New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-15
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE SECOND DAYS SESSION IN
WASHINGTON.

ppocrrDrNGs AT THE SECOND DAYS SESSION IN
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON Dec. 1.-THE subject first cohsluered
at to-day's meeting of the National Board OF Iraue
was embodied in a resolution offered ny the New
York Board of Trade and Transportation urslhs
unon Congress the Importance OF enactng Ma
tional trademark registration law This resou-
tion was adopted On motion OF Mr.. Patterson, OF
PHILADELPHIA a resolution was adopted to indorse
the bill now pending In Congress proVidlhg loi
naval reserve The next resolution adopted was
designed 10 add to the definition OF mixed nour III
the Internal Revenue bill the following;
mt not TO include self-raising Hour 10 De useu
uthout further admixture of salt yeast or Daklng
powder In paper packages oh's' anu "o' ~
six pounds in each package.
From The Committee on the Control Of Monopoles
Mr. Halpen OF Philadelphia. reported the following
resolutions:
Resolved That combinations Of persons and cap p,
ital tending the increase or decrease OF pCs III
articles REQUIRED for general public use, ana Wh,Ch
shall sthe full and free competition. are 10 w ue
Resolved. That so far as IT may be consistent
with full liberty OF trade, Congress - heieni
ouested 10 It's power to prevent such eoino'""
Waldo Smith Of NewY9rk as min OF Sne
Mr. Berry OF Pennsylvania. said thar trusts VIZ h
effect ard not cause ana ,mHl my rbera WIS
result of effort to maintain prices - r,ran
a temporary remedy and that was 10 rcS'ra, ,
production But the remedy th3t ne So%me Of .hs
the real TO Increase the volr mn, " ,r,,nL
currency This declaration brongn, Iordh nun ib
poc dina
RESOLUTION was put to a vote. ~ voting IN faNor OF
and 70 against il. Twothirds OF the delegates not
votinp i'm favor Of the proposition IL was ueclar'u
lost Inder the rules Of the Board
uobcrt made favorable report from ire
committee to which had been referred the resou-
lion from the Cincinnati Chamber Of SommerCr
re- an Congress the reduction OF the tax on
sn,its 10 70 cents per proof gallon. which me re-
mort said has been demonstrated 10 De the nlsues'
Notwithstanding rate. 1t was said that the sec
ra,orv III the Treasury and the Internal Revenue
oT~isls were earnestly in favor OF these resolu-
lions on the ground that II vas the only way 10
mjnimize fraud In production MI "hurber, OF
Hn.york favored the resolution on the gTOuhu
hat higher tax tended TO increase the amount OF
u.hetcv drunk and that the honest distllier, VINO
navs ,axes should be protected from the conlstl-
ZION Of the dishonest distlrr. who does not. Inc
resnIntion was lost by a vote OF 10 to %
The first business at the afternoon session was tne
confederation of the report OF the committee on the
Nicarauga Canal. The sense OF the Board was
strongly in favor the speedy construction OF the
canal by the United States and the committees re-
port adopted. ., 49,.
The Committee on Transportation presented a re-
mort which was adopted recommending "A large
humber of amendments to the Interstate commerce
law. 4, r-...o... .....o 4,
a resolution favoring the gold standard which was
adopted without discussion