New-York tribune., 1876-04-06
THE CARE OF E.HIGRANTS.
MEMORIAL TO THE GOVERNOR.

MEMORIAL TO THE GOVERNOR.
1rcrsI ALTON MADE NECESSARY BY THE "HEAD-
MONEY" pECIsIoN-TuE EMIGRATION CoMMIs-
sIONERs THINK HE RUNNING EXPENSES AND
EXISTING DEBT SHOULD BE PAID BY STATE AP-
PRopRIATIoN-FISANCIAL EXHIBIT.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUsEl
ALBANY, April 5.-The memorial OF the
Commissioners Emigration with respect to the lcg-a'
ton rendered necessary by the recent decision OF e
United States Supreme Court with reference to "bead
money" was presented to Gov Tden this afternoon by
Commissioner Forrest and the subject will he made the
theme Of a message by the Governor very speedily
The memorial which s signed by Mayor Wick
ham and other Commissioners directs attention
to the fact that legislation IN lmperauNey
needed unless the immigrant system to he utterly de-
stroyed IL says that the claim is made that the faith OF
the state pledged to support such Immigrants az sha
have arrived March &C. 1876 the date OF the de-
cison and may have become public charge, provided
they had been bonded Communication paid Tor or by
them But under tho changed circumstances, those ar
rivi q since that time cannot have any claim Whatever
upon the fund and property purchased by means oil COM
mutation money.
The number OF emigrants on Wards Island is gwen at
500 OF whom 436 are SICK $50 are insane. l74 crippled
and 20 are children the daily average being $50. The
resources o. the Commissioners consist Of 100 acres OF
land on island and the buildings erected thereon the
value of land buildings being estimated at S2OOOooO
These however not available as the tte IA vested
in the State but they represent, the Commissioners sy
so much money less q mortgage OF S2OO,oOO received
from pledged to the support OF the emerants The
remainder OF the memorial is in full as follows:
BENEFITS OF THE FMIGRAST LAW
One OF the most benecent features OF the Emigrant
laws that which, by compelling arriving vessels 10
land their passengers at one wharf In the CITY OF New
York rescued them the wiles pposons, and out
RACES Of the emgrant runners and emgrant boarding
HSgs0 Wsre deceived and robbed without stint one q
the urincIpal steamship lines had already di-
rected certain Of the passengers brought by
its ships to be landed away fron the % 1'sgnaI.a
wharf and other lines, though still observing me statute
rs to the debarkaOn of passengers seem 10 lns con-
form TO the law rather 1 eI ,or u ,ba te stinte,
establishing this landing place were soic"ha, aiheiucu
to constitute the landing OF an passemgeTS u,rG @ ia
part OF the inspection law OF the slae womb hot pe
obnoxious to any constitutional objection any more thah
the laws establishing and regnlauns a1aiIni'nT' AM
whereby opportunity IL afforded To ascertain anu eh
clude properly and persons whose eOndIh lssh As W
be likely to endanger the health OF the community
The United states supreme court 10 i's
especially declares that the court did not undcraAo 10
decide whether in the absence OF acton by congress tc
states can by appropriate legislation protect Themselves
against actual paupers yagrants, criminals ana diseased
persons arriving III their territories from olclg cou
irics uasmuch that question was not before H. Inc
power however, TO enact inspection laws Is reserved ID
court tie right the part OF the State to demand
report oi the passengers with certain parcnlas as 70
thrjr condition. and they he landed for the purpose
Of such examination at such convenient wharf as the
Legislature its officers daily authorized may designate
| THE LEGISLATION THAT Is NEEDED.
What means the Legislature may prefer 10 adopt TO
meet the exgency produced by this decision of the SUI
preme whether by appeal to Congress for law
ratifying the Emgant laws Of the state. or for law
imposing payable, Ia nov the case In regard To
penalties for deaths occurring on te Voyage' 10 ,ho
commissioners of Emigration, by n law OF the etate
making appropriation to pay the debts now ehstmg 4
and to meet the nd & III M a. 10 ts
institution on Wards Island and landing depot-ls a
matter to he determined by your Excelency and the
Eeua Assembly.
opinion that such state law Is necessary az least Tor Tue
made TO- them OF 100000 there remains only sufficient
| to maintain these institutions until May next ,
Unless some elective of relief De by that time
adopted the operations OF the must pfac
tcaily aud their institution on Wards Island and
the landing depot at Castle Garden must be aDandoned
for want Of means to MAINTAIN them In this vie" the
Commissioners have made statement which Is hereto 70
annexed of their indebtedness and an estimate of The
amount which will be required for the year Desining
May J. 1876 and ending Hp ac So is, ys ar 70 c"muta =
ton paid during the period OF h'e years previous u
March "a 1870 to reimburse M .e emrant oi S sn n
| operate landing depot Tor arriving cinlSrahts.
| EXPENSES ASD INDEBTEDNESS
| The following is a summary OF such estimator
| / Toinaintain the emigrants Wards Island
and such who have paid commuati0n money "illn nvt
years who may apply for assistance hereafter
| 2 To operate the Castle Garden landing depot as Q
protectiye measure against the emigrnt and
Tor inspection purposes $4,000 IL may Dc remarked
Labor bureau is now pad by Irish and German eni
grant societies and is not INCLUDED III this estimate
|
state FOR expenses TO which they may be put account
of elngTans who have paid communication heretofore and
| which would become "a charge upon thcm uuIlnR the
| coming year, $4,000.
A. TO pay all excuses and charges OF every kind az
speched in the estimate hereto annexed II Will be Tll7
g}O which is exclusive Of the rent OF Castle Garden due
NAV l. and is $4,000 and exclusive also OF the follow
ing amounts: The amount due the several cities
and counties OF the State, $4,000; the estimated
amount payable the account during the coming
wear 81 600 aud the amount borrowed from the Emi
| grant Fund account, Sl325s. -
This will make grand total Of S322, ,ls3 needed TO be
afnIt
ali their current expenses and be entirely out Of debt
| except the mortgage OF 100000 on the 30th day o
| hiri 1877 No pecuniary aid has been extended the
Commissioners Of Emigration by the State since thol: In
stitution in lS47 but during all that period they have
protected the payers Of NewY0rk City and state al
large against all claims by Of emgrants who had
| arrived at the port OF NewIork and become public
charge or have reimbursed them all expenses that
count In that tine, they have expended from the
fund for the benefit OF the State, for inter
est beyond the amount properly chargeable TO them
sI75353 the particulars Of which appear In the annexed
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