New-York tribune., 1869-06-11
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

ABSTRACT OF THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPOhI'
The eleventh annual report of the Chamber
Of Commerce Of the State Of NewYOrk for the year end
ing May l. 1862 is issued 1t forms handsome volume
OF $50 pages the first 10 Of which are devoted 10 deeu
reports OF the regular and special meetings OF the Ca
Der during the year. and the remainder OF the BOOK H oc
cuped with exhaustive special reports on VARIOUS Ng
branches OF and statistics Of trade and nance 40
report giving general review Of the proceedings OF tine
Chamber durpE TIE year Is lnclndeh nut ioh Wy -,
full reports the various meetings the following Ist OF
of the most important deliberations ana deGoI
Special COmnItee to which had been referred letter
from u. s. Senator Morgan upon the general sugcct VI
imm grafton, reported that the laws relatlng 10 o
riage OF passengers, as enacted ny tHe htP.n
governments. are well calculated TO secure 10 @
TO this country all the safety ana eOmf0rt Wcn c ~, "a
sonaby be claimed and that the complaints arise NOT 50
much absence OF proper regulations IN the os
Of embarkation as from gross violations OF exug
Therefore the Committee recommended tlaI nckoas IA
tlons be entered into with European Governments eS-
pecally with those Of Great Britain and Germany Win
the object OF securing more rgld observance o @ SnS
memOrialzed to and more conmodious POST
Office building TO accommodate the important ana III
Al the same meeting long and Interesting letter from
tie Chamber Of Commcrce OF Geneva was ream, whSn @
rapid contraction Of the paper currency OF the umted
George w Blunt was unanimously reelected member
OF the Board OF Commissioners OF Pots iOr the teh Oi
years, at special meeting called Ior 'he PURPOSE
special Committee OF the Chamber waited upon the
Chinese Embassy, then Just arrived IN TINS Cy anu "co
received by Mr. Burlingame. o.c
AZ the request of Mr. George W Mclean, Street Com
n,isslouer one member OF the Chamber was appointed
November g. 1863 To serve commission OF three 10
nvegtiQate this charges made by the Citizens AhsOcla
ton against that officer but the services OF TINS SOh
sion we're aiterward declined by Mr. Mclean ON Janu
airy T. 1862 Congress memoralized to permit the
New.York, Newfoundland, and London Telegraph COul
pany 70 land its cable OH the United states sh0ies
Al the same meeting Special committee
previously appointed to consider the pIOpflety
OF selling the Battery grounds to the Gcherai
Government for CustOm-iOuse purposes reported
adversely to any action by the Chamber at
flat time Fhe subject OF recommending feasible plan
for the rapd contraction OF the United States currency
occupied the three meetings held January L a. ana 2s
AT length concise programme for attaining the desired
results offered by Mr. Jonathan Sturges, was embodied
I'm re outon and forwarded 20 Congress as the sense OF
tle Chamber February A. 1862 resolutions were adopted
secret sales OF Government bonds ana god
by the Treasury Department, and earnestly rcconehu-
INC the massage bill then under discussion, forblddhg
such sales February 49, lS69A resolution was passed
declaring that the proposed East River bridge wond
prove of ncalculabe benefit means OF intercourse
without materially affecting navigation March . lSoy-
A Special Committee appointed TO investigate the
pOnts OF difference between the Chamber OF COin-
uerce and the National Board OF Trade reported that
the Chamber had steadily opposed private legislation
and Government subsidies until the country was In q
better condition 10 lqudate its own Indebtedness In
COn while the latter body had advocated such measures
The attention OF the Superintendent OF the United states
Coast survey was called by resolution passed March 4,
1862 to the apparent change going in the physi
formation OF NewY ori harbor and It's entrances which
promised TO seriously impede commerce April 1902
resolution passed recommending the passage by the
state Legislature OF bill then pending Ito prevent en-
croachents in the harbor OF NewIorB, and 10 correct
| the Harbor Commissioners INES.