The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-08
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THE GENERAL ORDER BUSINESS.
The Rates OF Storage Adopted by
the Joint Committee.


a New Tariff Proposed
for the Country.
The regular meeting OF the Chamber of Commerce
was held yesterday at their rooms, in William street,
Vice President Opdyke In the chair.
The Chamber declined to petition Congress for an
appropriation TO put into operation Colonel Gowans
Dian OF Tightening vessels bars, while approving
OF She general system as explained by him at the
Inst regular meeting.
Mr.. OPDYKE announced that bill was now be-
fore Congress relative to the assaying OF precious
metals, the effect OF which would be to throw the
business into the hands OF moneyed monopoly at
ran Francisco, and urged that the Chamber take
acri0n. The bill was referred to the appropriate
committee, with power TO call SPECIAL meeting 70
maze their report.
PROPOSED NEW TARIFF LAW.
GEORGE w. Dow submitted the following in sup
port Of permanent tariff law, which ne supple
nented by a orier speech. II was referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Commerce, Commercial and
Revenue Laws, &c. with power to call in others
for conference, and report at the earliest oppor.
tunity:-
Whereas in period Of about eighty there have been
laws affecting the duties merchandise imported the
ana
sTe made within Ten Twelve of whSh are IN
and whereas the frequent alterations Of the
duty have been productive Of annoyance and
sisssbns aa A lssu.I sSaa
ruin
Of 5onssss and pecs Of De Nation Shsre.s
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eses and and the various phases wherein may
sasasoe and also in their relation similar competing
suggestions appear be applicable as Outline
S mses the Of na an n a .an
b under the those intended to be al
which may the eIigences
ssS sss
ton Of proper public revenue and due regard to an nS
:ss essential general SUCH
h an e s & essn e e
ton 4' Win ,Ssi1 .sssaaans r.ss%ss,9n:
:.sshou.e s1 inc
FOURTH dataSe article should be 80 s classified
Eether The different rates the highest
=" that q. %n:1 such
n the duty made fact should be publicly
s ssn Be as
q Washington respectfully asked for the OF
osm%,se Composed Of suitable members from the different
Of sessions until the work Is
%srchsnss manufactured agfcslturss, miners and
the necessary Information for the Of
CShgreas also urgently soceito make changes
nav dei0er a.sy and carefully made Desired, ali
previous tariff acts are repealed and this gre. cause Of ma
Resolved, That foregoing preamble resolution be
ne
of the country with request that they viii e1
his mportan, subject
TAXATION OF BONDS AND MORTGAGES.
Mr.. MCKENZIE onered a resolution reafirming the
action Of the Chamber In 1871. in favor OF the ex-
emptiOn from taxation OF bonds and mortgages on
real estate, which was adopted.
A resolution instructing the Committee on
Buildings to petition the Legislature to amend the
charter Of the Chamber so as TO permit It TO hold
5000 CO., 600 real estate introduced by Mr.. TOU
GEY and adopted.
THE GENERAL ORDER CONTROVERSY.
The special committee appointed at the request OF
Collector Arthur to confer with like committees
rom the Custom House and the warenousemen
made their report embodyIng q schedule agreed
upon by the joint committee. The report was
adopted and the committee thanked. The commit
Tee remark
Der committee deem proper. in view Of misconcep
tton which In the sent to them.
call attention tohe fact that these maximum
binding only the absence Of special storage
and that merchants and the will be hereafter
q heretofore entirely At liberty 70 make such bargains IN
regard TO storage TO them seem good Your commit
the all higher than the
present actual rates Of storage where there competition for
The business, because special bargains made In
almost all where the quantities are large,
and for ANAL parcels it Is manifestly Just that
the warehousemen should receive liberal as
4hey subjected TO higher of expense and
trouble such At the time your
miee endeavored keep the within such mod
lin n n
proper combinations Tor the general order business and
check the dsposon which has been subject OF just COM
plant to hurry goods into public store, before merchants
happy testimony the desire
Of of the House TO place these
satisfactory basis and OF the committee
Of the just demands Of the commerce
uf this port
The following resolution respectfully submitted the
favorable consideration of the Chamber:
Resolved That the revived and labor here
with submitted be bv the Chamber of Commerce.
and thereof attested by the President for
warded 10 Collector OF the Port of New York and
cnded TO the adoption OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
JONATHAN SrURGES,
ABRAM S. hewitt,
SOLON HUMPHREYS