The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-30

.E,r0f the HyW-s Of Representatives., end
.l,r, Of The GwcrG' assembly Of the State
owsiugg.
.rEF,gFS The Joint Committee, APP
... 10 investigate and report upon Ger
.argr- made against the management
New Orleans, Jackson and Great
.m Railroad Company, respectfully
O In discharge Of their duties, they
r.tyrIrd over the line of the road from (
orleans to Canton, Mississippi, stopping
nv station. and making tull and dill (
nuuIrles OF such persons at each station .
re- likely to toe able to give information !
subjects 10 be investigated, and that |
made il their special business TO call .
them, or to visit their houscs when /
lrF. such persons as they we're IN .
q had made amy complaints against /.
engagement of the road, or against any .
agents 0r employees
.r returning TO New Orleans, your Com !
, fully examined all other witnesses /
they could find had made complaints,
Z them the person who we had reason
pose had stated To- the former Com
. that he had paid bride 10 get his
b to New Orleans This witness de-
answering the question whether lie
ofyuv prrspn rrreiviur a bonus or
f.r f,-irorinrr cottou ON the railroad but
....r g,-tfr.Tl,- thar ne did not know
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tI.l I,.,..,lor,+ Ir tJ,.. I'D or tho Su-
...I....t ,r A-si.+.,,+ S,na,.i,terda,t
..+l.., ,l,,~,... .,.r,ir.4 tba intr,1it,- If
or any of them.
r.-r,it or ,rr ryLole Investigation
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nov, declare themselves
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inc cotton to New Orleans. Your Com
"a tound rh,t This state Of tIinus. as
l,iral pf had .vistad lint the com
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~. ~ H.. ,,.,l ,S.,,., a. :, reason therefor
,rt tl,,t for .oI,e time the terminus of
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,EirE ri,pa Tn,Iisiau, had the whole
,.t.,,,,. az. the rrtd And vour Commit
armed from officers of the road, and from
trrr~trd parties. that another reason
e.. urrt,rrurr uiyeu for a time to the cot
from NIissis.Ipni was that this cotton
l,.i,,r di,..rt1i from the railroad and
~ orI.,,,s ., NI,,nnbis and Virks-
and that the interest of the road. and
nrl..ps rn,uirsl that it shouId be
,,bt from, noiuts biob mn the road 10
,7,,t. ms rog,lt
~ ,,art,. who had had a Iaroe ouantity
t+nn ~ ,Tanninahoa and who had GREAT
,r,niainad ~ The trmDorarv preferences
issisgiy,,,i informed ,onr Committee that
NV, as Iar',or,r he was ahIe to oct off
~ If Iis.r,,tt,,, I,,, TIN Railroad Most
NJ al ,omnIaints seem to have been
fad an occurrences or ON the condition
ms nv;.+in,r in the months of October
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'S "a %''H Pl''oi ~ "a P5;;II,I - ~,
''5''''' - Al In thi-
Ntbbt ~ s"tv' 'tottt' -A''NA ~ '''''
lectlou 1t may me remarked that e'rcu-
eNtHhlted 10y the Depot Agents "a copy
men is hereto appended, marked a.
mat TlgId importantly was 'hJo'I'u
.I.,I,. ,,,.t,.,,.t,.,I- ,vh.ther verbal on
ten, were 10 the same purport, and iuaI
~ unjust preference TO individuals DC
yn TO nave been gwen at any depot Ih'
] Agent alone IS Tesp"h7inie.
'sldes the examination OF 'le various
leSSeS above referred 10. iue comm Il, '''
Lned from the records or the railroad
pauy, through the proper oilcetS' state
It's of the lumber and timber transported
a points within the State OF LoulSidld
u June, lSO0, to March /, I0oU, ana OF tht
ON shipped from langIpahoa can I'M
ant point IN the shipment OF cotton
q November, 1850, to March ), l1oo
Sc statements viii be filed with tins re
.smarhrd TD1 and lei Omitted.
Dur Commute found at some of the de
5. and along The road. at the lower end
-iderable Quantities of heavy timber