New-York tribune., 1896-01-24
BEGINNING THE SPEECHES.

With the coming Of coffee and cigars Mr.. Nc
Anerney rose to open the after-dinner oratory. In
opening he extended thanks on behalf of the COM
mittee 70 the Sheriff. judges and other honored
guests for their presence Then having paid due
regard to the formalties OF his position Mr. Nc
Anerney proceeded to devote his remarks hunor-
ously to the affairs of the jlry's Executive Com,
mittee. Its sole object he hazarued to call
meetings especially hot and cold days at least
VINO failed attend. just what Foundation there
for this s." eeping indictment the chairman did
not deem ii worth his while to enlarge upol. but
proceeded directly to comment the financial
condition Of the panel Amid some laughter Mr.
than 1t knew what TO do with. and said that ne had
heard 1t rumored that it was the intention Of the
of the intended United States bond issue When
the merriment had subsided the Chairman proceed
he began to read a batch of documentary apologies
and it not for some moments that his hearers
than reality behind the mass Of letters and telc-
grams he he'd in his hand. one Of these which
and addressed to smith. Sew-York," said the
ron but that Dunraven had restrained and i'm.
pressed the Government with the improbabilty of
s psnimsn, Of great laughter the chairman wen,
10 read other letters of regret. couched In sm-
which urged that he unable to attend the din.
had expired and he afraid to approach New
taken for the flying squadron.
WHAT THE SHERIFF SAID.
Sheriff Tamsen who announced to respond to
the only formal toast Of the evening. followed the
opening remarks of the chairman. The Sheriff de-
voted the main part of a somewhat long speech 10
detailed defence OF his administration. and argu-
monts In palliation of his official acts and policy. In
sort of preliminary canter 10 the main body OF his
methods-the principles which got him into office
Then. with almost plaintve voice. and most lugu
the sword of Damocles-whch. 1t may be added he
forgot to pronounce with classical accuracy-which
v,a ly hold heo6
in the government of the State. Loudly he COM
official for acts of omission and commission on the
part of his subordnates Apparently the Sheriff felt
tna ms burdens m were haraer man 0ne man ro %
jurors seated In close proximity to the sorrow-aden
Sheriff who were heard to express that these self
same burdens and woful experiences voluntarily
undertaken and endured ana that to relinqush them
was matter OF simple and speedy cXpediency.
COMMODORE SICARD ON THE NAVY.
Commodore Montgomery Sicard who was well re-
ccved plunged at without preface into the
subject of the constitution of the Navy. The United
States he said. had paid much money for some
time past toward the reconstruction o. the Navy.
and so far. he thought. although the ships were
threshold of constructing powerful and efficient
Navy. With the wealth and resources of the United
States its Navy should lie second TO none In the
world. There audiences like those which
gathered in New-York to whom he could better APP
peal for the support of his contention that more
efficient Navy necessary for the protection of
the country.
a
known American that one OF the most pleasant
things he could the American flag In a
foreign port but. he continued what should make
all Americans feel better would be to their glori
flag floating from the masthead of grea'
batte-shp in every on the globe. The Comino-
dore then length drew comparison be
tween the old wooden fighting ships of bygone days
and the modern heavily armed cruisers and battle
ships. and deduccd the opinion that would he upon
the powerful battleshps that navies OF the future
must depend for success. II took S.0p.0n and iNc
years of labor he said in conclusion TO build larr
ships of These were important factors which
n sight
Other speakers were the Rev; DR. George X an an
De Water who reviewed interesting record OF
public dinners and produced lot Of souvenirs TO
vouch for the good times he had had; Joseph {.
Hendrix. of Brooklyn, who pleaded for the placing
of the finances of the country solid gold tasis
General Wager Swayne who spoke in sympathetic
terms OF the brotherhood which now existed be
tween old-timc contestants on the fields OF battle
in the South. and A. Oakley Hall. who In some
felicitous remarks ended the speechmaking of the
evening.
The Jurors and their guests were afterward en-
tertained with vaudeville in which number OF
well-known amateurs and professionals took part.