The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-04-14
Chamber Takes More Time
TO Consider Proposed
Amendment.
LENGTHY DEBATE
ON THE QUESTION
Resolution Favoring Appointment
of Municipal Architect Is
Adopted.

It will probably be a month before the
Chamber Of Commerce decides whether
it wants to amend it's constitution in
brder to be aile to subscribe for stock
IN manufacturing concerns. The cham
Der failed to reach a decision after a
lengthy debate on the proposition last
night and the matter went over until
its next meeting, in the form of IN
finished business.
The meeting was one of the most en-
thusiastic sessions ever held by an or
ganization in Washington. a large at
tendance was present and every pTopo-
sition brought up was thoroughly gone
into before action was taken upon II
Adjournment was not taken until after
IL o'clock
The attempt to have the chamber
make its initial move in the way or
preparing to rive actual assistance 10
new commercial enterprises which may
be established III the District grew out
OF a decision reached by the committee
on manufactures that the chamber
should subscribe for a portion Of the
stock Of the shoe factory which It Is
proposed TO build in washington during
the next few months. This neccssitated
an amendment to the constitution OF
the chamber, and the following, which
IL was believed fully covered the situa-
ton, was offered at last nights meeting
TIE Amendment.
I'm preamble, paragraph >, after the
word ACTIVITY add to indorse and 10
subscribe 20 the stock Of manufacturing
concerns, and that sums so subscribed
shall be recommended to the chamber
fer action by the board of directors
further, that such stock shall rot be
held by the chamber for a greater
length OF time than. in the opinion Of
the board Of directors may seem nee
essarv to foster such industries in the
District"
The question of the liability of the
members of the chamber in the event
that body should purchase and hold
stock, since 1t is not Incorporated, was
Immediately brought up after the offer
ing of the resolution. This brought out
strong speeches in favor Of the proposed
amendment by Arthur c. Moses, chair
man of the committee on manufactures
and Chaplin Brown, who had been the
adviser of Mr. Moses in framing the
resolution. The debate resulted in ar
amendment to the resolution being offer
ed by P. NJ. Brown, as follows;
And, further, that such stock shall
be held by three trustees cor the cham
Der, and that no stock shall be sub
scribed for until an appropriation shall
have been made to pay Tor the same
from available money in the treasury
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Adjourns Without Action.
After the introduction OF this amend
nent, the question was brought up az
TO whether the chamber had the righ
under the constitution to pass It with
out five days notice being given, snC
in the parliamentary discussion which
followed, the chamber adjourned with
out taking action
one OF the most interesting features
connected wit1 the long debate was th'
decision OF President GUIDE that a mo
ton 70 vote on the much-altered amend
ment was out of order. His decision
was appealed from. and Mr.. GUIDE sur
rendered the chair TO James +. Oyster
The question of deciding the appeal VA
nut 10 a vote, and President Guide wal
sustained.
1t was Immediately following this de
cfSion that the motion to adjourn wa
made and carried. before further actor
on the amendment could be taken.
Brown Resolution.
Percival NJ Brown last night sub
mitted a resolution passed by the schoU
committee favoring the appointment o
a municipal architect, after a com
petitive examination, and IL was adopt
ed by the Chamber. In the discussion
which followed the introduction of tn
resolution the fact was disclosed this
the executive committee yesterday prac
G,oslly indorsed the resolution. sub
joining a recommendation that Congress
be asked by the Commissioners to rails
the salary from $3.50 to 5000
on motion Of Isaac Cans. IL was de
cided that a committee Of ten person
should be appointed to advertise Wash
ington. +. =. May. chairman Of tn
wholesale trade committee. made an in
teresting report on the work that ha
been accomplished by that body, STATING
that advertisements had been inserte'
in a financial paper, and that they ha'
brought replies.
Major William J. Judson, the new
Engineer Commissioner. last night wa
elected an honorary member of tn
Chamber.