The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-03

rronibirIon This discretion however, should be
exercised not arbitrarily, but In harmony win the
purpose ana intent OF the whole sections which was,
obviously, 10 take away from the Legis ature the
right Of Cheating corporations by special aci except
where very clear that the object could not oe
obtained under general laws
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
The number OF insurance companies subject TO
the supervision OF the Insurance Department was,
the first day OF December, 1871 2i8, as fonows-
New YORK Joint stock nre insurance companies. ~
New York mutual insurance companies ........ 10
New York marine Insurance companies. ........ y
Fire Insurance COMPANIES OF oihcr States 6s
Marine insurance compaates OF other States.... 2
Lie Insurance companies OF oiher states; ~
Foreign insurance companies Observation-Disclosures.
Total Observation-Disclosures. 2as
The total amount OF stocks ana mortgages held by
the department. Tor the protection OF policy holders
oil life and casualty Insurance companies OF this
state aud OF foreign insurance companies doing
business within It was $s,o5l. 1885, as foows-
in lite Insurance companies Of this state s. o35
For protection OF registered policy holders
For protection Of casually policy holders
exclusively. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
eign insurance com panies: ...:......... l,soo5oo
eign Insurance companies. .............. 1000
Total deposit ......................s s,o5l 1856
The superintendent OF the Insurance Department
estimates that. toward reimbursng the loss by the
nre at Chicago, companies organized under the
laws OF this State mot Including those OF other
VIII contribute over twenty millions OF dollars.
STATE PRISONS.
earnings an 81 inc sane m M
the past year The condition Of our prisons is not
satisfactory. Improvement can be secured. ia my
Judgment, only Ivy an amendment to the cOnstitu-
tion which shall concentrate responsibility for their
visited, as usual all the prisons during the past
year, for the purpose OF hearing applications from
the cOnvicts Tor pardon or Communication OF punish
mcnt More than eight hundred applications for
pardon or communication have been made to me
a,.ri fhn Lin, Nv four nsdA tyAp
nine Communications and i've reprieves have been
granted. l shalt, IN few days. submit to you .as
the particulars OF these cases, Including the rea.
sons which, In each instance have Influenced my
CHARITIES AND AsYLuMs
The annual report OF tue Commissioners OF Chari-
ties Will give detailed information OF the condition
OF the several State charities. trust you Will
tinue TO provide for the early completion Of the
State lunatlc asyums now being constructed, so as
to afford additional room for the insane pOortO the
end that, within short period, all Of this class may
be removed from the county poor houses. again
recommend, as l did last year, an inquiry into the
condition OF pauper children in the several counties,
with view to providing for their removal, II found
exped!ent, to proper asylums.
The following statistics ~ s have been furnished me
fiscal year ending september 80. lS7l:-
Number OF children attending public
schools. Observation-Disclosures. OF, 089
Total receipts including balance on hand,
September 80, So $685. $40
Total expenditures 0,5SS, 1856
Amount paid Tor teachers wages, 6G18. 377
Amount paid for school houses repairs aud
Estimated value OF school houses and
sites. go. sls 2Ol
Number OF persons attending normal
schools. ,...;.................... 512e
Total number OF school houses. .......... 1l72l
Number OF teachers employed for the full
legai term.. .................-....... II 1928
For particulars and for suggestions relating TO the
respectfully referred TO the annual report OF the
superintendent OF Public Instruction, under whose
so ably administered. l ask lor the schools the
most liberal legislative announcement.
The State militia, known, now, as the "National
Guard OF the State OF New York." numbers about
oces ana Tue details VIII be- @ads
known in The report OF the Adjntant General. This
valuable force s essential to the security Of public
lalNre A contract has been made, in accordance
With authority vested IN the Governor by the lazy 9f
loading rifles. ~
The Adutant General has made very satisfactory
progress in Obtaining the adjustment and allowance
of claims of the state against The general govern
nent for expenditures in the late AL the time
he came to ollce, the balance OF the claims which
had then been presented to the accounting oincers
or the Treasury of the United States and were on
1t had been estimated not more Than fifty dty
per cent could be recovered owing to the
Of Of S and Occurring
were made; and 1t was suggested that the
Comptroller should employ special agent for the
adjustment oil these CLAIMS 10 be compensated by
percentage upon the amount which should be re.
| covered. The Adjutant General with my approval
placed the matter In the special charge OF Colonel
| StonehOuse, the Assistant AdJutant General, who
familiar with the origin OF the claims, and de-
partment, to assist him. There has been recovered
already the sum or $62l,279, with the well assured
prospect OF an early adjustment Of the whole bal
ance lett unsettled on the LIST January 1869 except
certain items OF interest on temporary bonds Issued
aeon and the prospect also Of establishing the
validity OF further claims upon the government
already been presented to the Treasury Department.
and others to about the same amount will very soon
be ready for presentation. The Legislature at
lis last session, passed concurrent resolu-
ton authorizing me TO appoint special agent TO
prepare and collect these claims, and to award to
HIM such percentage of the amount cole cted as
might deem iust and proper. have done nothing
under this resolution. being satisfied that the claims
can be adjusted and collected quite as rapidly
through the clerical force OF the Adutant Generals
ONCE, aud. OF course, AZ much less cost to the
State.
During the past year 227 vessels arriving at the
port OF New York have been quarantlned on account
Upon these vessels at their port OF departure on
the passage aud after their arrival at quarantine,
there were i2s cases OF contagious and infectious
diseases and l09 deaths
During the quarantine season, TO wit. from the
first day OF April to the first day Of November, AGO
vessels, which arrived rom ports injected with yell
low fever, were detained In 1.-The Lower Bay Tor OBJ
servation. During the same period 542 vessels from
suspected ports were examined at Lower Quarau.
from TWO 10 five days. s,..-ss -y.; u L.
These constitute the total number OF vessels de.
tanned during the year beyond the time actually
necessary for examination. Out OF this number
severty-nve disc harged their cargoes under Quaran
ine being but little over one per cent OF the whole
plumber Of arrivals from foreign ports during the
year. " . sirs' sr's ffsss.r+
Seventy Of the vessels thus detained were found
to nave had cases OF yellow fever on board aud
from these, eighteen patients were sent 10 West
Bank Hospital. Besides these, 2)5 cases and 1ity
one deaths from this disease had occurred on board
OF these vessels, either at their port OF departure or
during the passage.
For the i've years ending December 81, 1870 the
total number OF vessels which arrived with small.
pox on board was l42; while, during the past year,
there nave been l47 vessels having on
board an aggregate OF SOAPS persons who
had been eXpDspb To thia disaaaa dur.