The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-01
Commissioners Of Emigration.

Commissioners Of Emigration.
mo Commissioners Of Emigration held their regular
weekly session yesterday aftsrnoon-GuAn verpAnc,
President, In the chair.
The committee whom was referred the cousderstsoa
Of the subject Of booking passengers 10 Europe for rail-
road paAgss In the United States submitted their rs-
port The document sst forth that the committee Willis
sensible OF The evils attendant upon the system could nos
make complaint against The officers and agents Of shoss
roads for their efforts extend and their bu
ness ne committee vas informed that foreign agents
received - their commisson twenty per cent ths
amour, Of each ticket sold, which sum paid Him By
the purchasing emsant, sss rest 70 be psA II the oo
In this city. The evils arising ous ofibs follows
The cmgrAnt rstead Of going By Albany Dunkirk,
compelled 70 90 by way Of Pbadepoia Pa,sourg and,
again circumstances might arise which would dctan him
IN New YOrs b.. the money already paid on The o;sss
sought frequent interviews with the a roada for the
aborhmeut Of foreign agencies, but without suocoss bat
humane could not remain long unacopted Il had bcsa
suggested means of breaking up the system, thai
s IN .s o
clude from the Garden the swo roads nov possessing
otces there, asd would again subject cmgrantA 70 ths
the con mittee were assured, would disooosinus
the practice we're NOT for rival roads
rumors that were circulated concerning imprcpriety On
the part OF those employed a the Garden bchooved ths
Commi oners 70 boyoushy nvcssgass the factG OF The
case before taking action, and then necessary
pair the injury The committee believed the prcseut
arrangement imperfect - might be- the best that
could be made under existing circumstances In conclu
they recommended the adoption Of the following 70,
solution
Resolved. That the system Of booking passengers IN
Europe. for the purpose OF ansportaton the rail-
roads the United States and the evils Of which
fully exposed the memorial addressed 70 the govern
ents 81 suropc, In November 1855, Ia deemed njurious
10 the beat interests of the emigrant subjecng him -
The risk Of oes and and merits the
domination and the dis-pproval OF this Board.
Mr.. Ju1IScHAus thought II wrong TO complain Of 10
benevolent inssitutua the booking system. TIE
sub agents II NJ wed had ssAted that the present
Beard wss . Get Of tmsrt Yankees, Who wished 70 DO
away with the boosiug systcm 70 make money By H
themselves here In Nex YORK; and he would rcpel suoh
An nsnustion % far ~ he himsen was concerned. II IN
The -srous roads would unite and have equal privileges
At Castle Garden would be proper 70 abolish the sys
tenn In Conclusion he desired time before the Question
the resolution up 10 contradict the ssatemea1
and CORRECT tho contained in the committess ~
pot
10, resolution vas shcn put and carried, Mr. Telling
hsus oni disscuting
comnun cation ss received from the Pennsylvania
Railroad regard 10 the OF Nordhsus their Aren't
who VS. alleged W have defrauded IN smgrant out n
Sal The matter postponed until the Necessary A.
cavn could BE- presented 70 the board, and win be
ssdercc 81 tae next meeting.
The Board then adjourned.