The San Francisco call., 1897-01-20

the favorable outlook In Congress for the
Nicaragua canal bill.
AS to the prospective naval school on
Goat Island, in San Francisco Bay, he as
serted that with the able assistance OF
Senator Perkins its establishment in the
near future is assured. Already 100 Ameri.
can boys are enlisted on board the receiv-
ing ship Independence at Mare Island
awaiting the opening of the school, for
which the steam frigate Pensacola will be
htted, while the nited States ship Adams
has been detailed to make two practice
cruises each year.
An improvement to the ship channel to
Mare Island Navy-yard ne declared to be
an urgent necessity and precauIion for
safe naviga ton, for which an appropria-
ton should be asked of Congress.
A lghtship and fog signal at San Fran
cisco bar should be established before next
winter, an appropriation of $50. 600 havin e
already been obtained for that purpose.
He spoke with satisfaction of the work
now in progress of resounding and ex-
amlnlng the bay, and commented approv-
lngly upon the conduct of affairs by the
steamship examiners.
In conclusion he said some favora BILE
things of the work of the Bureau of For
elgn Commerce, the Guatemala EXposi-
ton, the Merchants Associa ton as an
evidence of growing civic pride, and other
organizations publicly associated with
commerce.
Captain w. L. Merry as secretary re-
ported that the mem bership had steadily
increased, though not to the extent it
might under more favorab bic constitutional
provisions for admission. The CORE
spondence of the San Francisco Chamber
OF Commerce, he said, now comes from all
parts OF the world, and its influence at
Washington is second only to that of the
Chambers Of Commerce of New York and
Boston. The library had been increased
by eighty-four volumes
Ihe successful establishment OF a car
rler-plgeon service with the Farrallon
Islands was characterized as the next best
thing to marine cable.
The board of examiners on steam sbi p
and navigation had reported the admis-
sion on examination during the past year
OF thirty masters and five chief officers.
In this connection it was remarked that
shlpmastefs are encouraging candidates
for promotion who have pursued regular
courses In the schools of navigation. Re-
gret was expressed that notwithstanding &
the great importance of this as mari
time City, no instruction in navigation or
its allied branches can be had in the pub
lie schools.
The treasurer's report showed that
$4928 had been collected ard $34S2 "a ex-
pended during the year.
The report of the election committee
was read. 1t announced the election of
the following: President. Hugh Craig !;
first vice president, John L. Howard !;
second vice. president, Louis B. Parrott
trustees-Louis Sloss Jr., Charles NJ. Yates,
George A. Newhall, Charles Nelson, Will
liam e. Mighell, A. G. Towne, A. Gerber
ding, Leon Blum, Edward Coleman, Oscar
T. Sewall, o. B. Field and W. L. Merry.
The com mittee consisted of j. Metcalfe,
w. W. Montague, A. II. HERMAN and
James Jerome.
The principal business of the meeting
then began in earnest, and a number of
printed and other resolutions were pre-
sented, some of which were intended to
be sent to the State Legislature.
Some one at the back of the room
moved that they all be laid on the table,
The motion carried and was followed by
parliamentary parrying that resulted
brought up separately, to the evident
discontinue of tie prevailing elemsnt,
tha: had evidently hoped 10 keep certain
subjects in the background.
During the argument raised by the
opposition, that the whole report having
been laid aside it was not parliamentary
TO take the resolutions up separately, Mr..
Williams asked why the cham Der did not
vote on the question and so declare its
N meaning. What was the use of squab-
bling about a parliamentary regulation
but half understood? He contend ed that
they were not running the chamber upon
exclusively parlia mentary lines. The
question before them was simply as to
whether the water front was being con-
duc;ed economically and in q mann er
conducive to the benefit of San Francisco.
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The resolution was thereupon carried
viva voce.
Mr.. Corr wall rose to a point of order
and asserted that the chamber was pro-
ceeding outside its own rules adopted in
earlier days, and that it could not take up
and pass resolutions seriatim after lay ing
the same upon the table.
The chairman decided that the point
was not well taken, and Mr.. CornwalPs s
subsequent appeal from that ruling was
defeated by vote OF IA to4
Julian Sonntag then moved that the
resolutions not included in the printed
report be taken up and acted upon by the
chamber. The motion was carried.
The first of these resolutions referring
to the construction of belt-hne road was
read by the secretary, and long discus.
sion followed.
James McNab said the report under
which that resolution mad been drawn
having been laid on the table, the resolu-
tion itself was deprived of all force. This
resolution was OF general character and
stated somewhat indefinitely that the belt
line road should be extended. He ques-
toned the i'm portance of that proposition
and 1T was for the committee to determine
whether it was advisable to cut up the
water front for the trlfng benefit which
would accrue from the construction of the
road. He argued that the present fac;li-