New-York tribune., 1881-03-25

admission by the State Board Of Charities THIS wa.
cneertuly granted no 70 1880 BY those means wori
iOns that could NOT have been accomplished By tho
Fgsaure Public attention was aroused TO abuses and
the cause OF theo abuses and they pointed
out Tb tney were quickly remsdied .no n,.,
ten years has done great deal Of work. They Rave
orSaDzed forty visiting committees thrtyone Of WHEN
Children's law was passed. Although this law wa
passed iu 1875 we still nd children in poorhouses who
Bellevue School for Nurses In Queens County the entire
system Of charitable relief has been changed for the bet
ter The Tramp law passed by the last Legislature was
drafted by society and II enforced it will clear the
nisnTays Of lramps From our society cane the rt 81
eagaon was the passage OF law requiring
I9e ON iCr s soe
ETY. OF Sanitary Reform also was organized through our
efforts we 90 work that no ohclai society eouIo uo
10 the prison association for thirtyour years and mas
been eKefcised without any one dreaming that u was
OF the right by the State Board OF Charities because
b s own W we AK you 70 confer upo the judges Of
the Supreme Court the right to grant US pepmlts 70
Charities tooA away their authority do not seek TO
impose ourselves upon them again They passed res0l
through tneir permits was the exclusive property Of
the Board II those rules had been enforced the result
would have been to cut of all communication between
the visitors aud the Central Board Of the state
Boaid of Chanues The rules were loosely enforced
They passed resolutions calling upon the local visiting
boards to decide which they would serve. the State
Board Of Charities the State Charities Aid Assooa-
ton All but OF the associations remained With the
State Charities Aid Association.
Now, whether 1t is expedien for the State Board 70
bear the burden Of publications not inspired by them Is
not question but IL Is for you TO decide whether II Is
she bright sunlight @ Of day into the charitable insttH
tons. Now, have theory that should have tho
al Of S ssn sHe Il % We only point
out that out in the cold that the magnihee1t
There be objection TO this bill except the idea 70
exclude the members OF this society from the institu-
tons We must have the right 70 be freely admitted 10
these institutions 10 accomplish our work. think the
State Board Health 20 infinitely further In their oppo-
sccOmpshed @ their cir work they have cut of ali respOni
bilty from themselves We do not seek to perform the
Charities Aid Association is necessary The RESPONSE
hity Of their dlsoandment must rest with the LegSa
ture that refuses 10 pass this BILL
Judge Henry a. Havland also spoke In favor OF the
bill He said that the opposition OF the State Board oil
Charities incomprehenslble to him.
J. 4 Fowler OF Columbia County said that the County
Charitable Institutions had greatly improved since the
vlsltatiok7of the local committees Similar testimony
was given by members Of the society for Dutchess, Rich
mond and Albany Counties
Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler President Of the State Char
ites Aid Association, thanked the committee for their
kind attention to the speeches and said that the gs o.
withdrawn tts permits the Charities Aid AS
ISOLATION 20 visit the Charitable institutions.
Senator Mills sad that the commttee would como 70
q decision about the bill at Its next meeting.
SENATOR ROBERTSON CONGRATULATED.
FLowERs AND TELEGRAhs-A COMPLIMENTARY
RESOLUTION PASSED.
lPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.
ALBANY, March 24.-UpOn tho desk of SEM
ator Robertson in the Ch amber OF the Capt.
to there rested this morning beautiful
present the clerks OF the Senate, ana the other
from Mrs. BirdsaD, wife OF Senator BirdsalL
Throughout the day stream OF tele-
grams ana letters conGratulating him upon his
nomination for Collector Of the Port Of New
York poured In, and he was con-
stantly being shaken by the hand by friends who
we're visiting Capital His associates In the Senate
testified their earnest regard for him In aterng man
ner ss soon as the Senate called TO order Senator
Fowler one Of the Democratic Senators. acting
chairman in consequence Of the illness OF Lieutenant
Governor HosknA Senator Jacobs then presented the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Whereds II IL officially announced that the Hon. VIII
lam H. Robertson has been appointed Collector OF the
Rtsored That while hI- body will lose the services OF
one abeat and most upright members the country
at large win DO the gamer by his promotion " another
Resolved. That the thanks Of this oOdY are due and
hereby rendered 10 President for the nomination OF
Senator Robertson. and that cordially Join In re
quest TO tho Senate OF the United States TO confirm
S%P and heartily ns SOR T o. senator Ss sSS.r
then Senator Pltts moved that oerthed copy OF ths
motion was also carried Senator Madden who entered
the Senate the vote was taken, requested Clerk
had voted In favor Of the resolution. lie said thai
Senator Robertson had been his political guide all his
the Republican party. there Ia man. DO he hafbreed
or stalWar whose nomination for Collector would give
me so much pleasure a. .nn OF SeDa nston
his appointment Surveyor OF the Port Assembly
Brodsky 10 circulating petition for appointment TO the
same place OF ex.POce Commissioner De Witt CWheeer.