New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-23
TIE EMIGRATION COMMITTEE.

MP AIVORD DECIDES TO RFTIRN-wIIAT HR THINKS
OF THE MANNER IN WHICH The INVESTIGATION
Is CONDUCTEu-EXCURsION OF THE COMMITTEE
TO LEwFs, DEL
A reporter of The TRIBUNE called upon Mr..
Alvord Yesterday, and learned that he Lad abandoned
his decision 10 leave the Committee Oh Emigration and
Quarantine and return home to-day. He said that
his friends had urged him to reconsider the matter and
he had made up his mind to go into the session today,
and continue act with the Committee as long as he
was allowed obtain to questions which, In his
indictment, are necessary TO consistent and far
discharge the duties devOlving the Committee
If he thwared in this, he says the investigation VIII
be entirely unsatisfactory TO him, and consequently IT
will be useless him remain He had tried TO guard
AGAINST asking unreasonable questions but was deter
mined aside political and partisan delicacy in dig
pg for the roots OF the corruption which believed
by tie public have been fed by the affairs OF the Emf
grafton Commission This not the first time he had
served similar commit tees and unt the present time
he had never been refused any latitude in his questions
which were directed obnoxious practices III politics
at official corruption.
He said he was personally the best Of terms with all
his colleagues The only objection he had TO the manner
in Which the investigation had been conducted arose
from the fact that two OF them Republicans and
for Democrats lie regretted that there seemed to be an
effort on the part Of the political majority to give their
political iinge. His steadfast aim had been to
ferret clcW 10 the Noiah
Ct his 100000 head noney .Mr. Alvord's Democratic
coea CUES and their friends, he thought, had hoped to
trace it to p ointment Republicans but the attempt had
failed as sign lily as that mplcate certain Democrats.
He wOuld second with all his resources any inquiry ~
Republican quarters. and did lot want to be "choked
OF when his inves cation touched the Democratic side
OF the mi ed Committee.
he said frat his object in questioning Abram Chairman.
caain of the nighwatch ut Castle Garden was to show
taat the obnoxious custom OF taxing employees for the
election expenses Of certain candidates, prevailed IN the
Democratic as well the Republican party. Chairman
had been allowed testify that he had contributed TO
the election expenses OF Bernard BigD, Republican
and that Others had done the voluntarily. Mr.. Al
word said that the moment he proceeded to show that the
fault was 10 both parties, and unpleasantly
prevalent, the Democratic majority "ch0kcd him OIL
lie thought they very shOit-sgbted In doing this
On Friday afternoon the Committee awaited themselves
the invitation OF Isaac Bell. President or the Old Do
mniOn Steamship Company TO take AL excursion IN the
steamer George W. Elder 10 Lewes, Del They left New
York at D. In and arrived at Lewcs at %. Satnr
day. AZ . o'clock the party which was composed OF
several officers OF the Emigration Commission and the
entire Investigating Committee, were taken 81 miles i'll
land 20 the peach orchard Of Mr.. Van Orst, which en-
braces 2l3 of land, and contains 1900 peach
trees. The party returned Saturday night.