New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-02
Nsw11nrk Duly Gribnars
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

"a regular monthly meeting of the Chamber Of Com
merce wa. held yesterday afternoon at the Merchants
Bank, M PELETI.B PERT, President in the Chair.
Tie frs. business was balloting for Messrs. c. +.
Habriecht and Henry Luolam, who were unanimously
elected members Of the body.
Mr. Isaac H. Smith was then elected member OF
the Committee Of Arbitration to ill vscancy caused
by the expiration Of the term of Mr. Dennlng Duer.
Nh CALEB BARsTow, Chairman of the Committee
on Memorial to the Legislature with reference TO me
Usury Laws Of the State, rep Jred ihst the memoia,
presented on the 3lst nit that me een4te re "a
and referred TO the Committee on Commerce; mat
the House read and referred ID 10 the COMMITTEE on
Judciary abd he thought that the prospect Tor the
passage Of Compromise bill was very good
communication wss read from the Boston Board
Of Trade rt queetng the appointment of Com nlttees
OF Conference from all similar Boards in the Union,
TO ct in Washington, for the purpose OF takng INTO
copsder alton the present condition oil seame-ther
education ard treatment. Referred 10 the COMMIT
tee who have already similar matter IN charge.
communication was received from the Mercantile
Library Association, requesting a Conference Com.
ui,tee Of one from the Chamber, on the suoJect Of
forming Literary Societies among Merchants clerks
Mr.. WINTHROP was appointed to said Committee.
hr brewer read from newspaper portion o
the procee dires Of the various Committees wac Wis
tied the City on the 3lst ut 10 examine INTO tue con
dition of the harbor. lie said that he thought hr 70
N.rriam who had made himself conspicuous ia these
proceedings had taken upon himself unwarranted
powers in enoing to represent the Interests OF Tue
Cbaulher of CONNER lie Mr.. Merriiinj was
neither member nor an authorized representative OF
the Cham Der, and Mr.. BRowTR thought that he had
usurped power and used the Of the Chamber I'M
properly In view Of this, he offered the folie wing
resolution:
R,tolted That MI Eersn is not member Of this DO
,nS hal a. the sense ofth Chamber M aer. has
been authorized .pesk act for any place or any man
r nyo or con upon subject Of Bsrb0r nor
pt sny subject that where posoas do not act by
orty OF the Chamber not Responsible Tor winch
ma, be said done by any such unauthorized person
The PRESIDENT thought that Mr.. Brewer lsbored
pnoer misappreheLsiOn. tie thought tnat, although
Mr. Merriam b ad exercised his usual activity he pre-.
suped that was With other object than the good
of the commercial terest and hao not Intentionally
usurped any power in the matter. Mr.. Merriam Tas,
in his opinion exhibited in this come elton In wrong
light He hoped the gentleman would Withdraw his
resolution.
Mr.. SMITH thought that the oficiousness of Mr..
Meiism demanded the passage of this resolution and
he would therefore second il.
Mr. BLUNT thought the resolution urcalled for
calculated TO do harm-and he hoped il would not
be ADOPTED
Mr. BARsTow thought the gentem an who offered
the resolution msspprebe the matter the reso-
luton was unustly severe, and be should be com
PEELED to vote against it.
After considerable 6s cussioB, a motion was made
TO Law the resolution the table, which was earned
Messrs. Edward A. Lambert, james Oliver and
William +. Dodge were nominated for membership
Notice was given that the Committee appointed in
the matter Of the Perry testimonial would hold
meeting on Monday afternoon next, at l o'clock, at
the Merchants Bank
The Chamber then adjourned.