New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-20
HOPE FOR THE MERCHANTS.
QUARANTINE ABUSES TO BE REMEDIED.

QUARANTINE ABUSES TO BE REMEDIED.
AN ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING DR..
CARNOCHAN's OUTRAGEs-A THOROUGH EX-
ANIMATION PROMIsED-PRoMINENT MER-
CHANTS SUMMONED AND APPEAR-TEsTI-
MONY OF soLON HUMPHREY AND OTHERS
RESUME OF THE FRAUDS WHICH ARE TO BE
INvEsTIGATED-DR. CARNoCHAN TO GO THE
WAY OF LEFT AND COMPANY.
The Committee on Commerce and Naviga-
ton OF the New-York Assembly in session. at the
St. Nicholas Hotel engaged in investigating the frauds
OF the Health Officer u Quarantine. They will also in
vestgae certain charges of abuses OF the Emigration
Bureau OF Castle Garden The Committee consists OF
Messrs Aberger Of Erie Judd OF Richmond. Babcock OF
Albany, Bennett OF Kings, Green OF Oswego Geib OF
New-YOrk, Snyder Of Rensselaer,, Lord Of Monroe,
and Campbell of New-York. Room No. II,
the first floor, has been taken by
the Committee. The session was organized yesterday
morning at TO- Mr. Alberger OF Erie taking the chair
The Committee then went into secret session. copy
OF THE TRIBUNE OF Aug. II, 1871 sprea1 out on the
table around which the Committee gathered. and the
charges therein made were made the basis OF the nora
ton upon which the Committee issued subpenas for the
principal persons mentioned in the article Messrs Scion
Humphrey, OF Z. ID. Morgan Co. Minturn and Storey
Of Grnne, Mnturn Co.; Hincken. Of Boyd Hincken;
and Tenure, Of Moses Taylor Co., yesterday sum-
mOned before the tribunal Nh johnson the attorney
for the notorious institution known as the NewYork
Harbor stevedoring and Lighterng Company, which
robbed the Of this port in 1870 was present.
appearing know at whose instance, but propa
bly, in the interest Of Dr. Carnochah ana Ms
agent, WIENER.
The examination partook Of features resembling the
petifogCng court to which side Of the Committee
reduced the late CustOm-house investigation the OBJ
jcct far as developed by the inquiry, yesterday,
seemed be get the entire facts in the case Scion
Humphrey, Chairman OF the Chamber OF Commerce
Committee on Quarantine Abuses" was first called 10
the stand and in to questions. principally from
the Chairman the Committee testified substantially a.
follows;
The merchants whie admitting the business and pro
prftv OF an efficient sy,tem Of quarantine chiefly com
plan First, that most griey9us ana Ci E
are levied upon them 10y the Health Officer Soley Tor tn9
enrichment of himself and other private huNIu.a SUI
for the promotion OF private seT", %
and persons whether infected or not, at Tue ealth Oi
GERS option and third, of the constant lss ana 1 nc
tual losses incident 10 unnecessary detention Inc
privileges as delegated by the statute 10 the Heath
for nearly twothirds Of the year the absolute Control
for longer shorter PERIOD Of all vessels, together
with their passengers cargOes, arriving AT th- port
Passenger ships and steamers and in fact vessels OF
every class having been frequently II days on the pas
sage from the port Of departure ana WIN no .ea'T
examination and observation INDEFINITELY at he option
the Quarantine doctors Many OF these vessels are
steamers plying regularly, with advertised DAYS of sailing
II has been found that If the vesseowners VIII promptly
into lighters excIusiyely under the control OF the Health
Officer AZ double the ordinary harbor rates II they will
steamboats, at about 81 gold per head; il they viii pay
SIS for landing the mabags and 81 each for outside let
er TO cOnsignees others if they will pay SIS Tor Tie
transportation OF box OF samples 70 the city, ana theh
submit TO be towed to the wharf by Quarantine steamer
at an expense Of from $50 TO s6O they will yield all
these requirements, the danger OF communicative dis
ease TO the citizens Of New-York. 50
e Gssr tor6~tG vanDn U Inc %ercHdS
will be ghtered to MS destination and the vessel then
will reach her wharf in advance OF lighters with her
the agent OF company has stated that its annual ex
penses on this amount 10 $4,000 The owners or
captain a vessel detained at Quarantine are not al
lowed any privileges, matter what may be their IA
cties for transporting the sick healthy
ransferrine the sick @ards Island under Quarantine
west Bank. No communication can be had with
ice For the burial of the dead $50 each y
charged, AMI this is the only item in which any ex-
are perfectly willing bear the legitimate expenses of
quarantine and these it has been carefully estimated
give the Health Otcer fees amounting to over soOo
annually In addition the charges for levied
upon the passengers equal about $1,000 and the ex0rs
ant Tor disnfccton net him several thousand more
These fees are ~lievrd be amply sufficient for any
mans salary, and of these the merchants DO NOT com
together with their crews employed aud pad Tor 10y the
state NewYork for the legitimate use of the Health
Ohicer used means OF private enrichment ana
the merchants are further taxed to support ana ehcn
private individuals. - =,
800 hOgsheads Of sugar amounted to more than s2Vo
This entirely addition to the legitimate lees OF
quantity the expenses, including the leakage incident TO
a transfer IN open water equaed $3.50 On a cargo
OF coffee the loss ana EXPENSES were sI,'o
ON the ship VIM f. Sorer, detained 1T Quarantine Tor Il
days by reason Of smallpox among the passengers,
bill was rendered for about 5000
The other witnesses were not examined at any great
length but fully coroboratcd the statements OF Scion
Humphrey. Mr.. Tenure stated that he believed the
losses in many to be underestimate rather than
exaggerated.
The Committee will throw open it, doors this morning
,.yi,a II T. abt tafI r
Carnochan has rendered to the Committee the Of the
Andrew Fletcher for trip down the Bay and that the
Committee will accept but il is generally believed that
they will body lay themselves liable to charges
OF Indifference OF determination to witewash case
m which the evidence l. of the cleares character