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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
A ELL TO ROB WIDOWS AND ORPHANS

ELL TO ROB WIDOVS AND ORPH1NS
Our Albany correspondent advised us ycster-
day of an incident which str;kingly shows how
easy it is for legislation OF the greatest impor-
tance to spring through the houses at Albany
despite the vigilance OF the correspondents with
ont receiving public consideration. Senator
Neddcr recently introduced "A bill affecting taxa
ton in Il novel way and 10 an incstimable cX-
tent II amended the Collateral Inheritance
Tax law so as TO render all inhcritlnccS OF
$500 or more, whether left 10 direct heirs or TO
others, subject to a tax of one per cent. And
this BILL based on the theory that widows and
orphans who have had the great good buck TO
lose their means of support should be robbed by
the State az a reward for their misfortune, and
pouring into an already overlooking treasury an
unestimatcd and inestimabc surplus, has actual
" passed the Senate without public protest or
even attention. Some Senators. il is true. ap-
pear TO have been sufficiently alive 20 remove
a portion Of the objections 1t arouScS. As it
now stands. it places a limit Of 50 900 upon
the inhcritances affected, and cXcmpts real es-
tate and requests TO charitable institutions But
wholly in principle and largely IN effect, it is
as improper and unreasonable rs ever
There is basis Of common. sense in the the
orv upon which collateral inherltanCes are taxed.
The assumption is that persons who inherit
without any claim Of kin>hip on the tcstatOr
are lust so much better off by his death. and
can afford 10 drop portion OF their new fortune
into the Golfers of the State. They were not
dependents upon the dead man. lie owed them
no support, nor could they lay a valid claim
against his estate. But, except in the cases Of
those who are actually living on the incomes Of
their estates the death Of man leaves his di-
rect heirs poorer than when he lived. Certain
" nine.tenths of the estates which will be
robbed if Mr.. VeddcrS bill becomes Il law are
those of persons leaving from 5000 to
500, 900. In such cases, presumably, the heirs
have lost the one who earned for them their
bread and clothes. who paid their house rent
and their school bills. In his place they have
his life insurance policy, his furniture and other
effects, worth if they should sell it all and
leave Themselves destitute Of bed TO lie on
or "A chair 10 sit in. a sum the interest of which
would inevitably be less than the income their
protector had been earning. And Yet they mist
be put to the intOerable annoyance Of submit
ting all the dead mans estate, from his boot
lack 10 bank account, to the inspection OF a
public appraiser and when he has said what 1t
is worth. they must submit 10 have a portion
Of it taken from them TO go where it isn't need
ed and where it will only serve to provoke
public extravaganza.
There is no sense in a measure OF this sort.
We intend no reflection upon Mr.. Vedder, but
we must say that the arguments by which his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

tho Senate will never give President Harrison
so fine chance 10 employ his veto power. They
are perfecty aware that if they could pass bill
through both houses they could never pass ID
over his veto in the Senate. and therefore couid
only make mouths at American industry. with
ont altering the laws in the least. AT the Ses-
sion lust preceding 2 Presidential election with
every prospect that the tariff question VIII be
nrominent. and that Free-Trade bill vetoed
Inv the President would make the votes OF
several states absolutely certain for him or any
other GOOD Republican candidate, the Democrats
are not likely to be so foolish as to force the
issue TO that result.
The dullest OF all dull politicians VIII begin
IA recopnize the fact next winter that the new
tariff is remarkably strong in several OF the
States upon which Democrats depend Tor sue
CESS. They count upon support OF the farm-
ers' Alliance in a crusade against Protection,
but will be compelled to recognize the TACT that
thew cannot have that support unless the ehliie
Democratic party takes up Alliance notlohs
about the money question. TO do so would cost
the Democrats every Eastern and probably some
Southern States, and with the Alliance refusing
IFS support to Democratic Presidential candl-
date. he would have no chance OF success UNI
less he could carry several Eastern states. WIN
matters in that shape the Democrats will think
q great many times before they give President
Harrison chance to veto a Free-Tlade bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

