The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1875, Page 5

———$<— BOARD OP EMIGRATION, The Investigation by the Assembly Committee on Commerce and Navigation. SUPPLEMENTAL INTERROGATORIES. Commissioner Lynch Upon the Effort to Break Up the Commission. The supplemental interrogatories of the Assem- bly Committee on Commerce and Navigation, of which Mr. James M, Oakley 1s chairman, author- ized to investigate the Board of Emigration, have been answered by the Board and the result was forwarded to Albany yesterday. In conversation with a representative of the HERALD yesterday Commissioner Lynci stated that the supplemental questions asked nad all been suggested by the late Becretary of the Board of Emigration, “They are Bil irivolous, but annoying and troubling to an- wer. It looks as though a determination existed to break up the Commission and the most con- temptible means are being resorted to to ring it about. All the statements which jave been made reflecting on the economy of the Board come from the late Secretary mentioned, who 1s lobbying im Albany against all the emigration bills now before the Legisla- ture, and who has in the lobby room pronounced the present Board the ‘most extravagant that ever neld office.’ No better answer can be found to this foolish statement than lies in the fact that the offices o! Secretary and Treasurer, which un- fer the-old Boara cost about $20,000 per annum, is now as well carried on at an expense of $3,700.’ Mr. Lynch concluded by rewarking in an ener- retic manner, “Ihe ravings of the man who writes down the present Commissioners as ‘ex- travagant, incompetent, bigoted, proscriptive and partisan,’ are of no value, and thesooner the legisiators understand their adviser the bet- ter.” The following are THE INTERROGATORIES AND ANSWERS. First—What is the total amount of appropriation ince 1847 to the Commissioners of Emigration from the Binte, other than from moueys in the State Treasury, to the credit ot the Mariners’ Fund and for the support of the Marine Hospital? ‘Answer—<ixty thousand dollars, but not for the use or benefit of the Commission, as 1s éxplained in answer to the second interroxatory. Second—Did the State at amy time make an appropri- ation of and pay to the Commissioners of Emigration Vy moneys to supply deficiencies in the Commutation ‘und and to meet expenditures incurred or. required for the purposes for Which said fund Was originally cre- ted ‘The following information in reply to this question is obtained from the records ot the Commission; the | resent Coumissioners have no personal knowledge ot fact: ‘Answer—Uhe $60,000 above referred ‘to were Bropliated by an act passed April 7, 1848, which sa ‘The ireasurer shall pay, &c.. to the Commissioners of Emigration, &c., not exceeding $60.40 as may be re- quired to supply the deficiencies of. the hospital inoneys for the necessary expenditures for the Marine Hospital.” In reterence to the repayment of the money section 2 of-said act provides henever it is establishea by the judgment or decree of the court of last resort, that the joneys which have been or may be collected under rotest, ax in the preceding section. stated, have been Fogally collected anu belong to. the State, of whenever there shall be a surplus in said funds from any cause, the sum or sums which shail be paid under this act shall be repaid to the Treasury of the state out ot the moneys 40 paid under protest, which shall thereby be ascertained to helong to the Mariners’ Fund.” ‘The court of last resort (the United States Supreme Court) decided, in December, 1848, against the constitu- tlonality of the law under which the moneys for the sup- port of the Marine hospital were raised and thereby bolished the Mariners’ Fund (the fund referred to in hie above section), consequently the $60,000 could not be collected by the Siate, ‘There never was any surplus in said fund while the Marine Hospital wasunder the cont’ol of the Commi-sioners of Emigration; but, on the con- wary, during the years 147 and 188 (when the receipts geased, alter the decision of the Court) the expenses of the Marine Hospital were largely in excess of the re- 0" peipts trom the hospital tax, as shown by the following enim Tran EXPENSES OF MARINE HOSPITAL. In IST... cose + $32,524 62 Tn 1843. - + 128,579 02 ‘ RECEIPTS FROM MARINERS’ FUND. ro . ).778 29 . 59,125 83 ——— $99,904 17 Leaving a deficit see eee, $111,499 47 I Of. sees Seton was paid by the said money appropriated from tate treasury and by transfers from the Emigrant Jommutation Fund to the Marimers’ Fund account. This (ter action on the part of the then Commissioners was y chap. 37, Laws of 1819, approved ay tollows:— “ihe Comimtsstoners of Kmigration are hereby author- ized to transter such portion of the commutation money eoliected pursuant to chap. 195 of the Laws of 187, a May be necessary to supply: any deficiency already ox isting in the tunds appropriated to the snpport of the Marine Hospital, or as may hereafter be necessary to the support of said hospital, which moneys so transterred shall be repaid to said commatation fund from the funds Delonging to sald hospital, as soon as its means will per- It In addition to the portion of the Emigrant Commuta- tion Fund so expended tn 1847 and 1848, (he Commission- ers of K:imigration, by the aforesaid act and others sequently passed, expended out of the Emigrant Com- Mutation Fund, for the support of the Marme Hospital, While under their control and until its destruction in 1858, over $400.00). It thus appears that there never was Any surplus in tue fund out of which the State claimed repayment, and the contiugency never aruse on which Buy claim’ could be passed upon indebtedness on the art of the Cominissicners ot Emigration to the State. Phe money was not appropriated tor the benefit of emi- 8, but for tite use of citizens of the United states. i—What were the duties ot the officers called ng ofileers,” located at Quarantine ? Avmer—The duties of the boarding officers formerly stationed at Quarantine Were to board all incomin, Yessvis; to make examination as to the cleanliness o the vessel: ascertain the number of alien passengers, the aincunt and character of sickness, if an. the passengers during the fe; receive ‘all ¢ plainus il nts inay have to make and re} ar iculars issioners at Castle Garden, Formerly these ollie re stationed at Quarantine periorm these dutie: ¢ duties are now performed by one officer, who 1s stationed at Castle Garden, Fourth—State fully and particularly the tacts in the ease of a person named Simith, appomted by the present Commission as a boarding ‘officer; the Treason of his transfer; the cause ot his removal, and whether it was not partiy or wholly tor aliege immoral conduct, and wherher he was not retained as an oiticer or 1 his post- Mon atter reports affecting Lis moral character had ome to members of the Board and until a request tor js removal was made by the Health Officer? State to what position he was subsequently appointed, and the Teasons for his dismissal trom each, and if his last dis- missal was not subsequent to the appearance of an are ticle in the New York Wurid denouncing his appomnt- Weut to and retention in office Answer—John C. Smith was appointed as boarding officer the Irth of Jaly, 18/8. The Board, at a meeting held December 9. 