New-York tribune., 1871-01-04
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For prosecca Of hfe pocy boilers foreign insaTssos
companies 'o''O'o
Total deposit. s7G2isN
STATE P2IsoNs
The Controllers report will show, In detail the earn
nes and expenses Of the state during the pat
YEAR The dscipne in these institutions has been,
tho whole better than heretofore. Seycrthelcss thcfa
is great need of further improvement In their m1H1gt-
mont financially and otherwise. A SAID r. ny lat
ouircd; and this can, pIObably, BE- attained only by a..
anendmcnt OF The Constitution treneM uy leCo
ton th1 greater screonary power nc c"heIru "h M
chief officer OF each pison IN the matter ~ punishment.
Under tho authority Of chapter i2' OF the Laws % lsi
IappOntcd as Building Comnlsso Tor ne eteSi,ol. OF
state Pr son Industrial Rctollnitory established
bany. Charles C. j. Walker Of Corning, Abraham II.
9nlcr of Oswego. anu Stephen T. Arno' aud frank H.
These commissioners have visited the most ioporans
n o. ne e tg apd Mr Pbnry bg their ahSItY
and their behalf. has examined al newly coAsrnSted
prisons in Ohio. Illinois aud other Western states They
have perfected the title OF the state TO tie land selecte6
by former comms ssion for the ste, aud VII be pre-
pared begin the construction OF the building early ia
the coming Spring II the necessary appropriation 70
made by the Legislature. - .
The commission appointed by me, in pursuance os
yonr resolution. TO examine the Sunectoe
convict labor consists Of y c: Vines ana Thomas
report from them may be expected during the peSeLs
Visited during the past year. did the year before.
all the State Prisons and gave hearing every eon
Communication of punishment More than thousand APP
pications for pardon or coDmuiation of punlshnele
sSvS sT STenp 9gsS peo 70 psrdo ,ycSr
c5rnInu atoms, snd repiieve have been granted;
case. VIII Ike hereafter submitted.
CHARITIES AND AsYLUNs.
respectfully refer you TO The report Of the Commis.
oners Charities for information upon the condition OF
the various State charities, all Of which recon-
mended to your favoras and careful consideration.
In some of counties great improvements have been
made in the management Of the poornouses The press
ing claims OF the Insane poor Ior peter care Inan vsa
cally provided for their form OF human suffering,
again urge upon your attention You WI be called upoa
tons state asyIuns for such Of the insane hayo
needed to hasten the time when all OF this may 10
removed from the county poorhouees. ] recommend
dren In the several counties and whether provision
ought not 70 be made for remorng them 10 proper
asyums. -
Tic general operations Of the Department OF Public IN
struction during ths fiscal year ending Sept o 1870 are
shown b. tho following statistics:
Total receipts rom al soaees iaclains balance on hand n
e beginning of the G s y, ~,
Total ssf fg' y
Amount paid for .hoo, hous and furuiar $50 .
IsI Sss s.is q s.S s1I eSaSs Of DE pubic Me-
s.Ss5 Ts. saJ. .sG9: & si9s a normal , t:
Of general education is well and carefully applied and
the extent to which the opportunities afforded are ae
Gss S Schools hoy am % sure the the S
from TO extend to our school system
STATE MILITIA.
The State Militia organized under the name OF Tho
National Guard OF the State OF New-York," numbers
now over officers, noncomnssioned officers, ana
pryates For details respectfully refer you 10 ths
report Of tho Adjutant-General. The Military Code,
adopted at the session, has been received with a
prov by officers and allie. I consider It Of great
Importance that the state military organization should
thoroughly efficient 1t should be armed with breec.
leaders OF the best quality and most approved pattern,
and recommend suitable appropriation for that pr-
pose. further settlement OF 10000 Of the var
Claims OF this stats upon the General Government has
been effected this year
QUARANTINE
The experience Of the past year has furnished efti.
tonal evidence the security afforded TO tho public
health by the proper administration OF quarantine laws
from ports infected with yellow fever lo had had cases
Out Of s vessels which arrived In the port OF NewYoh
of this disease on board either the port OF depatus
their passage or were found on the arrival hero
r sss 81 5ne Of ce on Gse
as could be asceftaDed t7o out OF which li2 died.
admitted to the West Bank Hospital only si1 of which
proved fatal IN addition to these g patients, pfes
r1@ among NOM the troops On island 81 Of whom
Thirty vessels have been detained at Quaranthe
1909 persons board from among whom % patients.
sick with this disease were sent to the hospital ON
Wells Island Ten vessels have arrived, having chip
fever on board with & an SsSs & ss disease 81 1ssy n ' s pss
"a se and 10 others sick with their arrival were
transfe rred TO the Wards Island Hospital =. ..,
TleSg Statistics
we are exposed through foreign commerce. HAP
pliy they have warded sd that. notNbstn tndng
the heat OF the past Summer The general heal!n
has not been disturbed by them. IL Is reasonable 10
assume that this result k in great measnre Due TO TIC
vigilance fidelity OF the Quarantine authores ana
to the Increased facilities afOIdede them by tie We's
Bank Hospital for the care and Treatment e. 9f pa.en,'
anS the Success which has attended S wOrhnss has
srated the wisdom Of its erection IL !. cained bos-
ever that until suitable place for the detention 81 theo
ease by passage IN an Injected vessel aud until
h0us for the storage " infected goods are prO,ds 10
S BE- ds 70 RfIss sne r Eest Bass
for the former purpose has been commenced, out tu
additional appropriation VIII be required 70 compete i'
IMMIGRATION.
The numuer OF emgrants arriving at the port of SsN
yorl Tits year is IaOc-a loss compared with la's
year Of Scoo the number Of arrivals this yeaf oens
about the same in ises We lnsy reasonably eItet
hat with the return of peace In Europe, es'g gr.t"l
REyIeIos srArCrEs
appointed, under chapter Ss Of the Laws " tN
Anna "a J. Parker Of Albany, Nelson J. Waterbury sna
MOI tgopery II. Tiroop Of NewYorh, Commissioners 10
rcyiss simplify arrange and consolidate all sts,ates ~
th, state OF New.York The work 10 being prosessNa
Under the authority OF the joint resolution Of the
A Wells, George W. Guy Ter. and Edwin Dodse. C'm,e
sonss revise the sws Tor the ssssssnsM a'o ooev
ton of taxes Their report VIII DO suohoo ~ ss~S
period OF the present session
r,iE oovEsSoRs CANAL roLIcr.
had to tho same opinions, concerning our canals -
re ,pr.ssi In my annual messages OF 1853 ana wv
he ,, onitude OF internal commerce far ss,oSa
th.s of our foreign trade Our canals arc necessary
ms a, ng this domestic trae and
~ welfare of the people of this esafe AZ Un-
stitution from obvious considsSaIS~ - oophe v'h'"