Collateral Inheritance bill was passed. appheu
70 this bill. become the merest demagogy. IN
the amount of money collected possibly, the
proposed tax will draw as much from large eS-
tateS As from small ones, but in the number OF
peopIe affected it will strike hundred poor
widows and poor children for every one who
will not feel it as burden. The income OF
$50. 900, supposng that it were left in cold
cash and not. as it generally will be, in property
exceedingly difficult to convert into even half its
actual cost and supposing the highest rate OF
legal interest to be obtained for it, and for all
of it. is only $4,000. Under probable circum-
stances il will be less than $1,000. 10 de-
crease the earning capacity of such an estate,
not 10 speak of smaller ones, is an act Of petty
and shameful tyranny, utterly unworthy OF a
great prosperous State, which is practically
without debt and is certainly without legitimate
Use for the money thus collected. We hope
this bill will 90 no further, but lest it should we
advise every poor man who doesn't wish his
family robbed of part Of the little he will be
able to leave them to place himself at once In
communication with his representatives at AL
hony
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
THE HEARING on THE COLLINS BILL

The Prison committees of the Senate ana AS
so,phlv held n Joint session few evenings ago
at which those who ask for the passage of the
Collins bill were given hearing. This meas
ure as has already been pointed out, Is an ex-
cec1ingly vicious one. 1t looks to the soIu'lon
of the prison problem by maintaining the con-
victs in id!encss That is TO say, it is practically
= duplicate of the Yates BILL which became q
law only TO prove wretched and most disgrace
ful failure If free labor was scnSiby benefited
bv its passage. that fact has yet to appear On
the other hand it is notorious that it dcmoralizcd
the prisoners physically, mentally and morally
and took hundreds of thousands of dollars ont
of the pockets of the taxpayers to meet expenses
incurred in order that the least deserving class
included in the States population should figure
as a leisure class. In response to an ovciwhcIm-
ing public sentiment the Legislature OF 1SS9
rcpealed the Yates bill, and enacted the law
under which the prisons are now being man
aged Nevertheless, the Yates BILL thlnly dis
g,,ised as the Collins bill, has the assurance to
show itself again this year.
Those who spoke at the hearing evidently
had never seriously studied the prison question
in all Its important bearings. some OF them
taxed as though prison officials had formed
conspiracy against free labor, or at all events
were in the pay of certain rings which profit
bv prison labor. None of them advanced any
arguments in favor of the Collins bill which are
worthy the attention OF cvel-hcadcd Legislators.
The most that they accomplished was to show
that probably the existing law needs amend
ment, not in its general features but in cei;nn
details. In one of the reports Of the hearing
II is stated that James p. lioolcy produced a
fine shirt before the committee which he said
was sold for 30 dozen By prison authorities,
and the same shirt could not be made for less
than - dozen in Troy. The Albany Pcni-
Tertiary was a sample of the prisons where
laundry work was done at sacrifice prices. Shirts
could be and were laundered Tor - dozen,
while the prices were at least ~ 90 dozen IN
Troy" Such facts as these assuming that they
are facts. may convince the Legislature that
some legislation is necessary, in the form OF an
amendment to the existing law which shall pre-
vent the sale Of the products of prison labor
below the rates that obtain in the market for
the products Of free labor. But the proposition
to blot out the present law and supply it, place
with the Collins bill is something radically
different. II j. proposal to break down the
prison system entirely, 70 render helpless any
efforts looking 10 the reform Of the convcts. and
TO render them curse TO themselves and a
burden 10 the State.
The Prison committees. il i 70 be hoped viii
report whatever amendments may be necessary
70 meet the well founded complaints OF free
labor. Bu, they ought to leave the Collins bill
severely alone II IS the outcome Of the shall
Lowest sort Of dpmarOcv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

