The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-20

ne ne meaning of various parts Of the laws under
.nsy acted; Committees of Conference wer
Ponsod ana meetings held. proposition
made BY the committee of this board to subm
legal questions Of law TO the legal ofcer and adv
Inc c,sy, ou. TINS oner was declined by the other
that certain points should be left 70 arbitraton an,
J. ]. Coddington who had been one OF the dove
hon. VIM. ,. havemeyer, formerly OF this COMM
ana Judge WIN. Kent, were selected as arbitrators,
points we're ON case male, to be submitted to III
sion OF the Supreme Court After this arranremer
been made, new points were from time to time pre
by the Governors with the desire that they should
as these new points were thas presented, this Co
sion consented to this alteration, and In agreeing
last gave their consent ON the assurance thst
should be no more offered. This occurred last Dec
As soon as the Legislature was assembled in ia
last, the Governors, unmindfnl Of this arrangement
pared and caused to be introduced into the Asss
bill, retro active In its effect which to set
legislation, the most material of the points which
mad agreed should be decided as above mentioned.
committee have no comments to make upon this
ordinary movement, except to say that the Legit
refused TO interpose or make any alteration in this
grant "a W except to include for the future, but
the past, (although this proposed desired ant
Gated BY the Governors among those chargeable
emigrant fund, certain classes Of emigrants who mi
confined after conviction Migrants or disorder
sons.
This law thus obtained whilst the matters nvol
IL had been made the subject OF amicable adjustrne
DON followed by the commencement of an action 8
he COMMITS sioners, which Is now pending. Ths
Governors have taken legal measures againsi
COmmisson but as usual, not satisfied with the 4
the remedies which the laws afford, z offensive re
made from which 1t is fairly to be inferred 4
legal steps have been adopted against this Com miss
though suit had before that report was made az
been commenced.
Your committee, nevertheless, would recommen
do hereby offer, il this report be adopted and apr
to proceed with the agreement Of submission to !
Coddington, Havemeyer and Kent, as above stated
agree to any other equally competent and known
terested gentlemen, and thus without litigation
out feeling, to dispose Of the matters at issue bewe
Governors and this commission.
Even had the claim of the Governors been far
founded than it has been shown to be, the commits
after having for the last eight years diminished Il
the Governors for the support Of the insane who
had no means Of keeping, had a right to expect
and liberal indulgence at this peculiar juncture.
matter of public notoriety which must be famiiia
the Governors, that great and unexpected dimi
Of emigration has occurred since January, 1855
consequent reduction Of more than one-haK Of ths
income of the Commission; whilst the number Of
chargeable in former years and the consequent g
remained the same. vigorous and efficient red
Of expense, in all departments, rendered practc;
the immense benefits arising from their lately
Castle Garden establishment will, 1t is expected,
ter make the diminished income quite adequate
diminished expenses. In the meanwhile, howe
period of temporary financial embarrassment in
fairs of The Commission could not but occur, and
the recess Of the Legislature the Commissioner,
right to look for confding and generous forbeari
not effective aid, from institutions laborng in th
cause. This they regret not to have found from
vernOrs.
Your committee, in conclusion, utterly regrets
public discussions, and would bave recommended n
In these matters, had not the report Of the Coy
been replete with misstatements, unfair imputa,io
founded claims. and angry charges. As, howeve
have thought proper to submit these matters to
cision of the public, your committee do not decl
cause or the tribunal,
This Commission has endeavored to adminisf
trust committed to 1t fairly and impsrtially, for u
interest Of the emigrant and for justice to the
State. When the large amount to be expended b,
nually, and the great numbers chargeable to III
grant fund are considered, 1t Ia not wonderful tn;
commission could not expect but that differences
putes should arise between those who claim and
who pay; but from no other source has this Coma
from the moment Of it's organization, met With J
much opposition, III feeling want Of sympathy, an
representation as from the Aims Honse departn
this city and many Of its great interests havederv
are deriving from emigra tion, was not expected.
however, 1t 10 considered that this Commission
ieved our citizens Of over $500 600 year taxatio
disease has been kept from the city-that frauds
strangers have been put an end to-that thouss
hiendless men and women have been provi led W
polyment--that the sick have been healed, the
fed, and the naked clothed, by hundreds, and q
these happy results have been in great measu
duced by this Commission and under its auspices
out any expense TO the city your committee appes
confidence to a discerning public for judgment
efforts and its acts.
As to the immediate controversy in hand, al
charge Of bad faith made against the officers Of thu
mission, your committee humbly submit to pub
ision what they have and what they have not
that behalf.
This Commission has always desired and acted
amicabie adjustment Of points Of dspute-it off
submit them to the law officer Of the cty--to gem
distinguished among our citizens for their INTEL
integrity, and experience, and to the Supreme Co
agreed to this last submisson-consentedt to ncludf
in such submission which were scarcely mooted vi
agreement for it was arranged and it now renews
fer Of such an arbitration; and in all these thing
Favored to carry out its propositions IN perfes
aith and honor. The Commission has not declir
decision of the law officer of this city 1t has not
agreement II was bound in honor to abide the dei
unexceptionable gentlemen, rushed to Albany to
a legislative decision on matters which had been,
ted. 1t has not, when frustrated in this, repudi
agreement and commenced suit for the enforcen
its claims, and then informed the public, in cub
that no legal measures had been adopted and it
asked the Governors either to separate new born &
from their mothers else lose the expense Of tho
port. These some things which the Commissi
done, and others which 1t has not done, and you
mittee fully submit the whole matter to the publf
sion. GULIAN G. VERPLANCK, Chair
INV York, Oct. IL, 1866.