New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-25


the State had the right to use all the waters oil tne
Canal when necessary If this should be allowed 1t
would open the door to claims for nearly half million
in damages.
The SPEAKER, Mr.. ELLSWORTH, and Others
supported the claim.
After a warm debate, progress was reported on the
bill.
From Our Own Reporter. r.. ,oco
ALBANY, Tuesday, Jan. "a, 1860.
THE MARINE HOSPITAL.
The report OF DIR. Jerome, Physician of the Marine
HOSPITAL Staten Island was transmitted to the Senate
last evening. 1t opens with statement showing the
condition of the Hospital from the LIST OF January TO
the lat of Jply 1859 at which time the Quarantine
Commissioners removed the patients then in course OF
treatment from the institution under his charge Ia por
ton Blsckwells Island, another portion to Wards
Island and another portion TO the Floating dospail,
and that since such period he has not been permitted
to exercise the functions of his office toward the sick
of Quarantine. The remainder of the report is chiefly
devoted to discussion of the future location OF the Ma
rine Hospital, in which the ground is boldyassumed,
and well fortified with facts and arguments, that the
Marine Hospital in and Of itself, with equal guards
about it. and equal prudence in its management, III It's
present location, in any other, is entirely innocent
Of oil danger TO the surrounding community. And,
that all i'm ported disease has been communicated to
the shores Of Long Island Staten Island from IN
fected vessels riding at their ordinary anchorage be-
tween the two shores and IN no single instance for
the past sixty years has such disease been communi
Gated from the Marine Hospital itee f. And when
ever yellow fever has been endemic within the Ma
rine Hospital ncosure, it has arisen from exposure to
injected vessels lying dischargng cargo at the uaran-
tine wharves, and equally with every other CON-
munity, such hospital claims exemption from needless
exposure.
The location of the Hospital therefore, is made to
depend upon the determination OF the Legislature IN
relation to the anchorage ground for infected vessels
as s proximity is necessary in order that patients
NAV be transferred from the vessel with little delay
and exposure possible to its ncosure. The report
also contt nds that when vessel becomes the seat OF
thara IN al
discovered by which may be dsinfected and rendered
safe for any human being to enter into who has not
previously passed the ordeal himself until relieved by
Autnmna rosts, and this, whether IT be hospital or
a merchant ship, is Of like application.
ALBANY AND sUsQUEHASYA RAILROAD.
Mr.. Ramsey, from the Senate's Select COMMITTEES to
whom wac referred the petition Of inhabitants of the
Counties of Albany, Schenectady, Schohare Otsego,
Delaware, Chenango, and Broome, for aid 10 tne
ALBANY and Susquehanna Railroad Company presented
an elaborate report this morning, in which the elam
of this isolated portion OF the state are cieai.{{
and ably get forth me REPORT ,,v of tbe state
~ three eiobtbs of a mill to the dollar for each OF
the wears 1860 and 1861, which viii produce about
81 ,O6O, coo. OF this sum the Railroad Company Is
to receive $500 900 after they shall have expended
81 COO in the construction and equipment OF their
road and In good faith put the road into operation for
thirty miles from the City of Albany TO the County oil
Schoharie. When they shall have completed another
thirty miles of the road the County of Otsego they
are to receive 5000 600 When they shall have
completed thirty miles more to the County OF Della
ware they are 70 receive $O00O0 more and when the
road shall have been completed and put into operation
for the entire distance TO the Village of Binghamton,
Broome County, lao miles from Albany, they are to
receive the remainder Of the avas of the tax probably
100000 The Company forfeit their claim TO this
fund, in case they fail TO comply with the conditions OF
the grant for two years after the passage OF this a,
and in such event the appropriation Ieverts TO the
general fund. The Company is authorized, upon re-
ceying from the State the several sums before men
toned to release the payment of one-haf OF the town
subscI ptons TO the stock of the Company made or to
be made under by virtue of the act OF 1885, author'
Zing such town subscriptions, but the amount so re-
leased shall not exceed 500 900.
There seems to be good feeling in the Legislature
toward the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, but
whether the friends of that Improvement will be able
TO put through large appropriation as this IL
somew hat probematical. The bill was referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Mr. Ketchum introduced in the Senate bill for the
relief of orphan and destitute children, which provides
that whenever it becomes necessary in any county IN
this State provide for the relief support of orphan
or destitute children at the public expense the Super
intendent overseer of the poor may commit such
children to the Of any orphan or relief association
located in such county, at expense not exceeding
the average of supporting pauper at the County
House, to each clild.
Senator Connolly introduced bill to-day to repeal
the usury laws. similar bill has been before the
Assembly several days II is to be hoped that the
Legislature will defer repeating the present statutes
from other than money lending Shylocks.
THE ISsoLvEST LAWS.
In the Assembly Mr. Carter, by consent, introduced
bill 10 amend the third and fourth articles OF Title L,
chapter s. part of the Revised Statutes in relation to
insolvent debtors The amendment of Article s, which
is the law known the two-third act, reduces the
number of petitions from twothrds TO onethird.
Also releases the property Of the debtor acquired after
assignment from execution for debts existing anterior
to the date of the petition.
TIE 4th Article which il is proposed TO amend Is the
ac under which, prior to the repeal OF the 1mprson
ment fordebt law, proceedings used TO be taken 10
compel Imprisoned debtors to assign their property
The law is still operative against insolvents; Inc
amendments proposed allow creditors having nqulda'
ted claims TO the amount of S5OO,00 or upward,
which have been for 60 days overdue, and on which
no security is held to proceed against debtor to force
him TO insolvency. II, on investigation, he Is iouno
by the Court be nsolvent he is compelled to asslgn
ali his property for the benefit of his creditors. On
such assignment if good cause can be shown agains
it. the debtor il to be discharged from his debts snct
discharge TO have the authority as under what
| row known as the Two-thrd act. The bill also ex
empts the future acquired property OF debtor, now
insoyent, from debts existing before the passage o.
| the law Another amendment TO this article prevents
M preference being given to creditors, after the com
mencement of proceedings under the law.
| The report of the everlasting "Commlssoners o.
| Record for the City and County OF New-Iork,
has lust been presented 10 the Legislature The re
port gives history OF the refusal of the Supervisor
of New-York TO raise the money they desired, and ask
| that the sum of 1914 due to contractors ant
employees and the further of $l3l 075 ~, whcl
is required to complete the existing and only contrac
now in force under the Commission, may be added
the New-York Tax levy 30 that this valuable u wori
may be speedily completed and its advantages full.
realized. 1t is thought that the taxpayers oil New
York have sufficiently realizing sense both OF the
value and cost OF this work already.
The inevitable James Hay, who has been before TN
| / 90 for he "a AZ