New-York tribune., 1886-03-30

The vote in the House yesterday indicates
that a small majority of the Representatives are
in favor of the Blair educational scheme. The
measure was referred to the Committee on
Labor instead of to the Committee on Educa-
ton which is known to be hostile to 1t. The
opposition to the bill is energetic and wide
awake, however, and as the discussion cannot
begin until late in the session the chances are
that the bill will fail to become a law Such
failure would hardly be q matter for incOnsOl-
able lamentatOn.
AS shrewd observers have conjectured for
some days past, Mr.. Gladstone intends to
introduce his bill for land purchase i'll Ireland
close upon the heels of the Home Rule
measure. The latter he has promised for
April 6, and yesterday he announced the Land
bill for the 10th. But on the 18th the Budget
will be presented, which should give some
indication of the amount of money that the
English must pay 10 redress the wrongs Of
Ireland This is letting John Bull down easily
and by degrees to a realizing sense of the
UNPLEASANT situation in which he finds himself
NJ. de Lesseps, who is not i'll as has been re-
ported, has gwen his views about the Panama
Canal to a TRIBUNE representative, and they
this morning. The great canal digger takes a
most sanguine view of the condition of the big
ditch at the Isthmus. 1t will be surely finished
in three years. he say and it will not cost any
more than was at first expected. Moreover, NJ.
de Lesseps cOntradicts the rumor that he had
recently decided to make it a canal with locks
1t will be a tide water canal. His statement
that none of the money so far spent at Panama
has been wasted will put the contractors there
Sn good spirits.
The members of the present Board of Alder
men, at least those who never served before,
can hardly be hardened against public CEN
sure yet, and We presume they will vote
promptly to accept the resignation of Vice
President Jaehne. When a man is indicted for
bribery on the strength of his own confession,
he cannot possibly leave Official position too
speedily; and to refuse to accept bis resigna-
ton and thereby help him out is to declare that
such an offence as bribery does not amount to
much after all. The indicted Alderman not
only ought to give up the Vice Presidency, but
out of regard for his honest and decent cOnstit
uents should leave the Board entirely.
The project to add the "pan handle" of
iudDO 10 w dbIlIbStou 1cllltOibJ IHSu
admit the combination as a State into the
Union, finds sharp opposition In Congress.
This is based principally on the idea that to
cut of the panhandle would seriously injure
the remainder of Idaho, by leaving Mormon
influences in the ascendency, and by reducing
its territory so that there would not be land
enough to support the population of first
class State. These objections will be heartily
sustained by the opponents of the admission Of
Dakota OF any other new State unless there is
Democratic gain about it somewhere; but
there il not much force in them. The people
living in the panhandle belong Topographic
caly to Washing on Territory already, and
they will be united to it politically in the end,
If they are allowed their way.
The strike in tho Southwest is not yet set
lied. Mr. Gould saYs that Mr.. POWdeIY has