Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-16
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..

Bankrupt Law-St. Louis River Conven-
tion-Atlanta Cotton Exposition-An Ex-
hibition of st. Paul Electric Apparatus
for Houses, Hotels, Stores and Barns.
At the meeting of the chamber of COM
merce yesterday morning a communication
from Hon. John ]. Ingalls,, chairman of the
sub committee of the judicial committee of
the United States Senate, propounding sever
al queries as to what is desirable in uniform
bankrupt law
Hon. E. F. Drake spoke of the desirability
of reducing the fees, expenses and time, as
compared with the old bankrupt law He also
thought there should be national laws on
other subjects, as to provide uniform &C.
acknowledgement OF conveyances and uniform
Acknowledgements Of wills and other instru-
ments. He suggested that while Congress
could not do all this directly it might never
theless initiate a plan which the States would
adopt He moved reference of the communi-
cation to the committee on legislation.
Mr.. F. Driscoll remarked that the COM
munication calls for recommendations based
on practical experience, such as our whole
sale merchants have had, and referred to an
excellent report on the subject of a uniform
bankrupt law, which was made last year by
Mr.. Moves. He moved to refer to the mer-
camille committee.
Hon. James Smith, Jr., thought the matter
had better go to the mercantile committee,
which might also consider the suggestions
made by Mr.. Drake. The questions presented,
he SAID, were quite important specially that
as to whether salaries should be paid to Off
GERS instead of fees. All understood, he pre-
sumed, how constructive fees were collected
in our State. and probably the officers here
didn't half understand charg ,ng them.
Mr. Drake had heard of a $40, 1000 estate all
eaten up In costs and expenses.
VIM. Lee, Esq, knew of one case where the
bankrupt had his discharge and had failed a
second time before his bankrupt estate had
been settled.
Mr.. Hodgson suggested, with reference to
Mr.. brakes propositions, that uniformity in
oaths to witnesses, causes for divorce, ETC.,
would be desirable.
Mr.. Drake withdrew his motion and said he
would bring up the other matters he had
spoken of at some proper time; and the COM
munication from Chairman ingalls, was then
referred to the mercantile committee.
A communication from the secretary of the
Merchants exchange, st. Louis, saying it was
intended to call river improvement conven-
ton to meet in st. Louis in the latter part of
October, was referred to the Mississippi river
improvement committee.
Mr.. F. Driscoll, for the executive and fin
ance committees, reported recommendation
that Prof. +. A. Fogg be elected secretary I'M
til the next annual election, and stated that the
committees were assured that the funds would
be forthcoming to pay for his services.
A motion that the secretary cast ballot for
the chamber to elect Prof. Fogg having
called out some negative votes, ballot was
had, giving fourteen votes for Prof. Fogg and
six for W. D. Rogers. The election OF
Prof. Fogg was then made unanimous.
Prof. Geo. Weitbrecht, of the st. Paul cleo
,tric works, on invitation of the cham Der last
week, then exhibited electric call bells, two
electric fire alarms, an automatic electric
burglar alarm, and an electric apparatus for
timing and registering the rounds of watch
mantle latter such as is IN use at the German
American bank, this city. The exhibition was
very interesting. Adjourned.