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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
1OG.ROLLTyG IN CONGRESS.

Loc-rolling legislation is generally bad legs
la,ion. If a measure can be carried only y!
combination with some other which, on the
face of things. must also have without com
bination the support of only minority, 1t must
bc inferred that both are contrary 10 the de-
libcrate Judgment or &iSh of the majority. One
may be very bad, and the other only harmless
but for one reason or another, in the unbiased
Judgment of the lawmaking body, both would
he condemned TO defeat if there were no bar
cain made OF this character are most OF the
pubic-B Building bills which disiigure the rec
ords of Congress, and the worst OF the River
and IIarbor bills.
worse form of the same vice might be
called legislative blacllma. Smith is inter
ested i'm bill which he knows would not pass
if members should vote according to their con
yictions as to its merits But he and his friends
threaten to vote against public measure OF
the highest necessity which they know ought
10 be passed unless friends OF that important
measure consent to help Smith and his asso-
GATES with their scheme Not inlrequently
the threat has its desired effect, and the passage
of a bad or dangerous bill is cXiorcd as the
price of necessary votes for a measure essen
tai 10 NdtlOIdl DDllNl vi Vubllt NNli"i'' '''"'
excuse NAV at times be made for the member
who consents to be blackmaled out of his vote
in this fashion, but the men who use such
methods do their utmost TO make the lawmak-
ing body disgrace to civilized society.
There are current at Washington reports
that log rolling of this description has been re-
sorted to somewhat openly this year. One
private letter boasts that votes for the Silver
bill have been secured by the threat " no silver,
no tariff and the extraordinary part of the
| business is that the dishonesty of obtaining
votes in that fashion does not seem to have
| occurred 10 the writer. Another writer be-
/ lieves that the fate of an Election bill will de-
pend upon votes given or refused to some other
measure. Each of these are bills which ought
to be pissed rejected by Congress on their
merits. They concern great questions Of public
policy. The National welfare depends upon
them, if not the success Of a National party.
| Every member is under a solemn obligation 10
vote upon each according TO his best judgment.
He has no more right to barter away his vote
for or against either measure according to his
J convictions than he has to steal money from
the public Treasury or to betray to foreign
enemy the interests of the country.
Yet log-rolling in matters of small conse-
| quence has grown common that the essential
| improperly of bartering votes, especially on
| questions of public policy, seems to be by many
] forgotten There should be rigid public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
TWELVE PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreirn-The Government only secured ma
fority of four in vote in the House OF commons
on a clause of the Licensing bill - MI stan
ley praised Lord Salisbury's African agreement
in speeches at Berwick and Newcastle. - Man.
uscripts of Dickenss and Colllnss works were
sold at auction in London. - Murders ana
reprisals between Christians and Mussulmans nave
occurred in Crete. - The Protectionists In
Snain have gained victory. - The City of
Paris INQUIRY was continued in Liverpool
Congress-Both branches in session. - The
Senate The report of the Pan-Amerlcan Confer
erce Committee on Customs Union was received
from the Presidents the Legislative Approprla-
ton bill was further discussed. - Inc Houso
An al-day battle was fought over Speaker heeu
reference of the Silver bill to the Coinage Com
mittee: finally Mr.. Mills's motion, amended 10
strike from the journal the Speakers order OF
reference was adopted; the Federal Election Dill
was reported.
domestic -Commencemcnt exercises took place
at Cornell. Lehigh. Dickinson. Miami and other
rriversities and colleges - A food did dam
ace in Steuben County, ~ Y, and Tioga County,
Penn. - Mrs Harrison and Mrs Mckee, VIE
and daughter of the President, arrived at cape
May and took possession of their cottage. -
Governor Brackett, of Massachusetts, has de-
cided TO refuse a requisition of Governor lilI lor
one Vinal. --=- The case of the Michigan Centfal
Railroad for cutting grain rates illegally began
in a Federal Court in Chicago. - The men
Imprisoned in the Hill Farm, near Dunbar, Penn.
are still alive.
City and Suburban.-The thirty-eighth annual
commencement exercises of the COLLEGE OF the
City of New-lork were held at the metropolitan
Opera House - The New-iork and Columbia
Yacht clubs held their annual regatta -
commencement exercises were held at stevens
Institute - Winners at Sheepshead Bay Am
bulance, Major DAILY, Judge Morrow, Loan'aKa'
Fordham and Philosophy. - Stocks were
sharply depressed in the early dealings, maue
good recoveries and closed strong.
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Gener-
ally fair. with Slight thermal changes. Tempera-
1ure Yesterday: Highest, IS degrees lowest 6s {;
average. 70.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
PERSONAL.

