The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-28

the common council to arrange for united action in the matter"
 MT. Curtis of the committee on mu- nicipal affairs next presented the fol- lowing resolution in connection with matter that has been previously dis cussed by the chamber;
 That the president be authorized and directed to appoint committee of three or more members to secure the passage of an act reserving forever for New Haven the public use and vesting in the city of New Haven the title to so much of the mud flats as extend to the deep water of New Haven harbor in front of any public street, highway or park, which has been or which may hereafter be laid out or extended to the shore of said harbor, and which act shall provide that benefits and dam ages shall be assessed in the same way and manner as for the layout of the streets of the city of New Haven for any land taken under the act, the title for which is not vested in the state of Connecticut, the town of New Haven or the city of New Haven"
 This resolution was adopted, and a resolution to this effect was voted to be drawn up and presented to con- gress.
 MT. Curtis then read report of the proceedings at the Indianapolis sound money conference
 After a lengthy discussion of the matter it was voted to accept the re- port of and dismiss the committee, and | it was then voted to take the matter up for discussion at the next meeting of the chamber.
 Joel A. Sperry spoke of the proceed I ings at the convention, and gave an in l teresting account of the doings there, he and MT. Curtis havingsbeen mem- i bers of the New Haven delegation to the conference.
 Mir. Curtis presented the following resolutions in regard to the matter, to be taken up at the next meeting of the chamber:
 The chamber of commerce of New l Haven indorsing the principles of cur rency reform recently enunciated by the Indianapolis conference, respectful- l ly urges upon President-elect McKin- 1 ley and the congress of the United States that the following general prin- ciples be embodied into law at the spe- cial session of congress which, 1t is un- 1 derstood will be shortly convened: First, that the present gold standard should be maintained; second, that 1 steps should be taken to insure the ul- innate return of all classes of United I States notes by a gradual and steady | t0 mi Jrin traction of the currency or disturbance of the business interests of the coun' try, and that in such retirement provis ion should be made for a separation ol the revenue and note issue departments of the treasury; third, that banking l system be provided which should fur nish credit facilities to every portion I of the country and safe and elastic circulation, and especially with view to securing such a distribution of th' l loanable capital of the country as vii tend to equalize the rates Of interes in all parts thereof.
 l These resolutions were adopted, ant copies will be sent to President-elec 1 Mckinley and also to members of con I gress.
 The matter of changing the time O meeting of the chamber as proposed at the last meeting, was next takei LID and passed, after which discus sion of freight rates was begun. l James S. Cowles read a lengthy pa l per, charging that exorbitant rates ar
 charged by the New York, New Havel
 and Hartford railroad. At the conclu
 sion of MT. Cowles' reading Frank (
 Bushnell said that, in his opinion tn Consolidated road was giving manu
 lecturers and merchants good freigh
 service at very reasonable rates. State
 ments to this effect were made by othe
 members of the chamber and it wa
 finally resolved as follows: That it
 the sentiment of the chamber of com
 merce. after investigation, that tn
 present management of the Consol1
 dated road are disposed to extend t
 manufacturers and shipping of this cit
 freight rates fair and consistent wit
 other localities" This resolution wa
 adopted
 In regard to the resolution of Nh
 Barnes, it was voted to invite tn
 mayor and common council to endors
 the same and then to forward it t
 Congressman Sperry.
 A prominent member of the chambel
 in speaking of the matter of freigh
 rates, said: We should not entertai
 fancied errors or convey to outside par
 ties an impression that our freigh
 rates are in excess of that in othe cities unless it is a real fact"
 President Ford referred to the fac
 that at recent informal intervie7
 with some of the highest officials C
 the Consolidated road, they assure
 him of their willingness to meet
 representative committee from tn
 chamber of commerce in reference t
 any inequality of freights that migh
 exist and listen to any reasonable re quest that might be presented to then
 ROBERT Q. EATON APPOINTED.