1373, ordered that his services be dispensed with trom and after January 1, i74. His disinissal was reconsidered by the soard at a meeting heid the 23d of December, 1373, and he was transterred to duty as assist clerk at Ward's Island from January 1, 1474. iis s were finally dispensed with Maren’, 1874, as | re no long No compis amoral | conduct on th cone to the knowl edge of the er his transter to Ward's Island hor subsequen removal was in any way caused by # complaint of this nature. His transter from duty as | ponsequence of a conplaint | an officer of the Commission, to the citect mith had been intoxicated while dn duty, plaint was also made by the Health Ofticer, | who added that Mr. mith was too officious. ‘The com: plaint made by the Health Officer was subsequently in Part withdrawn on the assurance given him by M: Smith that he would confine himself in the future to his | timate duties as boarding officer. Dr. Vanderpoel said as follows in his letier referring to this matter :—"'T have nothing agatost him (smith), if he will content himself with "his proper duties, so that the charge made need not be formally presented to t:e Board.” Mr. Smith, however, undér an oata denied the charge ot intoxication preferred against him. The Hoard has no oficial knowledge of the article in the New ork World reierred to. The action of the Commissioners in the matter was {nflucheed by a desire to perform conscien- tlously the duties intrusted to them, not by articles pub- lisned in any ne» spaper. FyUi—=Did the Commission in December, 1873, or about ime, abolish the “bureaus,” so called, at Castle rden having salaries attached to them of about $5,000 Aud stiil retain on the pay roll all the. officers gour in humber) and pay tor several weeks some of them with- out any other ition being assigned to them or any boarding officer was in mace b: particular service being done by them t Auswer—The posal and forwarding bureaus were abolished but the ofc them were ‘s connected with ._ None were paid a saliry trausterred to other bure without performing service urn. Sizth—state the tacts from the minutes of the Board, as follows:—The date of abolishing said pureaus, the | Hames of the ollicers there emploved at the time’ and | their salaries, the date of their assignment to other duty | 180 ihe ant atwhat salaries and to what the ton umes ol the oficers su; ded and the length of time of service ot such supers omeiis, : Anseer—The Vosi@M bureait was abolished November 1 1473, and the duties Were transferred (o the Ireasurer office, The ofticers employed in the Postal Bur Jienry Merriit. ata salary ot $| ¥ per annum, and H. Brandt, at a salary of $1,000 per annum, Mr: Merritt | was, by resolution of the ‘Hoard adopted October 1873, appointed clerk in the Treasurer's office from No veniver 1, 1873, at a salary of $1,000) per annum, fo perforin the same dulies as herevotore, but Under the irection of the Treasurer. He did not uj fede any officer, Mr. Merritt's services were dispeised with May 1, 18/4 Mr, Brandt lett the vervice of t Vonimission Sovember 1 1873, but Was reappoinie’ clerk in the Treastrer's ottice December 4, 173, Jurm the same duties as When in the Postal’ Bureau, ata talary of $1,000 per annum, and did not suporsede any | officer. Mr. Branut’s services were dispensed with May | The Forwarding Bureau was abviished by t! mber 1, 1Si%, with instry nites to carry the ployed were George ( and Henry Lay as |. to per 74. 4 rimer, at as of $1.80» pe ata sal of $1,000 of the nd aso Is}, appoint uy ak sata Mir. Vou | tichard Von Poser ve ona a quarter ye Mr, Garoner w sierred to othe Jes and his services were final ved, Whose Was reappointed April 28, 1874, with I 1876, Mr. Layinan was ceimber | duty as clerk in charg 1 rewit under the direction ot the | the ba g bureau. Mr. Layman did tot supersede any oftic Mis vices Were dixpeused Wil gipersede re dispensed Wik he aevernonts to duty of Messrs ¢ nd Lay: above referred ty, were made Dy th Garden Cominitive and approved by the board, Seventh late scat any time during the term of tne resent Commissioners charges. of. an Humoral charace er, OF Of Violution of a State law forbidding the taking | | to the Stat | grants taken suddenly ait | the | down a Re NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. ot commissions on ratlroad or steamboat tickets par- chased by and sold to emigrants, were made to, or ine to the knowledge of, the Board, or to any member zainst any officer or employe of the Board. ‘A charge of indisereet, rather than immoral conduct was made agatnst an officer named George J. kr The conduct ot Mr. Kraus complained ot did not occur while in the performance of his duties gr connection with the Commassion, The complaiht was made by a citizen, stated | that Mr, Kraus had been keeping up a | corresponitence with his danghter which he disapproved oi. Mr. Kraus disclaimed any improper intent im the eorrespondence referred to. The Board, however, thought best to dispense with his services. A complaint of having taken a commission on the sale of a ticket to an cinigrant was made against William Costello, a vate keeper. the complaint was that he had induced an emigrant to purchase ticket to Europe from @ steamship age d the commission of $3, who Usually paid thereon, Mr. denied having pur: ehas cketor of having received a commission, but adimite irected the emigrant to the office of th t, ‘The services of Mr. Costeilo have si nsod with. Eighth t ther such charges were made in orn to, whether such charges were the Board, and whether the officials es were preterred were examined the charges, as authorized and re- writing, whether s duly investigatett t aguinst whom ch. tuily under oath on Answer—ihe charge made against Mr, Kraus was made in writing: was investigated but not ‘under oat charge avainat Mr. Costello was made. verbally by the emigrant, to an officer of the Geran Society; the com Diainant lett, however, by the steamer sailing the day on which the complaint Was made; the accused, Cosiello, was exainineg under oath by 9 Commissioner, and truth of the complaint denied, as stated. Ninth—ts any officer, or are there any oficers or em- ployes against whom Charges have been preterred still in the employ of the Commission, and, if so, state the nature of the charges made against him or them ? N that the Board know of. II the facts tu the case of a female emi- ills, aduntited to the Ward’s Island Lusti- tution an inmate, and subsequently appointed as an employe Neial there, giving a history of (be case, date, and real cause of admission, date of “appointment, posttion, and satury, name of ofticer in whose place grant named bomnted, witb ca F dismissal, name of Commissioners v whom said ¥ Was appointed, and whether any ot the Commissio id atthe t her appointment protest, or las since protested, axuinst the appointment, wiih all other information bearing upon the subject which has come to the knowledge of any one oF more ot the Commissioners t liza Wills, July 14, ‘ay to the Ward’s Island institution cy. Her child was born on Ward’s Island and dicd the 4tn of December. 