The Rev Price Collier, of Brooklyn, will preach in
the Old Meeting House. at bingham. Mass. on the
first two sundays of next month.
The remains Of Mckewicz. the Polish poet, will on
July be removed from Paris to Cracow and inferred
in the mausOleum Of the Polish Kings.
Mr. Leslie stephen is visiting Professor James
Russell Lowell at Cambridge Il have come to
America he says, "to see my friend Mr.. Lowell
shall stay about three weeks, and shall spend my
whole time here in Cambridge. | do not Intend 10
travel came merely TO visit u few Of my friends
who live here in Cambridge several Harvard professors
among them have been I'm America twice before
and did not travel much came to look at American
life in the time, and 10 get an idea OF the feel
ing here In the North"
Prince Bismarck says Of General Won Caprivi: I" He
has clear head good heart generous nature and
great working powers; altogether frstclass man.
And then General Caprivl says 10 the world !:
Don't mind what Prince Bismarck says. He is ont
Of Office now and his words have no weght'
The Rev. Dr. Abel stevens. now seventy-six years
old writing another volume of his great History OF
Mcthodsm.'
Remorseless time has done its work. " The
London Echo" upon Cardinal Newman. 1t is natural
and nevable but 1t less naturally inspires regret
II is strange however that while his robe Of flesh"
10 borrow ST. Augustine's expression. Is 30 worn the
spirit within it is still 50 bright and clear Caruinal
Newman is physically so feeble that he cannot walk
a ward without slow, painful effort and the support
Of an attendant In fact not until Monday last, when
he attended mass at the OratOry-the day being the
fcostdav ~ the founder Of the Oratorans-d the
birmingham people become fully aware Of the ravages
which time had effected in the Cardinals Oodily
movers Until quito recently Cardinal Newman rose
early and attended most Of the ministratons OF the
convent But this is now beyond his strength.
Tho Chicago Times recently printed an attack
on President Harrison says The indianapolis jour
nal on the alleged ground that be habitualy travels
on free passes and thus places himself under oblgi
tons "a the railroad companies. The charge is un-
tne THE Journal happens to have information on
the subject and is able to say positively that IN every
Instance where the President has travelled on private
or nersonoi business he has paid his fare When he
s invited by committees delegations 10 visit par
ticuar places the matter Of transportation Is eIt IN
,beir hands II the President should be invited 10
omen Inc Worlds Fair, would The Times expect MN
10 nav his fare from Washington TO Chicago ana re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
THE QUEBEC ELECTIONS.

The Provincial elections in Quebec have been
carried by the French Nationalist, whose lead
err. Premier MERCER, is a midland AnneXa-
zionist He stands first for Provincial indie
pendence under French leadership, but if that
policy be impracticabe, he prefers annexation
to the United States 10 the maintenance of the
British connection. The triumph of this Ma
tionalist party has been achieved under note
worthy conditions. The Dominion Govern
ment has exerted all its influence to secure the
defeat of Premier MERCER. Four Cabinet Min
listers took part in the canvass, and all the
pressure which could be brought to bear upon
the electors by the Conservative Government
hassbeen freely employed. The result is dis
astrous TO the hopes OF the Loyalist coalition
now governing the Dominion.
Public opinion in Canada is moving in new
directions. There is increasing dissatisfaction
with the conditions of dependency which the
Imperial connection involves. The natural
markets of the Canadian population are across
the United States frontier and not beyond the
seas. The interests of the various Provinces
are bound up with those of the States. This is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Census Superintendent Porter expresses en-
tire satisfaction with the work done IN this
city under the direction of Supervisor Murray
This fact will be gratifying to everybody eH-
cept a few partisans who feel bound to ma
fault with the census because it has been taken
under Republican auspices. They are deter
mined that nothing good shall come out OF the
Republican party if they can help 1t. Inc
enumerators appear to have done their work
carefully and conscentiouSly, and 1t is slgnlii-
cant that great majority OF the mistakes ana
omissions reported prove, on Investigation to
be without foundation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

