The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-20
Encourarement TO Murder

Only a little while ago, the New
York newspapers and the unthinking
portion of the public were indulging
in maudlin joy on account of the ae-
ouittal Of a murderess. Today, they
are wrathful because another woman
who killed her man has escaped the
penalty. They do not seem to see
that the verdict in the case of Ella
Nelson is the logical result of the ac-
quittal Of Pasqualina Robertiello,
and OF the indecent jubilation with
which that event was hailed.
There is no essential difference in
the cases. In each case a woman shot
the man whose mistress she had been.
One may have been a more hardened
sinner than the other; but we cannot
ior that reason admit that she was
less capable of intense passion, and
what excuse save that of passion is
there in either case.
There is a sentimental distinction, If
not a logical one, between the crime
of Ella Nelson and hat of Pasqualina
Robertiello, to this extent that while
the former unquestionably ought to
have been hanged, the general sense
of Justice would have been appeased
by a severe sentence of Imprisonment
for Pasqualina.
As matters now stand in New York
we may expect a perfect epidemic OF
murders by immoral young women
until one or two OF them are electro
cuted as a wholesome lesson to the
rest.
The Billion Congress and It's Work e.
The Billion Congress has done its
work.
The vast National surplus has been
dissipated.
All the current income of the Gov
eminent has been eaten up.
The books of the United States
Treasury show a deficit.
The cash balance on the Treasurer's
books yesterday was s43, 061. 254, but
OF this sum 1913, so All was on deposit
in National banks and 500, 220, $50 was
in fractional silver. leaving a shortage
in the available cash OF S767,f17.
When President Cleveland's term
ended on March 4. 1889, the net cash
balance in the Treasury was $4S, O00,-
600. The fund held for the redemp-
ton of National bank notes was
$685. 900, 600. and the Postofice and dis
bursting officers accounts were
$685. 900, 900. Here was a sun
of s194. 600, 900, which was then avail
able for current obligations or has
since been declared SO by law. The
corresponding figures yesterday were
1928, 900, 600 as cash balance. including
the deposits in the national banks;
nothing in the bank note redemption
fund, for that has been turned into
the cash, and $41, 0O0, 900 in the hands
of disbursing ofiicers-a total of $G4,-
900, 000-and a decrease of $3.50, 900, 900
from the corresponding figures of Mr..
Cleveland's time.
During the eleven months of the
present fiscal year ending June l, since
the appropriations made by Mr..
Reeds Congress have begun to do
their work, the net reduction of the
debt was only s27, 645, S62. and the
past four months have shown an
actual increase in the net debt of
1854, 1853. Only one-fourth of the
four has shown a reduction of the
debt and the other three have shown
an increase.
What has done this?
Frantic pension legislation TO buy
votes for the Republican party.
Reckless multiplication of salaries
to crafty Republican workers.
Insane i've and harbor and build
ing appropriations to satisfy Republi-
can jobbers.
Although the present administration
has been in power for two years, il
has been acting only one year under
appropriations made by Mr.. Reeds
Congress. The appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1890, were
made at the second session of the last
democratic Congress and amounted
to $21S, 1889 for the regular appro-
p~riations, exclusive of those which are
permanent. The appropriations for
the same objects for the fiscal year
just closing leaped to S2S7, 722, Assam
increase of more than thirty per cent.
The short session of Mr.. Reeds Con
gress, in appropriations for the year
which will begin on July /, surpassed
ever this extravaganza and raised the
regular appropriations to 1926, 900, 900.
The total appropriations of the last
session Of Congress including those
authorized by existing laws were con-
coded by Senator Allison to reach
S525, 900. 900, and he failed to include
SIS. 900, 900 for the refunding of the di'
rect tax and other uncounted millions
for sugar bouuties, back pay claims,
public buildings and unexpended APP
preparations of previous years.
Under these circumstances. what il