New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-16
ON CHANGE.


PROTEST AGAINST THE SENATE cONNAN0A
BILL
yErrrNG OF PROMINENT MEKOhANIo &c
THE PRESIDENT PETrTloNhD io
- ,,,rro-, COMMITTEE To VISIT WASHING
TON. .,r. o,,d
- tl,is citv was held last evening at the
- 90 C,,rus W Field Gramercy Park, to con-
-, ar, acton necessary 10 represent the feelings
- ,ho business men Of New-Yogk to the President
-, The Senate bill for the e1pan-
g the currency Among those
,,unsent were Messrs Cyrus W, Field E. s. Jafray'
George opdyke. Ethan Allen, Eliot c. Cowdln'
Isaac sherman E. J. Hanley, 3 B. Chlttenden, the
Rev. Leonard Bacon II. NJ. Taber, Wilson U. hnnt
Dr. LlndIey. Marshall o. Roberts Moses Taylor
August Belmont, Stuart Brown the kev' H. u
Hitchcock John Taylor Johnston, William t. Dodge
George W. Lane. Theodore Roosevelt Ueorso N"oo'
Ward and Stanton Blake.
Peter Cooper presided and letters Of apology wers
read from William c. Bryant, Edward Atkinson OF
Boston. President Woolsey, New-Haven; a. T.
Stewart, r. B. Minton. and William g. Astor' anu
others. The following petition was then read
10 TrryssEss GRANT. President or me UHited S"teS'
SIR. The undersigned citizens OF New-f0rK' Vie"lhE
with alarm the recent action OF the congress ol V"o
United states aud imminent danger tAat IN 'le
NJ profound peace laws viii be enacted WHICH, u 10"
vssrs since men held to be constitutional only as war
measures" and in the enactm.lt Of ouch laws as are
now pending in both HQasas al the limitations. prom
es 6nd pledges OF the last ten years Will be rendered
nuratory respectfully solicit the intervention OF your
veto should there be need thereof In order thaV Vhe
honor OF tue country may not suffer ID te esumaon Vi
sour own people, and IN the estimation u
che civilized nations OF the world, the undersigned
appeal from their Judgment to the language OF the
most eminent Of statesmen in the Senate and House
Of in 1851 in Justification Of their plan,
that further issue OF Sreenbaoks. under existing cir
rupstances without the warrant OF necessity will in
ct stain on the honor Of the Republic and impair con-
asenco in every future pledge ana promise given In its
name
a A low BADCOCK BROTHERS & Co.,
BROWN BROS & Co., WILLIAMS GUlOS'
1,RFxKI- MORGAN & Co., MAITLAND, PHELPS & Co.,
: r CIrrrrrNDrN GILMAN, son & CO.,
FCHULrZ, SOUTHwICK Co., Il. O. oIEBBINs ~ co.
SAMUEL b. RUGGLEs,
and the majority Presidents of the banks in the
Clearinghouse Association, in all $500 names.
Addresses were delivered ID support of the petition
bv the Rev Leonard Bacon. August Belmont, Stuart
Brown. Isaac sherman, and others, after which the
following resolutions were read and adopted:
Resored That the following gentlemen be appointed
committee take charge Of and present the foregoing
petition 70 the President bearing tue signatures Of all
the $500 leading bankers All business firms Of the City
Of York. asking him TO nterpose his veto to pre-
vent the enactment o. the senate Currency BILL which
has recently PASSED both Houses Of Congress or any
other bill bayius IL view the increase ofiuconoyertble
currency.
R>soped That the Senators from the state OF New
York and such members from the House OF Representa-
sves from entertain the views indicated in
the foregoing resolutions be added to the Committee,
and their cooperation invited.
The members of this Committee are John Jacob
Astor. the Rev William Adams, D. d.; Ethan Allen,
William II. Aspnwall, ". A. Booth, James NJ
Brown. August Belmont, :. d. Babcock 5. B.
Chittenden c. Cowdin, George 5. Cole, John ).
Cisco, William Butler Duncan, William NJ Evarts,
Cyrus w. Field Wilson G. Hunt, B. Willis James,
John TAYLOR Johnston a. 4. Low, W. j. Lane
Charles Lanier, c. P. Leverlch, W. H. Macy,
Charles H. Marshall. Robert B. Minturn, Royal
Phelps, Howard Potter Marshall o. Roberts,
A. T. Stewart, Jackson Schultz, Isaac Sherman,
Jonathan Sturges, Moses Taylor, John 7. Agnew,
Jacob d. YermiIye, George Cabot Ward, and others.
The mem bers of the Committee will meet at 9
o'clock on Friday next, at the Arlington House IN
Washington in order 10 present their views to the
PRESIDENT before the meeting of the Cabinet at nOon