Tiik income .suit iiiatilutcil against
Samuel J. Tilden has been ordered
withdrawn by Secretary Folger, on the
ground that the government lias no
cause of action.
Mu. i l l i<’ 111 ns wants the home to
resolve that it shall require a vote of
two-thirds of (ho members to override
a veto of the president, instead of Iwo
thp <1 m of the members voting. The
house has taken the proposition under
Consideration.
Wh.vi kind of answers will congress
men make when asked by their con
stituents about the legislation of this
session? The people are liable to ask
some very pointed qm-stions. They
wdl want to know about the ini mens it
and useless appropriations, and why
there is uo move looking to a reduction
of taxation.
Tiik New York llepuhlican Slate
Committee has voted unanimously to
reimhur.-e General N. M. Curtis for his
ex ponses in defending himself against
the prosecution of the civil service re
formers, and to refund the ono-thoua
and dollar tine m case he should he
dually compelled to pay it. The ex
ecutive Committee whs authorized to
audit (Jeuer.il Curtis’ expenses.
Mu. Hi Nitv ItKiam, who has made
himself famous for hi ■ labors in pre
venting cruelly to animals, enters a
formal and indignant protist against
prize fighting. We do not wonder at
this, as the pti/.e lighter is as brutal and
savage as any other anima l , and the
business falls within the specialty of Mr
UergVi, who e ilia attention to the fact
♦••••* while Viek lighting and dog-light
mg have h, en almost entirely suppress
ed in New York !>;. the enforcement of
the laws against it, pi iz -lighting he
tween human brut, a still goes on and
is encouraged by pnble opinion.
