The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-31
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.


Our Albany CORES pondence.
ALBANY, March 40, 1851.
tilso1sieysng in ne AS>usLiy-Quarantme ErpsNdi.rs
The Cost 10 tie sate Under ne Pyesrm Legisg Huys-Es-
peadlurs al Sgu,nes Fosns-rl aiiag Hospitog-Loam-
e,s Association-CeRtydl Park Enenson-NoSvpoltau
Cab BaI-Caling for AZ CemsUs Report Prospect Of an
Extra Session-7he Estysmsty Honat Men Of Neo Yoyk
in the Lob6y-Biu to Pxpish Fraud,len. Brokeys de-
The real cause Of the call Of the Hcuse last evening
was the resolution offered yesterday
ing by Mr. Prendergast, declaring that every member
who within the bar Of the house whom his name wag
called refused 10 should be held in contempt. A.
number Of members adoption Of that rssoluton
high dudgeon finding that Prendergast was not in
his at last night, moved call Of the House n order 70
pay him of. The motion carried notwithstanding
there upwards Of hundred members present. and
when Mr. Peudegast brought befoye the bar Of the
House molten made that he be excused upon cond
ton that he moved day reconsderatiOn Of the vote
that resolution.
This may be al very well . matter OF sport, but the
resolution of Mr. Prendergast what should have been
adopted long sgo, and lived up to will facilitate tho
businss Of the House The Of members sitting
their and hearing their called the third
reading Of bills and not voting is Of the evils OF this
Legislature, and cannot be too severely condenned
Hardly bill is read but that the Clerk has to call tho
names two three times before quorum votes,
although they present. but the adoption Of this
resolution worked well yesterday and to-day, and has
secured full vote ON the first call. the Assembly
knows what they about, they will not rescnd It,
year several members who The "sake were
the habit whenever any bill up for final passage,
in which there money used, 70 remain silent when
their called and the vote close one,
and by their voting against decide II, they would
Immediately make their bargain with the lobby, have
the absentees called and then just had been
made their interest TO This enectually
puts stop that vement and may be that
count that bitter opposition has arisen against II.
The Quarantine for ths port Of New York s just
now under quite controversy at Albany. Tho old fac
tions, long arayed against each other again on
hand, and engaged in little fight. bill he's passed
the Senate providing the sale Of the pro-
perty Staten Island This bill advocated by the
representative from Richmond county but II that
does the views of the Quarantine Commis-
soners and they does not provide FOR the sale Of
the land in the way that will bring the highest price.
Both sides content that the property should
be sold, but the question is, how and by
| whom II shall be disposed Of and who
Of the officials shall be turned Of Office. At
the commencement the bill brought up,
which was considered compromise BILL agreed upon by
the Commissioners Emigration, Quarantine ana others
interested provided for the sale Of the property
ceiling Of the seconu mortgage portion or which " On
the property Wards Isand-sbolishing the onice OF
the Marine Hospital Ply sican and making the floating
hospital the only quarantine buildings This bill OBJ
ected 10 on several grounds, ami the repsessnta
1 tive from Richmond county found tnat he could
w. he complete and full removemsnt Of Qua
rantine from staten Island by attaching 70 20 many
ana r,d9sa os hs e q Ss o
perty Staten Island, aboshing the Quarantine Oon
mission and placing under the control q the g CSI%ss
questions referred 70 IN the other bill The Din y now
fon md tha 0uapn utiuo Cnnn
bill shal be amended and be made 70 abolish the Office
Of Marine Hospital, Physician and d..,nr turn d. Dr. Je-
salary, and a. they assert nothing 70 dol also ths pro
vision in regard % the mortgage There no doubt but
dividing the property for It's sae the balance mic,
little Sght between old bellgersnts, and ali have to
before the committee this afternoon and fcw figures
taken from the reports Of hose connected with Quaran
tine and emigration may not be out Of place here.
In 1857 bin passed creating Commission for the Re
movsl Of Quarantine station hcsss George HALL beEt
under IT, The sum Of one hundred and nfy thousand dol
lars appropriated by the act 70 out the prov
pended at seeuines Point IN the purchase of any acres
Of land with farm nuildngs upon IT, ana ntting them up
m. 1H per 1iem allowed the Ioss a.
Present value Of that property stated by those Who
ought 70 know TO be about $40 0o and motgaged by he
Commissioners Of Emigration for 81 500
The act OF 1867 provided for temporary hospital, and
in 1859 clause was Inserted in the General supply bin
appropriatng the Of fifty thousand dollars FOR the
son. John G. Green and Chas A. Peabody appointed
Commissioners as a substitute, believe, for the Uommis
appointed 1857 and they had the expenditure
ofhat money. On the LIST OF December, 1852 they
ported in regard TO the Floating Hospital as follows
Purchase and fitting up Of Floating Hospital $500 IS
Amount paid Van Vakinburg for steamboats, 100 90
| Amount pao by the Commissioners of Emigra-
tion for Floating Hospital, per report.. 4647 II
Total expenses Of the Commissioners for the
he number Of persons cared for 1er the above sp
his same Commission had under cnase the Floating
Hospital during the year 1880, and BY their report
that they have had under their charge fifteen persons,
and expended the sum Of sl0,2T7 ST. These figures,
taken from their report, show very plainly that
the management Of Quarantine matters Whilst they
tai physician who holding Office at five thousAnd
dollars salary but whilst they had power 70 abolish
his Office prevent his having his salary they employed
another physician look after the patients the Float
ing Hospital, thus making an expense OF two official
10 blame in regard 70 the matter prefer remain
silent upon until have further examined the
port q he oomnssio1srs of Of Emigration Quarantine
hopes Of ascertaning some light upon the subject.
The Assembly was engaged all the morning in the third
votes The bin regulate the fees Of pawnbrokers
be % Rs assembly,
general orders which win be by tomorrow, and then
sha whether Chatham street the people have
the strongest hold upon the Legislature.
Mr. Prendergast this movning offered his re-
| solution TO rescind the resolution offered by
him Yesterday, The resolution declaring the
one adopted yesterday @ eminently Just an
tcipation in the duties Of the Assembly which wcd DO
public calamity, he moved that be rescinde~fs'ner
cool, think. -, !.
One or two members Of the House rose question oi
privilege this morning in regard tq .o ,spo1 W "a sne
the Troy University bill. l I.s b. tn,a .ns member
Fortunate tlas shn ,n,sr.s 2 did dsgusreosype
them AZ they really an,eared yeeterdsy during ne
~ sha avjns doiDgs Of Yesterdays
would not rive 10 public very favorable impression Of
their They had better be thankful that
The hr revise the northern extension Of the Central
PARK nd 70 provide for the submission Of those awards
80 by the late Comm ssioners for that purpose 70 .
mmission Of appraisal up for nnal pasage In the
u nhe Mr. mo N mi 40 Ia