New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-18
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.

The Commissioners held regular meeting, yester
day at their Office in Anthony at. Present-The Hon.
GULI.s C. vERPLAScK, President; and Messrs.
Witthsus, Kerigan, Kelly, Crabtree, Purify, and
Kennedy.
The rec ular weekly statements were made, Of which
the followiI is a summary
Alien Emsrspts arrived this year up to Jsn. H....5.55
There sre at prfseDt inmates of the Institutions
under charge Of the COmu lesion, 3S2 patients, 1910
ircigert ADULTS, 053 children, and Ills persons en-
poJed, making total OF 1881 persons dependent
upon the support OF the fumes Of the Com .nssiln.
At the came period last year the number IN the lns
tuiions was 3 is7 peTsOns
The receipts and disbursements Of the Commission
are follows; Amount on band to 18th Instant,
as, SIG t3 aggregate oisbursements, sjl ,2l5 81
balance IN Mechanics Bank 20 18th January, 1855,
si4 3O2 III due TO Counties, slJ,0tJ ~.
A conn VI ication eteved from the Chairman
OF tie COMMITTEES OF the Board OF Councilmen IN re-
ls,ion the foreign paupers and ciinnsls brought to
this Cty ard Transmitting copy Of the bill reported
from III judiciary Committee in the Y. 5 House OF
Repre- eutGtives by Ar. Wentworth, Of Illinois. The
Committee Of the CouI cilmen ssked for Information
in the matter and the Commissioners appointed
Me.sTs Verplanck, Kennedy, Kelly, and Witthsu a
Committee 70 confer with the Committee Of the
Council.
Another communication WIS received from the.
Ilor. + Il. Cutting, on tie same subject.
Mr. PrEDY called attention 10 the published com
pleitt C CGpt Carpenter Of he Fifth Ward Police,
against the Commissioners.
My. NtfTHAIs talQ Tie sum OF - OUV was
I'd by the Commission for board and lodging dur
,ng The month of December besides e. 600 paid for
outdoor relief A much larger sum would be spent
il tie same way this north. all this was independ
en Of the cost for the maintenance OF the
in the Institutions Mr. W. said the Charge thai the
Lodging. II Cuse Of the Commission was closed at SUI.
Gown, was untrue. he had passed il at at night, and
found il open. $780,,
Mr. KIssEDY said of the J 900 men we daily feed
ara lodee outside Of WARD Island, | understand
some IS men were sen. down today to 20 10 work
upon Mr. Crinnels ships in place Of the l,usshore-
men who have struck against reduction Of wages.
These n en- who come 70 ia daily for food and lodg
irg wien they got Gown 70 the ship refused to go
70 work for the wages offered, II 50 day but s2d
they we've wiling 70 work for 81 IS the sun asked
BY the strikers. Five Of them, however, went TO
work fcr the wages ofered-tbe remainder returned
to the office Of the Commission, and demanded farther
assistance Mr.. Kennedy sid he was opposed to
ing ibee and taking care Of them after work
lad been offered TO and refused by them. He then
went out ard presently returned With Mr.. Fagin-
Mr. FiGfS, who has charge Of the Immigrant De-
pot, sad that TO fill tho opcers Of merchants In need
Of TO load their ships, be had sent down nearly
eco uen, who almost 10 had refused 20 work for
ltis Than 81 - a day Thtse men had all cone back
atd ssaiu demanded TO be lodged by the Commis-
toLeTs.
Mr. KEs,rcY was opposed to giving any further