The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-19
IN AID OF TRADE.
Support Given to the New
Steamship Line.
The Chamber of Commerce Recon-
mends 1t to the Mercantile Conn
munity-Other Resolutions.

AT The quarterly meeting of the Chamber
Of Commerce. held yesterday afternoon,
the following resolution indorsing the
North American Navigation Company was
adopted:
WHEREAS, The merchants and capitalists OF
san Francisco have rstabl shed and are now OPP
Grating the North American Navigation Com
pany, covering the route between his port aud
Panama, Via Central American ports; therefore
be it
Resolued, That The Chamber OF Commerce Of
San francisco cordially supports this competing
transportation line. the operation Of which must
result in great benefit to our State and city
RESOLVED, That we respectfully recommend to
our mercantile community the North American
Navigation Company and suggest TO them that
its liberal support Will tend 10 promote their
own interests and the public welfare.
The resolutions addressed by the Traffic
Association to the delegates 10 the Trans
Mississippi Congress we're adopted unani-
mousy on the motion OF Alvnza Hayward.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
WHEREAS. Attemrts have been recently made
by criminal element In this community 20 de-
strOy shipping property. and in SO doing to en-
danger lie; therefore. be ii
Resolved, That a reward of 500 will be paid
by this chamber for the apprehension aud con-
vlclion OF any OF the parties concerned In the
recent cutting Of ships cables and In the secret
placing on board ships OF dynamite or other
explosives with criminal intent.
The following resolution, asking Con-
gress to put iron ore, coal, coke, piglron,
scrap-iTOn and scrap-steel on the free list,
was introduced by Barry Baldwin and a
motion for lis adoption seconded by Robert
Watt, The resolution, TO which was at
taehed a list of steel and iron manufacturers,
was as follows:
RsSolued, That we do earnestly support the
action Of the manufacturers of Iron and steel
In their efforts to have the duty removed from
the raw materials mentioned In the petition to
Congress hereto attached. We cOrroborate the
statements set forth in said petition, and cou.
slider il matter OF vital Importance TO the Pa
cihc Coast.
Captain Chapman moved an amendment
to the effect that Congress be memorialized
to abolish duties and turn the Gus tonl-houses
into warehouses His motion was seconded
by Captain Taylor.
An objection was interposed By Barry
Baldwin on the ground tnat the amendment
referred to custOm-houses and warehouses
which were not mentioned in the original
resolution.
Colonel Taylor deprecated the chamber
taking any action as TO the original resOlu-
tion. lie stated that the matter would come
NJ before the chamber within thirty days.
in the form OF a petition, asking that body
to take certain action. He would conse-
quently move the indefinite pOslponement
o. The whole matter. The speaker was sup
ported by the chair, but on being put to the
vote his motion was lost by a large
ma jOrity.
a free discussion on the original resolu-
ton followed. Hugh Craig said he was in
favor of the resolution; Ex-Governor Per-
kins declared that since the election lie had
been converted to free trade and wanted
everything on the free list; William |. Cole
man favored indOrsing The petition attached
to the resolution.
To this latter point Captain Chapman
said the petition mentioned ouly the Pacific
Coast and involved an unconstitutional dis
elimination in favor of the Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Baldwin denied this, stating that 100
manufacturing concerns had signed the
petition.
a reward of $500 was proposed for the
apprehension and conviction of the scoun-
drels who have been cutting the anchor
chains Of ships and placing dynamite in