The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-09
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..

Special Meeting to Consider tho Moiety
Bill-Address or Jackson 8. Schultz
Rosoluttons-A Strong Commi ttee to Go
to Warrington.
special meeting Of the Chamber OF Commerce
was held yesterday afternoon to consider the
Molety bull which Is now before the United States
Senate, It having passed the House. A. A. Low
presided and Mr.. Wilson, the Secretary TO the
Chamber OF Commerce. was appointed secretary Of
the meeting.
On the Invitation OF Mr.. Jackson 8. Schultz Nj.
Sherburne B. Eaton. the lawyer VINO had charge OF
the bill 1t Washington. addressed the Chamber.
explaining the position In whicn the bill now
stood. 1t was necessary, he said, that the mer-
chants should use every exertion at the present
time II they wanted to push tho bill through.
Congress would adjourn in two weeks and
would have its hands full Of work. The
had boon crushed outfor two years, was appended
70 me merchants bill, and this was made pre-
necessary, in consequence Of Senator Fenton's bin
being appended 70 take into consideration the
anss th Of the salaries q the Custom House men
probability was that except the merchants took
would not reach the senate Tits session. 'u' 0''
Mr.. Jackson s. Schultz next addressed tho
having the bill in charge had taken and
at washington he said that the Consressio "as
committees had even gone farther In furtherance
OF the Wishes OF the merchants than the latter had
asked Tor. Everywhere In Washington the CON-
mittee had been kindly received, and there was no
doubt about the passage OF the bill BY the Senate,
Secretary OF the Treasury favored 1t, as did the
former Secretary: was o. vast importance %
Defeat would be disastrous. He knew that, II tue
bill were not passed, books and papers Of NOR
chants would be seized IN TINS city as soon as Con.
gress would adjourn. But they were now resolved
that the cause OF one merchant would be
made the cause Of eli, and that no one
attack upon one would be resented by all.
The bill vas announced to come before the Senate
5a put Il Msan aa sn
were at that hour holding meetings for q purpose
similar to theirs 1t was necessary that prompt
now was for all Of them who could 10 proceed at
Ouce 70 Washington and urge upon their friends,
and AID by their presence the passage OF the bill
On motion OF Mr.. s. D. Babcock the following
preamble and resolution were unanimously
Whereas sDies, niormers farmers Of the revenue on
shares and corrupt Treasury have by Of
Chants Of the country until their wrongs have become
ns O s ne sG
pending IN Congress having passed the House Without
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moieties measures which In Themselves meet with the
most cordial approval Of the merchants OF New York.
character. skill ability in Official places and
whereas the importers of this city convinced that
the Necessities OF commerce imperavely require that
law to the end that the revenue service shall DO
formed that brides shall not be offered to the
employed 70 sst mosty traps tor the x. EN-;
S an nor occssan among D.sma ornss
and ONCE at the hands Of tho government; that tho
ulsrty Of merchants the Custom house shall
the pest against seizures anst dn1cent
nor schncal errors Arising undo. obscure Laws subject
come nviolsbe and alleged offenders shall not perfores
their own books and papers, that aTies hall regain
their lost right Of rendering verdcts according to their
convictions and finally, that the existing system OF
the sight OF indignant bc belonging epoch
OF wrong and violence and In harmony with the In
shncts Of 9 Tree people y "a therefore,
form OF the New York Chamber OF Commerce be and
hereby Is requested to most earnestly urge upon the
senate the necessity tor imme date relief TO
the bill known as the Moety bill now before It and that
the Chairman Of the COMMITTEES on Revenue Reform Be
and hereby is instructed 70 forward copy OF these
resolutions TO every member Of Congress-
At the close OF the meeting the following named
gentlemen slgnilod their Intention to iOfm q COM
mittee TO proceed TO washington immediately In
case the bill had not yesterday received the Atten-
ton OF the senate jackson s. Schultz A. A. Low
8 d. Babcock s. B. Cnittenden, W. N: Fogg. John
William Urton, Daniel q. Robbins Gustav SchwaD,
Joseph Seligman, Elliott r. Sheppard Paul N.
SpOn0rd, William n. vermilye, Jonathan Sturgis
James s. T. Stranahan. Charles Watrous, Theodore
Roosevelt, David Dows, James n. Constable,
Thomas Barbour