New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-17
CASTLE GARDEN CLOSED
.cr,oN OF THE EMIGRATION BOARD.

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49,, :;rot;on resulting from the refusal OF SIX
.o 81 the foreign steamship lines to conform WIN
~ Low, nerm,tting them TO contract with the Eihi
,;o, commissioners for the landing, care anu
nrotecton of immigrants at Castle Garueh anu
Wards Island, in consideration OF INC pay
ment of so cents for each nilnie,ahv
,o landed, the Emigration Commissioners heiu
special meeting yesterday to consider what acuoh
was necessary to be taken. Besides the presiding ou
GER Commissioner Stephenson. there were preScn,
Commissioners Forrest Starr Lynch, HauseiV anu
Tain,or Messrs. Taintor Starr and hausel.' .no
special committee appointed to confer WIN .no
steamship companies, made a report VI "A
following is part: .,or.
In response TO written invitation to all the carriers eTs
of immigrants this port to meet yoss in compance
the purpo sc of entering into contracts tho Cpmms
with the law which empowers ore et of the
soners to exclude from the Ceste Garden
ana Waras Island such steamship companies as VIII not
contribute toward .ne Of een lines met conferred
With he committee Castle Garden on Juhe - meet
s anu Which was characterized by apparent unanlmy
To meet the objections OF the steamship Of the
donble tax OF 80 cents, i'll case tne Cuhs
Tinted states should impose tax OF % cents per oapa
ment of so cents per immigrant ianuS gu ID %f'
ali that the Commissioners oil Enlgraton sS nv
so .aa6 ai the steamship companies could
terminate the payment of the tax 10 te ,c sfeamshiD
Sompsnies requested further time for conference ana
fina answer, and your committee tI rDIv The
TO further If desired ana 10 o n ner
steamship companies declined to pay tne OF oentH p
Immigrant Your COMMITTEES lines sSond now de-
cline to pay said OF 80 cents inasmueh as pIior W
20 exclude from landing Immigrants al Ca sue
Garden such companies as wou ittap TO -" v pi
Board offering pay said sums II lines VINO uiu no a b
were excluded. Now that the Board mas he sy
power and offers to exclude nonpaying lines THESE SIX
Companies decline TO pay. In view OF the Ies an;
the steamship companies to pay the % Genus PEI con-
landed. required by law, anu tHC az Vu
fempatcd by the Legislature In case OF such 10
vopr Committee recommends that such carriers OF i'm
migrants this port refuse to pay 90 cents per a 1
landing i'm Migrants at Castle Garden anu H tha
t tSe OF s Board that the Castle Garden Commit
Tee is hereby empowered TO dis barge all ehpioscs III
rT and business of the Castle Garden department that
all immigrants landed by nOnpaylng nnes AT U nc
"Reminiscences of Emigration for aid he referred 10 tne
steamsh that brought them to tins port Ior c"o
and assistance
Mr. STARTS VISIT TO THE GOVERNOR.
After the report had been presented Commission
CT Starr said:
While this matter is under consideration it is perhaps
proper that should make Just mere, TePoi'b i M
my visit 10 the Governor. caueu upon hIlI
and had a short interview yesterday. l found
sncce'sf, as had hoped tried to get him 10 make
some suggestions TO what we should better 40 10 get
Out of our difficulties suggested that our better ludg
sent dictated TO the Commission keep the institutions
Spen II we could very great suffering would o-
the closing OF tnclu, Dul II VIC uiu nv
against the companies who refuse TO pay we would yo
late our pledges To the committees OF inc TO-
nsked for said that 1t was case where JUG
1nent anu duty oonhicted II we Gd tn mo-,
receye the immi grants ana care LOT them
the terrible scenes OF former days would De
repeated the poor immigrants would Do roo9ed ra 'no
duced from them to dens OF intany anu even murders
might be committed Yet the law says If we do Keep the
institutions open we personally responsible for
the expenses incurred The Governor repned that ne
could not advise what TO do but that we must be gov
crned by tho law aud good judgment asked MN ne
knew just the law required, when he replied laV
he could give us any advise ana tha ne was NOT
versant with The law then asked him II ne Wou i
sign appropriation bill lie replied that ne cGe
St ne give could 0 not an see an7 wHy Sew4oE
yeap for carving on the work When the steamship
COMPANIES who making so much money Guy Oh inc
SO GEMS head. / could get nothing more from the
Governor II we keep Castle Garden open we mus 1
don't think there IS any gentleman here wlo Is wlns
10 do that but yet can see that tne greatest uSi''
vii ensue.
VIEWS OF MEssRs. FORREST AND TAINToR.
Commissioner Forrest said he was in favor OF the
Recommendations but there should be something
more summary they did not go far enough. The
Commissioners did not come to Castle Garden &c
temporize and they should waste no more time IL
this matter The law recently passed was
good one its requirements were reasonable anu III
should urge its enforcement in the strlctest man
per He said that Mr. De Bebian, agent of tn
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offered TO pay the 50-cent head-tax and Mr.. Forres
beIeved If only question of time when the Othe
lines vould agree to the same terms. He continued
We must therefore retain sufficient force TO take car
Of the immigrants who may be landed castle DaTdel
has made an attack this institution and demands tina
We should surrender Castle Garden TO syndicate OF The
foreign steamship companies Ihat Is Just %ua' tnes
people want-the absolute control OF TINS place
l hope the Board will emphaucally remind these com
anes that this is institution that it carries The
nag che United States and that we do not propose
pOraton We do not intend to permit any syndicate o.
oil nations TO control this institution with the Cross OF 81
George floating over the roof lApplausel
Mr.. Taintor said he believed the report met the
wishes of all the Commissioners. It did not con
template the absolute closing of Castle Garden, bu
only the exclusion of those lines which refused U
nav. and the reduction of the force If the CaStl
Garden Committee think it necessary.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT ADOPTED
The report of the committee and the recommends
fions were then adopted unanimously. Secretar!
jackson was ordered to give notice to all OF TN
steamship companies at once that after sunset las
evening only those companies paying the head
money shall be permitted TO land their passengers
Castle Garden.
Mir Stephenson suggested that, as Commissioner
Zurich, chairman of the Committee on Natlona
Ieyisation, was in Europe. 1T was necessary 10 re
organic the committee 1t was resolved that all o
ahe Commissioners act as committee, ana go u
nation 20 President Arthur and the CongreSslona
Committees on Commerce.
Mr. lynch said that the directors of the Irish En-
icrant Society with their counsel John h. Dcvelin
Nould accompany the Commissioners.
i MIR Hauselt added that the directors OF the Ger
man Society would probably do the same.
a consultation was afterward held with III
Boards counsel Lewis Sanders, and 1T was deter
mined to continue to enforce the inspection raw
npon all immi grant-carrying vessels. The Inspec
i0rs will be sent 10 Quarantine TO meet all incoming
vessels to ascertain who among them are habltua
criminals OF pauper lunatics, idiots or lmbecles. o
deaf dumb, blind, nfrm OF orphan persons withOu