The New York herald., 1879-01-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

RESOLUTIONS AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF SILVER
PORT OF THE HEALTH BOARD ON THE ADUL-
ITERATION OF SUGAR.
The regular monthly meeting Of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce held yesterday. Mr..
Samuel D. Babcock. president. in the chair. After
the reading and adoption of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting Messrs. James H. Beattie, William j.
Martin and Ezra White elected members Of the
Chamber. Mr.. Elliott @. Cowdin. chairman of the
Executive Committee, read invitation from Com
modore Nicholson to the Chamber to visit the United
States frigate Minnesota. which accepted re-
port likewise received from the Chamber of Ship
ping of the United Kingdom complaining bitterly Of
the port charges of this city. The report re-
ccived and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Commerce. The Consul General of Germany sent in
list of seventy chambers of commerce in Germany.
requesting that each be furnished with the annual
reports of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of
New York.
In the absence of Mr. Ruggles Mr.. A. A. Low
spoke at great length the established fact of
sumption, which went into operation yesterday. He
paid great compliment to Secretary Sherman. and
said that his portrait should adorn the walls of the
Chamber alongside of that of Alexander Hamilton,
and with his that of Secretary Carl Schurz. Both
were the great expounders of the finances OF the
United States and to their efforts due the practical
resumption of hard money payments. Mr.. Lows
speech was greeted with great applause. He
cluded by Offering the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted and copies thereof ordered
sent to every member of Congress and Secretary.
Sherman.
Resolved. That while contemplating with pleasure and
ctes it has given TO tho tran saction
the m Of yb in s red
attention of Congress once more to the Of two
es the o
silver which almost widely @ the one
rejected standard BY the principal commercial M
Chamber respectfully prays that in order the
S Of laws as ps
limiting the of the silver dollar and its use as
motion made by Captain Ambrose E. Snow
requesting Congress to make an appropriation to es
tabsh signal station at Block Island and connect
the same by cable with the main land was adopted.
CHANGES FOR THE BENEFIT OF IMPORTERS
The special committee on the subject of reforms
Mr.. Thomas Barbour. in which many reforms in the
collection of the revenue suggested. Among
others the committee suggests the following advan
tages to importers under their proposed system:-
First-The importer will be obliged disclose,
now, the source conditions which he obtained his
secoad-It places the responsibility of ascertaning
this
will require the services of experts the most practical and
Fo.hAll delay and disputes would cease between the
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forcing its penalties
Ftfth-No amendment to invoices. when once offered
shonld be permitted thus shutting off all possibility of
collusion between merchant and appraiser
The report received laid on the table and made
the subject of special meeting to be held on the
Odd inst.
communication received from the Board Of
Heath informing the Chamber that chemical analy
Gis had been made of samples of sugar, in which
found particles of muriatc acid and other
deleterios substances On this the following resou
tion by Mr.. H. X. Thurber was adopted
Resolved That the thanks of the Chamber of Commerce
hereby rendered the Board of Health for its prompt
to the resolutions Of the Chamber relative to
aduertons and that the Secretary be requested
again communicate with the Board asking for such
ther information be able give regarding the
particulars of the examination upon which the
port of Board founded such the size of the
gobule of metal having been from
sample; also tho names Of rcfncrs whose products
examined and the result in that
sponsibty of any adultcraton be placed where it
belongs and those rehners who have practised nur
adueration be relieved from the odlum attached
tereto also the opinion Of the Board the relative
wholesomenes of sugar and New York refined
generay and whether IN the Judgment of the Board
there is sufficient justify apprehension the
part of the public Of i'll effects arising from the of
lined sugars
The Chamber then adjourned to January 90.