New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-11

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If the appropriations in the River and Harbof
bill are lust and honest ones, what objection is
there to permitting facts which render the
items worthy from being known? Let the bill
be discussed in the Senate on its merits, ana
then perhaps it may at least be made less sec
tlonal in its character.
THE TRIBuNE's special cable dispatch from
Mr.. Laboucherc is most valuable commentary
On Mr.. Gladstone's speech in the Commons last
night. 1t shows how the Radicals regard the
Premiel's concession in regard to Irish
representation at Westminster. ut relieves
him from certain defeat" is Mr. LabOuchere's
opnipn and on an appeal to the country the
united front of the Radicals would give hope OF
q victory over the Wings and Conservatives
combined. Mr.. Labouchere's views will en-
courage the friends of Home Rule everywhere.
The Canadians will possibly be convinced by
the action of Congress yesterday that Ameri-
cans are willing to stand upon their present
rights in the fisheries question. bill was in
PRODUCED IN the Senate providing that when
any foreign country, whose vessels have been
placed on the same footing in United States
Dorts as American vessels, shall deny to our
vessels the privileges we give theirs, the Presi-
dent shall close our ports to the shipping of
said ungracious foreign country. Such state
of affairs would be sad but the sadness would
not he all cur own. MeanW lille the seizure of
l.;, fult liz
point of importance is, what kind Of papers did
she haveY
The development among Southern Method
lists of n sentiment in favor OF union between
the Methodist Church North and the Method
list Church South may be fairly taken as proof
that at last sectional feeling is really dying ont
there. 1t was slavery that separated the
Methodists North and South, and if Southern
talk about accepting the results of the war as
final is genuine SOutherncrs should be ready to
mite with their brethren North. The resOu-
lions proposed in the Richmond conference
YESTERDAY indicate that this frame OF mind has
nearly been reached. There may be practical
objections TO n union, but sentiment alone
should not keep these two bodies of Christians
apart.
There is bill in the Assembly which attracts
little attention, but which, FOR the sake of
humanity, should at least attract enough to
secure its enactment Us law. That is the meas
uIe prohibiting Imprisonment Tor debt. Noml
nally this thing Was long ago abolished; but
under executions against the persons Ill suits
upon debts contracted by fraud, persons are
sometimes ncarcerated for years in snch
places as Ludlow Street Jail. This ought to DE
stopped, for it has long been the alleged pride
of our civilization that no man can be deprived
of his personal freedom except upon conviction
of crime or misdemcanOr. Few people now.
favor Imprisonment for debt outside the Sher-
if's Office the Jail, and the offices OF ultra Icon
narrative lawyers. The bill IN question has