The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-04
Annual Meeting OF the Chamber OF Com.
merce-Eiectkou or Officers.

The annual meeting Of the Chamber Of Commerce for
Abe election Of olncers was held yesterday, at one
o'clock, A A. Low, in the chair
The mnates Of the las, meeting were read aud ap
proved
The Arbitration Committee to whom the question had
been referred reported that the petition that vessels
with cargoes bound for the city of New York should
have tho rM to deliver in Brooklyn could not be enter
sAincd consgnecs might however their right to
have tue cargoes discharged IN New York
The following members we're then cleo ed Hon
VIM A. Darling Charles Q. Duncan, Fisher A. Fisher,
Lyman A. Jaoobus, Marvin o. Merchant Robert b. Min.
snrn
President Low then read to the Chamber an address
Of considerable length, reviewing the action Of the
Chambar during has three years presidency He said
impossible to regard the local that had oc-
snred during that period without also eoncmr plating the
shanges the general aspect the country that had
SAken place. The scourgo Of desolatng
moved; the animosity Which ,pgcndcrcd had been
sanshsd from their midst and the smile Of peace
o. every connenance Tho South RISING from the thr0es
al new birth, regenorsed and disenthraIied had
Arod upon higher and nober Iifo -Four millions OF
<~N's, emanciratod by constitutional enactment
tHced IN evil aud religious freedom Applalse) Mr.
Low concluded Wy thanking the Chamber for the uni
NUN courtesy With which they had treated him
The election Of officers was then procsodcd with Mr.
iow aud Mcssrs Dodge and sturscs were uuaun,orsiy
m~e,'u Is PRESIDENT and Vice Presidents. The follow
.ne - be TICKET elected rcr Francis Lahrop:
Rc-rtary, J A. Steven; Executive Committee t,eorre
Ni'Nk' tcht man, Wflcr = Grnith. nepianin
Winthrop. Nathaniel r. MrCrcaiy, simeon u h,f1cn ,ep
Dcuoug pucr, Mrhard W Weston Henry A s,nvibe'
Samuel ID Babcuck, Pinto G. Calhoun; j'airfnan of
S.m1utfcc Of Arbitration Walter = Crir,h. n,a,nber
~ Committee ~ Arbitration, Alexander W lradfo-,
aimmHte' " rlauulo Library, uenry Pow RI
4, hairniarl, Nirn g. Hunt, John H. N,sts
" liam rndye Jr urury y. spauding; TrusIccs
- 90 insf'iu nf0rtbc savage Of Mcrh Clerks
4 sene fof t'r.c yeats Abr,lam ". o4zcas Merritt
1rm'io Jvhr Ackcngc. rrIs.ccs Of The Nautical
Nrno.i Cor tn H. isuf Sew York 10 serve for hvo
y..rs Lisood tog, George w. Blunt, Gcuige D.
~. fsa n tftfH al fnsg tlI 1
&C.,, cha rulln James prown, VIII am T. Colcfnan
J,nning Duer j ucs Cauntin
To rresidcnt having ss'snmcd tho chair and having
briefly esprrs.- ms tt@rks for the honor con efred
aron him. c.. - WrEDnx presented the fosowing re
collation. -
solved Tia. e inst and sieshened policy pussuel by
sud Usnuosur Jonn Rodrc,r sinandinr the ABsscgn
y,ai fofsv he hats, 81 VsiratsIso IN heir ef
f'ts o. The rights AID prrsrt " op,ry of
"s end4Ge I'd Va the bomfsrdmes OF the city % yalin
sif ny Ls inrrs OF stais cAlb for the
D" 'dsa his chamber and dessryss the applause OF
s'''N = ln'"tciai community.
hi''f . soc discussion. In which Mr. Cyrus W Field
carried
cc'nmnbi,s alton 70 the Chamber from sousC brokers
end other bnsness men ~ tho city In regard thc law
snceDi passed by tho State Legislature Imposing uon
cuse ~ foreign merchande made by brokers the same
ssesa are nov borne by such goods sold al auriion
was read AMI tbc question referred TO special no0'
Jbc CHAMBER tbsr adjourned