The Washington times., 1902-01-22
RESOLUTION
TO DISSOLVE.
Offered by the St. Louis Del
egation Of the National Board
of Trade at the Annual Meet
ing Now in Session.
ACTION WILL Be TAKEN TODAY.
The Election Of Officers for the
Ensuing Year Deferred Pending
the Disposition of the Proposition

On account Of the resolution offered by
| the st. Louis delegation of the National
| Board of Trade, now in progress at the
shoreham Hotel, that the National Board
| be dissolved, the election of officers was
| deferred until this morning.
The committees, however. were an
nounced, and considerable discussion was
caused by the resolution offered by the
st. Louis organization. Several resolu-
tions on matters of national prominence
were carried.
Believe Resolution VIII Fail.
One of the delegates to the convention
| stated that he hoped the St. Louis reso-
luton would be fully discussed. He fur
ther stated that he was Of the opinion,
however, that the work of the National
Board of Trade had a great deal of in
| fuence with national legislation, and that
a great deal of work was still remaining
| to be done by the organization.
The popular sentiment among the mem
| bers of the organization is that the reso-
that the St Louis delegation is the only
one which is favorably inclined toward
its adoption.
For Laying Pacific Cable.
The delegation from the Boston Board
of Trade offered resolution to the effect
that the National Board of Trade urges
the immediate laying of a cable to con-
meet the Philippine Islands with the
United States.
| The resolution was adopted after con-
siderable discussion as to whether the
cables should be operated by private con-
Germs or by the National Government
The matter was compromised by having
the resolution read that the cable should
be operated by either one.
Branding of Food Products.
resolution offered by the United
States Export Association, favoring the
passage by Congress of a bill to prevent
the false branding of dairy and other food
products. was also carried.
The New York Board of Trade and
Transportation offered a resolution reit-
Grating its action in favor of the passage
| by Congress of law providing for the
creation of an American system of nav
igatine naval reserves
The resolution further stated that on
account of the urgency of the matter, as
shown by the recommendations contained
in the Presidents message to Congress
and the report of the Secretary of the
Navy. the matter should at once be
brought to the attention of National Leg
islators.
Committees Appointed.
The chair announced the following COM
mittees for the ensuing twelve months:
American merchant marine-C. s. Ham
lin. William McCarroll F. B. Thurber
Archibald Greenlees. J. K. Carter A.
Wheeler Robert Z. Pattison, D. p Black
and E. c. Gibbs.
Railroad ansportation-Henry G. Hill
ken, S. p Stratton. o. l.. Whitelaw, n.
| B. Kelley Frank Barry, E. p. Wilson,
Alden F. Speare, b. W. Campbell, G. Wal
do Smith. F. B. Thurber, W. T. Robinson.
and G. II. Anderson.
Postal rates and service-David HutZler.
A. Mccullough, J. NJ. Harper. Farley Ack-
er. G. W. Maxwell. W. Atlee Burpee. B.
Randall. NJ. s Wise. T. r. Ballard, J. NJ.
Pew. F. l.. Hitchcock. A. T. Anderson.
C. A. Hinsch G. ". Smith, F. l.. Hitch
! cock. ]. r. Carter, Charles Parsons,
Thomas Martindale. c. n. Page.
River and harbor improvement-W- b.
Brooks, jr., J. f. Ellison. j. F. Lewis. +.
P. Wilson, Joseph r. Foard, W. d. Mul-
len. Clinton Walsh. W. p. kennett, and
George II. Anderson.
Irrigation and forestry-F. L. Hitchcock,
o. L. Whitelaw. G. II. Maxwell IL ii.
Isthman canal-T. r. Ballard l.. NJ
Uaupt. d. w Taylor, F. D. La lame, j.
A. Lansing, w. p. Van Wickle, S. p. STRAIT
ton.
Department commerce and industries
| d. Hutzler Alden T. Speare, G. W. Smith,
William Waterfall. ]. A. Lansing, b. Ran
| dali s. =. Stratton. E. X. Wood. q. w
Anderson William p. kennett, 5. W.
Woodward.
War revenue law-E. G. preston, NJ. y.
| Kline Charles Parsons.
National bankruptcy law. r. Carter,
| NJ. s Wise. ". p. Kennett, F. L. Hitch
cock. c. 6. Hamlin.
Reciprocity-E c. Preston, ]. T. Me-
| Hugh, j. A. Lansing, A. r. fardoh; W. i.
| Harvey, S. O. Stratton, c. II. Hardlne, T.
b. Thurber. d. w. Taylor, Thomas Mar
tndale. A. c. Croxton.
| Consular service-Henry Hilken, j. Il.
Carter, q. w. smith T. W. i'otOn, -
| T. Murray, o. J.. Whiteiaw' A. L. far-
| don
| Metric system-C. b. Murray, E. NJ.
| Avery, J. \. Lansing.
Presidential terms. P. Stratton, F. L.
| Hit tchcock.
Special committee on organization
Charles Parsons, w. NJ. Day. Blanchard
Randall. George II. Anderson, Frank Bar
ry, Charles 8. Hamlin, and f. d. LaLahhe' li
The sessions will again be convened tnls
morning at 10 o'clock. and there viii ne
daily sessions at 10 o'clock ana a' -''V
| O'clock
| Refugees nt Moddcrp"ort.
| LADYBRAND. Orange RIVER colony
Jan 21.-Four hundred native refugees