New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-02

immigrants arriving by regular lines OF communication
that is by foreign lines distinguished from coast
inesthe shippers 10 give general bond those
arriving by each vessel conditioned that mono should
become a public charge In five years. In November,
1870, Immigration Convention assembled at Indsnap
oils where IL was resolved that headmoney tar In
odous and unjust, whether imposed directly indi-
recty" The advocates OF abolition made great handle
OF this declaration, urging that the West justly
planned OF the Seaboard State laws that the tax could
not be defended by any rule OF right and that ia total
abolition would be measure OF sound commercial
pediency On the other side argued by tho agents
OF the Board Of State Charities and their supporters that
the major part OF our pauper expenditures for the
benefit Of foregnborn persons and therefore there
no injustice IN requiring the immigrants 10 pay a. each
into the fund for the support OF such might
charge upon the State The act askcd for parsed by
good majority ID both branches Of the legislature but
vetoed by Gov Cafn inst 1T the close OF the session.
last Summer, when there time to consider his
objections
THIS YEARS
At the opening OF the present year this our law:
tenyears bond In 900 each insane. idotic blind.
ieaf-nute deformed, MANNED passenger; aud Ave
years bond in $500 for each other immigrant with
lnssive communication Of these aforementioned bonds at
s. each, and refunding of the money passengers
who left the State within AZ hours after arryinS Tue
Board Of Trade again appeared at the state House. INV
time demanding nothing than the complete and un
qualified abolition of the beadmoney tax, retaining IN
"dencents," that Is, the idotic maned. &c There
old arguments both sides OF the issue with
q representation OF the bef0eused figures, aud Tor
mdabe narshalng OF new statistics. whether Gov.
Washburn from the interior OF the state where te ~
known cared about the points OF the controversy,
would gn the bill II II passed, was question
Of considerable concern 70 great many persons ~
il reached his desk permitting any outsider tclabor
with him the question OF his duty, SAYING that Tne
measure the affirmation OF two successive Legsatures
against the principle OF eyyine headmoney ought not
nv he EYel
This Commonwealth has therefore now entered upon
new line Of policy OF April 2d 10 declares for
free Immigration For all insane, ldlote. oea Iulute.
blind MANNED deformed alien passengers arriving In
Of 81 600 Der person conditioned that they shall not DO
come q public charge in 10 years All other Aliens no
the sam" terms chat natives DO How the policy
will affect the state and It's interests no one can VA t
had come be OF the experiments that "0uI 10.
rest quietly any grave tai 1t had been tIed 90 a as
know Massachusetts, is tho first OF the states Win Any
iumigraton wortlsmontoBng which ventures To give
"A trial. We are not generally accounted backward IN
that sort Of business II the project really promises any
ample before sister states OF the Union Behoin ho
we succeed IN the cause Oh FREE sbor ons a. S"npsyed
with that of NoWYOrk but possibly we can tsSch you
lesson thai IL Will I've worth your while 20 heed. 30 far
as our interest is concerned it makes no difference VINO
gels the ask you 20 aDollsn III tue unlnnbSns
sets it Won nav hin bonus of s. to here II he
docs moi the Steamship company gets bonus OF " ioR
bringing him here In either event business comes
inns one of the anttax before the legislative com
mttee.
THE EFFECT OF THE ABOLITION OF THE TAX.
The first effect of the abolition OF the tax will De fet
nv the State Treasury From April 2O 1887, TO April q
1872 the total number of aliens arriving at the ports OF
the Common wealth who had never landed before was
$780, and these paid aggregate OF sSS6 10 mead
money of which s59sOs has been refunded For the last
hafdozen years the average annual receipts from the
oapitation tax have been about s36.iOO, while tho
average annual expenses OF Board OF state Cbaes
for the same period have been about ti,IoV, lne
monthly revenues from this tax being no longer
at command, we must draw dlreStY upon .Ho PuDno
treasury for the cost Of State Charity Board ny
self think that Board richly worth Twice OF tnIlco t
amount OF dollars Ii COSTS hut then there are nhueaI
folks who think II renders fair equivalent Tor lts e1
side OF it's books afraid it will be more ditcut
than heretofore to maintain Its force ana power haSy
What effect tue step we have taken VIII Lave on lno
character OF immigration 10 question: Ile iuIuro
what dread an ninx OF those likely 10 become paaers
an an early day while their opponents augN dt NiiI
Tear az = chimera without foundation fdvs az tno
best answer TO theories, as ING M aene az
these facts every OOuy muoC ""'' Wv" NSNN
may be possible. -, -. =, ... .o., tho
Whether the immigrant the snipOwner gets the
heneht of the abrOgated tax atrms the Board Oh to'
does MT in the least matter SO lar as Ie ois,
New-York trade will Hnd IL ad'anIdse9Is W NoS ~
ia the Boards belief apparently shared oy majority %
two successive Legislatures we h9Pe SUN ~ Ia mich
steamships per week 10 and from LlveTpOOl-iot 1os
of which 10 boast when cOntrasted with the eeaaneeS
from New-York, but matter OF ConsioeIaDiS
auence TO the Boston OF these latter days IN ths
inc of their flags we see token full OF promise ioI tno
tntnre OF the city, Such facilities as We nave LOT Oas
and unloading ship goods are admirable; WIN Iers
OF our foreign trade prepared 70 increase eneo
largely and immediately. Aud that TINS trace II re-
yying we have daily evidence Vi VVu Hh@i' 20 '
AS Of our newspapers