Evening star., 1898-12-13
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS TODAY
Reports Received and Topics for
Discussion Announced.
NEW TERRITORY

| pected the sessions will continue through
several days.
! Forty nine organizations had delegates
present at the meeting, including nine
mainly from the west, which have not
| heretofore affiliated with the national or
| ganizatGn. For the first time i'll the MS
| tory Of the national board a Pacific coast
city, Tacoma, Washington, has a delegate
| at the annual meeting.
The president of the organization, MI
Frederick Fraley of Philadelphia, is ninety
| five years Old, and owing to the infirmi,l
| of age he viii not be abe 10 be present "a
| this session. In his absence MIR. James
Buchanan of Trenton, n. j. presided The
| secretary Mr. William +. Tucker, was IN
! his place.
| Greeted With applause.
At the opening of the meeting it was
announced on behalf of the executive COM
mittee that Mr. Buchanan had been chosen
| to preside, and the appearance of the lat
| ter gentleman on the Platform brought out
| round of applause. Mr.. buchanan, in q
brief speech, expressed his appreciation
| of the honor conferred upon him and added
that they were business men gathered
| together for business purposes, he hoped
| the meetings would go on in a DusineSS-llke
way.
A credential committee, consisting of
MeSSrS GluuingS OF New York, Taylor OF
Wilmington, Del, and Rice of Boston, was
appointed, and the delegates requested
to turn over their credentials to the COM
mttee.
The report of the executive council was
then read by the secretary of the board,
which reviewed what had been done in the
way of remedial inning and financial
Legislation, and dwe.. eSpeclauy upon the
! passage at the -ast session of Congress OF
the 1orrey bankruptcy bill, so long urged
by the board. Reference was also made to
the legls4atlon in regard 10 mlXed Iiuuf.
The report called attention to some of the
features of the program for the present
meeting, and in reference to the Nicaragua
canal 1t stated that Iue board had UNI
fOrmly favored the carrying out of TINS en-
terprIse, but in view of the prospect of
bitter contest betM cen the Companies now
holding concessions - ON the government of
Nicaragua it nay be weh toI the boaid
to give some attention to the availability OF
the Panama route.
A tribute was paid to John A E,ano and
Jonathan A. Laae. who died during the
year, and committee appointed to
draw up a suitable minute.
War With Spain.
In conclusion the report said:
The war with Spain brought glorious
victory to the arms Of this country, and
peace now seems assured, with all its mani
fold blessings. The acquisition of new ter
ritory will bring added respons biitles and
Will present new legislative probem for
the consideration oI the Presiuent and Con-
gress. The earnest hope is entertained that
they will so wise.y legislate that prosperity
ana happiness may be Seculed allhe 10
the Un.leI STATES as weh TO the coun-
tries acquired unuer the terms of The
treaty OF peace with SPAN.
kx-RepresentatNe Mayer of Louisiana
caned atLenuUn to the use in the report of
the terms upper ana lower house. instead
of Senate House, and suggested as
there is some Objection on The part OF mem
bers OF Congress 20 the use OIL these terms,
tHat they be omitted This correcuon was
approved.
Inc report of the treasurer showed bal
ance oil silJ.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials was adopted, the Washington board
of trade beng entitled to be represented by
the following: DR.. A z. Pardon, NJ. Ii.
Emery, r. c. Stevens and w. B. Hibbs.
Election OF Officers.
The annual election of officers resulted in
the unanimous choice of Mr.. Fralay as
president. The vice presidents were named
by the several delegations.
On behalf of the delegation from the
board of trade of this city, DIR. A. p.
Pardon nominated Mr.. Theodore w Noyes
as vice president for the District the
nominations of vice presidents were con-
hfmed by the board, the chairman stating
that the vice presidents also served as
members of the executive council.
Ihe consideration of the topics on the
program was then declared to be in order.
put before that was done some topics were
proposed by the executive committee which
were not on the printed program. report
OF that committee read, assigning
number of the topics to the various COM
mittees. The delegations Offering sugges-
tons, it was proposed, should be called on
to name a representative on the commit
tees to which the topics had been referred.
Objection, however was made on the
ground that such a plan might lead to
making the committees unwieldy in num-
b9rs, and, after debate, a resolution was
adopted allowing each committee to en-
large its membership by additions not ex-
ceeding three
Two reports of committees on subjects
presented to the last meeting have been
prepared and will be taken up for DISPOSE
ton.
Improving Consular Service
One of these bears on the Improvement of
the consular service of the United States;
the other embodies the following resolu-
tons on the subject of the Control of Mo-
nopoies," to the effect that combinations
of persons and capital tending to the in
crease of prices of articles required for
general public use, and which shall stife
tull and free competition, are to be depre-
Gated; that so far as it may be consistent
with full liberty of trade, Congress is here
by requested to use its power to prevent
such combinations.
included in the matters proposed for con-
Sideration by the board are resolutions on
variety of topics from commercial organ
izations all over the United States. Two
subjects that are expected to give rise to
considerable discussion are those permit
ting pooling by railroad companies and res
olutions on banking and currency. Last
year the board recorded itself by a
majority vote in favor of pooling, but
the advent of western cities into tha
national organization may result in a
different recommendation being made this
year. Other resolutions that are COM
ing up for discussion those favoring
the reduction of tax on spirits, the CON
struction of the Nicaragua canal, reciproc-
ity, extension of American trade court of
arbitration between Great Britain and the
United States, and a modification of the
war revenue ect relieving members of the
commercial exchanges from the special
J taxes imposed on sales.