1873. Mrs, Schmidt, matron, who had been receiving a salary of $575 per annum. resigned her position February 17, 1874, and za Wills was, on mouon of Commussioner Stephenson. appointed in her place ata salary of $35) per aunum, which position she still retains with the same salary. ‘No. protest of aCom- ris recorded against this app nverth—State the number of employ: of the Commission when the present Commission took office and how many of said employés are now In the service of the Commission, not including the nurses and orderiles ¢ Ward's Isiand Institution ? ‘Ansiwer-—The total number of employes in May, 1873 (excluding nurses and orderlies), was 146. Of this ham- ber there are :— + OL 68 English, arrived per steamer 1873, ani was admitted the ause, Dreg- ‘tment. in the service Now in the service of the Commlasion..... There were discBArgod......ce.e.ees eatin Offices were abolished and no reappoiniments made in e to the number of signed. Tre ti a shine for one year, to the contractors for conveyin, sick emigranis through New York city, and the total number of sick emigrants so conveyed tor the same period, aud state aiso the compensation paid by, and the number of sick emigrants 80 conveyed, under ‘the pre- ceding Board from June, 1972 to June, 1373 t Answer—lhe amount paid for the ambulance service was at the rate of $1,200 per aunum from May, 1873, until August, 187%, when ‘the compensation was increased to $2,000 per annum on the petition of the contractors to tho effect that they could nc the service at a lower rate. the nom nts conveyed the Board have not a com ord of; but the con- tractors were obliged to have horses and drivers pre pared to trunster patients at any moment when called on. Prior to July, 1870, the ambulance service was paid for at the rate of $17 per aunum. ‘the preceding Board increased the ‘compeusation in July, 1870, 10 $3,500 per anbam, and it was continued at that rate until ‘August, 1371, when it was reduced to $1,250 ger annum, ained at that rate until Angust, 1873, when it to $2,000) per annum, a& above staiea. Igor las any member of the present Board sted, aireetiy’ or indirectly, in the employ- iment of any officer or employe iu we’ service of, or in any contract or contract made by or with, or in any sup- plies or materials furnished tor the axe ot the Commis. ston since 1873, and if so state fully all the facts in con- nection therewith? Answer—No, Pourteent—What is the present arrangement with the contractors for conveying sick emigrants and transport. «| ing healthy emigrants forwarded to Kurope or elsewhere bythe Commission? state the facts fully and particu- larly. ‘Answer—Tho atabulance service in now pertormed and has been since January Lat the lollowing rates:— $5 per trip in the elty, $10 per trip to Ward's Island, Jersey City or Brooklyn. ay ‘Fifteenth- State whether ‘the meeting of German adopted citizens, held at Cooper Institute, in New York city, in 1874, was called to denounce the’ present Com- mission, and whether it was tor the ailezed proscriptive and partisan course toward the German officials in the service and their arbitrary dismi-sa! by the Soard? ‘Anmcer—The Board havé no official knowledge of this tier. MSizteenth—State if the German Society, through its then President, Ex-Commissioner Kaufmann, and tie present President of the society, Commussionec Schack, took part in and indorsed said Cooper Institute meeting. "Ansicer—The Board have no ofiicial knowledge of this matter. . ‘Sevenicenth—State why the bill presented to the Assem- bly in the name of the Commission last year, asking au. thority to appoint s1x agents in six cities‘ot the State, at salaries of $1,500 each per annum, and an agentin each Of the other countics of the stale, at a sulary of $300 each per annum, ipyolving an. expenditure of $25,000, was so presented at the time the Commission was ap- pealing to the Legislature ior fluancial aid on accouut Sfitsaiteged bankrupt condition, and siate whether there Was at that time, or 1s now, any real necessity tor such an expenditure of money as Was coniemplated by id DIN? *a/(uaver—The Commissioners did not contemplate this object. The section of the bill referred to read as tol- ‘Suc, &—The fifth section ot chapter 8u2, of the Laws of 1873, is hereby amended so as to read as tollown:— “The Commissioners of Emigration are authorized to pay ugents in the counties of Aibany, Oneida, Onan- Gaga, Niagara, frie aod Chautauqua, such a salary each as the said Commissioners in their discretion may’ think just, but not to excee $1,600 per annum, ‘The Commis. Siouers of Hiigraiton are ulso authorized to appoint agents in all the oth unties of the State, at a salary no} to exceed $ 0) per annun®” Previous to the passuge of the act of April 26, 1873, chapter 302, the Commissioners were empowered to em: ploy agents in the counties pamed, where tucy are principally needed, and pay such salaries as "were Geemed just. In 1872 and 1873 the previous Board paid the following :— a COUNTY AGENTS’ SALARIES. Agent at Buffalo. PI ysician at Buffalo... 20) Agent at Albacy, 1,250 Clerk at Albany. 300) Agent at Dunkirk: 1,000 | Assistant avent at 1 6) Agent at sion Bridg: 1,000 | Agent at U 400 Ament at Kocueste 309 By the act above nai : were em- | owered to appoint agents in all counties of the Stace, but limited the salary to the sum of $300 per annum. As the autics of ents are responsible and onerous, while oth e but few duties to jorin, the s#oard caused | the troduction it the Legislature of the itl rred to removing this | lini with a v of enabling the Com- | missioners’ to fairly compensate the agents who periorined the service, whieh compensation had peen given by previous li ds. Jt was not contemplated to a@bpoInt agents in evi county of the State, but it was deemed proper to continue this clause as enacted by the lay organizing the prosent Board. Authority was not | asked for to pay the agents in the counties named $1,500 each per annum, but to pay a salary not exceding that ammount. ‘iviteenth—State if any, and if so, how many and why, emigrants are sent toa private hospitalan the city of New Yor« ata cost of $ per week when there is suffi- cient a minodation in the institution under charge of the Comm) nts sion the Commis. italin the ei on appheati . are admit! | sisiand. Emi- | mecting with accidents attimes admitted to cliy hospitals, bat none are t there by the Commissioners or their officers, Atew | ntto a privace ho: ich emigrants ed of hospits amigrant Hospital at W rden, if in e eras We some months since cared for im St Fraucis Hospital of this city, and the offcers of the Comuussion {normed thereoi.’ ‘The persons in charge | of St. Francis Hospital were notified that. the Coin: Would not be respousible for the support ot such nts, und thatthe patients wouid on application Je Garden be adinittea to the Ward's Island FINANCIAL EMBABRASSMENT IN THE PARK DE- PARTMENT—THE CRUMBLING PARK HOSPITAL— SALE OF PIER AND BULKHEAD LEASES. The Park Commission held @ lengthy session yesterday morning to consider what legislation it required to enable them to secure money for'the prosecution of very urgent work, but no decision was arrived at. A very large additional amount of work has been conferred upon the Board, owing | to the annexation of the Twenty-tiird and Twenty-fourth wards, and the appropriation made has been jound utterly inadequate to meet tne re- quirements of the work immediately needed. The department, in consequence of its financial em- barrassment, has been compelied to issue orders Jor the suspension from employment of about one hundred laborers on that part of the work paid tor out of the Construction Fund, because the fund is about exhausted. This will be very unpleasant inteiligence for the laboring classes; but, in tne absence of any legisiation jooking to a jurther monetary appropriation, It cannot be he!ped, and probabiy witain a week 200 laborers wiil thus be thrown out of employment, | THE COMMISSIONERS OF CHARITIES. The most momentous suyject just now exciting President Bailey and-nis associates 1s what to do | with the Park Hospital, which tas been cons | deuined as an unsaie building. Yesterday they | were notified by Commissioner Porter that the | Department of Public Works has no power to set | | apart another building for the use of the hospital, that pewer is vested «in council. President Batley their engineer made # thorough examination, and reports that the walls cunnot be rendered sale, and the entire bailamg must be torn down; that they will wsk the Boara | oF Aldermen to-day jor another butlaing located | fown, 48 tt is absolutely necessary tbat | there suould be a hospital im the lowempart ot che city. fe states thatal itey do nov get a butlaing Uhey will be