, 1879-02-12
BOARD OF TRADE.
The Directors Meditatjng on Mr..
Pratt's Application for Men,
bership.
Providing for The Expelled Clerks.
Abolition Of State Inspection.
The Proposition Made Regarding the New
Board.of-Trade Hall.

DfRECTDRSt MEETTN0.
A very lively md I'M portaht tneetiu4 wns held
by the Directors Of the Board oi Trade yestcr-
LAY afternoon, md nearly three houra wcre
spent 10 the deliberations. Nearly all thu d.
rertors were present, anil President Dow t,rc.
sided. Tie bone Of contention WA tho admts.
sIon Of Lofin G. Pratt, attorney for "Jark"
8turEcs, to membership fl thu Board. At a
previous meeting Ncssrs. Crosfv t.tnl Adams, Of
the Membership Committee, rep,rtrd adversely
10 the admission Of Mr.. Pratt. an'', there BE-
Ing but comparatively, small number
present, and the majority thereuf happening
10 favnr their notions, their reprt was a,.opt-
I'd. Mr.. George Clark. talc other member nf
The Committee. was not present when tiG IT,
port wns submitted, nor WA In un la1 ,ester-
tay. There were DIRECTORS who looked upon
TIC action TINS taken rs decidedly 3n,bcrls, uni
when the meeting opened yeatcr1aY aflernn,,l
one of them move Reconsideration uf tie vote,
TIE only <reason given by Meesrs. Crosty u',t
1as"' atofnts of teF or fSuF'' M w'' ; stp ST. s s
the tho BoarI would prejudice :''i tic cass ~
of that body now pending IN the Supreme
Court aga!s,st ssurgcs. A vlva yoce v,.tt re-
which the report was adopted, md hot siehate
followed. Mr. Adams was opposed tu Mr.
Prutt only for the reason tat 1t was not polItIt.
to admit him while tile Sturrcs case was pcild-
luR nE UHl iA ODJEftl0u atlAkEfEE ~ illtl VI 4
mar, Of integrity aud guod character. Similar
sentiments were expressed by Mr. Crosby anil ane
or TWO others. Messrt. Counselnlan. NcIlenry,
n1,ti uthers endcnyorctl to shuw The Kentleslerl
on the other side the nbsurt1ity nh weakness IT
the position they had taken, aud ofa member
applied the term nontense 10 tic proceeding.
Ii wns urged by a Director opposed tu Mt.
Pratt's admission TINT It wna a matter of rre'
caution On the part OF The DIRECTORS to keep him
out until the siurgoA easc was settled; thru hr
would ilavc tlo objection to Ills admission. After
tl,c discussion It WIS iec!ied top PIT tho business
Of tor q week from Yesterday, whcu a vo'e will
prububly be taken.
Tlc question Ut admitting clerks on the Board
ca1ne uu ngain. ntlti WIS the subject Of n report
from either the Cutntnit&ve On Rules or the
COMMITTEES On Membership. 1t was proposed
that each rncmocr Of t'Ie board be allowed a
messenger, who blali bo pFayll.est with badge
tint viii asi'ntt him during tl. trading SESSIONS,
anl tl,nt two ROOMS be set aside In the building
IN the rear Vi tic Chamber Of Commerce for the
use uf "tcttlln0 clerks" where all deals eau be
settled Without tho necessity Of the attendance
each membcr will be required to ray $40 year.
The messengers ate uot TO br a!luwea to do
any trading; they arc TO carry nny word
or communication to tl,ctr employers who 1nay
b4L on tlle Dnnrd during buAlnpss scss{ons. Tile
@ssole matter WIS u,ado the subject Of special
meeting VI the Directors, 10 h. heid this nf.es.
Noon At 3 o'clock. It was understood that tic
proposition. Of the Committee vino present.
eu IL 10 lpoKCQ upOH VIII lAfGE
bv majority OF thu Directors, mud
will probably 10 adopted, though IL may be
sot.icwhat modified. 1t Is said that the nbuses
which llnd grown cut OF the admission OF 10
many clerks oil 'Chanec had to he rorrcctcd BY
The recent action dcnarrtnR any but members
fran going OIL the Duatd, uu.I, Us intended by
thu. tnnvcrs In the matter tllt prupustlon to nj.
init messengers al sct place nsll1c fur the set
ties they may require for the transaction OF
their business.