The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
CHAMBER WILL MEET
Trade Body May Change Its
Method of Elections.
FEBRUARY SESSION TONIGHT
Executive Committee Consider. bin
TO Transfer Powers of Humane So
eiety to Metropolitan PoIiee-Pro-
posed Measure Drafted by Local
Business Hen-ConHasttee Named.

1t eDruaT4 meeting OF tle " dctiIis-
ton Chamber Of Commerce win be held
tonight at the headquarters, IN F street.
/ In addition to the regular business. rep
Eresentatves OF the Bliss Electrical School,
which was recently burned. viii present
10 the chamber a series Of stereopticon
views showing the kind Of work done AT
the school. with a view to getting Up
public interest in the project to restore
its building in Takoma Park
Among the matters 10 be brought before
the meeting tonight viii be two amend
ments to the constitution. relating 10 the
annual meeting in January and the cleo
ton OF officers. One OF the amendments
defines more specifically the eligibility
OF the vote for officers OF the chamber,
providing that only those members who
have paid the dues for the half year
current when the ballots are cast shall
be eligible TO vote.
May Change Elections.
The other amendment provides that the
reading OF the annual reports OF officers
and the nominating speeches for presi-
dent and other officers shall occupy the
time OF the chamber for one evening. and
the balloting for officers shall occur one
week later. On the day Of the election,
according to the amendment. the polls
shall be open from midday 10 ?. m
At the latter hour the polls shall be
declared closed and the count viii take
place Immediately, according 10 general
rules laid down in the amendment.
The purpose OF this change is 20 obviate
the all-night sessions that occur under
the present constitution
The chamber viii also consider several
important matters 10 be reported 10 It
by the standing committees.
Executive Committee Meets.
The executive committee OF the chamber
met yesterday and disposed OF consider
able business. II voted to establish
friendly and reciprocal relations with the
chamber Of commerce a. Seattle. Wash.
It approved the resolution submitted BY
the Chamber Of Commerce OF Norfolk re-
lating TO delay upon the work OF she for
tifcations ar Cape Henry The Norfolk
chamber complains that the government
IS very SLOW IN carrying on the building
Of the forts al the mouth OF Chesapeake
Bay. and the resolution has in view
memorial TO Congress and the stirring up
Of public opinion toward prompt compile
ton OF the Notifications.
The committee also voted that repre-
sentation be sent 10 the National Tariff
Commission convention. which viii be
held IN indianapolis. February IS 20 Is
Would Abolish Humane society.
The committee referred to the commit
tee on law and legislation bin drafted
by certain business men Of Washington
having for Is object a change in the
jurisdiction Of the powers exercised by
the Humane Society. A letter TO Presi-
dent Guide by the drafters OF the bill set
forth that conditions under the present
regime are well nigh intoierable and call
for a change
The bill proposes. In brief. that the
Humane Society be abolished and its
powers lodged in the police Of the city.
II IS also proposed that the poii-z depert-
ment shall be put n the sole charge o.
the major and superintendent OF police,
and that his powers be somewhat en-
lsrged.
MAJ. Sylvester and OF at least one Of the
Commissioners.
New Committee Named.
The committee on Law and legislation
for the current year was named yester-
day by President Guide. Il will hold It's
first meeting next Saturday night TO con
slider the bin referred TO II yesterday By
the executive committee The committee
on law and legislation IS composed Of the
following:
ChaHnzR-A. Leftwich Sinclair
VICE chs3rmsn-Ccurad L. Syme
MeTshe-s-ChsTies y. CisEett Charles IinkfnS
Ben3a-nin Y. Guy. Ssrnnel Ross. Walter C. Balder-
ston. Oliver s Metzerott. John i Weaver Ernest
h Dsuiel Samuel s. Shei6, Jsckscn Il REISro1
Reu5srain T. Barnes, Irving o. Bal. r Golden
Donaldson. EdEsr D. Shaw. GeorEe z Walks
William, n. LeTin. Frank P Niihrrn. E-Eeue
Jones' Ray r Ni55suka. Leon T0tHiner r. Ha1ri-
s01 Jch-scn. F. ". BolEiaDo. Waller \ Johnsreu
+. " Gscksnzie, Joserh D. Sullivan. Jesse 1.
k<good, Ralph ". Lee Wilton ]. Lan.heT1 Carcorau
Thou1. George 3. Fs7quhar Alexander Wolf Horace
I'ulsn. John 3. Siensl. 7. Charles ". Dan Ar
thur Copeland, leo P, Harlow. james V Belier. ]
D2Esou Williams. and Dr. William C. woodward
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