about 1t, you will force him to admit that he ooIv
skinned II or didn't read IL at all This viii mai
him appear awkward and will not feel hafere6
you would have been had you left of at the nehi
mOment-(B0ston Transcript.
Head Of family-Isnt this bill little steep doctor,
It's true you made several visits, but then you know
you always say it's such pleasure to call at our
house.
Doctor-Ycs- -em-yes; but then-em-you know.
pleasures must be paid for Boston Transcript. The
head Of the family missed point by not suggesting 10
the doctor that he pay for his pleasures.
Brown-Well, / must say Skinner is the luckiest
mortal | ever knew. You know he's been the boss
promoter Of the clum9ullOn Investment Company OF
AateXas Well, sir the all TO pieces yes
terday. and the stock which has been selling at par
isn't worth the paper it's written on No sir and
yon believe IT, skinner sold out his last share the day
before the COLLAPSED II that isn't luck, I'd like TO
know what you call il
FOgg-Yes, that's luck; the kind Of luck that fills
our prisons.-(BostOn Transcript
The wOman's club OF Washington which calls itself
Wimodaughsis. an genealogical conglomerauon Of
Women" Daughters" and Sisters Is worked up
over the question of admitting colored to the
privileges of the club.
been seeking for preventive OF seasickness but UP
10 date although a thousand things have boon tried
there is nothing which be guaranteed 70 protect
vOyager from the awful feeling II Is like having leg
broken-he must get hardened to it.-(Detroit Free
ppaSs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

One of the bills pending before the Legislature
proposes to put the entire control Of the Kings
County Farm at st. Johnland, i. l.. where the
countys insane patients are cared for. IN uhe
hands of the Board of Supervisors Before de-
Gliding to vote in favor Of this measure the law
makers at Albany ought to read the proceedings
of the Brooklyn Supervisors at their last meeting
An attempt was made to carry into eiiect phe
recommendations of the Grand Jury, which re-
Gently investigated St. Johnland. but the Demo
cratic majority would none Of it. In particular
they refused to put an end to the Ubiquitous
system under which the architect and engineer
of tho buildings on the County Farm receive not
salaries, but a percentage of the amounts en-
pended AS an object-esson as to the Illness
of the Supervisors to do the work which IL Is
proposed to intrust to Them this meeting mas d
peculiar value
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REFERRED WITH POWER To AOi'
-. rho - poul Pioneer Press.

AZ the coming meeting of the American Dos ~ be
Commissioners, tor Foreign Missions Inning question
tacltly ssGeeu VA" o the heather are be eterns
damned If nowledse Of the Gospel taken %p for dis.
10 uleih heert disputes over this mater t H.
hitherto nteriered with the harmon Sayce Gi dpof
soneW rate The oestion 10 the providence VI v"
Almighty. where II properly belongs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

Energetic measures are being taken by the
opponents of the air garden" scheme to pre-
vent the execution of that foolish and harmful
project The citizens about Forty second St arc
fully aroused, and Mayor Grant promises to do
all in his power to prevent the passage OF the
bill by the Senate. II is amazing that so much
favor has already been accorded TO this sense
less undertaking. Public opinion generally is
strongly against it, and physicians and expert
engineers agree az to the banefu effects of the
proposed garden"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

Church goers at Racine, Wis, are aroused )usl now
over the arrest OF Mrs Fred Abrecht Of at pIace ny
Pastor Hanson who alleges that she wholly desuOySu
the effect OF one OF his recent sermons by making ueH
faces at him from the audtorium-(The Troy Iiihes'
We wonder how it is with Colonel Wattersoh'
Does he find that the ugly faces which DAVID b.
Hill keeps making at him these days wholly or
partially destroy the effect of his writings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
VERNAL INDICATIONS.

