New-York tribune., 1882-04-21
MIR. LYNCH CENSURED.
MEETING OF EMIGRATION CORNERSTONE

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MEETING OF EMIGRATION COMMISSIONERS.
| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES INVESTIGATION OF
THE MEDICAL BOARD OF WARDS IsLAND-THE
| LEGISLATURE ASKED TO INQUIRE INFO THE
IRISH EMIGRANT SOCIETY.
AT a special meeting of the Commissioners of
Emigration yesterday, Mr.. Hurlbut Is to be aD-
sent in Europe most of the summer, commissioner
Stephenson was elected president pro TEN. OF the
Board. Captain OTTO llelnzInan was appointed as
sistant superintendent OF Castle Garden, MI
StenhensOn sad that the meeting had been called TO
take definite action with regard to the malntenance
of the institutions for the next fiscal year The 1ll
permitting the Commission TO make contracts with
The foreign steamship lines for the support of in-
migration at tins port, and TO relieve the State OF
the burden of apprOprlatng S250O0O annually, is
before the Governor for his signature MI stephen
son wanted committee to be empowered TO ASK
from the steamship lines swhat contracts they would
make ana present such facts 10 the Governor 10
induce him to sign the DILL as tne luiiuS Ill hanu
were nearly exhausted.
a resolution was finally passed that the Legisla-
tive committee should wait upon the agents
of the steamship lines and learn De
| fore next "Wednesday what action they would take
| take in relation to the proposed contracts.
Commissioner Ulrich created storm by oferlng
series of resolutions declaring that as the duties
! of the Irish EmgTant Society are performed though
various organlzations TO which ii distributes the
profits derived from the sale OF bills on ireland,
which is in violation OF its charter The Legislature
be requested 10 investigate the workings of the So
| ciety with the view of ascertaining whether It's
|
| IN the Commission. Mr. Ulrich SAID he had
| asked for certain information several weeks ago
! with regard to the workings OF the German ana
| Irish Enigrant Societies Commissioner llauseIt
president OF the former responded, but Commissions
| er Lynch declined on the ground that the request
was impairment. lie believed the Commission had
n right TO this information.
Mr. Lynch plredly)-My credentials are mere.
told You that bcfOye
Mr.. Ulnch-It is society of only twenty-six
members, which distributes profits arising from
MIR. Lynch-What the gentleman states is not
true the bank has nothing 10 do with the Irish
Emigrant society.
Mr. Uirich-I want to know By what right Mr.
Lynch sits here. | saw letter written to a mem
Der of the Legislature saying that he was used as
cat's-paw by politicians III New. York:
Mr. Forrcst-To save time MIR. ClncRs speech
| | don't know whether his is or not.
MIR UlrIch-The meanest insinuations have been
ndulged by this president of the Irish Emigrant so
MIR. Lyncli-This committee has no authority to
mass sucn a resolution. Ii members OF this Board
90 to the Legislature surrcpttlouSly to get such
Mr. Ulrich-If you make such statement ii is not
true. g,
| llurlbut voted nay Messrs. stephenson and Lynch
| declined to and Messrs. Ulrlch and 1alntor
| voted i'll the affirmative
| Mr. Tantor, from the Special Committee on By
| Laws, presented amended rules Ihe amendments
submitted for u reorganization of the medical de
| partment on Wards Island provide for boards of
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their dulies. These were adopted. The next amend
| ments provide for two chapalns-one Protestant
and the other Roman Cathohc-and they brought
| out a protest from Mr. Lynch lie SAID
he could not vote for the adoption
| of the rules providing that the
| commissioners should have the right to indicate
| the.places for holding services. The Roman Cath
| ohc services have been held Tor years III chapel
built by the immigrant fund and the Protes-
| tant services are held in loft. Mr.. Lynch was
also opposed to making the chapains subject
to the direction of the physicians III their vIstatlons
Of the SICK Other Commissioners thought the ply
| scians should have discretionary powers The
amendments were adopted.
| An effort was here made to have Commissioner
! Ulrcn move that the board should go into execu-
tive session hear the report OF the committee ap
| pointed to investigate the charges Of Physciau-in-
| thef George Nj. Iutte against Commissioner
Lynch, for making statements TO subordinate en-
| ploycs of the board seriously rejecting upon the
| professional capacity OF the medical officers of
| Wards Island, but he emphatically declined. The
report stated that the committee had held two ses-
| sious requesting DR.. 1uttle aud Mr.. Lynch to ap-
pear with witnesses but The latter declined to at
| tend or send the names Of witnesses.
| fhat Commissioner Lynch had made statements 10
suboIdinates III the Nerplank Hospital that serl-
Ousy rejected upon the pioiesslOnaI RDlhty OF Dr.
| Tuttle and other members Of the medical board.
These statements were not true, and 50 far as the
| committee were able 10 ascertain, Commissioner
Lynch had not sufficient evidence 10 Justify his pub
| ne charges and statements lhe committee thought
that the hospitals under the control OF The Board OF
| Tm,i5ra ion ON Wards Island were skIlfully man
aged and that the general discipline and admins
tration Of the medical department had materially I'M
| proved under Dr. Iutte. Inc committee also found
| that on former occasion commissioner Lynch
had inter ercd unjustably with the medical officer
in charge Of the asylum, Dr. f.. u. MaVpin, then
acting chief. and had suppressed GER
| tain statement made in writing by Dr. MaupIu ana
| addressed to the Wards Island Committee. The
committee were of the opinion that the Board OF
Emigration should express us ulsapprOVal OF such
| uuWarrauted interference, ana Therefore recon-
| mended the passage of the following resolution;
B,s,lrcd That the Board of Emigration dsapprOyes the
OF Commissioner james Ly nch III the matter com
planned by Dr. George ~ Iuttle ana III suppressiug
written statements the medical Oihccr addrcsst u
tie Wards Island Committee OF TINS board pertaining
| to the affairs OF the C0mirlsslOn
! The committee also recommended that nurse,
| Nora Chandler should be dismissed for cause, and
| that Night watchman Hugh Biady should nc dls-
missed disorderly conduct toward a superior
| officer.
| Mr. Lynch-I am shocked to hear the report read
| by Mr. laintOr, because | know he means 10 act
| fairly between men. | was here i'll Castle Garden
! and read the direction from the chairman Oh the
teous il not downright insulting lwOuld not go
| TO the committees meeting, because i thOugnU my
treatment was offensive.
! Mr. Stephenson SAID that il was cOwardly in Mr..
| Lynch not To 90 before the commit and disprOve
the charges If they were false; and CoWardly also
III him. ii hc had made them, not to 90 10 the per-
| sons be had injured and rctTact them.
| Mr.. Starr, OF the committee, opposed the
| adoption OF the resolution, but the report was
finally ada pied, MT. Lynch voting To yindIcaie him
| self Ar. Starr and AT. Forrest voted with him
| The resignation of Floyd L. Kane, superintendent
Of Wards Island, TO take elect August /, was ac-
| cepted.
There is story told Al Dublin that the
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