compeiled, a8 soon as the weather will nit, LOTewMOVE Lue patients to other hospitals apandon the structtre. Three of the pavenis so vad, he reports, (hat 1t would endanger their lives (o remove them at present. | Charles Lawrence, of the Comptroter’s of be Hed ws LO Woat property of as common states (hat sreported that te onty butid- bail atiaimable are the Frankiin Market, m Lp, Which 18 HOW partially oceupled by ten- ts, Who tnay reluse LO vacate; the oid police sta- Lion house mM Leonard street, now used as a lodge. ing Louse jor poor persons, und the building tn Worth street formerly nsed by the Board of Health as a disiniecting bureau, but now as a storehouse Jor old junk. ith a littie renovation and repairs it is velleved that the latter butiding could be made a toieradly good hospital. THE DOCK COMMISSION. The auctioneer of the Dock Department will, on Wednesday, March 31, sell the (ranchises of twen- ty-seven bulkheads and piers on the East River and thirty-three on the North River. Tbe pur- chasers will have the right to collect all dues tor wharfage, &¢., on vessels using the premises. KALAKAUA’S RECEPTION. ‘THE PRINCELY WAY THE KING, HIS SUITE, THE ALDERMEN AND EVERYBODY ELSE WAS TREATED. The Committee on Finance ef the Board of Aldermen, at their meeting yesterday, had under consideration the Windsor Hotel bill for the board, &c., of King Kalakaua and his suite and the United States offcers who were of the party, and for the other hotel expenses incident to his stay at the hotel, It will be remembered that the pull when first presented to the committee was not in detail, and was by order of the committee sent back to the hotel, so that the detatls mignt be inserted. The following is the bill with the de- tailsi— Deceuner Sl, 1874. Dgunle room and bath, King Kalakaua, $12 per eight di ; $96 00 Doubie room and bath, King’s courier, eight days, $10 per day... . 80 00 Double room and bath, Governor per day. 96 00 Double ‘rooin Da meone $8 per ree 64 00 jouble room ani 96 08 valet, $8 per day 64 00 Double room and bath, Siates Ariny, $12 per day. 96 00 Donbie room and bath, 1 Whiting, United States Navy, $12 per day 96 00 Double room and bath, Lieutenant Whitin; vaiet, $7 per day 56 00 Dowdle room and bath, Lieutenant Palmer, Ma- Tine Corps. $12 per diy. seers. 9600 Double room and bath,” Lieutenant ‘Tatten, United States Navy, $12 ver day. 96 00 Double room and bath, Chief Justice Allen and wite, $20 per day, sees eeanee 60 00 Double room and bath, Colonel Treat, United states Army, $6.8 day, five da; 25 00 Commitee room, $15 per day. 120 0» King's private parlor, $15 125 00 King's reception parlor, $20 per 160 00 King’s dining parlor, $2) per da: 160 00 Octagon partor, $50 a ci 100 00 eae HALOS Sap ad r Fees esiuay 60 00 Ing’s private table and service of meais, e: days, $100a day 800 00 Meals tor the Aldermen and their guests. 264 00 Entertainment of the army and navy officers aud committee ot the Hoard of Trade. + | $6000 Wines and liquors. 1,582 10 S73 75 133 00 Baguage. 19 00 Boxing an 43 75 Cash paid for carria 24 75 Express. cies ‘87-00 Siationery and postay 51 90 Messenger boys ana bat ma ae Medicine for Governor Kapena Tne bill of Thompson, the restaurateur, for $60, presented by tne Assistant Aldermanic commitiee, has been withdrawn by him, the Assistant Alder- men consenting to pay it themselves, THE POLITICAL PATRONAGE. WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE SECURING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORES AND WHAT THEY OAN, GET AFTER THE ler or Max— HOW THE NEW PATRONAGE RULE 18 BEING CARRIED OUT. Tammany Hall, under the new patronage rule, seems to be gradually getting all the patronage in the Department of Public Works, just accoraing to the liking of the leaders, and even the rank and fle who were, when the rule was first an- nounced, rather dissatisfied with what they called the uneven way the Committee on Patronage divided the positions among the various districts, are at last begmning to look at the situation with javorable eyes. Thus far the laborers in the dis- tricts who have anything like a “pull? on the Members of the general committees and the Aldermen have been dealt with qaite equitably, when the small number ot places to be given away is taken into consideration, and that for every labor ticket lesued there are at least a hundred who expect to be the captors of the prize. Still it must be confessed that tne ° GIVING AWAY OF THE PATRONAGE to the district general committees will not be found to work so very nicely to those aspirants for certain offices from the districts when otber departments than the Department of Works can be controlled by the democrats, if the appoint- ments already made by General Porter (of course, under the rale, at the request of the majority of the district general committees) are to be taken asacriterion. The lactis thatthe general com. mittees seem to have decided that the best way to farm out all places of pron awarded to their districts is to consider no one not a memoer of the committees worthy of @ good place. In every case thus far, where anything like a well-paying omice has been filled, the appointee has been a member of his district committee. For instance, Colonel Mooney, appointed on Monday Superin- tendent of Roads in place of Mr. Gilmore, resigned, 1s a@ Member of the general committee of his dis- trict, ana yesterday three other appointments were | Made, each appointee being a member of the com- mittee im bis district. They are as follows:—Seth C, Douglas appointed Superintendent of Encum- brances (chairman ot the General Committee of the Eighth district); Dantei O'Reilly appointed Water Purveyor (irom the Third district, A. Jeremiah, Superintendent o1 Improvements (trom the Ninth district.) It is said that the other FOUR H&ADS OF BUREAUS have already been appointed, but no definite in- formation could be obtained yesterday as to whether they tad been or not. As two ol the bu- ieorge | reaus must be filled by engineers, 1t may be that | the successiul men will not be memoers of the general committces of their district, and in this | connection it may be mentioned that there is a lively scramble going on for tue best one of the four—the Water Kegistership—tne salary of which office is $5,000 a year. ‘The scramble 1s not for the honor of the ofice, put for the salary it brings, as @ matter of course. A GOOD TIM AT HAND. lt should be borne in mind that since Mr. Wick- ham has become Mayor position of any impor- vance im the city government bas become vacant by reason of the expiration of the incumbent’s term of ofe General Porter as Commissioner of Puviic Works, Suiem H. Wales as Dock Com- Intssioner and the other persons appointed by she Mayor as Commissioners in the departments were appointed to fill vacancies caused by death or otherwise before the terms of their predecessors haa expired. Thus the Aldermen have had no say, omcially, at least, In any appointment of a head 0! department or & commissioner, their confirma. tory power being coutinea to appointments made to fill ail terms, But the time is now near at hand wben they will have a say, and they are con- gratuiauing themselves hugely over the tact, On The 1st of May several important changes will take place. General Daryee’s term expires then, and a demo- crat will succeed him i! he svould not, ashe will probably not be, his own successor. , The Tax Department now stands two repubil- cans and one democrat, and the Fire Department is the same. Un the Ist of May Mr. Wickham will have the appointment of a Commissioner in Mr. Moulton’s place, thus making the department stand two democrats to one republican, FIRE COMMISSIONERS, Mr. Van Cott’s term as Fire Commissioner ex- Pires