The Washington times., 1909-11-10
GUIDE WILL NAME
DEBT COMMITTEE
Will Urge Plan for Pay
ment of City's
Bills.

President William +. GUIDE, OF the
Chamber Of Commerce, will appoint a
committee Of three representing that
body to urge the passage OF bin wrich
the Commissioners will present to Con
sress providing for the payment Of the
Districts bonded and floating indebted
ness In installments.
Carrying with it the approval Of che
| board of directors. the report Of the
committee on District finances was sub
mitied to the Chamber last night by
Alonzo Tweedale. and was unanimously
adopted. The report not only approved
the plan Of the Commissioners. which
provides for the liquidation of the debt
In twenty years, but authorized the ap-
pointment of the committee to urge its
passage.
The Chamber last night voted not TO
create an office of general counsel. as
provided for in the report Of the COM
mittee on revision of the constitution,
submitted by Jackson II. Ralston. chair
man.
Other Matters Up.
Matters regarding the attendance of
directors at board meetings. payment OF
dues, privileges Of voting. method Of
making nominations. and the requisite
number of members to constitute a
quorum at the meetings OF the Chamber
to the constitution. as provided for in
the committees report.
1t was decided that the absence OF
any member from the board of directors
shall create vacancy ipsO factO: that
any person joining the Chamber within
less than three months before the an
euat election viii be entitled to vote
provided he paid his dues six months In
advance; that nominations for directors
shall be posted two weeks before the
annual election, and that fifty members
shall constitute a quorum.
The amendments were debated sepa-
rately, after which the revised constitu-
ton was adopted as q whole, the entire
time. The Chamber also rendered s
vote Of thanks to the revision COM
mittee.
Reports Received.
Several minor committee reports were
received and adopted. One of them was
a report by Attorney Charles W. Dsrr
upon the petition sent the Chamber sew
eral months ago by the Ladies' Gar
ment Workers Union. relating 20 the
licensing of itinerant vendors in Wash
II gtOn. Mr.. Darr said the itinera0t
perchants were subjected to a personal
tax upon their stocks of goods or sam
pies. the same as local merchants are
He declared that ne committee lad
found the law IS being complied VITA,
and that nothing further could be done,
unless new law IS made
H. c. Stiles reported that the manu-
features committee WIS considering ne
merits of number Of propositions. and |
proba bly, would have an interesting re-
port TO make at some time in the near !
future.
Mr.. Stiles also reported for the com
mittee which investigated the PROPOSE. |
ton of erecting an auditorium on Aaa-
lOstan island, that until the Transports
ton facilities to the island were as
toe
to the proposition.
The resolution adopted at the last /
meeting Of the Chamber indorsing the i
securing OF the international aviation /
meet was supplemented by the passa ge !
CT a second resolution at last nights /
meeting appToDristing 500 from rhe 4
treasury Of the Chamber. TO be applied l
10 the guarantee fund OF the meet The /
resolution making the appropriation was /
introduced by Chaplin Brown. and passed /
by a safe majority