New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-21

phia; IN the Union League CLUB. tho Racquet
Club and the Union Clubs of Boston and CHICAGO,
the case was the same. The speaker disclaimed
earnestly any desire TO cr1tcise tho ac-
ton of ths Governing COMMITTEES. He
said that those gentlemen could not possibly con-
srrue the present movement into any criticism on
Themselves unless hey conscious that they
hi1d done wha they should not have done Mr. DE
Costa then went extensively into the question OF
the relative justice OF the verdicts IN the case.
of Mossrs. Loubat and lurnbull lie dld not men
non the men by name. but designated them az Mr.
Blank; He read from the report OF the committee
thar Mr. Loubat had been expe ed for conduct which
had been prejudiclal To the interest OF the club
The same report, after severely ndemnlng MI
Iurnbull for printing the correspondence IN the
the medium of the clnb, whereby the original
words used. the persons engaged and
the Climb " were brought into Objectionable and
offensive publicity passed on him the censure OF
the Governing Committee The speaker contended
that the constitution delegated no power
whatever of 1t was expulsion or
men was declared by the governors TO be preJu-
dlcIa to the club, and IN one case expulsion was
pronounced and IN the other SIMPLY censure. II
was tine speakers opinion that both men should
Lave been expelled. There was one common point
WHICH had escaped notice-that org
H maHy the constitution OF the Union
was now urged that nothing new was
being contended for. The speaker closed by hop
lbg that the statue OF liberty which presided over
tne club would not be found blind IN one eye. with
her scales justed to side ard 4 sword which
cleaved only IN one direction.
MIR. De Costa was followed by Mr. Robertson
who spoke for fifteen minutes with much tuency,
force and earnestnes-. He went over MIR. De
Costas remarks very thoroughly. and was able 10
pick some holes III his armOr. lie SAID that as a
matter of fact the ght Of appeal 10 the club ITSELF
not general IN the Cluos Of this country
In the Stock Exchange, the Produce Exchange and
the Cotton Exchange where memberships repre-
sented large rights or properly, the power OF eX-
pulson vested without appeal IN the Executive
Committee. lie deprecated strongly the
fact that any discussion OF the
matter before the club would be sure, sooner or
later to open the door to great zeal of debate that
would simply be unit for gentirmen TO hear.
Lleutenan t-GOvernor DOrsheiner SAID that the
present action OF the macontentS III the club was
dlrrcC aud distinct rejection on the Governing
Committee Surprising that fourteen mrn
or sixteen men, If the Governing Committee was
lull loud and continued laugnOerl, snOuid have
the reputation OF man IN their
hands. Twelve men often had mems lives
under their control, all accO riding to law.
Mr.. Burrlll then proposed as a substitute
for Mr.. klridge's resolution the resOln-
ton of W. Stannard Ward, which asked
that the Governing Committee should review It's
action. This dId reach a vote.
motion to adjourn was here sprung on
the eeJing. and the exhausted mem
beers after sitting for three III excessively
heated room gladly carried 1t.