, 1862-05-03

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SPECIAL MEETING 0F THE
Board OF TRADE.
The Warehouse Ill1brogli0.
the TRIBUNE STILL LIVES.
Board Adjourns Without Action.
Some time last summer OF fa1 committee
Tas chosen to examine tbs warehouse frauds.
The committee sat tine after time, solicited |
Witnesses and testimony, and they were sup
n.,ed. It Is eaid astounding developments |
xere the results, bnt be was ignorant Of the |
nature or extent Of those developments. He |
received notice to meet the committee and |
tell them what he had done With his rejected |
wheat IN his house, He did 60; but he WIS !
scuy to say the other ~arehonsemen !
did not generally acknowledge the 1nSftation. |
It WIS due the watehousemen, however,
that they should know the character Of the |
charges sgairst them The testimony was I
onc-s,dea.~ The committee were quasi grand |
iury. The warehousemen feel disposed totry
and remedy these evils in theiuture- He knew
their business xas dependent upon it. They
had met with this Board and agreed to the
mott stringent rules. The warchousemen
will do anything to secure the confidence OF
the Boa1d. In {act~ they must hare their conf
dence. But in spite Of cur good intentions,
ye rct no credit for them. Everything is piled
upon the warehausemen. They are shameful
" abused when the evils exist elsewhere. We
feel that VIC should make m effort to remedy
this. What is the result? An article appears
IN the TRIBUNE abusing Us. Still wa did not
advise the publication Of any defense. But
when the article Of April o6th appeared, We
wrote you that communication. We agreed
10 do nothing beyond the preseuta-
ton Of that communication, and we supposed
our position justified US in demanding the ex~
rulsion Of that member. We thought the ar
tic!e in the TR1BrSE bitter and malignant. We
needed sour protection.
We are told that you as Board have no au-
thority to do this, and the motion to lay upon
the table argues the same. He wanted the
Board to act without reserve and without ref.
efence to what he had said. He did object to
h1r. BaIlantyne's remaining in the Board He
Tas told Ms. B. had q copy Of all the evidence
before the Investigating Committee in hi
trunk. He gives Us shot and mnst sub
NIT. + it was just he had nothing more te
say. II it was unjust he wanted the Board Il
come forward and eustain the warehousemen
It 1as tine this Board determined whethe
they OF the public Journals managed their al
fairs.
After Which Mr. Mnnp took his seat.
Mr. RICHARDS withdrew his motion an
Mr. HouGH named as an amendment to hi
Watson's motion tlaat the report of the Com
mittee and the evidence taken before them bs
rad He wanted to know what ali the fus
YRS about.
Mr. WR1Gnr (Chairman Of the Investigatin!
Cor1lrnittee) rose to make IN explanation, bu
Mr.. Hough vigorously objected unless 1t per
tanned to bis amendment.
VI. WRIGHT vent on with his explanation
censuripg the wozehoasemen for tEesting th'
invitation Of The Investigating Commits
with contempt, and urged that there was Il,
Necessity Of reading the report, as it had bees
read publicly half dozen times and aaopte,
by the Board.
Mr. HoCGu didn't see it. he wanted tn
rsport and evidence read, and what's more, b
dtnerdtdit. He wanted the warehousemez
10 have aIfair chance and know the damnjnl
ccidenee'' ngainst them. He demanded tn
records.
The C4A1R thought the records had bee
kept, ard tie Secretary Of the Board couldn'
find 5uy.
Mr.. Horeu would Lot be appeased. 4
wanttd the records-the guilty ones 1errete
out and punished, and the evidence put
Htfc1.
Mr. WE!GHr-s' &c ahead! Publish 1t froi
Dan 10 Beersheba, and proclaim it upon tt
heuE1-tops,' but / vii not besray ny promise
nade TO witnesses bJ furnishing the records.
b1r. F1cHAKIs--st Mr. Wright, has this r
porter got the evidence 90
Mr. Nn16H7--s'N Not to my knowledge. II
evidence WIS copied into book, and ha,
the book, I believe
Ar. MusS wanted to know the accusation
before they Wete Published.
ToacE-"Oh they aren't going to be pu
listed,'
Mr- WATSON spoke against the amendme
ard in favor of his motion.
Mr.. HoCGn-"Mr. Ballantyne has got
copy a14d tie wa1clousemen haven't Tbs
funny. Ihsye been Off to the wars, and
like 10 know what kind Of scrape all h.n
have been getting into here,' and like sh
lock, Nj. Hengh was importunate for the p,
duction Of the document which, like t
"emart paper" see1ntd TO be fast vanish
into myth
Mr WR1GHT-" The document has been
feed totLe warehousemen half dozen tim
lEt they wouldn't touch it''
Mr. HoreH-"Why are members oppos
10 tie wartfousemeh having this evidence
Mr.. WATsoN-"1t is not proper place
Introduce evidence
Board getting uneasy and distressing ca
5s.r question:
TIE CaA1R put 3fr. Hough's amendment:
hwss dsclared carried. Somebody called
division ard nobody understood what Il
were veting for. Mr.. Rough called for
ayes and noes, and somebody said 1t wo
take a1l night. One member wanted to
l''ain lis vote. [Lanza.es and cries Of *'q'
tion-"l Another 1ne,uber wanted to a6jo'
Somebody attempted 10 debate it, but
srmn2rily Toured = third men
wanted to know what was bcfore
lcuts. ard e,netany the Board
E.t'i1G very unhappy and tneStrae
s1:.7,eG u1,. The Chair finally Eanag'
tfect q division, when ono member sung
tTlc war, boustn,cu prr all voting az
1le ;,1utl I'm, 1T, AID an going to vote
teu.'' After much corsultst;o1, the for:
a.ainets marched siugJs file ibetseeo
t.slere ;l,d were counted, outposts ha
1stcl stationed to prrsc1t a1y member &
through twice. The vote resulted s. fo
1gsirs1, nnl the amendment WAS declared
lied,
Mr, IoCGH Horcd that the Board dc
the aetinn Of the committee Us derosatof
them and based upon evidence that can
found.
Mt, WR,eRr {chatrman Of the commi
mostd, as IN amendment, that the con
tee be expelled from the board.
HI. Watsouss motion Was then put upt
Isassage, but tailed to prevail wherein
long parliamentary discussion ensued
whether Mr- Hough:s amendment was gu
by lie action. Nj. Hough made q br
clasge to rescue bis amendment and saE
The Board then sat In profound silen
4hr4a rr,;,,ufos In fiaftf IN the taH HHinr 1