New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
TO HELP THE ARMENIA Ms.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED FOR THE PUR-
POSE BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
ANOTHER COMMITTEE TO CONSULT WITH The
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ON EXCISE I.EoisLA'
TION-THE JAY TREATY CELEBRATION
AND THE TORREY BANKRUPTCY
BILL INDORSED.

BILL. INDORsED.
An unusuo1lv largo number Of members were
nresent Yesterday at the regular monthly meeting
of the Chamber Of ComTerce. and all voted io' d
resolution introduced by Spencer Trask eXpres'''s
sympathy with the Armenians In their present
struggle against Turkish oppression ana ou'ras''
Seth Low. Morris X. Jesuo John s. Kennedy
Jacob H. Schlff Spencer Trask and Alexander r.
orr were named as a committee TO act III CON
junction with similar committees 10: the reHei VI
the sufferers. The resolution follows; -r
Whereas The reports received in the early iali an
of the fearful mass3crcs and brutalltieS con-, conf
the Armenians in Turkey, wnich gno MVu,u I'd ~,
incredible to believe. have been coinir,eu VI a, ~
the fuller and more detailed accounts rom itvS' ~
trustworthy sources proving that the extent oil '"e
calamitie5 had not been realized: ,,,s odd,,,onaI
Whereas Within the last Few weeks ai a.
greater atrocities have been commtteu, a nd
of towns and villages have oeeh de'asId aove %iili
bear the strlcest scrutiny. are made that over [ d
quarter of million Of women ana cm,dd ad end MIR
dered absolutely destitute OF 1000 anu I era
and thousands VIII perish from eXpos%drg nd arrelv Ta
Whereas Various committees nave been .pi ,t nv. @
throughout the country to c9ect tnfude iudf Of the
calamity has assumed such lin?ortai%Ce % % ' foI.
and expressed that in order to raise funus coIli-
mensurate with the need National committee
Whereas Requests have been made that the
Chamber of Commerce. always ready 10 respona r N 10
zatons engaged in this relief work; therefore II Is
Resolved That this Chamber appomt iVe nii iIer, cn-
bers with the president eX-oficio, VINO VIII CO
operate with delegates from other cominltte@ss @ Rn
cities to form Na0nal G9mee We Se he hereby
pledge to such committee our support anu eicou
agement .
President Orr reported that since the last meet
ing he had appointed the following committee 10
confer with the Lieutenant-Governor on the EXCISE
question: Charles Stewart Smith, Seth Low" d. tiai
sen Rhoades Carl Schurz, George L. Rves' & -
Beaman. j. B. Pine. the Rev. Dr. l. H. ran
hurst and T. Fulton Cutting. with IhoH'as A.
Fulton. secretary. Mr.. Orrs action was approved
on the motion of Francis B. Thurber minute
was adopted indorsing the proposition to hod ce!e-
brations in commemoraton OF the centennial OF the
commercial treaty negotiated with Great Britain Dv
John Jay and approved by George Washington
Samuel II Seaman on behalf OF the committee 10
which was referred the communication OF the 'Ie'e'
land Chamber OF Commerce in reference 10 shorte'
Presidential campaigns. reported that they hao c'''
si1ered the matter and had no recommendation 10
make.
The following resolution introduced by Charles 5.
Smith. adopted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Internal traSe aS
and Impr0vements be requested TO report al the
next meeting of the Chamber whether IN thelr JUG
ment the construction OF pudTss III roferance e ~
the width Of streets. consistent WIN 1he PuphI
health and welfare. ,
The Chambers previous action in advocating the
massage of the Torrey Bankruptcy bill was re-
affirmed by unanimous vote after vigorous speeches
in its favor by Francis b. Thurber. Charles =
Smith and G. Waldo Smith. The latter. IN me
course of his structures on the present laws sdli
a large clothing house Broadway failed couple
OF wears ago with $4,000 liabilities ana $+"vv ASST.
Uas any one ever heard of a creditor OF that nrnl
receiving a dividend? | haven't. Then there was
large grocery house failed not long since has any
one heard of the creditors decevns qiv9en5
What was the name of that firm. Mr. Ihurber!
Amid roars of laughter. Mr.. Thuroer replied. Per-
hans # was the Thurber- Whylahd Company Mr.
smith insisted that he did not refer to Mt lhurper
firm. 49,. - o.,,os.od % oon.
slider the question TO what acton Wouli ~
wise for the Chamber TO take in reference 10 the
proposed French Exposition OF 1860