The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-31

SENATE.
[From the Albany Journal


Prom the Albany Journal
ALBANY. March 20, lS49-4P.M.
we'll in the CHI Air resumed the oonsdsrstion Of the
Lake Champlsin Bridge BILL and, after debate, went
through With the same. 1.-THE question on agreeing
with the report Of the committee laid the table
for the present.
RrPoRrED COMPLETE.
By Mr. w HALL, to amend the aotfor the prevention
To amend the sct in relation to keeping gunpowder
and other combustibles in the cty Of New York.
To incorporate the New York and Hsvre Steam Ma
By Mr.. Cor1.r, f.yorably on the bill to incorporate
the Bufslo Savings Bant.
Mr. SMITH laid on the table concurrent resolution,
providing for the adjournment Of the Legislature
Wednesday, the 18th day OF April.
ASSEMBLY.
ALsANy, March %, 1849-4 M.
MI. CAMPBELL moved to make the bill in relation to
the liabilities OF stockholders in banks after 1850 the
special order for Saturday next.
MIR BARBER moved that the select committee having
in charge the Senate bill to amend the 1881 seson Of
the Code be requested to report the bill to the House
- seon Is prac.iesble. Agreed to.
QUARANTINE BILL.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr..
Ederkin in the CHAIR on the bill providing for the
meval OF the Quarantine.
Mr. VAN ORpEN opposed the bill. He proceeded to
show that the excitement got up Staten Iss nd
the result OF tho lax police regulations at the
there was, nec.sssri!y danger from oonts~,on that
this removal II sought Nor because the build
ipgs at Quarantine were Insufficient fer they had cost
of the citizens Of Staten Island in seeking this reno
val, to make their beautiful island locality for
jsot and II the public interests did not interfere. he
would be happy to crafty them Bat under existing
circumstanc no could not do 30; particularly whom
he knew that Whatever Was offensive dangerous In
the institution the resut Of neglect the part
OF the officers ofthe quarantine The fees Of the chief
0a0sr ana 81, cop par we're immense The Co.
them and! 1t was for the Legislature to say whether
they should not be reduced. II those officers ef-
~&a~ k-t-
would be less cause for com piaiat. TO remedy the
evils complained Of the Commissioners Of Emigration
had or .oud make efficient
ossses Of complaint Mr.. v. o. then proceeded At
length to shoW that Sandy Hook was not proper
Mr. Fisk proposed as an 18th section to the bill .
provision. allowing boarding officer to reside Staten
70 70
rantine at Sandy Hook Mr. E. sustained the bill The
present quarantine establishment no quarantine
quarantine He referred 1t lengh to the report
select committee who were unanimous In favor Of
moved and to sandy HOOK an isisnd contsin,na 600
acres beautiful cedar grove, 80 admirably looa.sd
that seemed designed BY nature for this very pur-
quarantine 30 near the city of New York, and con.
tended that with contagious diseases at Staten Island
1t was neat to to preserve the city from the
contsgien He referred particularly to the represents
ton, that Sandy Hook appropriated to quaran.
tine purposes It would DO necessary 70 Greet break
]
was necessary 1t would not be for the State but for
the United States, to build
Mr.. W. 8. Saith advocated the bill a. Of the great
EFT importance twas sought, not bscsuse 1t de-
sired By toe ctisens of Staten Island merely but be-
1t for the interests Of the whole State
establishment all 1t had been diverted from its orr
ginal object, and was now huge lszar house For.
mery there were but 80 inyaids At the
Mo But now thsre are over patients there, PEN
ned up in few contracted hospitals with two three
kind Of humanity this? Was it not disgrscetuI to
the State The establishment had been made recep-
tacls for all clssses Of invAds sent there not lesit
mately, because they AFFLICTED with contagious
disea es but because the Emigrant mmisso
sumsd the responsibility Of dang what they should not
have empow ed do The Health Officer had pro-
tested sne the exsrce Of this but the eommis
soners, Who should have had to do with
the no attention TO these proes
The result in the death Of many unfortunate
persons thus forced into the Quarantine. Mr. g. re-
ferred to the argument that sixty feet Insulation was
ment, for It question upon which doctors diss-
gree" But he would ask gentlemen whether they
would be willing to have yellow fever or eholers hos
therefore be surprised that the eitixsns OF Staten
Island desrous 10 have this Qusrsntins removed!
And yet until the Quarantine had been turned into
g. neral poor. houre and hospital there but little
raid about removal The ferry runs from New York
to Staten Island every hour and the track Of the beat
IL directly across the anchorage Of the vessels In Qua
rantine There had been numerous cases Of small
pox taken from the miasms blown from these vessels
.
MI s. denied that the Of the people OF New York
were opposed to removal. There were . few ship
chants whore busness It is which brings In sonts-
gicus deesfss into the country, and who always
pIstpg about the Of New York, who are op-
posed to renewal The pilots too, opposed to re-
Dor But when d,d pilots learn thisf where we're
they when the sbips Bristol and Mexico were
wrecked, becsuse those vessels could find NO pilots!
They snugly sheltered In Spsrmaoeti Cove
the very harbor now decried by these very pilots.
Did this lsok as If Sandy Hook hsrbor?
Mr. PERLxY-w We don't deny that Sandy Hook Is Q
good harbor for merchantmen.
Wr SMITH then preceded ut length to anslyse the
testimony taken before the special committee 70 show
that SANDY Hook was proper place for the Qusrsn.
tine that breakwater would be neessssry-thst the
present Quarantine is nuisance, and wholly insua
OF commerce and common humanity demanded the re.
movxl OF the sstA hehmeEt MIR however Was not
fully istsned with the present bill Il wastss mitsdin
Its View. The great port Of New York ,houd have
abundant Quarantine, with spacious and sufficient
buildings Yet there being nothing better before the
The SPEAK. spoke of the bill Of direct interest to
the people Of the whole State and Of the world. The
principal question: preliminary to action upon this
Client? IfH was not-and this his opinion should
It not be removed, rather than enlarged, Or II the
ca be was It not probable that more sfscisn police
could be secured BY carrying the Quarantine point
remote from the city where there would fswer
er croachme nts upon its grounds? He believed the
public veal rsquired the removal Of the Qusrsbt
and In his opinion, vote could be taken In the city
Of New York ninety nine in every hundred would vote
fer removal.
Mr.. PERLEY-I have just returned from . visit Of
three days to my district In New York. aud although
mingled freely with my constituents met with but
three who In favor Of removal and two of those
were up here last week lobbying for it. t8
The SPEAxER only argued from what he supposed
would naturally be the with Of sensible men, who
would be properly DESTROYS Of keeping the city free
from psstilential contagious diseaser He argued
length to chow that there would b. much greater
ct Sandy Hook than ct Staten Isand and
that this alone was suficis mt reason f. removal
The fact at the ,.e.snt greur ID And buildings could
be ,old for sufs!snt sud to pat up new ssts bush
ment Of twice the capacity OF the present was an in
oideAtal argument In favor IF removal But NO mat
ter what the expense might be-no matter If millions
wete ntcsmaryn the public health dems nded REMOVAL
the change fhould be made. The Speaker referred
partic usriy to tho upropriety Of giving the EmAnt
Commissioners pewer to ssnd sick emigrsnts within
the puryiew Of an infected hospital. Those commits
siontrs had too much power. They had too great Q
control the quarantine establishment, and much
Of the mischief complained Of 10 that establish ment,
be traced to the manner In which this power had
been exercised He concluded with IN expression Of