In submitting its report on the Federal Elcc-
ton bill. Mr.. Lodges committee makes lucid
and cogent presentation of the powers and
duties of Congress in the control of the cleo
tons of its members. In taking action on
this question it cannot be denied that Congress
is clearly within its constitutional rights And
among fair-minded men few will dissent from
the strongly put conclusion of the committee,
that there is as little doubt of the expediency
of the proposed law as of g the full and abso-
lutte power of Congress to enact legislation OF
this kind whenever circumstances seem, as they
DO now. impeiatvely to demand it,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Attorney General Johnson, of California,
finds himself in hearty agreement with Gov
ernor Waterman on the question of suppressing
prize fights under the guise of athletic exhibit
tons He says that they are made felony
by law, and that he will put forth every exer-
ton TO have the spirit of the law fully enforced
This ought not to be difficult of accomplish
ment. The mere declaration of such a deter
mnation will probably be sufficient to produce
the effect intended provided it is generally
understood in California that the Attorney
General has the courage of his announced con-
victions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

The Weekly Payments law is disclosing TN.
expected possibilities. The disagreement OF
various authorities as to how far it applies to
municipal corporations has already been adj
verted to- Yesterday Attorney General Tabor
examined the measure and to his surprise
found that it was his duty-not that of the
District Attorneys to conduct prosecutions IN
cases of violation of the law. The purpose OF
the act is seemingly good one, but it is to be
feared that sufficient care was not exercised
in the drafting Of it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Natures decree, and it must ultimately be
recognized as more authoritative than the arti.
fetal bonds of English empire. The victory OF
the French Nationalist in Quebec shows un-
erringly the direction in which Canadian opln.
ion is moving. Hostility to -LoyaliSm ana
Indifference TO the British connection are the
earliest phases of disaffection with eNisuhg
conditions. Annexation will be the final re-
sult. unless all signs fail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

The finding of new indictments against the
Excise Commissioners is merely strengthen
ing of the line of attack against those officials.
The new indictments deal with the same sub
stance as the former ones, but they are more
carefully drawn, and, it is believed, will not
afford any loophole for escape through one of
the technicalities that keeu-eyed and keen
scented lawyers are always ON the lookout for
Now 1t is to be hoped that the trial of these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Estimating the population of the various cities
is a favorite amusement just now of those VINO
have no better OF filling up their idle
moments. All the estimates it may he well TO
bear in mind, are mere guesses-no more, no less
and are to be taken for what they are WORTH.
The wise will pay little attention to estimates,
but will prefer to wait for the actual figures, 10
which the lightning calculators are even now
deyoting their best energies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
amnsemenrs.

rIJOU THEATRE-s-Tbe City Directory
BROADWAY THEATRES-Castlesin tho Air.
CAsINo-s:l6-The Brazlians.
EDEN MUsEE-wa1 Tabsaus.
GRANDO PEccA HOUsE-s-Carmen.
MADISON SQUARE TREATRE-s3o-Bsau BrumpeL
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AMPHITHEATkE-S-
strauss Concert.
STANDARD THEATRE-6l5-MoneyM Mad
TERRACE GARDEN-sl6-Chimes OF Normandy ana Hun'
garan Ballet
UNION SQUARE THEATRE-S;l5-Raglans way
l4TH STREET THEATRE-8-La Belle Mane' or
womsn's Revenge
STH.AVE. AND 10TH. ST-Getrysourg
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

