New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-05
Report Of the Comm issIoncr- OF Emigration.


The annual Report OF the Commissioners OF Emi-
.ration has lust been presented to the Legislature
md published We should be pleased to publish
the document entire but in the present omEded
state Of our columns, must content ourselves with
an abstract The Report opens with recap'tola
ton Of the judicial and legislative acton upon the
subject Of the Marine Hospital and Alien Passen-
ger laws Of this State during the past year Our
readers will doubtless remember that the tax here
,olorc imposed upon alien emigrsnis arriving al
This port. was resisted by the merchants who paid
under protest and carried the case 10 the Supreme
Court. where decision was pronounced IN their
favor and against the constitutionaty OF orr State
Legislation on the subject. The money paid IN
der protest was kept in the State Treasury to
await the decision of the Court, a circumstance
which very much embarrassed the affairs OF the
Commissioners. The Legislature has since 50 re-
yised the laws IN regard to emigrants' as to oh
yate the constitutional objections, and at the same
time. retain such revenue as to provide the means
Of preventing emigran,s, in case OF sickness or
de,,itution from becoming charge upon the
counties.
| The emigration Of lsi9 from Europe to thus port,
Ia. fully realized the expectations expressed by
| the Commissioners in their last Report beng one
| sixth greater than the aggregate OF l-4r
| The emigration from Ireland stll continues 20
;pcres.e to exceed largely that from any other
COUNTRY. and to bear nearly the same proportion %
the whole, being last year 1907, more than man,
having been IN the wear preceding iI5 more.
The Commissioners are o. opinion that the emil
Grafton from England and Germany viii oe some
what lessened during the present year
| The personsl condition and health OF the psssen
GERS in lsa9 was az in lsIo far better than during
1871 and the proportion Of destrltlon IN the ~noe
mas entitled 20 claim relief - decidedly clmin
ishlne .,-..-
The bene fetal operation OF the recent Legislation
| IN America and Europe FOR the protecuon q the
health and comfort OF passengers Oh snip BOARD Is
| constantly felt Notwithstanding That occasionally
he reoui-er1ents Of these laws evaded % some
extent and thus Their important objects ,nongh no'
entirely frustrated are less perfectly obtsiaef
The statistics Of Emigration % M. Port and Of be zee
~ s,,.fsnce Afforded i0 deruie Eers sndef nc o7'a
..- - ~. Corluisson. present The follow ~ re---t
To,a number OF Passengers 10 .AoeN . ne OH % - ~
Ycrk n ls4Q 49,
Ofrs..e ihers were C.lIsns. l3eti
AID Aaen.. 1Isss
Of.lese vefs usns-s 81 ~. '.--''''
.. 0sber countie. Qs7
uthese Passengers with tb= exeePnca o. seov 400
! ArT.ved les. vesse.s o. Nnien were -,
Anercan. 10y ni.-s- .-''-' 80
''7THs. ..,s,,, ,- won coa.1,aaon srl HcsP.:.
- - - go r-crlyed taers were II nc
EIrigrsni Refuge o. "afd' i'aAd' On - Jan n
lr.s -.--s-.-..-..-
Alr-it.d n
49, mere ~ -.
I TOis. -r2-l
| Res,ir.u-lu Name HosP.,al On lS jan lsse ~
4snff-d y 1855. -s79'
[ .sssss-.--- 80
! p..-.,, on BeS .ows Island on Is, jar 1919. rs
$1,000 1bere untsl APrl T. lsss -.-.--..--.- -
I Total.....-.--.--.-..-----.. q. =
TssPor;rs1y v, ,sssse le. o. y. s,.,s h
! n-.ses n WHOM were relinoar'ec ~ tae Con- -.
! gorwldsa u inland Psess q % s2Pense q ns a..
Commissioner - =. . -. -
- nQr75er Of psrsc-s eeG-E-so'e HPoa Ne = a.,
coguEa.s,o1 n ls4-;; L.. II ,-,,,,c, q,
| Esrmsied rz=esE q oAts " --l1s'es % -. a..
49, y - - a esvs q i1rsI~s Marie
- 81. 81 ,e--ors n essrge & Cocr1s- -
.s--~-s - RISE I-s-r--iors et--S
49, ~ I'Irafics sz7Por-et By he Co0nissaor Z
49, - I-srses gwen Cor BO~rcIns H5rses-...-.
ForSGdcrs ....-.-..-.-. :
Runners. ...........--.. J
rsf.,a. - did a ths CT whoss nnersl
1880. wee pad soss G. IN pr BY ihe Comma
r,s.so 49, ua-ser received and s2pSoEec a. " ne
- .hsut On -,tlrd. weekly average q sSo1i ~
- -ss,,s-~s apacr I2ye.rs Of age.
os.s~ rezustndsr srse 81 vsry1ns rroForcc1 ot1'
- -. xn6sx Inecjce r-s.~-t