at the same time, and a democrat in his Place will give the democrats a majority—that is, | providing the three present Commissioners are in oltice oy thas time. DOCK AND HEALTH COMMISSIONERS, One vacancy will occur In May, also, in the Dock and Health Departments—Commissioner Budd and Commissioner Smith's respective terms ex- pirins then. The appomtment of democrats in their places will give the democrats a majority in each Board. PARK COMMISSIONERS. Mr. Stewart's term as Park Commissioner ex- pires also in M: bat the appointment of a demo- crat will possibly only make a tie in the Board. It wili thus he seen that the Dock and Vire De- partments will be at the disposai of the democrats In a mouth’s time, and that the thousand and one aspirants for oMicein the Department of Public Works who have expected much but have got nothing and are not itkely to get anything, may not be left out in the cold till next winter, FIRE COMMISSIONERS. FIREMEN CHARGED WITH INSULTING WOMEN ON THE PUBLIC STREFT. Several members of the department belonging to Hook and Ladder Company No. 10 and Engine | Company No. 29, located on Fulton street, were on trial yesterday before the Commissioners, charged with insuiting a Miss Mary McKenzie, a young bank messenger empioyed by the Irving Savings Bank anda Mrs. Lizzie Berrian. There was quite a large attendance present and considerable in- terest manifested, Miss McKenzie testified to being compelled to pass she houses of both companies repeatedly throughout the day and that se had on séveral occasions been tusulted by the members; that at one Ume she was seized hold of by one Collins, & Inember, and treated in a shameful manner. Mrs. Lizzie Berrian testified to haying been spoken to by several of the members of the two companies, but seemed reluctant in giving in her testimony, which was accounted for when it turned out that her husband was 4 member of the department and assistant engineer of a steamer. Quite a numver of the memyers of the two com- panies were called and tried to damage the girl's | qearacter, Stating Waat they had neard against | er. Mr. Hatch put @ damper oo their evidence by Stating he would hear nothing but what toey could | swear positively to. Moreover, no matter what the girl Was, she was entitled to protection, and he jor one should see that she nad it, Miss McKenzie cried bitteriy when she heard her good name vilified, as did also a young sister who was with her, and borh left headquarters \ogether cry- ing. Toe Board reserved their decision for the present. District Engineer Rhodes was detatled to extend his district to the new Twenty-third and Twenty- fourth warde, A report was received of several cases of small- pox among the members, all of whom were re- Jeasea from duty, leave of apsence being granted them until they got well, MEETING OF POLICE BOARD. DISMISSALS AND APPOINTMENTS—PUNISHMENTS AND PROMOTIONS—THE POLICE BOAT SENECA CONDEMNED—PERJURY OF POLICEMEN—A LAWYER FOR THE COMMISSIONERS. ‘The full Board of Police Commissioners met in weekly session at one o'clock yesterday afternoon and transacted a large amount of business, the majority of which, however, was of an unimpor- tant natare, Commissioner Disbecker presented the cases of Thomas Reardon and James Corcoran, patroimes, of the First precinct, who had been tried for viola- tion of the rules of the department and found | gulity. He(Disbecker) haVing personally tried these | cases was satisfied that the accused policemen | had, while on the stand, committed wilial and corrupt perjury. It was the solemn duty of the Board to make an example of all such offenders, Simple dismissal trom the force was not sufficient; they should be criminaliy prosecuted. He would therefore offer two resolutions—the first dismiss- | ing them from the police force and the second transmitving to the District Attorney all the testi- mony in each case, with a view to their prosecu- tion at law. Both resolutions were adopted. Patrolman Rooney, of the Thirty-tnird precinct, Was also dismissed from the force for violation of the rules of the department. Sergeants Wyeth anda Randall, of the Twenty- first’precinct, were each fined twenty days’ pay— the former for conduct unbecoming an oMcer and the latter jor being found in a lager beer saloon during bis hours of duty. Honorable mention was ordered om record of Roundsman Danlgren and Officers Livingston, Reville, Combs and Gorman for gallant and meri- torlous services rendered ata file on Rivington street, on the 21st inst., by which they were in- strumental in saving the lives of the occupants of the burning building. On motion, Ufticer Quigley, of the Eighth pre- cinct, was permitted to receive the sum of $100 trom a firm in Maiden lane Jor bravery and ability displayed In the capture of burglars who broke into their store ou the 21st of last month. A resolution fixing the salary of the Chtef Sur- geon of the department at $2,000 per annum, and one approving the style of shieid adopted by the Board of Police Surgeons were passed, A communication irom Captain Monnt, highly commendatory of the bravery of Patroiman William H. fhomas, of the Nineteenth precincr, in saving the lives of nine persons at the destructive fire No. 1,106 First avenue, on the morning of the 28d inst.. was read, and 1¢ was ordered that honorabie mention be recorded to the credit of the omlcer. Patrolmen Francis Haghes of the Sixth, and Wilham Cruise of the Twentieth precincts, were promoted to roundsmen. President Matsell offered a resolution request: ing the Corporation Attorney to assign to the Board of Police svitabie counsel to assist tne Commissioners when desired witn legal advice for the better discharge of their duties, Com- missioner Voorhis spoke at length upon the reso- lution, and urged its’ passage, referring to the prevalent custom of members of the torce when on trial appearing by counsel, and also alluding to the recent legal complicaticns of the Board with rejerence tu the removal of snow from the streets. The resolution was adopted. A communication was received irom the Onitea States inspector of Sieamers relative to the con- dition of the police boat Seneca. Jt set forth that the boilers of the said steamer were old and un- safe, and the use of them in their present condi- tion was dangerous. On motion of Mr. Disbecker the use of steam in the boat was ordered discon- tinued forthwita until further instructions, The Committee on Finance reported the receipt of a check of $1,262 trom the Seventh Avenue Rail- road Company, as payment for their portion of the expense in removing the snow from the streets through which their cars run, The ioliowing citizens were appointed patrol- men:—Jonn Salmon, Oliver S. Powell, John Fox, Jeremiah Sweeny. Adjourned, MUNICIPAL NOTES, To-day the Board of Aldermen will appoint, un- der the newrules, four additional committecs, a follows:—First, Fire and Police; second, Health and Building; third, Charities and Correction and Excise; fourth, Qounty Offices. The chairmen are to be in the order the committees are named, as tollow: ‘Lysaght, Powers, Cole, Purroy. | ask to have conceded to them. THE PAROCHLAL SCHOOLS, What It Is Proposed to Effeet by Their Amal- ' gamation with the Public Schools, COURTESY AND MYSTERY No Members of the Joint Committee Yet Named by Vicar General Quinn. COMMISSIONER LYNCH'S VIEWS. Opinions of Superintendent Kiddle and Eugene Kelly. The question as to the merging of the parochial and the public schools still remains without any more light upon it than the Henatp has already wwrown, Argoments in favor of this reticence are urged on both sides. Ine Commussioners of Pudiic | Schools continue to allege that they are not in a position to speak on the subject, for