The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-11

MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE = COMMUNICATIONS Received -
ACTION ON THE SILVER BILL-A MEETING
TO BE CALLED.--The regular monthly meet
ing OF the Board OF Directors of the Cham.
Der. OF Commerce was held yesterday at 81
o'clock-President Z. O.. Noting In the
chair. Present: Messrs. ,Blankenship,
Crenshaw, Logan, Levy, Potts, Rogers,
Stokes, Watkins, and Williams.
Captain Coghlan being necessarily de.
tanned from the meeting, Dir. j. Pendleton
Rogers acted as secretary pro tenn.
The President laid before the Board q
letter from the Board OF Helena, Montana,
tran shifting copy Of their organization
and requesting an exchange OF courtesies.
The letter was referred to the secretary with
instructions that it be properly acknowl.
edged.
A letter was also received from the Cham
Der Of Commerce OF Pittsburg, Pa. They
propose to call a national convention, to be
held In the city OF Washington on Tuesday,
January %, 1878.
The convention is to be n National Con-
vertion OF the United Export Trade. They
invite the cooperation OF all boards Of
trade industrial, commercial, and financial
organizations who agree with them, and re-
quest that they send three delegates to said
convention.
Among the objects to be obtained by the
convention are the revising OF our COM
mercial treaties, to arrange matters so that
the United States mail shall be carried on
American vessels, and that it render aid
in establishing new and efficient steamship
lines to South and Central America.
Mr.. Rogers moved to lay the subject on
the table.
boz cl1h tI1ta
that the president be instructed to appoint
of Commerce in the said convention.
Mr.. BlankenshiD, in support OF his mo-
tion, said that there was no one present
who did not desire to see the United States
mail carried in American bottoms, nor who
did not desire to see our commerce eX-
tended.
The Chamber would not commit itself to
any scheme OF subsidy by appointing dele
gates to the proposed convention.
The Pittsburg Chamber Of Commerce,
from which this circular is received, is one
OF the most respectable in the country, and
should be treated with proper considera-
tion.
Mr. Williams amended the motion OF Mr..
Blankenship as follows:
In response to the request frcm the Pitts
burg Chamber of Commerce
ReSolued, That the president be author
lied to appoint three delegates to the con-
ypntion above mentioned, but that tho sni
delegates as appointed be instructed not to
vote for any recommendation to Congress
to grant anv subsidy whatever.
The substitute as amended was adopted
A communication was received from the
Boston Board OF Trade protesting against
the passage Of the Bland silver bill now be-
fore Congress.
The president read a letter from promi
nent banker in New York on the same sub
ject.
Mr.. Rogers offered resolution endorsing
the resolutions OF the Board OF Trade OF
Boston on the reconciliation OF silver
Adopted.
Mr.. Williams offered resolution calling
for general meeting Of the Chamber Of
Commerce at the pleasure Of the president
to consider the question OF national ano
State finances.
Mr.. Rogers was opposed to the blending
OF the State with the national finances, bu
was in favor Of the strongest possible eX
preston in favor OF the payment OF the
State debt.
Mr.. Williams said that there need be nc
meeting could consider two subjects which,
although they were similar, were very dis
tinct. 1t all depended upon the honesty
and intelligence Of the people.
General Logan and Mr.. Potts were fear
full that if two subjects were brought be
fore the same meeting that one would b'
subordinated to the other. Both gentlemen
were in favor of Mr.. Williams's resolution
if they were certain that both subjects
could be properly discussed in the same
meeting.
| Mr.. Rogers moved to strike out the wore
| national from the resolution OF Mr. VIII
liams. Adopted
| Mr.. Williams's resolution also contem
plates the calling Of convention OF simi
| lar bodies il the Chamber should see proper
Mr.. Williams's resolution, as amended
was adopted.
At u O'Clock p. NJ. the Chamber ad
iourned.