The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-03

grant department in the Office Of Mayor Wood Qadwig
semer, we are not Mistaken This memorial insists
upon the establishment OIL Referees (Schieds Gerehte
composed OF the District Attorney, Mayor, Sc Assn
RANGES OF luggage; 8 Good medical treatment on board
gers on board No Interference OF the crew with tho
passengers o. Separation OF sexes; T. separation a.
tionaities Il possible; Inspection by nobody but the
captain and the doctor .. Light and fumgatng under
special snperinendence TO- Improved ventilation; ii. No
more luggage In the steerage, &c, &c.
The memorialist states that there exists already plenty
OF laws for the protection of emgrants but they all
in the hands of Custom House officers, consequently
nothing else but dead letter There are laws Of 1919
1926 1855, &C. yet we do not them executed The
Commissioners ought to send somebody at Quarantine
board the ship, with instruction to ask the passengers
themselves If they we'll treated the high
Mr. JKnHGHAus--We are certainly very glad to receive
information and advice from experienced gentleman
but wishes and desires ought 10 be more logically
framed. Let take that project for guide which Mr..
Devln the other day has worked out by order Of the
Commissioners Of Emigration Messrs Seward in tn
Senate John Coclrano in the House have promised
all their efforts FOR the Of these ship regua
tons. They are entitled q An act TO amend act
March B. 1855" and insist upon-1. Separation of tn
sexes 2. fine Of $40 per dead passenger. g. Compel
shpownors and captains TO become answerable for log
luggage That viii do for the present. Let only
responsible The United States, much an
other country, have right to look out that their immi
grants arriving here in healthy and moral state and
not with typhus, generally derived from uncleanness
and want OF air nor half starved.
SIGIsxrND kFNL seconded the motion Of petitioning
10 Congress but would not ike TO bring out many
points In other terms, they will succeed if they
ask too much Of foreign powers and shipping houses at
once.
Mr.. JnIHGnArs persisted in completely reforming the
shipping regulations; he gave terrible details of demo-
ralzatou the high Daughters Of respectable pa
rents seduced and violated by captains and mates
Even from Castle Garden they fetch the girls back on
board their ships to pcrpetratc their Infamous conduct
60 70 Wards Island, and count there how many girls
have become mothers during their passage. These Off
seduce and demoaize first and sell their victims af
forwards 10 brothe house keepers. Many OF the cap
ains and shpoNneTs no better than runners-nay,
Mr.. SCHUMACHER, President OF the Conference, with
hauetr)-I protest against such comparison.
JUIJUs BRu-Could you but pass an hour on board Of
certain ships, you would be horred the which
there performed In bright daylight in the presence
Of fathers, mothers and little children acts Of most
lascivious and revolving nature committed Every
week every day, receive information OF facts which
You in Maryland do not dream Of
The PREsIDEsr-Weil, have not been in the old
try since thirty years.
SEVERAL MEMBERs-i.et us vote
Messrs. SCHUMACHER and PL,TE-We reserve our vote
till Monday Give US time TO consider such important
matters little longer
DIFFERENT VoICfS--Yes. yes.
Mr. FIsIEC, native OF Pennsylvania, begs leave TO
turn Philadelphia and confer his voting power on his
colleagues. Adopted.
The Conference adjourned till tomorrow (Aonday)
morning, at 10 O'Clock.
To-day they inspecting vessels in the harbor