From The Boston Advertiser.
II having been telegTaphed all over the e ounmS
that OK Prrsilcnt Cleveland has appeared IN sprns
hat ali good Democrat, will take down their winter
.tnvoS nulcss indeed, Governor senator I'm keeps
his up and al work on the theory that II Is coid
day when he gets left
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
coon PITT WE NEED NOTHING OF YOURS

GOOD. BUT WE NEED NOTHING OF fooH''
From The Chicago News. r.,. than
,n. me- 600 First It was the Worlds falr ,., tV
Leu uS Thodore Thonias: afterward the Gutehp. S
bible and now about half Of Mi Bgay sse rom New
V Vortp POI tHat Chicago would Like, she neeos o"'
ask for It.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
THE TALK or TIE DAY.

s,Dclaware farmers and fruit growers SAYS "Thc
Philadelphia Record who have been in the city
within th, last days say that there are prospects
for 900 900 baskets Of peaches this year In ali the
orchards the trees are loaded with BUDS III gOoa
healthy condition. and not too far advanced 70 be IN
lrcd by an ordinary frost The buds cling closely To
the branches and It takes considerable energy To
knock them Off Old peach growers. like eX Governor
Riggs. the Cummns. John r. X. Polk and Colonel Will
bur IT, Burnite look for Of the largest crops, from
present Appearances that there has been on the PENN
sun for years
Teacher. You may read now. Master Hudson; 81,
Boston Infant peading)-noeS hatc go up one
zoe. mo- Zoe, she up Up She goes. Pardon me
madam if | de-st from any further excerpts ol m
quiry based upon GATHERINGS eccentric &c 6sr
old Tupper that / am moved To tears (NlhcilC'h
Grocer.
The favor,e drink in Tombstone is the Arizona
cocktail tho principal ingredients of when are very
fiery wh,kcy aud Worcestershire and Tabaeco sauce.
When an old Tombstoner bceuile an Eastern tender
foot into drinking Of these cocktails no reels lat
he las pcipetrated the funniest kind of practical
Joke.
As WE WANT EN-. YOU KNOW.
vo only had things a, We want 'em. you know.
Ihe world wouldn't 90 conioundedly slow
For there's many SHIP
And thcTc', many Il snip
And there's many a MP,
And rip,
Ana dip,
That mnl,cs n, quite weary aud bleary and blue,
Because we can't do ~ we'd all Hike to no.
If wo had preachers who wouldn't erow prosy rosy
ii we only mad deacon, who Wouldn't get doL!'
Al lawyers weren't NY,
ii driuhrr> weren't ury,
II tulKS wouldn't die
liy Hud by,
We'd all try,
To see how uublushingB good we could grow,
I.ecause we'd have things as want EN-. You know
II only the world was built square, stead Of round
II only hard sense could De made OF mere sound.
If We had lots OF cash,
And similar trash,
without being rash
We could mash,
Like Hash.
Any daughter of Eve when we cared 10 90 50,
Then we sotcr have things want 'em, you know.
But when we get down TO mere business base.
We find that seem 10 have missed q laJ place.
The outlook l. murK
And sigh Ike q TURK,
A. there's no chance 70 shlrk,
or 10 Turk,
While we work
For our grub by the sweat OF our prov mere bclOW,
cause things ISN'T Just we want em, You know.
-(Browne Perrman IN Yankee Blade
The Sow YORK correspondent Of " The Boston Tran
s,riu tell, this. When in bookstore In this city
was shown Il letter Of inquiry which curious that
obtained permission to copy 1t. and can vouch FOR It's
accuracy II came from 4 New York man and read
three feet each which would like to iii with standard
works. Would YOU have the kindness to send me list
and estimate OF above in uniform binding Would
like good paper and plain print
Nv son, when you have asked somebody II he mas
read an article Of yours, and he says yes. let the SUP
iect drop right there. Ii Iou 70 to questioning MIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

was hurt. This fog is said to have been I'M
usually dense, which, of course, rendered navl-
CATION extra hazardous. Ferryboats are ne
cessty, but other vessels ought to drop anchor
at such times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

TIE NEXT POLITICAL KYRoCKEr.
From Tie Hartford COurant.
Now watch the rise progress, decline ana t'h VI
the John MCCauley Palmer BOOM
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

Democratic Senator in April to succeed MI
Call DEM, California will elect Republican
to fill the vacancy caused by the death OF MT.
Hearst Dem }, and the late Senator Wilson (DemJ.
of MARYLAND, will be succeeded by Democrat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

