New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-25
COMMISSIONERS or EMIGRATION.

This Board held us regular weekly meeting yestef-
day afternoon at the Castle Garden, President YER
PLAScK in the chair, and al the membe present.
A communication received from the Quarantine
Comm rsioneTs, relative 70 the management oil me
Floating Hospitsls. The document stated that the
phrs,eoocy If the act Of 1883, making an spproprla-
ton for the Quarantine Commissioners and provision
for temporary Quarantine and Arrangements Tor The
CT the sick, uncertain and difficult OF apphcs-
ton ard capable of different and even contradictory
Constructions IL competent for either the Quar6n
tire or the Emigration Commissioners TO maintain such
| an Institution. Blu. the Quarantine Commissioners
had established IT, and provided officers and men Tor
the vessel and 10 take care o. the SICK In
scoordauce with the recommendation OF the Committee
a resolution adopted TO the effect that the pubhc
welfare requires that the Quarantine Commissioners
should retain the control and management of the
Floating Hospital, and that the Commissioners OF
In grstitn pay, accorfr 70 law the current expenses
of TIE treatment Of the sick, but Lot including the pay
fine captain ard crew Of the ship.
Tie Special Committee, consisting OF Messrs Hunt
Purdy ana Kennedy TO whom were referred the claims
of the NewH Haven Arms Company, presented long
report in relation thereto, from which We make the io
loving abstIacts:
The report states that there sppears 30 have been
loaned by the New. Haven Arms Company on two dit.
fsrent cesions-nsmey, September s. 1875 and April
81 1889 sunory rifles, csrblues, and pistols thirteen
thousand ball cartridges, SIXTY oarbneco and forty
ramrods Of which there missing seven rifes, t1ir
teen pistols sixty caIbine-covers, forty ramrods ana
eight thousand two hundred ball cartridges. Then
follows the copy Of order from Mayor 1lemann to
Deputy Carpenter, directing him 10 send thirty men
to Quarantine, and telling him he had better make
requiston FOR sixty rifles. copy OF receipt from Mr.
Kennedy for ten pistols and one thousand eatrdges
Order from Mr. Kennedy for two thousand balls tor
rifles TO be charged TO Commissioners of Emigration
Also, copy of order from the Mayor requesting the
COMPANY 10 loan the jusice" twenty repeating niles.
The report speaks Of the attack upon the Quarantine
buildings, the requson for police and srming OF the
men, ana mentions that an attack was threat.
ened on Cattle Garden, when more men ard
more arms We're bad and the Committee say they
feel satisfied that debt is justly due the
New Haven Arms Co, f)r arms loaned, damaged and
missing and also for cartridges, carbue-covers aud
ramrods. The Committee believe that large portion
OF the weapons were placed IN the hands oil me poee
sud for the purpose having the matter investigated
sent letter 10 President Stlman of the Police Board,
settiI forth that certain arms were loaned from the
New Haven Arms Co., upon conditions, one OF whIch
that they were TO be returned IN good ORDER or
4" If not 10 be made AZ the expense OF somebody
whom the Committee are deslrous 10 ascertain, and
"io arrange for final settlement" OF the weapons
delive'od 10 the police the following are missing;
ries, costing from so TO So each; Is pistols, IRON
SO go each ana of 5000 cartridges sent down, only
,nOC were returned.
The Committee again reiterate that " there cannot
be doubt but that debt il due, and withou, any
express as to the amount OF the parties who Justly
" owe it, they have no hesitation in saying that the
" Comm issoners of Emigration have nothing TO do
with it, their duties beng strictly confined to the
" care Of sick emigTants.
Emigration occupy the petition to the Police as
tie est of our fellow citizens aud claim that the 20
Ice are paid for protecting the District, embracing
New-YoIk Westchester County, Staten Island and
Brooklyn against all peace breskers. The Committee
wrd up with a resolution setting forth that 10 the
opinion of the Board part of the expenses incurred
by the Police in protecting public property Staten
I.sndsnd at Castle Garden can justly b charged to the
Con mis- sioners of Emigration. The report WAS sc-
cepted the resolution adopted and the Committee dis
charged.
The weekly statement is as follows:
Number Emigranis arrived 10 Aug H. 1852 %!
Nun Esr arrived since, 70 Aug a. lsos'.' zoo
r,,l ............................5Iiio
To 'ame date in
Eumbeg of inmates in the Institutions - 49,
Wards Island. .................. Itusf Ir--o
Number of inmates il Marine Hospital 80. lis l5a
TotaL..........................7 22 Lib Las
A.grersfe receipts TO Aug IL, 1859 fl08, i25 q
tion Of passengers, ke............ 35IS u NlS9 -
Sll1roo9 81
Disburse previous account 20
Aag IL, lSS...... SSeVo ~ a,
Curreut Of Aug 10 aad H.. 27s 5 lO1S3 %
Balance II Commuta,ion Fund Sb,1'5 70
The Board then adjourned.