New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-09
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.

Tho Animal meeting of the Mercantile Library AZ
.o.o,;on was held last night at Clinton Hail. about
400 members being present. The char was occ"pc"
bv Mr.. CEoRGE w. BLUNT who made lew prela.
,c,v remarks and introduced Mr.. BALLARD, who read
the annual report from which we make me ioho"ihe
extracts as being likely to interest te pdoie tho
The total number Of persons entitled % tee P[lI,
,eccs of the Library ut this time If 56to, OF whom
| 4.Is6 are 81 members, and 800 - me di;s
,5e remainder are either stockholders OF Clinton
| Hail. honorary, or life members.
TIE membership roll shows falling Oil IN the az
pregate Of 50 members during the year, which s mucn
ess lan for either of the last three years The Inst OF
| honorary members has been increased IN le19-O oy
the names Of Gov. Morgan and the Hon. john Coch
rane; to the last named OF which gentlemen que ac-
acknowledgement is made for valuable donations OF pub
| Tic documents -Four honorary members have diea
| during the year, viz; Prof ID. Olmsed, Theodore
gedgwick, Washington Irving, and n. Taylor. SUIT
allie tributes paid TO the memory OF these gentle
men in the report as also friendly reference TO TIC
| character and uselunees of Mr. Il. d. Brown al eA-
| President who has deceased recently
The Treasurer report shows email increase IN the
| YEARLY receipts from regular sources.
receipts have BEEN including f5Z 10 balance o.
The expenditures for tie year have been.. ioSis %
Balance IN Treasury ..................... soy !"
Tie receipt of $40 600 from the executors OF tne ate
Seth Crosvenor osq., is gratefully acknowtugea and
thp dotais of the investment of this legacy aud the
Dem, Fund. are fully given A statistica account o.
the look purchases annually FOR the q 10 years i,
given in The report from which much. useful nforma
ton is dcjucible. The number OF cooks added during
the last year ia: by purchase s62 Volumes by dona
ton, 81 total 3.f0 volum.s. The aggregate number
OF volumes now in the Library, is 54,95l, from which
however, an allowance should be made for damaged
aud ost books, The amount expended for books th'
past year, was 90 053, the whole OF winch was pro
yded out OF the regular income OF the INSTITUTION, al'
without dependence upon profits Of lectures.
| At Tire conclusion of the reading OF The report IN.
CH.gmAs stated that the next business for the consid
esSon of the Association was in regard to the amend
nPut TO the Bylaws, proposed IN the report namely
the raising of the yearly dues of members 81.
| A beardless youth, named TUCKER, obtained th'
floor amid loud applause, and commenced making
very elaborate speech relative 10 the policy OF increas
ing the yearly dues. when gentleman rose TO pom
of order which that Mr.. I. had not paid his dues
and that his name had been stricken from the roll.
The CHAIR asked Mr.. Tucker, rs a gentleman, II h'
considered himself member in good standing OF th'
| Association. . . .
Mr. TUCKER replied that he did 20 consider himself
member in good standing, when the Chair decided HIN
in order. The young speaker, who is gifted with
remarkably free and easy flow speech, was aD9u
resumng bis argument, when further points of orde
were raised. The Chairman after hearing brief dis
cssion upon the matter reversed his decision and re
quesed Mr.. Tucker TO take his seat. This decision
tie Chair was received with tremendous applause; bu
the applause did not whit greater than whei
| Nir. Tucker first rose to speak.
| After speeches from Mr.. PRIcE, Mr.. HarF, Mr. Ar
MOLD, and others, the question was finally taken upol
amending the bylaws, by raising the yearly dues :
| per member.
TIE Chair being unable to decide the vote viva voce
| on account of the yelling INDUCED in by some of tn
members q count was called for and those opposed Il
| or in favor Of the amendment took their respective
sides Of the hail. The teeIs reported the count, upo
which the Chair decided that the proposed amendmen
| WAS lost.
stormy time ensued, and for the space of half AZ
hour the meeting confusion worse confounded, thu
members apparently forgetting that they had any char
acter 10 sustain. A variety OF resolutions and amend
men;s were offered and lost, and motion was finally
carried to reconsider new count was ordered, an'
upon the report of the teers the Chair again decided
tie amendment Lost by constitutional vote; where
upon the few who voted in the negative uproar
| Gus in their enthusiasm.
The meeting, motion, adjourned until Friday
| yaninU.