The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11
FORCED CHARGES REDUCED.

y Inc charges On IFe1RHL Tebcueu lTOul VesselS
In distress being 30 onerous as to make any ac-
cident equivalent almost to total loss. much
TO the damage and injury Of our foreign COM
merce. our merchants have taken the matter In
hand, and at meeting OF the board Of directors
OF the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. held on the
ninth instant. the following preamble and reso-
lutlons were adopted:
Whereas the Cotton Exchange. last summer.
appointed a committee 10 confer with other
committees from the Chamber Of Commerce
and Board OF Underwriters. In order o recon-
mend tariff Of charges for cotton on vessels In
distress; and.
Whereas, the Joint committee reported tar
renr M By thaf Committees be It ''''''
Resoped That this Exchange renff1rm their de-
termination to sustain that tariff, and give to II
NIL the moral support OF which they are pos
sessed,
Resotred. That the system Of rebate (as evil.
denced In the Gov. Morton case In the United
States District Court. 10 captains and ship
agents. by the parties doing work such "a IL
required to By done On ships Ia distress and
sng hsabv
the same. as being subversve.o of morals and
tending to bring our city and port into dis
Annexed is copy Of the report Of the Joint
committee above referred to:
NEW ORLEANS, juno %, 1873.
In compliance with resolutions passed by the
New Orleans Board Of Underwriters, New Or
leans Cotton Exchange and Chamber OF Com
named bodies was appointed to meet and con-
slider certain questions to be laid before them.
The Board Of Underwriters appointed COM
mittee as follows: Il. A. Palfrey chairman
which was added MI; Jules Tuyes as chairman
OF the marine committee.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange appointed
Messrs. VIM G. Black, VIM Cunningham and
John Chaffe.
The Chamber of Commerce appointed
Messrs. A. Schreiber, chairman; VIM. @. G.
Claiborne and A. X. Miller,
The committee met at the Cotton Exchange
on the twenty-ffth day of June. 1878. at II
There Il we're , present.;
A: Palfrey, Jas 1. Day and y H. Coleman.
From Chamber Of Commerce Messrs.
From Cotton Exchange. Messrs. William @
Black, VIM. Cunningham and John Chatfe.
Mr.. =. A. Palfrey was called to the chair. Mr.
Adolphe Schneider acting as secretary.
The chairman stated the object or the meeting
to be the consideration Of the following subjects
Il. wit: :.
OF forced charges on vessels and their cargoes
In distress at this port.
Second-To arrive at some Just method of a.
fixing the insurance valuation on cotton from
Third-To recommend some uniform mode
Of settling cotton Losses .s by the river. - NJ
Ghaffe 1t was resolved that the questions as
above be submitted to two special committees
10 De appointed Dy the CnalF, tue lFot coIHtull.
tee to consider question No. l. and the second
committee to consider questions Nos. and 8
these committees 70 report at an adjourned
meeting.
The chair appointed on the first committee
Messrs. Schreiber. Cunningham aud Miller.
and, on motion duly seconded. Mr.. Palfrey was
added to this committee.
The chair was then directed to place the
chairman OF the river committee of the BoarJ
OF Underwriters In the second committee and
the second committees was appointed, therefore
az follows: E. A. Palfrev. chairman. and Messrs
Black. Day and Chaffe. .
There being no further business before them
the committees then adjourned, subject to cal
OF the chairman.
New ORLEANS. June n. 1878.
The committees met pursuant to call Pres.
ent from the Cotton Exchange: Messrs. Back,
S4nhtngham and Chatfe.
from the Chamber Of Commerce, Messrs
oSnnreloer and Claiborne
From the Board OF underwriters Mascara
1MManreS, Iuyes and Day
tba fS,i LepuII q subs ommittaes being in order
was rass uik, report from the first committee
III alanaas Muisa was. on Motion received and
tior 1855 auopted serSattn4 and then III ny
sooonaea, adopted as a whole:
To.ha p., NEW ORLEANS. June ~ 1878.
taes 1r 81 me and Members of the Commit,
ESchange and Board of UndarnweI,ete oottor
Gfnttfnaess-Your subcommittee
toI the purpose of examining the ,,, aunoinfec
a;sss tnaFgfs ON vessels aud their cargoas =
Msssss. nave the honor to submit and $3.50 $3.50 Al
shn LOT adoption. the following tariff af eeeIn
s,a.s on cotton In good Understanding t. nras
a H ann return 70 vessel per bale Is canIs
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