The report came in on Thursday from the Committee on the Judiciary. made by the Senator from Indiana. and on Friday the bill passed. On Saturday the motion to reconsider was entered. I ask that the motion be disposed of because suits are being brought against the city of New York and against the commissioners of emigration to recover back what was known as the headmoney collected from iminigrants. I understand the amount is several million dollars. As is well known. and as appears with reference to this class of cases. this money was collected by the steamship lines from the passengers as a part of their fare on the other side. and under the law of New York it was paid over to the commissioners and expended in looking after the immigrants and protecting the State from those who became necessitous so that they were a public charge.
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