The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-25
HERALD FRIDAY, SUPPLEMENT-

York delegation In Congress, the body having been
called together by invitation OF Mr. Clarkson " Pot
ter 10 consider proposition for national law tho
subject, submitted in o memorial OF the Com
missioners OF Emigration OF tho state Of New
York 1t will be remembered that the State
law, oy which fund was formerly created
for tho purpose Of caring for and pro.
tecting the emigrant, was always opposed by the
steamship companies who objected to tho consequent
head money tax IL imposed and who carried their
case to the United States Supreme Court whore they
achieved the triumph OF decision declaring tho law
unconstitutional Last year the State OF New York
appropriated money to continue tho charitable work
OF the Emigration Bureau; but New York Ia tho
enrepot OF at least tnreeourths OF all foreign mmi
grants. whose industrial wealth largely nures to
other States, particularly the West the question OF
national law the subject was agitated among and
was Endorsed by the Emigration Bureaus Of all
the leading Atlantic seaports In iurtherance Of
tho movement thus inaugurated the memorial refer
red TO was prepared for submission 10 Congress- and
as the matter was naturally OF deepest interest
to New York and was wholly devoid OF any
partisan political character. it was deemed
best TO for 1t the influences OF tho
united delegation OF that State. Tho invitation was
accepted in the spirit which 1t was given and the
Now York members, without distinction OF party and
almost to the entire numerical strength Of the dclega
tion, met to-day. A committee was selected to draft
a bill embracing tho objsc. 10 be accomplished and
Messrs Potter and Lockwood, democrats, and Hscock
and James, republicans, wero designated the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Potter, who has given the subject great deal
OF study, chosen chairman OF the committee.
Tho other members were selected with a view to
represent all the other sections the State. Mr. A.
b. James is from the Ogdcnsburg district, where a
great many immigrants are landed from the 81. Law
renee M. Hiscock is from Syracuse and Mr.. Lock-
wood from Buffalo Two bills have been drawn up
which to be presented to the House action. The
one which has been agreed upon by almost all the men,
bers Of tho delegation provides for the Appropriation
annually OF emigran fund Of 5000 900 be applied
TO all the ports alike where immigrants arrive
cording to tho ratio of their numbers. The other
provides that head OF 81 so be levied all I'M
migrants arriving In any ports OF the United States.
This latter provision will doubtless be opposed by the
steamship companies Of the Eastern Cities especially
from Boston. was the last session when they
sent powerful lobby here to defeat the bill offered
by Mr.. s. S. Cox providing for tho regulation of the
whole subject OF emigration. The committee will re-
port at future meeting OF tho delegation.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE TO BE
INVESTIGATED.
Under the resolution offered In the House by Mr..
Wood, providing Tor general Investigation into tho
management and expenditure OF the sew era! depart
monts Of the government, 1t was particularly pro-
vided that the Committee on Public Expenditures
should be instructed to investigate and in
quire into tho conduct Of the Government
Printing Office. IL ia alleged that during
the last Presidential campaign, while the
House Committee on Printing was investigating the
accounts oil Mr.. A. N. Clapp, that gentleman al
lowing the Republican Congressional Committee to
print campaign documents at the public expense.
The report Of Mr. Clapp does not show that any
private work done OF this kind was paid for, and
yet the committee claim to have possession
of information showing that large num-
Der Of political documents were printed
at the government Office. Tho Committee
on Public Expenditures has therefore requested Mr..
Finley OF Ohio, to take charge of this examination,
and he will proceed without delay investigate
allegations. One OF the first witnesses, it is under
Stood will be Mr.. j. NJ. Rusk. of Wisconsin, OK
member Of the Forty fourth Congress ana one Of the
active members Of the Republican Congressional
Committee.