New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
CURRENT COMMENT IN PUBLIC CIRCLES
WHAT REPUBLICANS ARE DoISc-rnr UNITED

The Kings County Republican General committee
will have It's regular April meeting on Tuesday evening
in the Criterion Theatre and business Of interest to all
tho members will be transacted. An extremely healthy
condition now prevails in the party organization and
all the differences and sQuabbles of the past have been
forgotten and the management has skllfuily kept
all new Of difference from arising The recog-
milton of all parts of the city by Chairman Goodrich
and the wisdom Of Chairman Hirsh, of the Executive
Committee in making the proceedings OF that body
purely executive are to be credited with much of the
| change in the new regime. The proceedings OF inc
Executive Committee at the meeting last week Will be
first made known at the meeting OF the General C0hl-
mIttee on Tuesday night and this Is TO be the peTna
nent policy Of the committee. The headquarters In
Lawrence-st. will be given up and a. room Will be
hired for the meetings of the Executive Committee the
| same as for the General Committee. The Municipal
Reform Committee OF which General Stewart L. Wood
ford is chairman will report at the meeting on Tues
day night the appointment of subcommittee of five
10 consider the best plans for making work OF the
| committee effective.
The suggestions Of Secretary Tracy In regard to
placing the Navy Yard under Civil Service rules are
favorably received by the of most weight and in
huence in Republican politics In the city. In fact
many of the leading members of the General Commit
tee signed the petition asking that laborers be en-
rolled and other reform measures started at the yau
The United States courts for the Eastern District OF
] New York which have been held In the building at
the southeast of Montague and Clinton sts' Tor
a dozen years, will be removed on May to NO 40
| Clinton-st., where house owned by Edwin Packard
has been leased for until the new Federal Build
ing is completed and ready for the occupation OF
Government officials. The building now occupied has
been purchased by The Brooklyn City Railroad Company
and will be enlarged by the addition of two stories ana
will be fitted up for the of the company, which Will
remove its Offices to IL from No 10 Fulton-st The
building rented by the Government from the estate
of the late Judge McCue at 10000 year. 1t con-
ains offices for the United States Marshal the United
States DlsrictAtOrney, United States Commissioners
Circuit Court room and other court-rooms. The new
quarters have been fitted up to supply the same ac-
conmOdations ard new courtroom has been built
1t has been rented for 50 900 year and the lease Is
for year and such other time as may be needed
| before tho Federal Building is completed.
The best asphalt pavement in the city is that In
Montaguest., laid time ago under a guarantee
that 1t should be kept in good order for hve years
No repairs have had to be made upon 1t. But this
fine pavement is being rapidly torn up to permit the
laying of the tracks for the cable railway TO be
operated from Court-st to the Wall-st ferry. Mon
tague-st has been of the great driving thorough
fares of the city for years The great social affairs
| at the Academy of Music bring throngs OF carriages
to its entrance I'm this street One of the prlnclpal
objections to the placing Of surface railroad IN MOI
taguest has been that it would interfere with access
to the great opera house of the city. But the plans
| for the present road provide that there shall DC
sufficient between the cars and the curbS 10
permit carriages to stand that entrance TO the Acad
| envy will not be blocked by the cars.
Thomas E. Pearsall and ex-Judge George B. Rey-
nolds are the Brooklyn members Of the state Com
mission to revise the judiciary provision of the State
Constitution. The report of the Commission is now
before Legislative Committees for report, Mr.. Pear
sail said Yesterday 1t Is not likely that the report
will be favorably acted upon by the Legislature and
even If 1t were IL would be beaten when brought be-
fore the people adoption in the form of amendments
NM Conc fpf Thp UnC a
| small majority in the Commission and 1 opposed the
matter One of the principle provisions is to limit
appeals 1t is left to the discretion OF the General
Term to decide what cases shall go to the Court of
| Appeals. That ties up to the Supreme Court
judges and believe should be left free we now
are The increase OF the number Of the judges of the
Court Of Appeals from to fifteen is demanded.
| At present by the assignment of Supreme
Court judges the Second Part Of the Court OF Ap
peals there are fourteen in all, but # there fifteen
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals the Supreme Court
Judges will be released for their regular work where
they are much needed. The principal provisions Of tho
report affecting the Brooklyn Courts the change Of
the name of the City Court to the superior Court,
and the addition Of judge The jurisdiction Of the
County Court is increased TO involving $1,000
! instead Of 81 900, and another judge is provided
for. AS the County Court includes the Court of Ses
sions, the additional Judge will give chance to keep
! the calendar clear"
speare I'm the Academy OF Music this evening has FIRE
| quently been heard in that historic building. lie
made notable speech there in the Garfield campaign
| of $780, and was introduced by Mr. Bcecher. The
scene when after euogzng the olatorical ability Of
Mr. Ingersol Nj. Beecher said that, despite his mis-
taken attitude toward religion, he proud to take
his hand as a man and politician, and the two
clasped hands, memorable one. No one APP
peared appreciate the good points Of the speech
of Colonel mgeTson than Mr. Beecher. listener who
had heard Colonel ILgersoll the week before in the
hall of Cooper Union In New York. says that lie re
peated the same speech but had 1t completely reversed
and the closing sentence as delivered III NewYork was
| the opening in BROOKLYN
The argument upon the appeal In the water supply
| suit will be heard before the Court Of Appeals at
Albany this week. 1t is upon the preferred calendar
| and will probably come up tomorrow or next day
Corporation Counsel jerks will argue for reversal Of
| the Judgment Of the General Term, affirming the
decision making permanent the injunction preventing
the purchase by the city OF the rights and franchises
| OF the Long Island Water supply Company He viii
| be assisted by Thomas Z. Pearsall William j. Gaynor
will oppose If the Court OF Appeals falis TO reverse
the present decision the progress OF ths clys negoua-
| lions viii be efectualy est0pPed. -
the meeting OF the Basf baf pSSs w Se cD
deEd for Proyd9ng the . 3 Po5 Ss Eda 6
| station between High and sands sts. The elevated
railroad companies do not agree, iOr each Wanls a
the Bridge station with loop OF tracks igd tLnS have
facilities TO reach 1t on every SIDE INC otncr IS
DESTROYS OF securing something more SATISFACTORY tlan
the present connection which Is py no Means desirable
| Work will speedily begin upon the new terminal
stations but il win take nearly two years before all
| the contemplated changes are ehectcd.
The late Dr. Samuel Thayor Spca. was q man Of
remarkable versatility Of requirement lie first studied
medicine and took the degree OF NJ D. ct the College
M physlcians and Surgeons lie then studied the
oiogy and was SO successful and accomplished pulpit
oraf3r and pastor that Union College gave him tho
decree OF H. Dr. After he loft the pulpit 70 take up
| the pen as an editor and wtiter ne made a special
study of law and wrote many articles for law Jour
| nails and received The degree of IL. d. from the
| University of the City Of New YORK. He devoted
much attention TO politics, and for years wrote the
political editorials for The Independent, and If there
were any honorary degree in journalism he surely WAS
| entitled 10 IT, He always a stanch Reptb-
lean and read ana greatly admired The Tribune on
the day OF his death he read his copy Of the paper and
yoersed some articles he desired 10 comment upon.
In his later years devoted close study to the HE OF
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