New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-16
Netpa1ork Daily Grib1sass
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY
. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1886.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
FoREIGv-The Bulgarian question; candidacy
of Prince Ferdinand - The Campbell divorce
suit. - The verdict against James Gordon Ben
nett quashed. 60 NJ. n. Droz elected President
of switzerland. - African territory ceded to
Germany. - Cholera spreading in South Amer
lea. 60 The seizure of British sealing schooners
60 Trouble in the Cabinet
CoNGREss-Both Houses in session, - Sem
ate: Resolution to have open executive sessions
laid on the table; Interstate Commerce bill dis
cussed - Scene between Symes and Randall.
DoMEsTIC-The Reading plan of reorganization.
- Opinion in Boston on the New-York ana
New-England Railroad election. - he two
hundredth anniversary of Kings Chapel i'll Boston,
e. Sale of thoroughbreds in Lexington, KY.
e. Workmen injured by the fall of building III
Washington. - Boycotlng non-union workmen
Mt Cohoes relief for the Knights of Labor IN Am
sterdam - Confession of q witness to the muir
der of Susanuah Prescott in Groton, Mass. -
The prohibition law in Kansas 60 Money lost
by speculstors in tickets the Patti concerts IN
Chicago.
CITYANp SUBURBAN. McQuade found guilty on
tbe first ballot - The Cregan investigation.
G. Excitement in Wall Street over drop IN
stocks. - Charges of extravaganza before the
BOARD of Estimate. - The Rev. Mr.. Staunton's
PASTORAL
Golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Fish,
= New schools needed. - Gold value of the
legal-tender silver dollar (412 L grains-46Ssd per
punce--7734 cents - Stocks active and
banicky with heavy declines, closing unsettled
with sharp rally,
The WEATHER.-Indications for to-day: Much
colder and cloudy possibly with light snow, fol-
lowed by fair weather Temperature yesterday:
Highest, 4Oo; lowest 49,; average, 33H
If the appropriations for rivers and harbors
were made in separate bills, instead Of being
included In One measure. there would be less
chance for waste and jobbery. Such prop
osition is now before Congress, and it ought to
receive favorable consideration.
Those Democratic newspapers which have
been attacking the Republican Senate because
II did not pass a resolution for open executive
sessions would do well to take notice OF the
vote yesterday on this subject. Only six DEM
ocratc Senators voted in favor OF considering
the resolution for open sessions while sixteen
voted to lay it on the table. where 1T went by
O total vote of 33 yeas to Fl nays This dis
poses of the matter for this session, and leaves
the time to bc occupied in the discussion OF
more important questions.
Members Of the Board of Education naturally
and properly take exception TO Mayor Grace's
assertion that they should regard themselves
merely as the personal representatives OF the
Mayor who appoints them. This would reduce
them to the ridiculous position OF dummies.
They are as much entitled to exercise their In
individual judgments as other heads OF depart
ments. At the same time it is to lie regretted
that they have not thought it worth while to act
in some way on the Mayors suggestion In re-
gard to industrial education. According to
Commissioner Devoe, the city Is badly In need
of new schools Tho Board of Estimate Will
assume a grave responsibility If it puts any
obstacles in the way of securing them
The Council Of Reform deserves credit for
its perseverance In behalf Of economy In the
municipal departments. 1t naturally meets with
the fierce opposition Of the officials whose adj
ministra1ve record it attacks but its state
ments about the excessively high cost Of the
city government are well founded. Yet the
people would not grumble at the cost If the
money were only well expended. That such
is not the fact in many of the departments is
undcniable. Some instances in which the ex-
benditures have been largely increased with"
out corresponding benefits were related to the
Board of Estimate yesterday by representative
Of tho Council. lie stated that official figures
showed the per capita cost of the government
Of forty-eight large cities TO be IS 80. while
that of New-York is $3.50 So. 1t would be
difficult to explain this difference on any basis
creditable to this city.
The House Committee On Territories yestcr-
day agreed to report favorably the Senate bill |
for the admission Of Washington Territory as
q State provided Montana Is admitted at the
same time. This Is the old Democratic prin-
ciple of offsetting free State with slave
State, without regard to tho merits OF the
question. Washington Territory has the Iequis- |
Ito population and Montana has not but the |
former is supposed to be safely Republican
while the latter is looked upon as Democratic.