The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-28
The Board or Ten Governors.

The Board OF Ten Governors.
POLITICS AMONG THE PAUPKRs-saoULD UNNATURAL.
IzKD RESIDENTS HOLD 0FFrCR?-THK GOVERNORS
IN HOT WATER.
The Board Of Ten Governors met yesterday at 4P. M
at the rotunda in the Park. Present Governors Town.
send Tin ths ctair) Henry West Dugro Smith, Taylor,
Duke and Tieman.
The contract for the proposed xenaon Of the idiot
House on RandalVs Island awarded to John Sheri.
dan. The cost win be $500
CAN DEMOCRATS DE- ny THEIR LooRsS
Considerable discussion a proposition Of
Gov Teman TO confer the power OF Warden on the s-
dent Physician of the Penitentiary Hospital. This
opposed by Governors Smith and Dule, the ground
that 1t would destroy the political equilibrium pre-
vaing the slandDr Sanger the officer in question:
being democrat, and of course all his appointments
would be after the most orthodox democratic pattern
Gov. TTMAN stated that he had made the motion with
out any such purpose in view, and he did not think
moreover, that any such catastrophe would occur as
had been projected BY the gentlemen opposing the mo
Office under the appointment Of the Governors who, he
said, socked like democratic
Gov SMITH, being of an nquiring turn OF mind, asked
tine asss speaker How democrats could be told By their
This question excited the interest of the Board but
osity, and withheld the much desired information
There being disposition manifested to press the mo-
ton Of Gov Teman through the Board Governors Smith
and Duke announced intention OF leaving the Board
without quorum by quitting the room.
the mater over until next meeting, when the whole
question to the powers Of the resident physicians aud
wardens will be defined ntellgibly.
SAM AMONG THE GOVERNORS.
Gov TAYLOR moved that all persons in thu employ of
tie Ton Governors who are no. citizens be forthwith re-
Gov. WEST was opposed to the resolution 1t was
miserable contemplate clap trap, aai unworthy the at
any such persons which he doubted To erect such
guiliotne as this was wrong, without letting the Board
vat " nd ghpa MIR Vgla hp
likely to be.
Governor DUKE was not aware that "sam" bad any.
thing to do with this proposition II the votes of all the
naturazed citizens TAKEN they would say and
ALL turn these nnaturazed persons out of Office and
put Americans in their place.
Governor WEST thought it small business for the
Board to be adiudicating small matter as the
empoym Of $500 clerk in the Workho It was
sganst the principles of the republic 70 be looking into
the birthplace Of but simply to ask the question
--'Is he capsbley is he honest" There was no dis
tncton made In the laborers employees hired by any
private company between citizens and those who were
not citizens.
Governor SMITH favored the resolution and argued
that the naturazed should not be employed in the
institutions, it was great Encouragement to those
FOREIGNERS who did take out their papers and perform
Afttr further discussion, in which considerable
acrimony displayed the resolution of Governor Tay
Tor was amended to read as follows
Resolved That the Wardens oil the different inslitu
tons be directed to from office all persons not
the member or members of this Board upon who e re.
COMMUNICATION said appointments were " ade how long
said persons have been in Office, and wher they will be
entitled to become citizens
This resolution carried-Governors Duke, Henry,
Duero, Smith, Taylor, Tieman voting in the affrma-
tive and Governor Townsend in the negative. Cover.
West declined voting on the ground that he had
agreed with Governor Drsper, who was absent not to
vote any political question until his return
After the settlement of this question acrimonious
debse sprang np the alleged mism snagement of the
officers Of the Lunatic Asylum in which the Governors
quite personal and sarcastic in their remarks to
each other Without doing anything Of importance
they adjourned, after having sat over three hours,