New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-17
TIE TESTIMONY.


Richard O'GOrman, who was the first witness
testified ~ ioilOSe:
wss appointed Commissioner ezofieio. a- Presidents
~ the Iy,sh -oce'V ~ lsj7 which Office realned until
1870 when was B.e regular member OF The boaSo
by the Legsldnr- and remained as sueh Hle 1870 ID
ISL P. H. Jcue- counsel for the Board Gen.
Jones' etisr Or res! ation, which remained N my
hands for tiIas. desired 10 ntaln Cen Jotr~
and hored that he would reconsider Iis sserninafion
Bv General rcpute knew that he partner N the
nrm of Rice Wilson. think that Michael Nolan aced 40
eert 10 Jones when the latter was cornsei to the
Emigration Board. Tie head money was tr uiniy dis
clssed al the tincs Of the Board heard :.at soMs
~ IN. Commissioners had interviews with the steam
ship Agents and IL understood thai The pasrsxe
money would DE reduced IL The heal money vas In
ercased II was Thought that II the $50 90 owed by
she STATE should repaid the Commission would be
DEMONSTRATING small bead money. A re-oh'tNn
WIZ passed ~ that enset, ana I went 10 Al
bany to urge suitable lessslation. ] appointed
committee TO confer With the steamship agents. ]
appoin ed Nv Wallach for the thai Be wotf be
seIYiceabIc man. Alr W1llacn was ra NJ German
citizen Mr. Lynch President NJ the 'r'-h EnfzrS
non Socsty and Mr. Barr well aosqi .D,d with The
cnrryiny business appeared before 80" ,"nHtSe" on
Commerce nj Albany believe the bin PREPARED
anu sens 10 Albany before vent there. hoard for me
first nne IN this :has Nolan lad been Ietunsfby
IN. steamship COMPARES never saw RJsr 1ntb after
nv resignation. Idrcw ap 4 memorial wL,e, took to
albany and argued. tte principal point ~ 'ch was 70
OBTAIN the repaysnent OF money owed BY tlr STATE
During my time OF seryee IN TIE CoInns.'oB, there
been changes most of them for the ser -one iof
tie worse. The institution would be mo- oeneneiai
one l. was in proper Randsstleh ~ G. Verpkinok
world not have a PAID commission. Every astrtntos,
+ think has a constitution the same an u .ydGal-f
Won change that constitution you spoil IT, workings
believe the right proper be- found IN his
civ II they are nozsd for you employ pad commits
sioners. Won get 81 lower class. where you should
have the highest This INSTITUTION ~ rot charity.
The Immigrants pay their money Ia the state aud
lie Ate disbuPses the theu good During my
term OF once noticed any par euiar 'fner'nces
- account Of RELIGIONS rUuba that H. Bo more man
might be observed amonga number Of persons ~ dfr-
ent anteeedeRts. At enc time | Thought there might
have been 500 many persons employed not now
Dor was a. the TIM that there were any sine
cures. Some of the salaries PAID may have been 100
nth. 7 knew little Of me workings Oh tle ward
T. and and the Castle Garden Commifiers With regard
"a he charges against In. King the pureLasir GENT,
first heard Of them during the nyestgaion Of s72 ana
was excessively ehansd that tle 'oniinis' toner's who
At tat time made the charge against KEs naA nos pre-
vousiy Informed Of re met With ri,eaee to re-
dieing the Commission Liree members. / could not
make n IA repy without further dehherason II 10
changed 10 paid Commission there should o. one man
at the head 10 be wholly responsible.
Tie next witness was Commissioner James Lynch.
CAVgT D!-SFFciON N THE bDNND
lie testified that ne had been a menbcy y he Board
since 1870 As FAR he could obssrye all Tie me- nibers
Of tie several boards performed their duties honestly
and with fidelity. The present board licntlve 70
dut and ~ able Ia nv ,la has prccedtt 4 oung mo
.s ~ years IN The gen a auile. 81 Tie COMMISSION
important improvements had been mai 'iey were
eTested without additional expense 10 tho Colam'sson
Tie Board was now IN good hing or'sr uot ssans
Ing its financial difficulties. Some OF the clerks "ere
ovcrworEed AMI not property compensated aim0-s ell
that commissioner so 9Aenson state" y his testinany
in regard the Witness conduct Us Conn.asi2ner vas
on h,aSay. Since Ny. Stephenson left the Board tho
VI ness said there has been order and harmony rhs
witness then spoke Of the great benentssaoea u the
en- Grant and the state - -he INSTITUTIONS.
