The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-15
The Quarantine Question in
Statu Quo.
RELIEF FOR THE EMIGRATION COMMISSION
Governor Tildens Commission on City
Government Wants Time to Di-
gest the Subject
OLD PROB. AS A LEGAL WITNESS.

The settlement OF the Quarantine question is still
matter or uncertainty majority OF the Committee
Commerce and Navigation appear determined not TO
report the bill placing tho affairs OF Quarantine in the
hands Of the Commissioners, with authority TO collect
the fees pay tho Health ofncer salary OF $1,000
year and discharge all the current obligations
OF the establishment without any expense
to the State. The defeat OF Mr.. Camp
bells motion last evening to discharge the
committee from tho further consideration OF the bill
taken to mean that formidable opposition TO the
measure has been organized in the Assembly in ths
interest OF Dr. vanderpocl The committee consists
OF Messrs Worth, Campbell Lawson, PowcFs
Townsend, Watts, Patten, Carly and Mahcr Three =
this number worth, Campbell and Powcr) are in favor
OF reporting the bill Two weeks ago there was ma
jory for It, but the present time, II appears, sew
cral members OF the committee have changed their
views.
II the Health 0fnccr succeeds in defeating the bin
things will remain MS BEFORE with tho exception that
the State will be saved the expense Of making any
appropriation for this year ut least which will be
clear loss to Dr. vandcrpoc OF $780, 900; but as his
net income apart from that, is said to overlap the
figure OF year, mis- prospects cannot be said to
look bad.
GOVERNMENT or CITIES
The following communication read IN the Assem-
bly, to-day laid on tho table and ordered printed
To THE SENATE AND Assembly,
luton Of the senate and Assembly passed the I'D Of
TO ss % as 81 s
men, they assembled pursuant g call by ons Of their
the discharge Of the duty devoIved upon them.
al which nearly
member of,he comm sson has attended The subject in
70. % and much s the time Of The
cupicd in o. tho questions pre-
ssn.sd and in the drawing Of 70 tho commission sm
The @ ss rSss IL saving !. thai a. Ssy
Of their duties but they nave found the task 10
increase in magnaae and d,icuty =: they adysaeed and
IN rn ,Ss Ssy Il 30 quite m.
sS.s longer requisite digest tho ,alsms
be submit "a 70 the wisdom Of the Legislature.
duty assigned Them and ddsnt q their ability to ado
y Ss m s . i y ss 81 %ass
81 The sHDs 'y os ::
The commission soncslso. that
their inability make hpal to tho present
LEGISLATURE for the that having reached the eoncIa
which be desired that II should in part be enrenched
n forms and ss no .
section thereof receive second Legislative sanction unit,
say plan which might be proposed;
whether expedlsnt 70 extend the time q making their
INV YORK, April Z, 1876
EMIGRATION COMMISSION
The Joint Committee on Emigration, appointed ON
moton vi Mr.. Muller, Of New York, ton days ago, TO
devise means for the relief Of the Emigration
Commission. reported to-day by bill which authorizes
upon tho state Treasurer ior the sums Of
money which tho Commissioners may, from
business and Tor the prosecon OF Tho emgrants Tho
exercise OF this authority 10 draw money for this pur
poe Is limited TO one year from the LIST Of next May,
and the amount 10 be liked IN the bill by the two
houses tthc committee not mentioning any definite
sunni is be taken from any funds IN the hands Of
that viii TO required By the Commissioners for The
year will be, II is said, about $l60. O00
WOULD
A page boy and OF the ssengers got into
little spa In tho lobby to-day, during which the page
made dart into the Assembly. He was closely pur-
on dead The Speaker ordered HIM to come
back, but he could not see II in that light and walked
% pacx 'ne aO1s ana rrsI, h,
but Goss. luckily tor the lad, imagined that hia
prey had own in one direction and acted accordingly,
while tho TACT was that tho sly youth had made be
lluc through the State Library. While the pursuer
and the pursued were looking for one another tho
business oil tho House was brought to standsti and
the Speaker leaning his gavel and awaiting the APP
pearance OF tho culprit VI the bar stood looking ~
savage as meat axe Several minutes having elapsed
and neither the Scrgeant-al-Arms nor the runaway
putting IN an appearance the Assembly went on with
It's work as usual
rHE COMMISSIONERS or JURORS
Whom the bill In relation the Commissioner OF
Jurors In Now York up for third reading the
moved 10 refer. Win orders
the providing that the term Of Office Of tho
present Commissioner o Jurors shall terminate twenty
days after the passage OF the act debate In which
Senators Gerard, Starbuck. Rogers and Bradley
participated. followed, Starbuck taking strong
grounds against the principle Of lcgisating men
out OF Office Finding more adverse sentiment 10
the feature Of tho bill than he anticipated. Mr.
Bixby Withdrew his bill Tor the present the UNDER
standing being that as the settlement OF the question
OF Taylor Dunlap IL pending In the Court of APP
pcais 1t would be 10 await the decision before
taking final action on the bill
ssoLD PRoBs'' RELIABILITY.
Tho bill providing that any record OF tho observA-
lions regard 10 the condition Of the weather taken
by tho signal Service Of the United States may De road
in evidence in any court OF this State, when certified
under oath by the officers charge has passed the
Assembly,
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Senate concurred IN the Assembly amendment
striking out the clause relative TO the Court Of Arbitra
ton IN the Appropriation bill
ADJOURNMENT or LEGISLATURE.
IL u generally understood that final adjourn.
meni Of the Legislature will take place on The 10th
inst, two weeks from tomorrow.