In . literary papers account OF the lvy-pi'h'-
inc AZ one of the colleges we read That the orator
of the occasion dropped handful OF dlrt ana
coin into the hole and the other members VI
the class did likewise Why art, wheh op-
viously earth was the word lntehueu. "'
we read Of dirt roads and the IKE WHY no'
limit this none too euphonious word 10 us proper
meaning? NEWCOMERS at least shonIu nav Nv
h, - 90 ,,bat dirt mcans-Street Cleaning
Ca,nr,issioncr Beatte. possibly, excepted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
,, ,.,,v rp,p,rNE rRmAv JUNE 1s9O-TWELVE PAGES

as asserting that the statement that the oyster
is unwholesome in the Summer months IS no'
truc There are just as good oysters, and II any
thing fresher, from the first of June TO the as'
of August than at any other time This Ger
,ainly is specific, and The Press quotes other
oystermen, whose talk is to the same enect.
Still we think that majority of the friends OF
the oyster are disposed not to disturb MN IN
his endowment of his summer vacation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

indictments will not be long delayed. The
City Reform Club are confident of their ability
to make good their charges. If the Commas
sioners feel conscious of their innocence they
should court an early hearing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Persons going out of town for the summer can
hare the Daily and Sunday Tribune mailed to
them for 81 per month, or $3.50 TOR three
months. Travellers in Europe can receice The
Tribune during their absence for S1.65 per
month, foreign postage paid, or $4.45 for three
months. The address of tho paper can De
ehanged as often as desired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Brooklyn was all ready to claim a population
~ 600 600 when one of her citizens rose to re-
mari, through The Tribune that the census enum-
orator had skipped his family consisting OF four
persons. Unless some one rises to object the hs-
ures will be altered so to read 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Shall the oyster come? That is To say, come
during the months which do not spell themselves
with an r? The general public has been brought
up 10 believe that the oyster while admirable
from many points of view-say for example the
roast, the stew and the fry-lacked staying
powers, could not he induced 10 stay du,ing hot
weather But some of thd dealers in bivalves
argue that such conception of the oyster does
him cruel injustice. One OF Them Phila-
delphian, is reported by The Philadelphia Press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Governor Hill has taken queer time 10 make
INQUIRIES as 10 the working Of the law concerning
the appointment Of pohc6 matrons. The fact Ii
,bc law doesn't work at all The last Legislature
tried 10 PIT it in operation. but the Governor sat
down on the project. Why should he write TO
the Police Commissioners now 10 inquire II any
policc ma,rons have been appointed? If he dldn
know whether they had been or not-and ne could
not act intelligently on the amendment presenter
f. him without knowing-why did he not ascertain
the facts before vctoing the amendment which
40 many humane people asked 10 have passed :
A. il stands. the law is a dead letter The amended
law would have made the appointment OF the
matrons compulsory, but, for some inscrnAple
reason. the Governor thought another years trial
sbouh be given to the existing statute Inc
workings of his mind are sometimes past hndins
ont.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Mr. Stanley will find his Office MS Governor OF
the Congo State uncongcnal and tiIesome. Ills
two ogrcs. Lord Salisbury and Germany, nave
divided the outlying coasts and agreed to respect
each others rights. With the diplomatic contro.
verscs virtually settled and with the geographical
problems nearly all solved life on the reaches OF
the Congo will be dull 10 the famous dlscoVerer.
The ccture-hcd in America would he pleasantcr
and more profitable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

The request made ~ Captain Henry Erbcn.
chairman Of the naval board appointed TO con-
duet the speed trial Of the new cruiser Phlladel-
phia. that mariners shall keep as far away from
the course as possible 50 that the vessel may
have n free way. is certainly n reasonable one.
and will. no doubt b" carried out by masters
Of vessels on the day of the trial Inc trial
will be on Wednesday or Thursday. of next week.
according to the condition of the weather ana
the course, which is forty miles long, VIII he ten
miles off the southern coast OF Long Island. and
running from Southampton to Block Island. Inc
vessel must make ninctecn-knot speed for four
consecutive hourS-or scyenty-slX miles in four
hours-and for each ouarterllnOt in excess OF TINS
the contractors will receive premium of $50. 600,
But there is also penalty of $4,000 for each
quarter of knot she may fall below nineteen
knots in speed to be deducted from the contract
price, and should she make 800 feet more than
the guaranteed speed She will still he 90 feet
below that for which a premium is offered. 1t
will thus he seen that there must he a free and
fair field for both Government and contractors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20
3noer 10 ADVERTISEMENTS.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

