The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-08
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The Commissioners Of Emigration
IhvBSl i6ATf0N OF the SENATE COMMITTEES isro rfs
MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL CONCERNS or rag
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION, THEIR VISIT
QUARANTINE, ETC.
The committee OF I Q State Senate consisting
Of the Hon. Geo. Yosr Barr and Crosby. visited
Quarantine yesterday IA company With M. Cali Al
C..yeipanck Presidsn Mt of the Board OF Euigr aton
Mr. James Kelly, one of tbs Commissioners, Hon.
Mr Whitney, and three or four others. Thus com
mitee was appointed on the suggestion OF Senator
Barr, for the express purpose of making thorough
investigation into the alleged frauds and pecula
tons with which he c mniss ousrs Of Emigration
had bees charged at various times. The account
books of the Board bave been laid before them and
every facility afforded which might assist them in
their examination OF the financial condition Of the
Institution. So fa-, understand the result IS ea.
tirely satisfactory, az i. appears that the Board
have taken the most cessfnl precautions against
frauds or embezzlem-nts by Off ,ials others do
ing business with ham. The strictest account
Is kent Of The receipts aud expenses and no debts
are Incurred without toe express consent aud know.
ledge OF the Commissioners It is impossible how
ever to eater into the details here but we trust the
whole affair viii receive carsfal investig alton by
the committee, and at their report which is to
be male TO the next L. gislsture will settle forever
the questions In dispute. Great complaints have
been made Of the In. I'll eacy Of the Board but this
tsppes:s is almost ny owing to the detects in
he xisting emisra.to laws. Ia the case of pau
pers. for instance, all vino physically una
nle TO take care o. themselves, the law says they
must be strt back u g. pors from which they sail
ed ~ d get the Com@s toner's not invested With
the requisite legal sutaoity 70 board detain yes,
sells 10 make the nece@a inquiries into the cond-
ticu oil the paupeIs cney propose to RENE iy tais
n par. by me oo,struct at dock for the Ia nj.
ug oi emigrdnt', wh,co sas oe un lei their super
yi.ioa @xc'Hisely. s. present, IL Is argued, they
have II llites 70 ~ tois ihdr pendent of the
legal oisa0iiities WEIGH they Labor, taa oas
segesIs are conveyed rom the snip in STEAMBOATS,
after they inspected by The ply stefan and Landed
n. different docks he East and North rivers.
The lectssty Of some remedy for this evil is
ooy.oos in view OF tS- large number Of emigrants
who srnve in this c',y every day From the lst
o Jaruary last up u the present time, 293 1927
landed in New York, aud of these 200 were in a
s,ckiy state. These sent 10 toe Marine Hospi-
tsl 5 aen Island, aud 900 we're provided tor GU
Wssds Island.
Tie tmIgmnt paupers not, as il supposed by
SOM. supported b. & Sta'e o. CITY, but by poll
tax LEVIED the emigrants themselves Every
smiersnt pays in ADDITION to his passage money.
two doiass TO the mmlssone 8, whichis expenGed
BIZ them in che huppors Of those who are unable to
pioCue work or ND- may arrive on our shores in
state OF Ill he atu Every applicant for relief is re-
suir ID to give his na ne, age, birthplace, and the
name Of the vessel in which he arrived; am if it is
found due inqlIry tina. ne Is entitled to their
ASSISTANCE. re is taken cafe Of II ne is without any
means of support and unable to procure work he
Is provided for OIL Wards Island until employment
caa be procured Or him elsewhere; but it foun to
I've sofiering from infectious, contagious, or other
diseases, be is sent 70 the hospital Large numbers
who are. their arrival without means of reach ng
their Erie DDS in interior Of the country
ported 70 their destination at the expense OF the
board y bile ott crs, who in need OF ouly tempo.
rars ASSISTANCE are furnished with it soon AZ the
Commi ssoLes ar. satisfied that they are justly en-
titled 20 it.
In conaection with the complaints which have
beeo made against shc Comm there ia an
other WHICH We hope will not be overlooked by the
committee in tue course Of their Investigations;
aude 10 the frauds committed on emigrants by the
runners, class Of men who live almost entirely by
their impositions. II is almost impossible to reach
them by the prssen. ordinances or IL %; and al
though few Of them may be occasionally punish
ed tins m ijority Of .hem escape and carry their
deDit ists ns with perfect impunity.
We have considered It necessary to make the
foregoing statemen, for the better Information Of
our ieadess in regard TO the du les upon which the
Senate Committee have entered and for the purpose
Of ebosipg some of the priocpal difficulties against
which the Commissioners have to contend The
estett Of the institution the wide 6eld ia which il
has TO operate. and the large amount Of money Mt
its Disposal. sufficient proofs OF the Importance
OF tae subject which they have undertaken to in
yesiga.e. festt rdsy, as We have said thsy visited
Qusisnne, and expressed their satsfa ction ct the
manner which the hospitals were conducted.
Taking sas Staten lslsId boat, they arrived at the
oua,sntise landing about hatpast eleven, and pro-
csedec at once to the primo pal iitt where toey
wire conducted through The wards by the health
officer. DR.. Nac5e The majority OF the patients
were found 80 be il ccnvalescent state. but very
few OF them being confined 70 their beds Those
we saw mostly women, and they a.
peaIed to he suffAriDg from different forms of
fever. Tsere were between thirty and forty
cases OF cholera and q lesser number Of smallpox.
The total number Of patieats un3er the care OF DR..
yacbe and bis assistants at present is about one
hundred and ninety and Of these the principal part
are IA q fair way OF recovery. During the preva.
leacs OF ship fever he has had over Line hundre ed
unoer nis care at one time, and since January last
nearly Ave thousand have been treated by him. Ia
addition to two large substantial buildings, there
are several reception sheds, all Of which are kept
remarkably clean such places shol be, aud are
well ventilated aud heated. Each one of these is
supplied with nurses who are increased according
to- tie number Of patients in the hospital. Besides
there these are other buildings, which used for
stOYtbOuses, washhOuees, dc
After spending couple of hours In inspecting
the various departments Of the inst tuition the com
psny sat down to an ex ,eiient dinner. ToAsss were
drank Ar speeches made according to the pre-
sclibed rule on all such occasions. Mr.. Yer
planek commenced By proposing, the health
Of she Senatorial Committee, and took occa
zion TO make some remarks on the former condition
Of the institution, contr lsted with Its present
state. SIX years ago the labors OF tue Commission
wire Of most ardnous nature, for then II might
be said TO have been only in its infancy. To them
the pubc indebted for its present edfciel cy;
for although the buildings erected, they had to
establish system for is proper government.
Speeches we're also made BY Mr.. Kelly, Mr.. Barr,
Mr.. Ycst, Mr.. England and others, after which the
company made . shors viss to the Sesmen's Re-
treat Aud so ended the Investigate ,ns Of the com.
nittee fer the day.
We learn from the accounts Of the Commission.
rs that the receipts from the LIST Of January up to
the eth Of December, amounted 70 $G49,O75 g. and
Inc dsburseu epts, for the ga p,iod to $5I3 Ol9
IL. The balance In the Mech mics Bank is $40 .0j6
10 while the Board Ia indebted to the Governors of
The Aimshouse to the amount of $500 II, and to
The counties s2l 400 ?6, leaving actual balance
OF s3o,Asl 03.
Fire Narshars Once.
Before Justice Bogart.
ARREST on SUSPICION OF ARSON.