Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-26
NATIONAL OBJECTS.

An Important Meeting Yesterday-Tbe Tor.
Bankruptcy Bill Indorsed-lIr. George
A. Kelly Reports on the Tonnage Bill.
A meeting of the directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce was held yesterday after
noon. Reuben Miller presided. H. D. w.
English, general agent of the life insurance
company in this city, and A. 7. Douthett,
of the firm of the Porter Foundry and Ma
chine Company were admitted to member
ship.
Two letters, addressed to Superintendent
Follansbee, from William E Curtis and
Clement Studebsker, requesting him to
thank the directors for the pictures and
books pertaining to 'Pittsburg's industry,
which had been sent to them, were read.
Captain William McClelland, of the
Legislative Committee, presented the fol-
lowing report:
Your committee to which was referred
communication from the New York Board OF
Trade and Transportation, submitting copy
of the TORY bankruptcy bill and urging the ap-
proval of this Chamber. would respectfully re-
port thatas this Chamber has at different times
unreservedly approved what is known as the
Lowell bill" and as the TORY bill, now sub,
mitUed, has been drawn with the Lowell Bill
as basis ana has received the Endorsement Oh
many commercial bodies throughout the coun-
y
would respectfully recommend that this Cham
Der reaffirms its action, asking Congress TO
enact national bankrupt law that shall pc
uniform in its administration, and that Will De
Just andleQuitable alike to debtors and creolt-
ors
The report was approved. 81. Kirk Por-
ter presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce
has heard with the greatest pleasure OF the
munifcent gift of Mrs. Schenley to the city OF
PIttsburg, and as an organization representing
its business interests. this Chamber desires
most respectfully and heartily to express to
ality and their belief that the gift of land to be
used as park will be of incalculable beneht to
all our citizens for all time to come: and that
such useful and generous gift calls for pro-
found gratitude from this whole community;
be 1t
Resolved, That a copy of this action be sent
to Mrs. Schenley.
The resolutions were passed.
In reply to a request from Aaron Wander
bilt, Chairman of the Committee on Ocean
Transportation, of New York, requesting
the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce to give
its Endorsement for the restoration of the
Tonnage bill, which is a measure for the
protection of the ocean trade, George A.
Kelly, representing special committee to
which the matter was referred, submitted
this report:
WHEREAS. The New York Board of Trade
and transportation has requested our co-ope-
ration at this time IN continued efforts for the
restoration of our merchant marine, as ex-
pressed in the preamble and resolution unani-
mously adopted by that body October 8. 1889;
and,
Whereas, The said preamble and resolution
are in harmony with communications and re-
peated expressions of our Chamber of Com
merce, be it.
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the act of
the New York Board of Trade and Transporta-
tion, and urge upon our representatives in Con-
gress renewed effort to secure the much
needed protection for our merchant marine by
the passage of the Tonnage bill or some other
measure deemed adequate to meet the de-
mands of this important interest.
The able report of Mr.. Kelly was listened
to with great interest and adopted, after
which the meeting adjourned.