New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I .hIIg IIutOn HHlI, T. trT.,
! chair. The attendance was larzer than usus
| Messrs. Watson Case, Henry Stokes. Alfred H. COT
fl j sah Oskes Joseph y. Sanger, Wm. Morrison,
| ir.. +. W. Reynolds, Geo. Moke, VIM. w nitewught
! Geo. 4. Bennett Frederick Lacey, Wm. b. Spsuljine
ard f. 5. Winston were elected members Of the
| Chamber.
Mr.. Royal Phelps was elected member Of the
Conmi,tee Of Arbitration.
! Mr. Caleb Bsrsto~ wss resppointed Director o
| the Merchants Clerks Library.
Gov. Morgan addressed note to TIC Presd mt ne
/ signing his position a. Trustee Of the Merchants
Clerks Ssvipgs Institution. Laid on the table.
Mr. CALEB BARsTow stated that Mr.. Upiyke was
about to introduce bill into the Legislature Tor the
uodifcstior of the Usury law, sni he thought the
Chamber could best support him by memoirs Ia the
Legislature. He had prepared draft which he would
! subnit
The PREsIDFSr suggested that Il would bs better to
| refer the subject TO committee, scd cal special
ceiling upon the subject. There we're members OF
tie Cham Der Hho differed ss 10 tbs meaas CT etecc5
the desired object.
Mr. BAEsr6w thoueht as this WAS not a new sub
Jet there was Io resson why 1t should not be taken
| uprow.
Tie PREsIpENr said the subject Of collisions at sea
was first on the st for sotioo.
Mr. BROwER mo ed that the usury suhec. be refer
red to the Committee the Usury Law, with power
Mr. DE PEysTER OGDES thought thst, as there
were differences of op nicn, any memorial should he
submitted to the Chamber before i. was seat TO
Albany.
TIE matter w.s referred TO the Committee to report.
h. ID.
from the Committee the proposed location Of Quar-
ertlne on the West Bank:
The Committee sppaned BY the ch.u.Nr Of Commerce.
col der the communication ms Honor the Mayor Ia relation
TO the poposed location Of Quarantine .saon on the West
B.k Reg le1ye rs,reetfqy TO 3 rr0,,; cha o
eot and r,iderd with that shd sie,n eh were
both the Importance Of the itself and
respect due 70 Ike source from which w communicated
othtin. i, .,u;., a. 81, Ali, Allan
ton should direedfr.y TO the consideration OF tne proc
able Of the propo.et .reere. upon the Ship Cnanns
aud adapted to the purposes OIL Quarantine Tor tue
In coming to Judgment upon these points :he Com n,'ss
hsve resy ntetted Prof Bach- Of toe nted a.e'
Co.'s, sTy.y wfo hsdths kindness attend two meetings
ef the Comn i,,ec ard his Washington b,
much and labor pTeps'ei P,reI which !, 1 iaen.a
stating the e'u, Of h, examination OF the pont'
iron which Information wts most needed fe hS $50 iI
phed se sN, S1 c6s ,as 1PSy By WI Whom ne phys.
cal Of the Bay Of has beer recently maze an
the Commissioner appointed By the State tor the
The project submitted by hi. Honor the Mayor contemplate
vessels within ths It would be nearly en- lice With toe
msn ship Chsrre ,nS will be oe.-,,ed by nr t.poT o.
It produce the most seriously disastrous tnect, upon tns
very doubtful whether [ucars eogld be e5es.d
.,o last peraarenty on elnds,ion hsns 'q rs uPpo1
40 unstable ms,e. as th.t OF vhlch the Wet bai i 9i
po..d merely the accumulated drts deposited By tdi
currents tendency these currents ;hem.eys.
uoue be sppsheu5ed IN time nure or destroy any
structures however carefully erected By UNDERMINING "sn
It would app,.r from the testimony ef the officer Of tie
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expected become hee with sand end Gtstf b ,s ~,
II ,Se. deposit. should be partially composed Of eay
or o,er s,-rs Gye them conssiency they n,sn SS
be removed BY dredging bot the, were chiefly oil SAND deus
ina be adequate for the Parpp'e sb,o Channel
Another moe, mPe I;snt cor a % b, ,r an sncborp.