The RapidTransit Commission having trans
acted the important preliminary business Of
adopting a seal and providing itself with books
in which to enshrine its records is now finding
itself overwhelmed with schemes, plans. devices
and inventions designed to solve the most press
ing of our municipal problems. glance at
the numerous suggestions offered, and explained
more or less deliberately, is convincing that
Yankee ingenuity has not lost its grip. Out OF
the vast mass submitted let us hope that the
Commissioners will he able to select the fittest
and the best and also that they will not take
too much time about il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14
10000

AMERICAN INTERESTS AND HONOR GUAkDED'
From The Chicago InterOcean.
In the preliminary negotiations (reGardlng NE sea-
fsheriosD Mr.. Blaine has proven himself As sNIle' In
diplomacy as he IL jealous for American rights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

Hill still sticks to his two first-class offces'
writing on his banner, 4" Jeersonian simplicity is
played out"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

If the general understanding that the close Of
the will contest will De followed promptly by tie
distribution OF tho great bulk Of the Faycrwcather
millions TO colleges and charities be correct, the
friends Of public bcnciccncc may we'll take heart
Of grace II will be a welcome end Of all the con-
trovcrtcd questions If the spacious fortune, which
was accumulated with much labor and pains liz
oak bark and leather, is now To serve the most
useful ends Of enlightenment and good deeds
What n contrast this affords 10 the dismal swamp
Of litigation in which the magnificent Iildcn be
ouest is still mircd Ncw-lork sorcly needs II
truly metropolitan public library. and Mr.. Iilden
nnselGshly intended 10 supply that need. But to-
day Judges still ponder and lawyers still spin out
cosuistry. while New-York has moi yet book Of
thc SPLENDID treasury of literature and learning
which Mr. Tilden had in mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

The Senate on Thursday received n favorable
rcport from its Committee on Commerce and Navl-
ration in reference to the East River Bridge bill
which has the support of the Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad Company. Yesterday however. the bill
was rccommitted. and thus received an unfortunate
setback This is the most promising plan for
bridge connecting New-York with the eastern por-
ton of brooklyn that has ever been brought for
ward We trust that the rccommittal means nothing
more than delay in the passage of the measure. and
that favorable action will follow in the Assembly.
The measure has already been violently opposed
and will inevitably meet with further opposition
II il is treated its merits, however, it will be-
come a law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

The predispositon Of the Assembly 10 act favor
ably on the Excise bill drawn under the eye Of
Governor Hill is shown by its repeated rciusals
10 listen 10 the reading of petitions against the
measure The petitions which are so obnoxious
70 these Democratic legislators are those signed
by Catholic clcrgymcn, and weshty in pro-
norton to their obnoN ousncSs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

The merits of the measure were not in any
way involved in the struggle in the Assembly
Yesterday over the question whether the bill
permitting the Park Commissioners to grant
strip of Battery Park for elevated railway
purposes should be referred to the Committee
on Cities or the Committee on Railroads. The
Cities Committee won easily on vote OF the
House. The merits of the measure are exceed
ingly plain. This city insists on no further en-
croachment by the elevated road on Battery
Park. The Manhattan Company is abundantly
able to buy such land as it may need Tor en-
larging its facilities. Why does it not DO so +?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

One OF the luckiest collisions that have &C.
Cured recently in the waters around New-York
took place in the dense fog yesterday between
a Sound steamer and an East River ferryboat.
Had not the steamer been running slowly, she
would have cut the ferryboat in two and sunk
her. The wheelbox was crushed into the cabin,
but the passengers had been warned and ne one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-14

When the three vacancies now existing in the
United States Senate are filled the Republican
majority in that body will he six and not eight.
AS stated in an editorial paragraph in The Tribune
the other day. There will be AZ Republican,
30 Democratic and . Farmers Alliance Senators.
In this classification. Mr. Irby. of South Carolina.
Though nominaly O Farmers Alliance Senator,
il classed with tue Democrats Florida will elect