The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-30

Presides, and Delivers Admirable Ad-
 dress-AnnOunces His Committees
 Chamber Against Appointing Special
 Body to Investigte It's HarbOr Com
 mittee-Dove of Peace Enters, When
 Thanks for Efficient Services Are
 Voted Instead.
 It was twenty years ago that the most famous of newspaper wits observ- ed at the annual banquet of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce that it seemed a long time between meals for that body. Had Isaac H. Bromley been present at the meeting of the chamber last evening, and felt the un- dertow of what might have been a his toric meeting, bearing to the commit tee having in charge the Defenders monument, he would have said that the chamber is everlastingly alert when there is real business to be done and real rocks to be avoided after the man. ner of the defenders. What the largest meeting in seventeen years, according to the testimony of Secretary Galla- gher, felt was inevitable as "a rise' in parliamentary controversy, passed a summer storm under the call for the previous question:
 Governor Woodruff's successor as president, Herbert c. Warren, called the meeting to order and Secretary Gallagher proceeded to introduce the business of the evening, which was not at all the business of the evening in the imagination of those present. In- ternational arbitration to be considered at the second Hague conference was politely and decorously disposed of. Edgar E. Jurant moved to take from the table the resolution, which had slumbered there long time without a chance for resurrection, affecting the bridge rights on Mill river above Grand avenue. Colonel Isaac M. Ullman ,blandly asked why 8 resolution, which had so frequently failed to get from Gle IdDlS51 StiOQlQ lIluS OuQnClllJ DC tgoked without previous notice. The explanation was offered that the previ- ous president of the chamber would not take it up without previous noticep "A proper attitude snapped Colonel Ullman, and the dove of peace flew about the chamber.
 Then followed a little fling at the business management of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company from W. S. Brown of Pitts burg, whose letter was sent to the committee on 'new enterprises" Ma jor Harry Taylor of the United States engineering corps proved a better and more Interesting correspondent. He wanted, after the manner of army of- fcers, to know something definite about the wishes of the people of New Haven with regard to channel matters, and matters having to do with the welfare of this city. George B. Martin blandly moved that the letter be refer fed to the committee on harbor "to be raised" With a smile the large num- Der Of members present acquiesced and another rock had been avoided
 Then Secretary Gallagher read let ter from the majority of the old mem bers of the harbor committee in which they asked that a committee to consist of three former presidents of the cham Der investigate the conduct of the har- bor committee and make suitable re- port. Judge Mathewson of the City court moved that the motion be inde- finiteiy postponed, which provoked a mild roar of disapproval, in which the expressions "unfair play" were heard. Henry c. Rowe and others attempted to be heard, but the chamber was ap- parently for indefinite postponement of the threatened discussion. A rising vote showed that A favored indefinite postponement while 26 were opposed to that disposition of the motion.
 Then arose George B. Martin, who moved that a resolution of thanks be passed thanking Congressman Sperry for what he had done during his term in the federal halls of legislation to improve the harbor of New Haven. A motion was made to refer the motion to the executive committee, and Henry c. Rowe moved to the front with a pre- pared speech which had proceeded but a sentence or two when State Senator Clarence p. Thompson, of the proposed city of Orange and the city of New Ha- ven, observed that he was out of or der President Warren took this view of the sitaution, and after spirited re- marks by Fred Orr, John c. North and Edward I. tAtwater, out went the motion to refer. Commodore W. S. Wells then moved "that the thanks of this chamber are due to the committee on harbor for their long and faithful services to our city and efficient la bors to further the commercial inter- est of New Haven"
 At this point the dove of peace f1ut- tetred about the room, beating it's wings against the speaking likenesses of former presidents, and the motion to adjourn was made subject to Secretary Gallagher's earnest plea for members in arrears to step to the captains office and settle.
 President Warren's admirable ad- dress was as follows:
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