ground II Is very much exposed during the pe'.enes OF Of
mauy day, when lsh,ei, could not 'eJ s
bde there Moeovsr the snP Channel, here 80 nat
,rct the ordinary n.vsn and interfere with the conrse Of
vessels going coming from and there w3ud De es,
-.
spnesr, moroy,r rom the .aemen,. Of s officers Of tbs
H.rbo sg.y there h.s not been any 81 the
character the deTo,t which form. the West Bang and
gI, possible ,hss any reliable be formed Of
the 4 % and Ii s fed odma
lion the Mayor ul5 not be surprising twice or even
$50 subject foT nS. .eou, confederation that If the
proposed should give they would form mos.
one too which would be difficult no imposbe 70 remove
To he above stated tho Committee may tasJ
cI report syoraby the project uoncd 70 Iae Onsu
bsI BY b. Homer the Mayor. .-.,,,
sqyJ AsA i sHsSsis Tsi; ;Sso'y 'gSBi''1S 81 j6s.s
pIRS W. ROBERT 4. MiNTURN,
A. NORRIS Rw. WESTON. rfH 'A--AAD '''
Mr. BRowER moved the acceptance ard adoption
Of the report and that copy be sent to the Mayor
Adopted.
Mr. JoHS J. BRowER, Of the Committee on Col-
lisiors at Ses whose report We pnnted IN May last,
uIeseuted memorial to be submitted to Congress,
prayipr for the adoption Of some International system
or law fol The adus'ment Of liabilities accruing IRON
collisions AZ sea- The special case had in view was
the seizure Of the bark Adratc by the French Gov
erImett, ard her confscaton by the French Courts,
az coipper ation TO the owners of the French steam
ship yoi nsis The smoIals draft an6 the poposei
law ss submitted by Mr.. Brewer we've as follo~s
To Tie H'seraHs me SerGte a.d Ho.at hr"'''"" '''
Theneuor,l Of IN. ssnber Of Commerce of New York re-
specuy rspre'e;s a the frequent oc aIenes o. oo'oo'
and tee vsse OF property ce,oy.d eJ .ne 10
vodsbe scee have Occasobed deep anxiety In mo MINDS o.
t.reeye hs in class Of disas.sr. necessarily i'm
plying euPahy than the oIfiaa ,ass,s o. ;ne .,
hsy involved Aeiie' which n , pro,s ru,noa, o
of -he they have power to prevent OF eonto
Al The tine these ose. sd1ii-std BY local laws
according the in which the trs' msy tafe ana
BY egersg their provisions IN different oolntra
.Iror.ou.u as 10 scts-t being difficult from tue very
accidents STRIVE at tae tEuhi e'P-ci.J N
Your memo ..ts tie ls5l Limiting the la 'i,J
OF Of collision being bat p.'ta, s re-
buTepsors pro,.or, and l. ouli . leave ship
involved Ose, ssains which ne could not
yosr renoii.,i. believe ,hs. law leaving t's b. pheys
40 {, sb1 se,pa yropo.d 70 them IL tie
Of fsrdy sosop. Thy esch this conel1iDa rom 'Ls
ses1i aee q tae 9fs,s m az a~ ,s5a Sa b. old ns
sbs1Edy Of persis.as IN tie Pe'en' u-i' "'sn NoN4 "
II, skoo be alleged l.. Without ihsse hsbie.
ihee sccisn.. would be frequent, your r1srnoraH'
~ fi nd npri,onre OF ii. ofendng commander and
saSsr Ct ne ,sp ,sIsns ths o.;~sSe s5
regard p.rSorsl safety would sl~sy' op-rse motive !"
+ L n ss - .S. ,.S Is. uua.r.r ~ ,usem.
te o-re' CT property for o.. oy co-ison Iae ItI 70 ,
tEsa oi Be, @ value from tie difficulty Of obtaining 's'ii
Eo,rrs hat he prs.en. provision, Of a~ no, a'ed,d
m lie Prevention Of -, BY COLLISION sna LAT icy are
the ..b,ec ". reseiy. tee ey attention jour honorable
esc, ans th.t Ieer." W. Be .3sa eJ pI9rsr sane n.