemes
And Mr. Disbcckcr, toUP When are wc to
hear from him7 The evidence shows that
900 was paid to Disbeckcr. Every one
knows that IN sum could not have been paid
for his own services Whom did he reprcscn r.
then and to whom did the money GOT