the reason | that the friends of the parochial schoo!s have not yet stated explicity what 1t is that they demand, and, desides, a committee of conference has been appointed, whica is all that Vicar General Quinn has, so far, asked for. The friends of the parochial schools affirm, in their own behalf, that it would | be imprudent to lay bare their plans until the | joint committee of conierence begins to hold its meetings, and that, under the circumstances, the Board of Education has, tn all courtesy, the rignt to hear first what it is that the Catholics shall In th's way both sides are placed for the present, much courteous. ness being the rule, and the provability is that nothing new sholl transpire tn regard to the impending controversy until after Easter, when Vicar General Quinn and other pastors will have been relieved from the constant and arduous pro- fessional duties of Holy Week. Up to this time the Vicar General has not named the gentlemen “who will on bis side form part of the joint com- mittee of conference, nor hasa day pvecn named for the holding of the firat session, WHAT PRESIDENT NEILSON SAYS, A HERALD reporter yesterday called on Mr, William H, Newson, President of the Board of Education, in search of some information as to how he himself personally stood on the question ofthe proposed amalgamation. But Mr. Netlson would say nothing beycnd an excuse for his reti- cence, which he based on the ground of a proper courtesy toward Vicar General Quinn. The Vicar General, he added, had not yet sent to the Board his specific demands, and until such time as he presented them to the joint committee of course it would not be decorous on the part of the School Commissioners to discuss speculative or imaginary concessions on the one side or the other, One thing certain was that the committee from the Board of Education would receive very willingly and with great courtesy any proposi- tions which might be presented to them ior con- sideration by the Vicar General and bis associates, VIEWS OF COMMISSIONER LYNCH. The reporter also Called on Mr. James Lynch, whose name was attached to the communication sent to the Board, and who, being president of the Irish Emigration Soctety, is an ex oficio member of the Emigration Commission. Mr. Lynch sata that the HeraLp had, in some of its articles, explained pretty fuily the state of tne question, But there was = one serious point that had not beer touched upon. It was all very well, said Mr. Lynch, for the School Commissioners to talk about having all the chii- dren in the city, rich and poor, high and low, at- tend the public schools and receive the excellent instruction therein imparted. lt was true that the secular instruction given in these schoo!s was excellent, but there wasa very serious difficulty inthe way of some thousands of children being enabled to take advantage o! it. In the public schools of the city the children of some of our wealthiest citizens were receiving their early edu- cation. The children of thousands of the middle classes were also receiving their education in these schools, and all these children, male and female, were neatly dressed and knew not what it was to want for anything. The children of the parochial schools were in the majority of cases of poor parentage, were poorly clad, and were more in the habit of knowing what it was to want than to have their Wants supplied. He would say boldly, for many reasons well known to those who had the oppor- Alderman Morris intends to olfer a resolution in the Board to-day asking the Governor to veto the | bilt introduced by Senator Connolly in the Senate, | which conflicts with the city ordinance relative to | bales of say and straw, passed by the Aldermen | some months ago and which went into effect on the 7tn inst. lvis expected that a number of clerks will to- day be removed and others appointed iu their piace in the Department of Pubiic Works, | The Mayor had @ iarge number otf visitors yes- terday; among otbers, General William L. Morris, Henry 0. Murphy, of Brooklyn, and Commissioner Stiner, of the Loara of Excise. General Morris was rather an extraordinary visitor, He made a visit to the City Mall in search of Alderman John Morris, & relative Oi his, with a view of having his commisstonersiip of deeds renewed by reso- lution of the Common Council, The old ‘geniie man Was first appointed @ commissioner In 1818, fifty-seven years ago, by Governor Clinton, when | there were only thirty-two commissioners for the city and couuty of New York, and when the ap- pointment was considered one of great) lionor, Since that date General Morris has never laticd to have his gommission renewed eacn year, and Aidermin Morris promised to wave it renewed at tne neXt meeting of the Aldermen. The General is over eighty years of age, and louked hea and strong. BILLIARD NOT The match for the cnampionship of America and | the Delaney‘emblem between Maurice Vignaux | and Cyrille Dion will be played this evening in | Tammany fall. It will probably be the last pub- | lic match that Vignaux will play before he leaves for France, as he has taken bis passage for tne 1st of May. Should ne be successtul Garnier will have the chance of playing him for the emblem at any date during the coming month; but he will not delay his departure, and will give up the | game rather than stay over the fourteen days | longer that cover the rules governing the posses- sion of the emblem. Both Vignaux and Dion have | been practising steadily during the past two weeks, and the latter has been astonishing his friends by @ remarkable average, 80 much so that he is readily backed at 6) against 100. The game this evening will be 600 points at the three-bail game, played with two and ¢hree-eighth bails, on @ 5x10 table. Tue exhibition games fur the benefit of the | widow of the late Daniel E. Gavitt will be played to-morrow evening in Tammany Hail. The even- ing’s entertainment Will comprise three games— one of twWo, one of four and one of eight players. ‘The opening game Wii conclude wita fancy shots from Garnier, and aiter the second game Kudoiphe wiil exhibit his tour de force. AS the sule of tick- ets hus already been very jarge @ iull house 1s anticipated, that will realize at least $500 or $600 for a really deserving ovject. A remarkaule bet was made the other evening, | iuily exemplifying the uncertainty of the game OL billiards, ‘two gentlemen were watching @ game between a couple of well known amateurs in Chris O’Couuor’s billlard rooms on Union square, when one said to the other, “1 will bet you $1,000 against $10 that [ can beat you.” The det was | taken, and @ game oi 100 points was played ona S1X-pocket tale, With tour valls, and although the betting Was really 100 to 1 on the layer of the odds, the other man nad only to strike balls in order to count, and won $1,000 by an outiay of $10. Such tustances of course are rare, but they serve to show bow much luck there 1s in the wan ‘The arrangements for the Brooklyn tournament are all made, and the manager, Mr. A. It. Samuells, deposited $1,500 yesterday in the hands of Mr. Collender as security or the prizes. The opening games will be played on the evening of April l, When two maiches Wii be played, the Orst ween Cyrile Dion and Joseph Diow’ and toe nd between Maurice Vignaux and brangois ey. Daniels, the Massacbusetts champion, ts anxious ce to play some of our billtard experts, and fas cordingly issued cnailenges, stating the amo of ody 1s Willing to aecept from each pi ‘Lhe card 18 signed by a gentieman who, in th first lew lines, proposes to hola the stakes, and attactes a solid Esquire to the end of hs nam but at the last Is modesty got toe better of ti good judgment and de dropped the titular