70 BED the Institution fall foP want o. support. he con-
rnne, would be not ony bad policy, but almost crni-
nal He gave IN account Of the irish EniErafion 10
ricty OF which ne Pre-ident Manly tTo"Gh ts
,forfs be said. the Commission Of Emigration was
brought into existence. since 1917 SlloJ" coo IN sod
or It's equivalents has emtcd by the society 20 the
old country and ne th0uCh thap most u that arn was
20 AID IL bringing people 40 this country The society
ha. ssbs he'd -n.s bank here, ihc EmigrH M INDUS
wal t,lt now hobls sI4000O00 Tor 2s.9o0 leposltsrs
md within the last year II haf dispensed @'3Nvo n
charities. The wftrss yas member ~ ih" bitnlii'We
, s ~ th rsau ar he head money VS.. scus-
To. Committee received tine steamship Companies
I -. npFes-ion that effort wOud be manc "a redre
IRE nas+sge u0nrv t he Beard would .,aend and
,urc ed ia inducing TIE legislature u rGHer the hea"
money. d, M, -
tHorcht said Wr Lynch. thar the Office filed BY
Bernard Casserly ana Danei CasSrly "erc ulieceSsry
Nj Jackson does the YORK pIeVl' lsE = 'rhei Dy
ruly,l Cas-pry. lsianis, ana Ut -rr.cl M
Jackson wu!d probably not be ~ goou IT nhaehelbs
! Al Albany hlr Gas scriy bu ~ - lhou
Ind times better for the immigrant aDd "a -ta.e
When was Albany IA the year / = 4iihe 10 1ase
The heaa-lnUney rcieasCJ, net bcTn y Ods.eLty,
! Daniel Or .evlY and AhIam Wakenap Wirhihg w the
interest ~ she steamship COMPANIES AN M, rnsa
rar LIS nterraglsives prnpuunded 20 the COMMISSION "
TN legislative Committee 0s 1870. were WFlfftu
nv Rprnard Caeseriy. Commissioners Starr, FeiiOwA
and Ly self went b. AanI @lIG t-e "'sa"e'- ~ .lo
questions and asked the Committee WA'"rF flJ Wis
s.ti-ffrforv whi-f they repliet tbt ity we're. "
vas On tIrs h.st uei Mr. kEid id .is pax y
ners. Bernard and Daniel C%sscily a- OF lVll reII
tt,-l,rupoGsd bi fhr WITNESS ihrn deny tr tTutn "
many Of Bernard ta-seIy's siatSuen-s .id su ulat
Iensou's sat. mems about IN sooi-
ton free bOad WARTS island wa -ll' h"nsebse
merf N he Board. Mr Lynch said hs colleague hah
for writing COMMUNICATIONS Ia enc az -php~s
cIiiiVhsng the cOnduct OF his Ase".aies NJ ~ nen
flnUcAt Tho urpseN- Commission could 10 raifl -n'-
r--- one At nmrs political and personal iulileDcs
! h.,l lpsl4afe., a.po.. .ms hts.
: Nr lynch wns about leaving the room when Rerrari
CasseFly mad seen present DINING ~" ,"c ''ns,
.ud aSSluun.stl taking nift~. 81 iidi IS
VIZ Devlir counsel yhe Emigration t"nhseA,nT
mad inIerrogncd MIN Wien Be WIS VIA, - % -aths-
tav. should request the prfFLegc a0Alhe NJ
fnaf the entirely tlf similar DR. CtSery
repres nobody DIT M DcNin Was counsel 20 ths
oard fl said tai 20 give each witness power 20 cross
eNau other Witnesses w0uld lead - endless cen
fi,IoI Ii Wa agreed however, mat NJ {. ~ shou'
nat hs questions Writing and submit nom ~ the COM
n,itfas members thought them to oe pepper isy
! would be pr pOuuird % Ma. LyAch
The Coula!.tee ihfu adjourned until lt3' u to'aY
Lynch ana gsseriV were requesfe 10 ne yssSp'
ana aus er any Questions thas might De asAezi theu
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