New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-02
VEXED WITH A COMMITTEE.
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
PRACTICALLY cENsUMNG MEMBERS FOR NEG
LEcTING THE SILVER QUESTION.

| pm ,cyr1cArry CONSUMING MEMBERS FOR NEG
LEcTING THE SILVER QUESTION.
The Chamber of Commerce held yesterday afternoon
rs first regular monthly meeting since the summer re-
| cess The meeting was we'll attended Nheh inc rc-
mort Of the Finance Committee vas reached INC iaur
/ Of tho committee to report on the question Oh sn
coinage so dlspleased the Chamber that the u'euhi
course was resorted to Of tng the suboet ou' Vi 'o
committees hands. This amounts to virtual cehsuie
| of the Finance Committee. such acuon IN r"i'' 'O
! in the Chamber Of Commerce
charles : Smith. president Of the Chamber pre-
sided On calling the meeting together nc ii"No "
short address. Regarding silver he sau 49,, ,uurs l.
As it seems to mo- the dangerssha to 90 GOO ounces
tae .yer hv The Government confident that he
Chamber can do no better service 70 ne e'u' sonnd
SSbc opinon which shall operate upon C0ngrTG,t t,ee
check this folly, and hope our pnn views Of the
will voice emphaticaly the "eh'An'
Chamber upon tiis question: oo l. limited
Membership in the Chamber OF commerce M ~
ia I 600 and the quota Of members Is i'i'' y ,,,
only through vacancies caused by deith he"
ara admitted To fill the vacancies maue s''o 'iio
meeting the following were elected on tle -
,,o ~ the Executive Committee Matthew II. peoi'
r w" - VI p,rforI william H. CRANBERRY Mwin N
Nc Amin George II. Macy and George > fucA"n.
nj .rresident Amounted Woodbury. Angdoh' 'oh'' "
W. Edward simmons Horace Porter anu i'
w Cannon a committee to arrange 1or tiie
nral dinner of ihe Chamber on November - o,o,
Mr. IIcntz offered resolutions provlohg ior g.
meeting of the Chamber to be held Oh CT'oC ,,,hes
nloc+ commissioner of Pilots. William H. /. hue"e
norniratod for the place. Charles r. fiiht was
,otod a member of the Committee on foreisn I'm
n,orco and the Revenue Laws In pace oi """'''
WatrOus. -, pohor+ p Porter
crnernt4ndent of the Census dated "ashhe', az
timber %. and addressed to the prcsi"en, VI "a
Tho
Chamber asking his views on '''e .'o,.ooorout
at;r-1,tv of the establishment OF perhi""'"'
census bureau H., -os roferred 10 the
Committee on Finance ana Currency el"e',us nooa,
ronort at This meeting by what measures -, I,re
tion in the currency as createu uhue, ,,,nn :, M
oan no nrevented and what additional esi'i .,o
orirod TO carry such measures INTO ehoo. ~ nod
Zoe chairman Of the committee rcpo,'. cd they
ot.rrcd with the mover of the resoiuuoli CIR "a
80 n.h of the opinion that, as the commeroi" "I'u
aanoioI conditions Of the country had uiiu', -
inortant change since the time the io :. So. the
eod Il would be best TO defer aeuoh uPo. " ~
present. ,,, ,hs discussion which
This report raised storm and the o,S0uos " nrosi
,,..oa -ros animated. J. Edward summons tI
fo1o"e" "a' 18Th National Rank declared that t'o
- Committee had failed to do its duty anu nae
,, ,bo instructions OF the ChanDer' ii0 -
80 .J,o majority of tho committee had ha"e ~ -
on ei,yor since they were asked 10 oon. .ap.n
tion months ago. An aggressive s'aaio a ,tn them
w .be minority and while he did noo asreo VIZ, az
,lov had at least done something. WI ,,nosd chat
80 that there was no time for delay ana III V
Soi.0o 10 e,t,on must be taken at once [>S ''''
"eiiV a. M Co.'s report he offered the following
amendment TO MI Noo ''P
nat in the opinion Of the Chamber of tinT law W
the state OF e PURCHASE by the Government of
100 900 ounces OF silver PEI I, sunwa'
pfnbnc welfare and should he repes'sN' ..o.,ino
.1,a ha
Conr,ttce on Finance since the last meeting Oh
" rI,,t or beoause he knew thai the conmtteo n"
s'',,dod on the silver question and ne tnousiU u
mmercial conditions were tenums III 10
WHICH would soon make an agreement fO =, cor
did not think it was time Tor the O"H'i'''
ruerce to place itself on recoru, ~ u G, John
To- the discussion which followed, W. T. OF. 'o,lii
III oI cold that the Finance Committee DC
d N be censured Tor uSooe'o
ordors and delaying action. lie then wtnoro" n'o
,.ion ne an amendment and offered 10 as a Sepdi"'o
motion 49,, ,.uo.,d W p stJohn
nd Jacob schiR urged that no present actio De s'Ne
- +bo snbiect was too important TO De acoeo "n
hastily. Mr. simmons demanded imheula'e 49, 800
Alexander E. Orr also spoke In favor OF the reSou~ou
As NO one else cared to speak, President sl' puO
custom Honse show that two weeks are ai'er i0to
vote. that OF W. 2. ST. John' w.
A. soon as this question was disposed OF T. b. "or
rail- offered the following A.,
whereas The facilities at present afforded oy ule
orthorities are totally inadequate FOR the piOpei
800 of business at the Appraisers STORES, tat
cdnneing merchants to wait frequently lor nio,Iu,'
Tor packages which had been ordered oy Ine o0'e'ii
1arf Va tie Public Stores for examination anu, 49,
na' WhereaS The records in that department. Oh tio
f,sinm House sho what two weeks are OFTEN requSo
~ cart such cases from the steamship nochs W Uic
Whereas. individual complaints have beep made
from time to time the proper ofncias WITHOUT re
Whereas These delays are working great injury 10
tho wn0rng interests OF this city therefore, be IL
Resolved That special commuee OF i've pe u, VI
and thai said committee be empowered to take sich
action as they may deem necessary 70 Dmng ABOUT u
reform dn the present system OF handnng fuohc oooics
cases 81,
John Glib James NJ Constable, Gustav Schwao,
Vernon H. Brown John Sloane and Others spoke m
tavor OF the resolution. Mr.. Glib produced letters
and documents showing the length Of time taken to
cart sample cases Of Mills & Gibbss imports from the
pier5 10 the Public Stores Cases OF goods landed from
fourteen different steamers between August Is and Sep
tember II took On an average eleven and third DAYS
10 reach the Public Stores One OF the speakers
asserted that It takes three times as long TO get
case OF goods from the Public stores TO warehouse
York. Much indignation was expressed by all the
speakers at the annoying and costly delays.
The resolution was unanimously adopted, and the
following committee was appointed James NJ. Con
stable John Lloane, Gustav H. Sclwab, Peter b. Wor
raj ana John GLIB. The committee Will hold meet
ing to-day at the Office Of Mills GLIB, No. 40" Broad
Francis B. rhurber introduced a resolution calling