ad. denda, | schools would turn up their noses at the poor, ill- tunity of knowing, that the parochial schools, with or without the public moneys to aid them, were a necessity, and under no circumstances could they be dispensed with, It was a perfect truth that both pupils and teachers of the public aressed and unkempt child. Asa member of the St. Vincent de Paul's Society he had had abundant means of knowing this. It had been proved again and again, He would not say that the ragged | child would be turned out of the school by | either pupil or teacher, but he would say to | a certainty that the littie boy’s or the little girl's | heart would be made to bleed, and that wouid be | the worst sort of expulsion. The average at- | } tendance at the parochial schools was from 15,000 | to 20,000 daily. Put these children in the public | schools to-morrow, and you would find that | before three months several thousand ciul- | dren would have left the pnbitc schools and | have gone to private schools, He did not wish to | be understood as saying that the public scnools were not worthy objects of pride to the city; he | believed that they were, and he dia not think that any jorm ol religiou, under existing circum. stances, ought to be taught im them. Ih fact, tt was Not necessary that religion should pe taught | inthem. The chtidren attending these scnools had fathers and mothers, triends or retatives, who were sure fo look alter their redgious training aud to watch over their morals. There was a nome influence constantly being exercised there, which was certain to mould their young minds into the Tight, impressions and to create aspirations jor advancement im the word, and to induce tho youtns to avail themselves of schood days asa matter of pride. But how about the cuildren of parochial schoois ? Who were they? They were vhe enildren of the poor laborer, the poor widow, | © perhaps Oi jathers and mothers who were not dong much for themselves. cCon'd these poor children enter scnool im the morning neatly dressed, like nineteen out of twenty ef the other | children in the school? Were not boys boys stil, and giris giris still ? or did the public schools put ola heads on young shoulders? The well dressed voys would assuredly sneer at the raggedly dressea boys, and the weli dressed girls would sicer at the raggedly dressed girls, and so would the reachers, The poorly clad chiidren would leave the schools very soon; ta fact, he knew of too many instances im woien they had done 80. If you entered a parochial scnool tn the summer time you would find a number of the children without shoes and stockings. Sureiy that would not do tn a school where the children oO ny gentiemen whom he knew were to spend five day8 0: the Week froin nine o'clock in the forenoon until three o'clock in the afternoon. In theory it sounds very weil to say, “Bring the cuiuren togetoer; it serves the wealtny man's chud; 1 exalts to Detter 1geas and feelings the poor man’s child ;” but the theory did not do in | practice. Well, then, what did the Vicar General | and his iriends ask ? Simply this, that as we were | poor they ought not to exciuae us because we were” poor, Because we were thinly clad | in winter and ragged in summer we ouglt not be deprived of eaucation. Because though poor and ragged, we were not deprived of feelings the same as children io were weil dressed and Whose parcuts wereWich, and we did not Want to be all tue time made to Know that we were poor, and because we Were poor we ought to have some school where we might be taught how to read and wrtie, It seemed to him tuat | the only diMeuity, or at least the principal dim. culty, in the Way Ol an amicable settlement of CH1s vexed question, was the religious dificnity. He Was Wing to adinit that no religion shoald be taught in the schools; and he would go turther, and say that were the parochial schoois merged with the pudlic schools no religious instruction should be taught in the parocuial schools irom nine o'clock A. M, till three P. M., the seliool hours Under the puodlic system. Bui under the head of religicus instruction many dificuities might be urged. There were many books of higher ‘grades im the public sckovls that ne arily Conveyed impressions for or agains some reliious lorm of bevel. This, no doubt, nid Not be helped, end Was immaterial. Pity thousand Cathohe eitiaren day attended the puble vis of tits erly, and to tem it was Mamaterial, To Provestans chidren tt Was it. material whether whole chapcers of books had a leaning to Catholicity and Were passively in con- | demnation of some form or other of Protestant~ | isu. Ali tuese entidven, a3 he had wready said, | | What could poor laboring men do toward instruc | opinion went, he believed that pastors would no | of people that the Protestant bi | sto: | usnai display. 5 Were under the care of parents or kind friends, who Were sure tosee that they were religivusl¥ instructed; but this was not so in the case of Parochtal schools, There was no home influence for them. Most of them spent their evenings 1v tue sireets, Perhaps in the majority of cases the parents themselves, not having had the benedt or the chance of an education when they were young, Were not able lo instruct their child ing their children when they came to their homes after a day’s bard Work, or motbers also, who were equally as hard at work all day ? Way, very like the cutidren would be too tired themselves to anyiling else when their father came home tnap to go to bed. Here was where the pomt came in. | Here was just the point that no Catholic could yield up, Lf these poor chilaren were not relig- iously ednc in the schoolroom they eouid not be religiou educated anywhere. AS far 4 t abandou thes cotidren to any chances of hegiect In religious instruction, There Was an influitery Stronger reason Lo support these parochial schools than there was to support the corporate schools. But of that he woula say nothing now, He would ouly say (hat Catholics had always paid their taxes lor the support of the pebue schools without a wurmur, and they now asked some concession which Would uelp 10 supporting scbooisin whtelt & ceriain class of children, pi. umstances which coula not be controlled, were receiving im- struction, not at the public ex; ui at the expense O1 Cathoiles who we: ing for the otuer schools, If the Board of Ecucation ode Jected that we must come under the Hoard, we should be willing cocome under the Board ‘with the conce eTunted which applied to this pare ticular Class o/ children, Who Could not, lor the reasons already stated, attend the existiag public ‘Yo bis mind, there ought to be very little objection to any concessions asked for by the pas- tors. e cuildred were entitled to be taught by the State, and circumstaaces should not be al lowed Lo crush them out belonged to them, ol that support which He believed the Commissioners would act comsiderately in this matter, and that they were not vigots wher ucation was cone cerned, Tne <iiculty ws mply this:—How coud the Board of Eaucation, under the law, establish pudlie scnools witch would be suitable to a class of children such as those now attending the parocaial schoois, and thus make public education in tis city harmonious?’ He couid say Bething more untti ihe joint committee of conlerence had had some consultations, HIS NAME NOT MENTIONED. The reporter aiso called on a prominent down- town pastor fur some iniormation relative to the proposed amalgamation. ssut the reverend gen- Uleman knew noting at ail about the matter, and Would say nothing except to ask that fis name should not sppear at ali in tue HERALD to connec: tion with It. The reporter, with char. consideration, promised that the pastor's peution should be atcended to, reserving to tiimsel!, how. e he knowledge that so tar as fresh intelle gelce had todo with i, he had mereiy called at The pastoral residence in the /ull consciousness o4 its being “a forlorn hope.” Mit, EUGENK KiLLY’S OPINIONS, The reporter next paid @ visit to Mr. Eugene Kelly, the banker, at his otlice, in Exchange place, and bad a conversation with that gentieman op the merging question. Mr. Keily 18 a member of the Commitiee ot Conterence appointed by the Board of Education, REPORTER—I have called, Mr. Kelly, to ascertain your views relative to the proposed amalgama- Uon O1 the parochial and pubiie sehoois. Mr. KELLY—Weil, a8 « member of tue jolnt com- mittee, 1 think | should say nothing at ail unul we ascertain what Vicar General Quinn and his Irienas inteud to ask Irom us, RerorTer—As tur as you know, how do the Schoo! Commissioners leel in regard to the Mr. KELLY—I think tuat the Commissioners teel inclined to treat the matter with every cousidera- tion and attention. There can he no doubt but that the tniricacies of tha question will be dt cussed In an Lunpartial Manner, and that, it aval leasibie, tae merging ot the paroci in the public schoo!s will De accomplished. At the same lime, you muse remember that tue Board of Education is pot omnipotent or supreme. Lb 19 subject to laws which the School Commissioners are bound to obey, There 1s a mistake prevalent in regard to ths matter, and bere 18 where the difficuity will arise in arriving at a settlement ot this question, Tne Sctioo! Commissioners cannot Actin tais matter just as their own personal in. chnations might lead them; they must ovey the law wath allits restric‘ions. Hence, if the paro- chial scaools come in under the public s-hool System, they must come in as the law dictates and obey the provisions relative to pubic schools, just the same the public schools - u0W in existence have gos to obey them. As to whatever concessions it is in the power of the Board to make in this particular case it Would be premature now to speak, lor we do pot kuow what concessions are demanded, But [am tree to say that in my opinion the Board of Eaucation should yield as muel jor the sake of hare mouizing the School systems of the city as may oe consisient With their duties under the law, and tat a ar consideration of every diticuity snowid be hay RsronTeR—Do you think that legislation will be required for tLe accomplishment of the amal- gamavion ? Mr. KELLY—That I cannot answer, because I don’t know what may be asked ior. But among other diticuities to be got over L may mention tue serious one of the money appropriation. At the present time the Board of Kdacation bas got no more woney than 1t absolutely needs ior the expenses of tne year, a3 provided ior by the estimate made in November last. Were the parochial schovls to come in it would be necessary to procure money trom some source; busi whetber that money might be raised other- wise than by @u appropriation made in the tax jJevy in tne ordinary way, Which could not occur until November next, or whether the Board oj Apportionment has the power to meet such an emergency Lam unable \osay. These points and others ike them »1il ail be considered by the joint committee, and, as 1 dave already said, it is premature bow to speculate upon them. KeroxTzk—Are you personaily im layor of the amaigamation? Mr. KELLY—Yes: 1 should like to see the school systems of tue city entirely one. There would be then an end to tois long vexed question. Ac the same line, wuile the pastors are enttied to every cousideration, lor these children under their ¢.1@ have but few to look to but taem, the Commis- stoners of Educavion cannot exceed the powers given to the Board by law. Au amicaole seltie. ment is greatly to be desired. J fee! that on bok sides every conciliatory effort will be made ta ne ul schools secure a satisiactory uit, Whatever it may be. Toe reporwr thea, after the usual courtesies, withdrew. THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS. Since the question of tne amaigamation of the+ schools came up lor public consivesation inquiries have been aguin aud again made by citizens as to ne reading of the Bivie in the public scnoois, here seems to be an unpression ainung numbers pie is read Im all tue Schools, and that Catholics are compelled to lisven to this versioa to the exclusion o: tue Douay version, The reporter called yesterday on Mr. Kid- alie, the City Superintendent of Schools, for some accurate Imormacion on tis point. When tie question bearing on the mattver Was pat Mr. Kid. dle suitled and said :— ¥ “Way, no; tere Was never a more erroneous idea,” ‘Are there any schools in which the Douay ver- ready “Certainly there are; the difference between the two versions 1s never considered at all. I, my: self, have repeatedly opened schools by reading the Douay version. Iimay also teil you tiat by law no party Version 18 sanctioned—no more than any sectarian book is sanctioned—under the Pubic school sytem; and further, 1 may say that In some schoois the Bible is ut read at all, This, however, occurs only when (oe trustees of the dis: Wict, for reasons which seem to them wise, and Wiich Lhave no douot are wise, request that the reading of the Bible in these schools be dispensed with,’ Mr, Kiddie then directed the attention of the reporter to the following section in the law relat ing to the public schools :— i be entitled to or receive any portion o} ysin which the religfous docrines o1 uy parccuiar Christian or other religions sect p taught, inculoated or practised or in wauiea any ¢ books containing compositions tayerable oF prejudicial to the particulur doctrines or tenets oi any particilar Christian or other religious sect, or which shall teach the doc rines or tenets ol any other religi sect, or Which shail retuse to permit the Visite and amihations provided for in this act. contained shali authori t10n t ciude the Holy Seriptun omment, oF auy, selections theretrom, trom any of the schools pro- vided for by this act; DNL IC shall not be eouperent for the said Board of Education to decide What version, it auy, of the Holy Scriptures, without note or commeni, sball be used id any of the schools; provided that noth! ing herein contained shail be so construed as to violate the Tizlis of Conscience as secured by the constitution of this State and of the Caited states. ‘The City Superintendent then asked the reporter whether, as faras he bad observed, he thougnt the proposed project hau found favor with the pubs lic. ‘The reporter would not be interviewed, FOLLOWING UP THE VERDICT. ue DR. JAYNES AND KEEPER CUNNINGHAM IN THY MESHES OF THE LAW. Coroner Kessler tssued warrants yesterday for | the arrest of Dr. Walter Jaynes, of the Workhouse on Blackwell's Island, aud Keeper Robert Cun- ningham, both of whom, it will be remembered, were indirectly concerned in the verdict of the Coroner’s jury im the Stockvis case, The parties Will be taken to the Coroners’ office this morning and required to give bail, CARDINAL MANNING. pa a (From Galignant’s Messenger, Maren 9.) | Rev. Dr. Manning, Archoishop of Westmin. ster, arrived in Paris on Saturday and leit for Rome yesterday evening by way of Nice. The exact date woen tle ceremony of conierring the cardinalate on the most reverend prelate wilt take place is not yet Axed, but the belief is that the solemnity will noc bo characterized py the Iv is, however, certain that Archs Dishob Manbiog, pursawnt to tke custom of cardi- king the biti oF one of the various ves or Rome, will assume that whieh Is a6 ent vacaul—namely, st. Gregorio m Monte Conlto, the ancient edifices, situated close to bhi Historical Coliseum, and that trom which Pope Gregory despatched St, Augustine to convert tag Saxons, in Gv,