New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-16

to be the general opinion at the Capitol tnat
the country at large ought to be thank1ui 'lia'
the appropriation asked for is not any iaheo,
than it is. Mr.. Hort. of Michigan, aeciaicu
yesterday to his fellow-members that tney wen
knew that if they had asked 1or al '.v'
wanted they would have demanded 1or'y Hill
ions instead of seventeen. MOI a meihpei io
sented this pointed insinuatlon.
A disnatcb from Albany states that the total
amount paid into the State Treasury 1or taxes
On cornorations from October 1, 1881, to June
l. 1882 was $S66,SO5 OF. The taxpayers
of New-York will read these figures with
great satisfaction, and will not fail 10
remember that they arc indebted 10 ne
publican administration for this new ana
important source of public revenue. III
was the Legislature of 1880, which was
Republican in both its branches, that enacted
the laws laying specific taxes upon corpora
tons. Mr.. Wadsworth, who was then Con-
troller. estimated that when these laws were III
full operation a revenue OF $2,ooo,ooo per
annum might be expected, and, judging from
the latest exhibit, his expectations will be more
than realized. And now, perhaps, someone
will inform the people what the last Leglsla-
tire. which was Democratic in both its branches,
ACCOMPLISHED for the relief of the taxpayers.
To close Castle Garden and the institutions
on Wards Island would doubtless inlet a
good deal of hardship on immigrants arriving
at this port, but the issue might as well DE
met now as at any time. If the newcomers
have to camp out on the piers OF the steam
how
son of the year in which to try the expert
ment The caring for the immigrants Is a
National matter and if they should be lett
absolutely without shelter before Congress ad-
ourns, perhaps that body would be wllllDg 10
give the subject some consideration. Ii the
Governor overcomes his Discrimination anu
signs the bill appropriating 100000 from the
State Treasury for the Commission, this Whole
discussion will have to be gone over with
again next winter. 1t seems certain that Con-
gress and the steamship companies Will not 90
anything as long as anyone else Will. How
needful National legislation is no one knows
better than the President. He must have ac-
qured great deal of practical knowledge on
this subject while he was the Collector OF the
Port A message from him to Congress, De-
fore it adiourns, might have a good effect
There can be little doubt that many of the
leading allOpathic physicians in this city are
wisely in favor of great hberality in the
ethics of their profession. They think the
interests of humanity and morality demand
that they shall be allowed to consult with
any regularly qualified doctor of medicine,
especially in those States where carefully
drawn laws guard the public against the raw
ages of quacks. The views of Dr. Z. X.
Agnew, which we print on another page, will
be read with interest. The Doctor was dele
gate to the recent meeting Of the American
Medical Association, at st. Paul. The charge
of some general practitioners of this city that
the specialists are the only members OF the
"old school" who favor a freedom to
consult with homDopathists, and that
they do this from interested motives, can
hardly be main tanned. A distinguished spe-
cialist of this city, who has long freely con-
suited with whomsOever he chose, declares
that he has had in all but two cases sent
to him by homDopathists. 1t will be
remarked that among the most disintercsted
sDectators of this trouble in the Irregular
ranks will be found the homGOpathists them
selves. They think they are in position to ask
no favors.