The New York herald., 1868-03-20
COMMISSIONERS OF EMIGRATION.

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large amount Of routine business was disposed
of, after which the Wards Island Committee offered
o report the late riot at the island The report
was read and accepted. 1t contained nothing new Of
general interest. The special committee to which
was referred the matter of the claim OF the Commits
sioners of Public Charities and Correction, as
ported upon by the referees reported that they had
examined the report of the arbitrators and the sup
Elemental award, and that they found in the former
certain charges had been allowed, without In
terest while In the latter interest was al
lowed ON the whole hmount-viz., S6ol72 ~
amount Of claim, with S45,5s7 81 allowed as
interest making total Of $1l4 100; and the commit
tee recommended the Board to decline to accede to
the award so far the allowance for interest. The
report signed by all the members Of the commit
tee-Messrs. Smith, Bssinger, Kapp, Loutrel and
O'Gorman. This report gave rise to a lengthy and
animated discussion. Mr.. winston stated that he
was disappointed in the last report OF the referees,
but he wanted to do what was right and honorable.
The Board had entered into an agreement In this
matter by which they were bound, and he thought
the committee should consult the Commissioners OF
Charities and Correction, and II possible, have the
discrepancy between the reports explained
Mr.. O'GORMAN did not see how anything the CON-
missioners Of Charities and Correction or the arbi
traitors could say would mend the matter The writ
ten report was before them and by that report they
should be governed, not by what they might say they
intended TO mean: ne tnougns Ine referees mao m
which they could arrive at decision, but he did not
think they had performed their whole duty In sub
mitting the matter to Others for computation.
Mayor HOFFMAN, said he agreed with Mr.. winston,
that there was something In the discrepancy that re-
quired explanation. ON the final award by the
referees he thought the Commissioners OF Charities
and Correction could enter Judgment IN court OF
law.
ted many years. and 1t now comes In shape That
requires the personal consideration Of every member
OF the Board and for the purpose OF getting at the
feeling OF the Board ON the subject he moved the
adoption OF the report.
Mr.. WINSTON moved as an amendment that the
report be referred back to the committee and that
the committee be requested to have personal inter-
view with the Commissioners Of Charities and Correc-
Mayor HOFFMAN, stated that he stood In a neutral
position In the matter. As member OF the Board
70 s ae Of t c y e ne a
in seeing that whatever s due TO the Commissioners
OF Charities and Correction or to any branch Of the
city government, " paid. The two Boards, he said,
had agreed upon two competent gentlemen TO ex-
anime into this matter, and they had made report
by he
was fnal, and which, In accordance with the agree
ment, should be deemed "nnal and conclusive, and
binding on both Commissions" and as there was
discrepancy of some thousands OF dollars he hoped
Mr. winston's idea would be carried out.
The discussion was continued at length until all
the members had expressed their views on II, after
which Mr.. Loutrel withdrew his motion aud Mr.
winston's amendment was adopted. :, .,o Labor o.
The report OF the superintendent OF tne laDor ex-
change was read and some OF the difficulties attend
ing the management OF that department were re-
committee, after which MIR. Kapp offered the draft
OF the proposed amended bill for the better pro-
lection OF emgrants ana s,a'ea anse 'e @ sna he
existing one was that now all right OF action is
vested In the United States District Attorney
IN the smursnts themselves. Mr. winston stated TO
the Board that he had deposited 800 600 In New
York state bonds with the Broadway Bank as col
late
Board There being no further business before the
Board the meeting adjourned;
prepared and forwarded to the Legislature. The re-
port opens by showing the increase In the arrival Of
ceding' stating that the whole number landed
in 1851 was aol,a2e Of % which ~2,7M 81 were
aliens an swans increase over the numbers
landed several years past while the proportion to
the average OF former years. since ls4 % co2 more
nom Germany 134 from Ireland, 33,7l2 from Eng
land and 2e,2s4 from other countries.
The report then goes to describe the condition OF
the vessels in which the cholera and typhus fever
made such havoc during the year past and then
details the workings OF the commission and Its
ofiicers during the year, which shows the fol-
lowing resuits:-Totai number cared for In State
Emgrant Refuge, Wards Island, 3,237; luna
tics cared for 255: Of which l3s LEFT the Asylum.
Total number OF cases Of smallpox supported
and paid for BY this commission treated In Small.
pox Hospital, Blackwelrs Island, during the yeaI
died, o; number OF emgrants admitted TO New York
Lunatic Asylum, %; number sent TO New York
Bellevue and ~. yincenrs Hospitals, 80; number OF
persons sent back TO Europe 1853; forwarded to
Canada and TO different parts OF the country, 800
temporarily Supplied with board and lodging il 29s
emigrants buried by Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction, %; buried at Quarantine, %; provided
with employment, IL, 900; relieved and forwarded
from several counties In the STATE chargeabe to this
commission, 3774; total number Of days spent by
emigrants In the Refuge and Hospital, Wards Island
54, ,seS; moneys received from various sources fol
aid to emigrants, &122, 1917.
The various institutions under the direction OF the
Board and the various bureaus or divisions OF the
department are fully explained and In regard 70 the
dispute between the Commissioners and the railroad
| companies the report says:-Numerous complaints
having been made by emigrants against some Of th'
agents OF the railroad companies and their employees
and reluctance and unwillingness to aid The com
! mission correcting the evils complained OF benl
shown, the Board directed that tile railroad coin
panies whose agents had, In their opinion, proves
| unit for the position be requested to Withdraw
these parties and substitute others. Compliance ben