New-York tribune., 1886-07-12

and act upon this fact last session.
The exposures made by Congressman Hiscock,
Reed and Bayno of the petty and rnexpressibly
stupid attempt by the Democrats TO obtain repu-
tation for economy by passing inadequate appropri
alton bills are more amusing than anything else
The full-blown Homanic economist. posing with
solemn mien as a rare specimen of hard, raw-boned
honesty. is a very laughable creature. He will
make an unearthly fuss about an item of SsOO,OO
for an honest payment for the faithful and widely
beneficial service of American steamships i'll an
appropriation bill of iifty-three millions, but when
he comes 10 passing pension and river and harDor
Jobs for queer" applicants in his district he grabs
like hungry cur. He will vote to pass low and
inadequate supply bill for the public service, and
when the Republican Senate, unused to such petty
trckery has raised the amount 10 its proper total.
he goes on the stump and shows the people what ex-
travagant and wasteful fellows these Republican
Senators are, and what prudent and economl cal
watchdog of the public treasury he is Then he
comes back to Washington and hurriedly passes an
Urgent Deficiency" bill which Is several million
dollars IN excess of the necessary sum originally
demanded by the Senate. And the IIolmanic econ
ou,ist nattering himself that the public is an
laughs in his sleeve and thinks he has done some
thing amazingly smart.
De Lesseps thinks that ultimately a level
canal" will be required Perhaps; but we beg
leave to suggest that level head i'll be required
to raise the money to build it,
The Philadelphia Ministerial Union has decided
not to suppress the Sunday newspapers just now
on account the summer months being upon u.s.
This is sensible OF every body is aN that
a good Sunday newspaper is Indispensable while
sthe summer months upon us y; and in due time
we trust that our Philadelphia friends will come to
the conclusion that Sunday papers are just as
necessary and valuable all the rest of the year
during tho weeks when the mercury is close upon
90 in the shade.
The poetico philosophical Squire would doubtless
be much more contented man if he had never
quilted Boston for New-York. How the harassing
contentious of our local politics must worry and
perpIex his gentle and imaginative spirit!
The record Of iron furnaces In blast July shows
but little increase during the month of June The
number III blast was 80, including 5S charcoal,
119 anthracite. and 1872 btuminous furnaces hav-
ing a weekly capacity of 121. $50 tons. During the
month the increase was only about LOCO tons,
showing that the remarkably rapid enlargement
has been arrested. Stocks on hand increased as Is
usual at this season. But there still reports OF
many new furnaces going up, and Others are beng
enlarged. though the production is the largest
ever known IN this country, it is noteworthy that
the price remains steadily at point which was
considered not long ago. less than actual cost to the
makeIs.
Tie hLJdny ArgHs gives its readers TO understand
that Harpey's Ueeky Ihe Ae,r- York lines and Ihe
| Aer-loyk Post representative Republican
newspapers" Well they are IN the sense that BEN
edict Arnold was representative American patriot.
| Excise Commissioner WOOdman, II was reported
! the other day, "made half smohered exclamation
| that sounded profane' The occasion Tor TINS sup
pressed outburst has now passed; but the Excise
Board that has secured the right of way must I'M
prove vastly upon the record Of its predecessor II
succeeds in aboshing the temptation TO use strong
language which the average citizen has frequently
found too powerful to resist when the manage nen'
of ex else matters IN New-York has1een thought oil