New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
STEAMSHIP sUBsIDIRs-THE CANALs.

The Chamber of Commerce met at their
rooms yesterday afternoon the Geo. Opdyke In the
chair The minutes of the previous meeting having been
adopted the following candidates for membership were
baoted for and unanimously elected Jacob L. Halsey
Charles Smith, Edward NJ Wright. aud Luther Rauntze
r Francis g. Lathrop, member OF the Arbitration Com
mlttee, whose term OF Office is soon TO expire,
appointed member OF that Committee Mr.. A. A. Low
stated that communication had been received from
Committee or the Oriental Steam Navigation Co. asking
the aid OF the Chamber enable the Company get
appropriation from Congress for the establishment OF an
line Of steamers 10 connect San Francisco with
China and Japan. and then offered the following:
Wheas has oeeu nd si The policy Of She Government Of
Uatsd to T1 postal 11T%So1 sTsss al The states
lated aud those that are Dar'ey sd and at g1iiorn rate 81
pny daty 70 extend similar facilities Sss who have
10 foreign trade as to those ~so are engaged 10 domestic aad
qna oIEa9csoa TO es ad1a9Ssn' o. the gsod I'D
brresbOuts given public
@ as ns g Of s viii lie sS 81 Jazz. ]
the Pacific Is nee g hs snGeess Of oar gs1. s.
from San Francisco to CAna and Japan VII this
@ BnUd aud Fsscs va the Medtaaeau sss rot osy for he
transmission Of tue mails bat also for the transportation Of merchandise,
soIred That the Chamber Commerce. Of the State Of NwYos
Sts9e 2.ct he PoEoSoe 70 ssot,e With th: pres
ent contractor, G 40 immediate s.s' the S % s
n laws ust hnd wise by Oongrss % ,he end as' M
Mr. Low said that while the people of this country look
no effort had vet been made by them through their rep
resentatives help reestablsh IT, Subsidies amounting
10 millions dollars aud millions OF OF land had
been gventO the Pacific Railroad and the consequence
was that the stock OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
formerly worth $780, selling at 90, difference Of
10 per cent, making reduction upon the whole eaplta
stock Of about S0OOO0 OO The press throughout the
country also took too little interest the matter OF
rather appeared TO take interest at ALI He hoped
that hereafter newspapers would their mighty inu-
every opportunity that arises for the building up
OF American shipping interests and also hoped that the
Chamber would the resolution at In order that
appropriate Head Of Department might have IL enl
bodied In his annual report soon TO be submitted
Mr. Snow that the resolution be postponed until
some future time order that the Chamber should have
plenty Of time for its discussion Considerable debate
and WetrnOre participated Mr. Shows motion was lost.
aud the resolution was adopted by vote OF TO q
Committee, consisting OF A. A Low, r. N Sponord.
and brose Snow, were appointed TO draw up and lay
before the Chamber OF Commerce. report OF The Cause
OF the Decline Of the American Mercantile Marine and
MT James p wallace read a report Of the Com.
mIttee appointed by the Chamber to confer
with the Citizens Association and New-1Ork Pro
duoe Exchange, In relation 20 the charges OF
corruption in the management OF the canals.
stion to furnish prosecute every charge Of
rptiOn malfeasauce In Office by those having charge
of the canals provided sufficient evidence OF the fact BIO
furnished Every effort is TO be made 20 keep the canals
in good working order hereafter The report was 40
cepted and committee discharged . ...
copy OF treatise naval construction by Commo-
dore Meade u s. n, presented 70 the Chamber by
Mr. A A. Low and after vote Of thanks &c that 20 ntle
the meeting adjourned.