The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-21

-. ,,,, did nr THOMPSON do next he was
favored personal friend OF Mr. Tuthn OF Kings county
ts,P If the Committee Commerce AMI Navigation
.nh This subject was referred. II unierstooi Il
ben that committee appointed by The Speaker, ini
had majority hostile, certainly not favorable 10 Tue
Interests of the people Staten Island. am cot apt 10
give overdue my political opponents bat wsh 70
say that your representative, Mr. Christie, was 'te too
smart for Dr. thompson, for instead OF getting tntI
committee against 10 the utter astonshment OF orr op
ponents when the first vote taken WIS iounu tuas
they stood three for What WAS the result oi
that So a bill could be properly ADJUSTED anl
all the conflicting interests reconced bll, sausaoeoty
70 the Chamber OF Commerce. % Ine m M "a 49,,
sentative, and verify believe, satisfactory 10 you, WIS
reported by that committee.
VoICE-Unanmously.
Mr.. BOVINE (coLinung)-what, then, was the course
OF Mr. Tuthin? He and stated tat he did not
favor that pot and that when the came he would
report bill To suit himself kDo mat the partial con
sent given to the committee bill by Mr. Tuthi was forced
There difference between his bill aud that OF the
committee except that he added $50 900 to the apprort
ton which mma;eriRl DIS by the Committee bill the
Commissioners to empowered to apply 10 the Le
risauye for all requisite funds When the time for
the Committee bill to up in Committee OF the Whole,
Mr Tuth sprung upon the House AN entire substitute
for the Committee bill and when taken up IL WAS foun
that there material difference, and the questio
arose. what could be the object of this substitutes ms
fact that the Health Officer having failed 10 defeat th
Committee bill for the removal of QUARANTINE and ieennS
sore made up his mind that he would endeavor 10 de
prive Mr.. Christie Of the credit OF procuring It's
passage. Now, Governor Morgan in his message ex
pressed marked hostility TO the lobby. Yet ut this
etage OF the procee ings Dr. Thompson came down. an
procured somebody to send committee to Albany, w6e
there was no necessity for it. They had not more tina
arrived there before announced that there
lobby committee arrived from Staten Island. They were
very respectable gentlemen, doubt--one of them
know to be sucnyet through the influence OF Dr. Tnomp
son. they pointed out as LOBBY men from SttIcn
Isand-enough damn the bill, If 1t possible TO
damn II. There grea, STIR made Christies bin
had been set down for fixed day; but the presence OF
these men created very Serious misunderstanding about
it, and with some created feelings Of opposition to any on
whatever. 1t afterwards leaked out that Nc Christie had
not asked lobby assistance that ne relied upon the
truth of his cause and when rutAills Dill came up II
was knocked higher than Kite AMI Cnrstc's bill was
ordered to third reading (Apolause) Dr.. Thompson
has friend OF ours or OF Saen lsaad aud Goes
not desire the removal Of Quarantine enfer these crcum
stances II DOES seem TO be rather "crowdDg the mourn
ers" to have represented in Albany that the people Of
Richmond county have passed resolutions TO The effect that
the removal they desire not that of the Health Officer
The first point is the removal VI Quaranue next TO tat,
l take it, the removal Of the Health Officer
comes nearest to the heart OF every man
in this county. (Appause.) 1t has been said
that there decided prospect for the retention OF the
Health Officer. He ony he retained by the reap
pontment OF the Governor holding over by the refusal
of the Senate TO conarm know the Governor will take
Of HIM, that only be retained by corrupt
ing the Senate, which do not think possible These
two planks being taken from unoer him. will somebody
be Kind TO inform me how he retain his placer
have been careful observer OF what been going
at Albany, and have every believe that your
interests good hands, that the bill for the
will most assnreoy pass that your representative has
done his whole duty that before the this
day twelve months there will be no Quarantine Staen
Island. (sppause
Mr. RAY ToMKNs, in seconding the resolutions endorsed
all that Mr.. BoSne had said sho we'd that Or Thompson
was the getter OF the delegation to Albany and made
sundry charges Of corruption n the Doctor which
said he would most assaredy prefer against him in case
son, as well as the Quarantine would be speedily
ed and WAS greeted With much applause.
The resolutions then adopted unanimously and the
meeting adjourned sine die much eated at its mpompu
success.