Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-09

Two Reports by q Special COMMITTEE
In Answer 60 Secretary Blaine ne.
garding what Can be Done 90 Fur-
ther the Interests OF This Country -
The Minority Report Makes Definite
suggestions ofThese Needs.
A special meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce was held last evening. Six new mem
bsrs were admitted. II was reported that
the last thing had been done to ensure q
pleasant, and II was hoped, profitable visit Of
the southern visitors.
The report was called for of the committee
to whom was referred the Communication of
Mr.. Blaine, dated June II. 1889, enclosing
the act of Congress under which the confer.
ence of the seventeen republics and the EN-
pirs of Brazil was called. In the act of Con-
grsss the GLASSES of subjects to be discussed
were presented under eight groups, and the
suggestions, facts and anything important to
the people of the United States were asked
for by Mr.. Blaine in most courteous, modest
and manly way. This letter and the act Of
Congress were referred to committee Of five
members to consider and report. Messrs.
Sheldon, II. B. Sargent, johnson T. Plat
Joel A. Sperry and George A. Butler were
that committee. They had had the
matter under consideration and pre-
sented two reports, one by thu
majority of the committee suggesting
that Whatever could be done to further the
interests Of this country ought to be done in
the conference, but suggesting that thii
chamber did not feel called upon to express
any specific opinions or to make any sug.
gestions in regard'to matters submitted te
their consideration.
The minority report, drawn up by Judg,
Sheldon, made definite suggestions as to oil
the points and suggestions as to measures
leading to peace and the general welfare o.
all the States. He recommended:
I. The adoption by all the conference ma
tions of the treaty of the Red crop In the in
terest of peace.
Q. A united affirmation by all of the Nun
roe doctrine.
3. The entering upon negotiations lookins
towards q permanent tribunal of interna
tional arbitration and sounding the way Il
the ultimate formation of q Supreme Cour
of international Claims.
4. Some notifications relating to invoic,
port dues and charges, the sanitation of ports
a. necessary parts of the sanitation of ships
The extradition Of criminals was recommend
cd "a being liable to little abuse from con
founding political crimes with crimes de
fications of tariffs, carefully preserving al
the safeguards against trade, merely preda
tory and destructive.
8. In. favor Of patent rights, copyright
and trademarks.
Among the rest was presentation of tn
facts and suggestions, and reasons why thi
country ought no longer to submit TO be vic
timized by q system whose only objec
was to secure cheap wheat
cheap cotton, cheap rice, cheal
everything that India raises and sells in Eu
rope In competition with similar product
raised In this country, and SO the cheapenini
of all our products. 1t was urged as a reasol
why q common silver coinage among all thes
American nations would be of service t.
them all In shielding them from trick.
competition, which was explained at large.
After the reading of both reports Mr.. But
Ter offered resolution to the effect that tn
chamber hoped Mr.. Blaine and the American
representatives would come to proftabl
agreement with the other members of tn
conference in regard to all the matters sub
mitted to them, but in regard to free coinsg
of silver that the chamber recommend tina
until the principal nations of Europe shal
open their mints to the free coinage Of silve
this country and the conference nation
ought not to undertake the free coinage o
silver.
After much animated discussion 1t wa
finally resolved that both the reports an,
the resolution of Mr.. Butler be submitted t
another special or general meeting of tn
chamber.
II was requested that resolutions embody
ing the conclusions and suggestions Of boil
reports be then submitted for the action o
the chamber.