New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-02
CHAMBER ANNUAL MEETING
PRESIDENT CHARLES s. SMITH REFLECTED
MINORITY REPORT on SILVER
LEGISLATION.

That venerable institution the Chamber OF Commerce
Of the state OF New York held its l22d annual meeting
in its rooms No. 81 Nassau ST.. Yesterday afternoon
The attendance was exceedingly large and comprised
some Of the prominent business men In th- city,
Charles stewart smith the pre- dent, called the meeting
TO order ana after Hector dc Castro Henry i. cosby
and r. J. Jacobs had been admitted to member hip.
the following officers and standing committees were
unanimously elected:
Charles S. Smith president; Alexander +. Orr. nrst
yce.pesident; Morris X Jcup second viceprcsidcnt
Scion Humphreys. treasurer; George Wilson. secretary.
Executive Committec-icnry Hcntz. John II. lnnan.
Woodbury. Lansdon. John Sloane John clHh'n.
Committee on Finance and CuIrcncy-Gcofge 8 Coo,
John Jay Knox. william r. ST. John George G. Magoun'
J. larsen I;hoddes.
Committee on Foreign Commerce and the Revenue Laws
-Tianc T. ThuIber Charles wAtrous Gustiv H. sehvab
stephen W. Carey. James McCic'fy.
Committee on Internal Trade and Improvements FrsnI
lin Edison, William H. Webb, Henry j. DimocA' samuel
H. Seaman and Constant \. Andrews.
Committee on the Iafbor and SAlWinf-A Foster Hr-
Gins Edward Hlnckcn James s. 7. stfanaian John u.
StaIln and Vernon II. Brown.
Member. Of the Board Of Trustees having charge Of the
real estate Of the Chamber Of Commerce to serve untl
Nav 1o93-John D. Jones and Henry J.. SpIuldng.
Commissioner for licensing saios' hotels OF boarding
aOusas-JOsiah O. Wdd
Council Of the Nautical Thomas T. Ba, chair
man Elihu splcer. James II. wlnchc-tcr.
General W. r. sherman took the chair amid applause
10 receive the report Of the cllcrs. Mr. smith was
then installed a. Inc presiding officer Of the Chamber
for the fourth time After expressing his arprc iation
Of the honor he referred 10 the ability, patience aud
industry of tho secretary. Mr.. Wilson, and the di,n
tcrc,tedless Of the Chamber in dealing with public
measures and a, the representative Of the Chamber
in the Board Of Trustees Of tho sailors Snug larbor hc
gave an account OF liz present condition. financial and
otherwise. and predicted bright future for H. lie
believed that Captain Ambrose snow had done great
service to the institution and praised the ability and
success with which Captain Tiask had managed IT. AZ
fairs His remarks well received, especially ms
reference TO the sailors snug lIarbor.
The Committee On Foreign Commerce and the Rev
euuc Laws made a report, which was unanimously
,dopted in favor Of transferring the revenue marine
service from the Treasury Department TO the Navy De
partmcnt resolution introduced by Henri Iicntz.
against the But,erworth bill. was also adopted
william p. st. John, president Of the Mercantile Ma
tional Bank read long address on the silver question
which he presented minority report OF the Com
ucc Oh Finance and CurTcCy. Mr. ST. John SAID IN re
card to the silver proposition now pending IN Congress,
best desgna,/l the Republican Caucus silver iii.
that he deemed it worthy OF the Chambers approval
and therefore heartily commended lis enactment a. a
wise and timely law. In SUPPORT OF tla OPINION hc
gave a mass Of statistics 10 show that tie impending
avalanche Of EurOpcs silver was "A myth: that The
enactment OF the law wOulG not serve 10 mhlol God
bn would tend 20 stimulate the importation OF foreign
gold and would not in Itself Overfood this country
with domestic money: that there was no annual
surplus production Of silver: that free coinage iO
the American AnGard dollar would not be fraud
npgn the people and that Continental Europe wouii
be likely To reopen her minis 20 silver.
Upon motion Of J. Edward simmons. ms report
wa, received and laid the table. that tho dnes-
ton might he discussed more thoroughly AT some other
time. Louis WIndmucr read IA motion AGAINST GER
tain provisions OF tie McKinlcv Tariff BILL bat be-
fore il cOuld be acted the Chamber adjourned.
A luncheon served bv Dclmonico after the meet
ing over. -
Five new portraits have been placed exhibition
in the Chamber bv Mr.. smith. four OF them being nf
Generals Grant. sherman and sheridan. and simeon
y. Cht,cndcn. by d. HUNTINGTON. The hlth Is one
OF the late John Caswell. by J. W. Wood