The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-05
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The Renewal OF the Reciprocity Treaty
Advoca ted-Revenue decentralization
OF New Members.
The Chamber OF Commerce met yesterday after
noon at one O'CLOCK william E. Dodge In the
chair.
The following gentlemen were elected members
OF the Chamber John H. Clark, George E. Dodge,
Norman w. Dodge, James Henry, A. Herman.
James s. Lowrey, James McCreery, John N. Starin
and 8. B. H Vance.
Mr. George Opdyke. on the part of the Executive
Committee, submitted q resolution favoring the
renewal OF the reciprocity treaty with Canada.
He said when the first treaty was concluded the
Chamber had expressed itself In favor OF reclpro-
city. Nearly all the Chambers OF Commerce IN
this country hal taken up the same position, and
this body should also protest against its abrOga-
ton. The resolution was as ioows:-
Whereas general desire has been EXPRESSED both in
ai intercourse should between the two
to
means Of new reciproclty treaty; and whereas this
cate Of all measures designed to facilitate and Cheaper
specially desirable, political Well as economic
that ,b 'hs be re
United States and the great Dominion which bounds
Resolved, That This Chamber, IN iss. and suSse.
quenily Is strongly in favor Of liberal and just reel
ana
Mr.. Archibald Baxter reported that he had seen
this subject. They were both IN favor Of renewal
OF the treaty, and 30 were many OF the members Of
remind them Of the fact that American millers had
to pay duty OF twenty per cent per bushel upon
superior kind Of Canadian wheat.
The resolution was then carried. The Secretary
was instructed to send copies Of it to the Presi-
dent, Secretary OF State and the members OF the
Senate
The Secretary, on behalf OF Mr.. Ruggles, who
was absent. offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:-
to
and harmonizpg ths opinion ana the Of The diner
ent bodies OF the city and state OF New York
and railroads. the Chainber viii now appoint special
Ss 70 take snS
peT cna@bs with
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pointed BY any other commercial bodies Of mis- city
TO this Chamber for its
The following named gentlemen were appointed
such committee:-S. B. Ruggles George Opdyke,
A. A. Low, J. T. Johnston, and J. s. Stranahan.
John Austin Stevens, Jr.. offered the iollowing:-
n the and
quested direct the holding Of sessions during the
Means committees revision o the revenue iaws
ad &c '1S e
may be smplined BY change from I'D valorem to
tons in the classification Of merchandise as may be
:. Resolved, That the Committee Of the Chamber on
Foreign Commerce and the Revenue Laws be and are
Of Boston, Phi!adeiphla and Baltimore as to the best
manner OF arriving at such change in the laws
and for the deyising of complete revised tariff tor SUBJ
mission to the befOre-named committees OF the
and House Of Representatives should Congress, in
wisdom, see fit to direct their session.
The resolution was carried. and the Chair APP
pointed John Austin Stevens, Jr.; james W.
Elwel, Gustav Schwab, Charles H. Marshall and
Ambrose snow as the committee.
The Chairman then alluded in fitting words to
the death OF five members-Captain Francis M.
French. J. Smith Thomas, william N. Hunniord
Charles L. Anthony and Isaac G. Pearson-and
alter listening to some unimportant communica-
tons, the Chamber adjourned.