The Washington herald., 1909-02-24
GAS LEGISLATION
STIRS COMMITTEE
Special Meeting of Chamber
Will Consider It.
WILL MEET TOMORROW NIGHT
Members Appointed Who VIII Con-
slider Statutes Relating to Public
strIcfiOns TO Real Estate Business
Starts-May Invite Conventions.

AT the meeting OF the executive COM
mlttee OF the Chamber Of Commerce yes
terday important matters came Up for
discussion. one Of which led TO the calling
Of 2 special meeting OF the chamber to-
morrow night.
This was the subject OF gas legislation
pending IN the United States Senate
4 resolution was introduced. calling
upon the chamber 20 take a specific
stand upon the price o. gas and upon
the question OF ningling the output with
monoxide.
After considerable discussion and sew
eral attempts to amend the original reso-
luton. substitute was adopted, as fol-
lows
Resolved. That the executive commit
tee direct the president 20 call a special
meeting OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
Thursday evening. February =. 1909, for
the purpose of considering the gas legisIa-
ton now pending IL Congress.
That in the interval the committee on
law and legislation is directed 10 examine
into the said pending legislation, and pre-
pare n report thereon for consideration by
the chamber at said special meeting"
subcommittee on Utilities.
The committee received from A. Left
witch Sinclair the appointees upon the
subcommittee on law and legislation
which viii be charged with the consid-
Grafton Of legislation relating 10 public
utilities. The subcommittee Is composed
as follows: Walter c. Balderston, chair
man; Jackson II RaIston. william NJ
Levin, Leo P. Harlow. Oliver 5. Metze-
rott. Charles y. Darr. Joseph D. sulli-
van, James A Toomey, James ". Beller,
George F. Walker, Edgar =. Shaw. Ben
jsmin r Barnes. Samuel s Shedd. r
Harrison johnson. F. ". Bolgiano. Ern-
est II. Daniel Raw Z. Afiddaugh
The committee also considered a reso-
luton looking 10 the Investigation and
report upon the subject OF legislation 10
control in some particulars the real es-
tate business.
No action was taken upon the resolu-
ton other than 20 refer Il 20 the com
mittee on law and legislation, and a sub
committee has been appointed % take
up the matter, composed Of the following:
Conrad H Syme, chairman. Alexander
wolf. Waiter A Johnson. J. Dawson
Williams. James a. Toomey. Ralph ".
Lee. r. Harrison Johnson. Ray T. Mid
daUgh, and Frank ?. Milburn.
viii Invite Painters Here.
The committee had before II several
communications relating TO conventions
One Of these was from the Master Paint
ers' Association, which Is holding a meet
ing this week in Baltimore The com
mittee directed President GUIDE and Sec
rotary Grant to go to Baltimore to-mor-
row and invite the association TO meet in
Washington IN 1911.
Another similar communication was
from the National BOWERS Association.
which would Ike 10 hold its 1911 meeting
in Washington One Of the requirements
Of such meeting is that the city where
the meeting is held shall guarantee a
large prize o. prizes 10 be given 10 the
winning team. the gate receipts being
used TO reimburse the guarantee fund
This application was referred 20 the com
mittee on conventions, Of which George
Shut is chairman, who viii take I'D the
matter by correspondence with the na-
tional officers Of the BOwlers' Associa-
ton.