New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-04

r..,,,r,. 1anedon. Hugh y. Camp and
CHARLES A. Hoyt; Committee on Finance anu Ou'
rencv-George S. COe William i. lreH'o,"'
w cannon. John Harsen Rhoades ana h'""'' -
Perkins ir; Committee on Foreign 'oiIllne!'' a."
Pevenue Iaws-Francis b. Thurber. William H.
phar,s,, Custav H. Schwab stephen W. cary
and lanes McCrcery; Committee on Internal l'"..e
and Improvemen;s-LOuis Windmuier' Sd"iuei II,
Seaman Constant 4. Andrews. camden = I'm "
George r. Gibson Committee on Harbor anu emp
ning-A Foster Higgins. Samuel H. 'oEheiu"'''
lanes 8 T. stranahan. John II. Starin and Vernon
u Rrovn. Committee on Insurance-Francis e.
Moore. Richard A. McCurdy, Jacob r. Telfair' Johh
w Murray and George +. Victor
HoNoRs .FoR MR.. SMITH.
Resolutions were passed thanking Charles stew
art Smith the retiring president. for MS orHlan''
efficient and long-contnued work IN hehal oI "'e
Chamber Mr. Smith elected to honorary mem
bership He acknowledged the compliment IN the
following words:
.Gentlenoen: | am n bagCar for words to convey
n Won my sense Of gratitude for. and appreciation
Of this last expression OF your confidence had
intended TO retire from the. chair ana ASSUME
again my place in the ranks without oDserVauoh'
hut your kindness compcls me to say that have
occupied that chair for the last time with mingled
emotions ! confess TO you my good friends. while
feel a sense Of relief that the responsloil,ies IN;
cumbent upon the president Of this distnsulshel
body have been transferred to other ana more ane
hands still. it IS true, / have enJoyea tHe aPois
N Uh e
which | have always experienced vour most kna
and cordial assistance ana coop Ia'l'. I'M TX
10 say that the recOllccuons OF my cohheftoh WIZ
YOU gentlemen will be among the most treasured
OF my earthly possessions ana VIII remain WI"
Mr. Orr. in accepting the place Of president '
thanked the Chamber for the honor and ended MS
remarks by suggesting that the Chtlnoer Shoud own
q home Of its own, and he recommended tnat a com
mittee should be appointed al an early GATE u CON
slider the question.
FOR VARIOUS REFORMS
,......-- .to ,uaa,frg becidcs tho election
NJ officers. consisted in passing resolutions recon-
mending the establishment Of a United states CON-
mercal Bureau in London. where samples Of agri-
cultural products OF This country should be Kept on
view and In adopting a report on foreign commerce
and the revenue laws recommending the adoption
of memorial TO Congress asking for the amend
ment of the Interstate Commerce law ana one on
the subject Of a proposed reform in the consular
service which recommended among other Things
the abolition Of the spells system in the selection OF
annointees bv an adequate civil Service eXamna-
zion and which also recommended scale OF com
nensation sufficient to command the services Of nen
cases was far inferior TO that OF the consular rep
rsssntatiyes of other nations and inadequate TO
mand the services Of cOmpeten, men.
The resolutions in reference to the amendment 70
the Interstate Commerce law were IN par, as FOL-
First-Railroad companies should be permitted to
make pooling agreements with each otner, suDlect
to the approval OF the Interstate commerce COM
second-The Interstate Commerce law should be
so amended compel uniform classification
OF freights. and such classification should be just
10 small shippers.
object of the Interstate commerce law had been
10 prevent unjust discrimination, but that expert
ence had shown that there had been less unjust as
elimination before the law had been passed. when
the East and West trunk lines had pooling al
rangemen; also that the railroads were enabled by
the present law. under the guise Of "cias sihcatOn
accomplish a greater discrimination against small
shippers than they had previously practised by
After the meeting was over a luncheon served