New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-09
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Our Corrpsponde1t

From Our OWE Cosresronde1I
ALBANY, Tuesday, Feb. s, 1859.
The panic in the Assembly sb ,ut the danger
from the supposed insecurity Of the ceiling has
subsided with the erection of prop, stay, column,
or wbstever else you please to term it, directly in
front of the Speakers de-k, extending to beam
at the ceiling some 45 or so feet from the floor
of the Assembly chamber. The thing is evidently
much more useful than ornamental. Several men,
bers, between whom and the Speaker the I'M
gsnly post stands, have some fears lest there
should be beam in the Speakers eye when they
most desire to catch it-nOt the beam, but the
dark, piercing eye of Mr. LITTLEJoHN.
The Committee having in charge the bill for the
removal of Quarantine are at sea, in dense fog
When they will report, or what they VIII report,
is matter on which there is decidedly more dis
cussion than knowledge. The bill introduced by
Mr. Christie, of which l sent The TRIBUNE
quite a full abstract, several days ago, has been
Whitfield down BY the Committee to a small point
or, perhaps. | should say, two or three points.
How it may be tomorrow, | can't say; but from
the best information l can obtain, majority OF
the Committee now favor an amendment OF the
present law (passed in 1850, covering three
points. viz: First, that 100000 or $3.50 coo
doctors differ ON this point be appropriated; sec
ond that all yellow fever vessels hereafter shall be
discharged, cleaned and purified in the Lo Ner Bay
below the Nsrrows, before being allowed to pro-
ceed to the city; and third, that no more cases OF
yellow fever, persons exposed to the Infection
of yellow fever, shall be taken INTO the Marine
Hospital.
These amendments are important, and, OF course,
il is entirely proper that they should be carefully
considered by the Committee as well as by every
friend of removal" 1t is the opinion of many
that the sum proposed to be appropriated is
entirely inadequate to the object sought to De
attained; aud this opinion is undoubtedly correct
if Sandy Hook cannot be obtained, and the Com
missioners shall be compelled to build an island in
the Lower Bay for Quarantine purposes. Those
who pretend to know something on the subject,
saw that to make land enough in the Lower Bay for
the purposes of Quarantine, will cost, to say the
leait, five times the amount which the Committee
propose 10 appropriate; but this can be arranged
by future Legislature.
The second amendment is matter OF great in-
terest to the whole port Nothing is better under
stood than that it is extremely dangerous to anchor
di.charge and purify vessels and carg0es infected
with yellow fever above the Narrows; and it is
believed that no objection will be raised to this
amendment except such come directly from the
West India, Charleston and New-Oreans shippers
of YOUR city They will urge the difficulty OF dis
charging in the Lower Bay, owing to the almost
constant swell there, whether In calm or storm;
that this condition Of things will not only be true
of sailing vessels but of steamers While it is ad-
mitted that these complaints have force yet, the
desire and determination to make the port safe
from yellow fever, will entirely override every
consideration of the interests of the class OF ship
owners mentioned. 1t is far better, say they, that
entire commerce with the Southern infected ports
be- suspended, than that this port should be en-
dangered BY pestilence. However much, therefore,
certain ship-Owners may protest against beng
II a. L.. q -. .nIp rIia
out their quarantine below the Narrows, they will
find, ! think, that this amendment will pass by
large majority if 1t gets before the Legislature.
The third amendment, requiring that persons
sick of or having been exposed to yellow fever,
shall be sent elsewhere than To the hospital In the
town of CastletOn after the 18th OF June next, has
its difficulties, This is all very well so far as
Staten Island is concerned, and equally well on all
hands. if suitable place can be made or obtained
elsewhere than at the old Quarantine grounds.
But before this amendment becomes law, it is
wisely suggested that the " elsewhere" provision
be well considered; for it may happen, II the
law pass that the yellow fever sick aud passengers
exposed to that disease may arrive and fail to ind
the "elnwhere." Then, imagine the unpleasant,
ness Of their predicsment. They are prohibited
by the law from going into the hospital on Staten
Island. and have nowhere else to go. In
such an emergency, the sick and exposed
will have TO remain on the vessel In
which they arrive and the longer they
remain on such infected yesse the less they in
a condition TO proceed TO New-York. But all
these objections are answered by the assurance,
that floating accommodations for passengers--the
sick and the well--will be made and placed in the
Lower Bay before the 18th Of June. 1t is said,
but know not on what grounds, that such ves-
sells will not become infected ike those in which
the sick arrive. 1t is estimated that such tempo
rary hospitals are contemplated, can be con-
structed at a cost of from $50, 900 to $40, 900.
There are some wicked persons here who pro-
pose to solve the Quarantine difficulty in this wise:
The State of New-York say they (and here they
are cOrrect), has Quarantine jurisdiction to low
water mark on the jersey shore. New-Jerseyis Is
mulish and mean. (Tiere they are right again.
Anchor your infected ships near her shore SEND
pestence and death among her Inhabitants, and
she will soon come 10 her senses ana De very g'ia
to have Quarantine removed to Sandy Hook. II
such a proceeding would infect only the miserable
Government of New. jersey, l apprehend the
proposition would receive d unanimous vote IN the
Legislature. 49,
A geutIeman. likely to be well informed, tells me
that tie Governor viii probably send 10 the Senate
the name of Mr. WATSON, for reappointment a.
Canal Appraiser, tomorrow.
DIR. TrTuIL has given notice Of bin 10 Law out
Marion Park in the City Of Brooklyn, which
provides for park com posed Of two blocks,
bounded northerly by Devoe street, easterly by
Lorimer street, southerly by Powers street, and
westerly by Union avenue. The bill authorizes
the Common Council 10 appoint Commissioners to
assess and De clare the damage to tue parties own
ing the lands proposed to b. taken, and also 70
aisess the expense Of the park upon the property
supposed ~ be teUelted thereby. Among iRa