Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-14

Archibald Greenlees, Washington: J. r.
Carter, Boston: G. Waldo Smith, New York;
c. B. Congdon, Chicago; F. d. La lame.
Philadelphia. and William Waterfall, Phila-
delphia.
Interstate commerce-William H. Chad
wick. Chicago. chairman: c. S. Hamlin.
Boston; Philip Cooley. Philadelphia; o. L..
Whitelaw, ST. Louis; Amory A. Lawrence,
Boston; George H. G. Johnson, Milwaukee:
N. B. Kelly. Philadelphia: F. B. Thurber.
New York. and w. T. Robinson. Philadel-
phia.
Department of commerce and industry-E.
r. Wood, Philadelphia, chairman; David
Hutzler. Baltimore: E. F. Beale, Philadel-
phia; D. B. Atherton. Scranton; Amory A.
Lawrence, Boston: George H. Anderson,
Pittsburg; p. q. Preston. Boston: George
F. Stone, Chicago, and s. w. Woodward,
Washington.
Banking and currency-C. Stuart Patter-
son. Philadelphia, chairman; H. w. Pea
body. Boston; ]: H. Dickman. st. Louis; b.
waukee; Charles A. Martin. Baltimore, and
F. L. Hitchcock, Scranton.
Consular service-J. r. Carter, Boston.
chairman: Wilson NJ. Day. Cleveland; A. P
York; r. D. Lyon. Chicago: o. L. White
law, st. Louis; C. 8. Hamlin, Boston, and
J. T. MoHugh, Cincinnati.
Postal rates and service-Finley Acker,
cleveland; c. Stuart Patterson, Phiiadel-
phia: David Hutzler. Baltimore; H. B.
Slaughter, Chicago, and w. P. Kenneth, st.
Louis.
Tariff revision-w. P. Kennett. St. Louis,
chairman: William McCarroll. New York,
and John M. Harper, Philadelphia.
River and harbor mprovement-Joseph r.
Foard. Baltimore. chairman; L. NJ. Haupt.
Philadelphia; u. r. Carter. Chicago; 3. A.
Eckhart. Chicago; J. Milton Blair Cincn-
natl: George H. Anderson, Pittsburg; R. P.
Amman. st. Louis: L. Y. Schermerhorn,
Philadelphia, and Q. s. Hodge. Cleveland.
Reciprocity - John Hopewell. Boston.
chairman: L. P. Rumsey. Chicago: G. w.
French. Davenport; J. W. Sale, Bluffton.
Ind: J. T. McHugh, Cincinnati and Ma
thaniel French Chicago
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. S. Wise. New York
city, chairman: Amory A. Lawrence, Bos-
ton: o. L. Whitelaw ST. Louis: George S.
Bridge. Chicago, and G. w. French, Dav-
export.
Revision Of Constitution.
The most important business Of the board
was the adoption of the report of the COM
mittee on new bylaws and revision of the
constitution, with the exception of article
4. relating to dues, which was referred back
to the committee. AS forecasted in yester-
days Star, the action taken practically re-
suits In a reorganization Of the national
body on broader lines than the old consti-
tuition permitted.
G. B. Murray. chairman Of the committee
inquiry as to the methods adopted by the
census bureau and the Agricultural Depart
ment in the matter Of the collection of crop
statistics. The work of the committee was
directed to be continued.
resolution was adopted on motion of
Mr.. Wheeler. chairman OF the committee
on the merchant marine, expressing regret
at the failure Of the United States to pur-
chase the Danish West Indies, and express
Ing the belief that the administration will
have popular support should negotiations
to that end be resumed
Judge Wise, on behalf Of the New York
board Of trade and transportation, present
ed a resolution recommending rigid border
quarantine. and suggesting that the marine
hospital service be made a part of the ma
tional health commission. as provided for In
the Spooner bill, Low before Congress The
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. f. M. Thurber of the United States
Export Association Of New York presented
resolution indorsing the pure food bill now
before Congress, but 1t occaSioned consider
able debate and was referred to a commit
tee of three for report. lsjost II
Another resolution, presented by Mr.
Smith OF New York, on behalf of the New
York board of trade and transportation, in
dorsing the creation by act OF Congress of
an American system Of ma vigatinE naval re-
serves was adopted.