New-York tribune., 1875-07-29


1oiuosed at present Of the old IombirS and the i-iSe
Liuc.l the Anchor Line, and an English lne Whose
land ng.pacc /. ~ .crsey City. The ratio "f payment.
to Nolan thus far revealed i'll bring tie su total not
far from S9O.O00.
IViDrHCE or Willy WtIfACH
Willy Wal!ach tie next witness nnd tes''hed hS
follows: wac appointed Commissioner Of Emigration
i the wear 1870 by Hoffman, and remained III Once
until the Spring OF 1873; in the year 1870 resolution
was passed hv the Board 10 the act thai a. IL was ne
ce.sary Offer Ill the inducements that coHd De heh
ont 10 make this port desirable eforimierhts thhn
baltimore OF Boston IL would be desirable To nave the
b.admoney reduced; M further action was taken AT
that time; soon after Mr. Kuuhard agent of The Ham
burg Line AMI Mr.. schwah ~ the Bremen line called
uu,u max and stated that unlcs, there snOnld be "A
change male in the adnoney at this port. Baltimore
and would have superior advantages over lis su
soon absorb immigration. wrote TT All l1iie'
at Baltimore To ascertain the truth OF this statement
10, nj il verified and looked upon H. ssx con,d-
eraule difference iayOr o Baltimore ~ maven "r lho
Immigrant. Tnis was based az lnhch upon ibe 3iIIi
Company tie West - to tue ahscn,e of held-nohey
| spoke to Emigration t"omissionrr Barr my a-so1'e
uuu Inc subject at thai II ie also General Pds
s.uger gent cf the Erie RAILWAY Company TIE resn
tat SPECIAL tonnlltee Mas aplpin.ra u & NV es
mysrlf. Sir. Ban sIid tbat ihe Siattmenis oi the
Baltimore people wegr incorrect; n the fiio Eat"ay
CHARGED more il carried . immigrants n tIcr aud was
actually cheaper than the other line tn" result was
tuat the Committee made no report n that tin' MI
tyo of lis ncnbcr. N,s4rr Frr and Hustled in
Iegi,aturr The Commissioners action In the
year 30 conci ming tchet swindlcs mt tnsc ,"i
dn nor Ia IN previous year yct u,ina enip's III"
gave it as my opn tnat fhc steamship api railroad
companies snoul" coor.,te ani tsaGGr sheii iaes Ia
order "a draw larger numbers ot iinnigr'h's 10 ms
port. l thought tnat The reduction VI ho.iu
money had ouy lite comparatively 10 do win
toe tide Of ifnmigIaii'n here, ahl l eapposFI
u reduction sqUndIg IA some measure I" 'ht wrh
had made ia ne head mOuS wou'l Dc made ~ iic
steamship companies the passage rate. IllS ubi dl-
inctIy been Indcrs,ooJ. At inc lncrin, In 1o7l
The EuiSflIion COmuiss oners drc'h,d 10 Ir'ilQh tho
l.. -sature 10 reduce tEe lcad-n0ncy' MI lliiins
STAGED 10 Cor,m-siOncrs Lynch, Bar. un my sell mat II
Legislature, "a corresponding p'lrii"n vi ptseaSc rare
would be made b! the company he rcpTce.nf,. AZ a
matter Of fact no Iduci.' Was Hale by hs Lnc uhi
made Ia me tat some {" the Inigi atom toIi-
We're especially solcitDus 10 lave tie bi Of
la-l passed. JheIr cAItmc anAi.y surprised In', bat
aroused no.sJspicions at the time.
Alter the bal nad becn introduced ut Albany, MI
| Sciwab of the bremen Line, meeting me casually,
stated tnat he though, tnat his Company ad made ms
Mr MOAN p,rccna-" for the LEGISLATION which io he
ey,d would have Decn oO,anod wiSnout Ills a~s inc.
lie narrated Ihc d tails tc Dgcm ut made
witI air. HUIn. That led ne to believe tL some cI the
Comm ssi,l,rs VINO Also iclislitos had nad
GcIsi3hdug Irgaid 10 tie matter before had lavOfrd
TIE lcdacton anh tnt CJhmsaioncr IyneI and J oeif
had been made prominent before the public ia urging tic
cnauge 10 prevent the lIlmc moves AID or nj
tors OF toe -cs,nIc from being known.
nave hid lor oG t!iuo p'nl the uhpel@ht ana not
quite lttcrng opinion Lat l was maze acatspdw 30
40 the woIA UlLcis. Othrr circumstances lead
tnnHs wac In" "nly occasion ddrh1 thr'1 yeiIs of
Jcc III The tOminssiun that "as ever ulndc cai
| U g.
wiIn whom nearly alwaJ In conflict SUPPORTED
report siOld have aroused my suspicious but II did not
al see the tn[ clearly nDS. An Iuvt sti5a
in be guu In tni1 matter la tue year 1877, ana
glean uf wnut has Illuminated now revealed
tuoI Then euiIcbly the uI.ntlb iiion WAS stopped.
Questions read lOu sllp Uf laptf ana WnVu the
answers became voiunuOus questions were stopped
Assembly 4. j. CdElpbcI tnI, was member VI
I tudt Committee.
Nix MacnIrr interrupted the witness by stating that
the proceedings WnI we've iACh Dcioic thft toinnitco
ALREADY DciDTe tlc Ht Committee, anI II wouu
he simply waste OF time 10 repeat ci. In TINS state
AL the otLer members cUnCutied. ILo witness
ticn cUntinucd:
have 40 positive knowledge o' any private arrange
between tue steamship companies and ANY
I'm grafton Commissioner. Tue uEio standing betwt,
Nolan tie s,cIIusDip companies undoubtedly
maze year 1870. Urioe the Eml.raOL C".Lm4s-
by resolution had favored the reduction of head
Of course was acquainted witn br ffcsr, who
"a COMMISSIONER and also Mr.. Huscd, aIOtucr Conn
mi-,iunor. Ihey both mcber OF tIo Legislature,
Also and took unusual Interest In tno passage of the
biii AT Albany. w.s tut Vdaced tO hr. Nolan by Con
Hnlycr. IHe COInniissOn whch preceded us made "a
general raising salhies just before into
Office. favored rednCt4Dn VI force and oil salaries.
The Commissioners never could agree equitable
plan. proposed 10 classify the assistants aud make
proper scale 81 prices sUnio minor reductions
Inade IN the year 1873 but the large prices prevail d.
Tue pay vi nearly s the employees MAS IA rps.si Ia the
years 1871 and 1872. sonio Of the COmRis-
sioners' fayOIIecs obtained u sudden increase ~
wages; then other Commissioners asked fUr aud
generally obtained prOport0nate advance III tho
salaries Of their fends As precedent bGd been erts
isIeL their could hardly he refused and
hugh. There several tied FOX Oiiocrn- Among
there the tueriDrnd Mt oi Labor buie eau t Wards
Lani, roFillci POsimaht"r and other sinccuro posi-
fipn- which fh"ngnt hhOuld lie abolished hT. King