New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
INTERESTS DISCUSSED.

COMMEkOIAI I'M EhIIclS b'SNS'~"A-"'
EE ING ov THE CHAMBER OF coMMERcE-AN
rIAB RATE RYPaRT ON TIE RELATIONS OF RAIL
ROADS TO THE PUBLIC.
Thor. was an unusually large meeting OF the
C1o,nlar Of Commerce Yesterday Frederic A.
Potts Charles T. Webster and James Is: Nheeler
were elected to membership: Jo1n mehiS Nv Nv
scented resolutions in relpect to the uea'h on c1
Mayor George O9lyke. which were a9ol25eu'
TIL Committee on FOpign Comme1ce ana heV-
euye Laws reported that 1t had under conslueIa'4n
lie resolutions regarding the distribution OF the
Geneva Award presented at the meeting month
age and with the exception OF sIRbC uloucat.,ou
II agreed with the first and principal resolution
which requests Congress at the PIt9ehn "} The
enact s1iable legislation for the distribution Oh inc
balance of the Geneva Award. , ,r.....o
The Special Committee on Rallrcad ITanspol'a
ton presented an elaborate report, when deGiaIed
that the time had come when the pnhhc slou ,
Justly insist that the relations OF the railroads 10 te
ppblc should be defined by appropriate seGlsia,,
ton. The question had now eX,ehueH
far beyond that of tart, WITH i!Gai ana
personal determinations, and embraced tie quCs
ton whe der the railroads should contr4l tne &c SIin
lafion OF The Nation and dictate what STARE Oh t!c
profits of production and commerce ine puo'dC
should receive. Attention IS called to the series on
ouestions distributed throughout the country LOT tne
purpose of a,cerlaining the opinion oil thorsht-
full and intelligent men on the Sut| scsc
valuable responses had been received. ne Iela-
tive merits of the two inter Dils-tD3 ni Cum
SYssinan Reagan ana inc h9n ot Io, H. The
before Congress are discussed at IchGtn' az; ~
committee SAYS that while the Reagan PHI pionu''S
pools and combinations, the other Dlil Ieco-h'H -
them and Expresses the opinion that tins Is neon
sStent with the public welfare, and hat II Nlrtu3iN
pu:S al production and CONNIE re- M the mercy ol
privileged class, which can fax nj VIII. Ii was
Stated that the RAILWAYS entitled to inst comlehsa
ION for services rendered. but rs meaSur. to Sc
cue 10 the pubc reasonable as well as UNIFORM
rates for TRANSFORMATION IL vas believed that the
Henderson bill mist Prove failure Attention Is
also called 10 the system of rebates.
Resolutions were offered and adopted tnat we
public welfare demands that commerce by rMIf3aue
should be controlled aud regulated by positive a"s
defining public rights. and supervision ON an eN-
ectiivp power to that these laws are crrl'H mo
effect that these laws and TINS sup rVisl0n Sii"uIu
be provided by Congress, and Tor those IalI"alS OK
clusivev within the jurisdiction OF state similar
action should be taken 10y the Legislature ol int
STATE; that the Reagan bill should become law
without deay, and that separate nil, NOT neon
sistent with the Reagan DILL should he passed pro-
yldiug a National Board of Railroad ComniSS!ohc's'
f. Is. 1huIbcr offered a resolution, Wmth was
adopted requesting Congress tn give early ATTENTION
10 Inc bill now pendmg before the Senate judiciary
Committee. which Is INTENDED 10 Iro'ile
That the treaty stipuatiOns OF lhe
United states with foreign nations rclai-
ing to trademarks shall be legally lat'ned.
Osgood Welsh JOHN T. Terry and i. i. Sherman
were appointed committee 10 investigate sugar
trade IN crests. Communications from the Natlohai
Board OF Trade ana 1rrm the Board OF Trade ana
TraDSuurtGiiol. in rttUrcuCe Il consideration OF
National bankrupt law AT 4 meeting OF Representa-
lives Of commercial bodies. at Washington. j. c.,
January 10 were referred to a special committee.