Apropos of elderly candidates, The Brooklyn
Eagle" remarks that in the of the last
Presidential campaign Mr.. Thurman collapsed on
several occasions" The expression is scarcely re-
spectful to the venerable ex-Judge, who consented
in 1888 at imminent risk To his life, to bolster up
cause foredoomed 10 failure. Nevertheless, moth
ing is surcr than that something collapsed" in
that year as completely and irrecoverably as a
punctured soap-bubble.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-20

The Republican factions have rallied at once
around Postmaster Collins. SO they would nave
united over any other candidate equally com
petcnt and reputable
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-13
first grade teacher. from Sept. /, 1890.
Respectfully submitted.
B. f. WRIGHT.
GUSTAvE HEINEMANN,
CHARLES l.. HAAS,

nrst grade teacher. from Sept. /, 1890.
Respectfully submitted.
B. F. WRIGHT.
GUSTAvE HEINEMANN,
CHARLES l.. HAAS,
Committee.
Adopted and confirmed by
YeaS-InspectorS Croonquist, Foley.
GieSeD, Heinemann, Kuhles. Maxfield.
Rodger, Wright and Mr.. President-9.
From the Committee on Purchases and
Supplies
A verbal report, stating that the st.
Paul Herald wished to insert in their
bid rendered for printing several items
which were by them omitted and
amounting to S42.
1nal bid, Inspector Kuhles moved that
the board decline to accept same.
Carried by
Yeas-IDspectors Croonquist, Foley,
GieSen, Heinemann, Kuhles, Maxtield,
Rodger, Wright and Mr.. President-9.
Also
From the Same Committee
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Oct. Z, 1890.
10 the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Purchases and Supplies, to which were
referred the bids for printing of forms,
would respectfully report that upon
tabulatlon, we find that the bids of Vim.
Berlandi q Co. and the st. Paul Herald
are irregular. and Messrs. Brown,
Ireacy q Co. to be the lowest
responsible bidders, and recommend
that the proper officers be authorized
and Instructed to prepare and execute
all contracts, bonds and papers with
such firm, for the printing of forms as
required by specifications submitted to
bidders, and amounting in the aggre-
gate to S911.50.
Respectfully submitted,
A. p. CRooNQUIsT, Chairman.
Adopted by
YeaS-lnSpectOrS CroOnquiSt, Foley,
Giesen, Helnemann, KubIes, MaXfield,
Rodger, Wright and Mr. President-9.
The next business in order being the
award OF the contract for fuel, Inspector
Foley, chairman of the Committee on
Fuel and JanitOrs, called the attention
OF the Board to the tabulated statement
OF proposals received, and, as he did
not wish to act alone in the matter, re-
quested the members to investigate it.
inspector Rodger, after stating his
reasons, as already set forth in the ma
Jority report of the Committee on Fuel
ana JanltorS, submitted Oct. 6, moved
that the proposition of the Shade and
Acker Coal Company to store 1000 tons
OF coal, free Of charge, be taken advan-
tage of by The Board, and the contract
for fuel Tor the ensuing year awarded to
them at the following prices, VIZ:
Anthracite coal, stove and nut size,
$3.50 per ton.
Anthracite coal, egg and crate size,
$3.50 per ton.
Bltuminous coal, Streator, ILL.,
1000 tons at $500 per ton.
1000 tons at 1924 per ton.
Dry maple wood, $500 per cord.
Dry pine slabs, S2.74 per cord.
After further discussion, in which it
was shown that saving of several hun
dred dollars would be had by thus
awarding the contract, a vote on the mo-
tlon OF Inspector Rodger resulted in it's
adoption by
Yeas-Inspectors Croonquist, Giesen,
Heinemann, MaXfeld. Rodger aud
Wright-6.
Nays-inspectors Foley, Kuhles and
Mr.. Presidents.
Adjourned.
EDWARD w. WHITE. Secretary.