Act has re-established confidence, both at home and abroad, in the finances of this country; therefore,

Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New-York, the thanks of the entire country are due to the President, to the members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives, who gave their unwavering support to sound money principles.

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the President of the United States, to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted, and the Secretary was instructed to transmit them, by telegraph, to the parties named.

ALEXANDER E. ORR, in a few explanatory remarks, presented the following resolution, and moved its adoption :

Resolved, That the Special Committee on Quarantine be authorized to co-operate with the National Quarantine Committee of the New-York Academy of Medicine in its efforts to secure efficient legislation from Congress, with reference to the establishment of a permanent health organization, under the national government.

The resolution was unanimously adopted.

COMMUNICATIONS.

A communication was read from the Chamber of Commerce of San Diego, Cal., dated San Diego, October 3d, 1893, requesting the co-operation of this Chamber to secure increased postal facilities with that port.

The communication was referred to the Committee on Foreign Commerce and the Revenue Laws.

A communication was read from CHARLES COLLINS, dated NewYork, October 25th, 1893, calling attention to the suffering existing at Beaufort, S. C., and vicinity, caused by the cyclone which passed over that region in August last.

The President said he had been requested by the Executive Committee to bring the matter to the attention of the Chamber, and state that the Secretary would receive and transmit to THOMAS G. WHITE, Chairman of the Relief Committee, at Beaufort, any contributions the members may be pleased to make.

The Chamber then adjourned.

One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Annual Banquet, Tuesday, November 21, 1893.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK held its One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Annual Banquet at DELMONIco's, Tuesday evening, November 21st, 1893.

The victory of the advocates of a sound currency, recently achieved by the repeal of the purchasing clause of the SHERMAN Silver Act, after a long and bitter struggle, and the prospect of a revival of the depressed industries of the country, made the Banquet one of more than usual interest. The attendance was the largest for many years, and included many of the oldest and most prominent merchants and business men of the city, with distinguished representatives of the leading professions.

The Banquet Hall was decorated with the colors of the great commercial nations of the world, while the tables were covered in profusion with clusters and baskets of the choicest American roses. Back of the dais, on which the invited guests and speakers were seated, was a reproduction of the seal of the Chamber in oil on an extended scale, surrounded by the American and British flags.

The illustration for the frontispiece of the Menu was designed to cover the period of the existence of the Chamber of Commerce from the time the country was under British rule until the present day. The first panel represented the meeting, in February, 1770, between Lieutenant-Governor CADWALLADER COLDEN and a delegation of merchants of New-York, to wit: ISAAC LOW, WILLIAM WALTON, JOHN ALSOP, CHARLES MCEVERS, WILLIAM MCADAM, SAMPSON SIMPSON, THOMAS BUCHANAN and JOHN THURMAN, who waited upon the Lieutenant-Governor for the purpose of soliciting his influence to obtain from the British Government a charter for the Chamber.

In the other panel was a representation of the vessels of the leading nations, being escorted by the white squadron to the waters of New-York Harbor at the celebration, on the 26th of April last, in honor of the discovery of America.

In the lower left-hand corner was a suggestion of the Banquet, and above all were the British and American flags, prominently crossing each other, with the laurel wreath embossed in gold, linking them together, and, mingling with all, was the inscription, 1768-1893: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New-York, 125th Annual Banquet, Tuesday evening, November 21st.

The gentlemen who responded to the invitation of the Chamber to be its guests were―

The Hon. JOHN G. CARLISLE, Secretary of the Treasury.

The Hon. WHITELAW REID, late Minister of the United States to France.

The Hon. WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, late Minister of the United States to Germany.

The Hon. FREDERICK D. GRANT, late Minister of the United States to Austria.

The Hon. WILLIAM B. HORNBLOWER, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Hon. CARL SCHURZ, late Secretary of the Department of the Interior.

The Hon. JAMES H. ECKELS, Comptroller of the Currency.

The Rt. Hon. FLORENCE O'DRISCOLL, Member of the British Parliament.

The Hon. JOSEPH H. OUTHWAITE, Member of the House of Representatives from Ohio.

The Hon. J. DE WITT WARNER, Member of the House of Representatives from New-York.

The Hon. ASHBEL P. FITCH, Member of the House of Representatives from New-York.

The Hon. AMOS J. CUMMINGS, Member of the House of Representatives from New-York.

Rear-Admiral BANCROFT GHERARDI, United States Navy.

The Rev. FRANCIS L. PATTON, D. D., President of Princeton College.

The Hon. SETH Low, President of Columbia College.

The Hon. ST. CLAIR MCKELWAY.

The Hon. MURAT HALSTEAD.

Mr. SAMUEL D. BABCOCK, Ex-President of the Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. RICHARD M. HUNT.

Mr. DAVID M. STONE.

Mr. HORACE WHITE.

Mr. CHARLES R. MILLER.

Mr. ARTHUR F. BOWERS.

Mr. HART LYMAN.

Mr. EDWARD CARY.

Mr. WILLIAM DODSWORTH.

Mr. PAUL DANA.

Mr. JOHN A. SLEICHER.

Grace was said by the Rev. FRANCIS L. PATTON, D. D.

At nine o'clock the President asked the attention of the assemblage. He then spoke as follows:

SPEECH OF MR. CHARLES S. SMITH, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Again I have the pleasure to congratulate you, gentlemen of the Chamber of Commerce, that you are able to turn aside from the cares and responsibilities which environ a business man in NewYork, and to enjoy that serene and familiar intercourse with your friends and guests which always characterizes the Annual Banquet. Inasmuch as it was not my privilege to take part in the proceedings of the Chamber during the past year, I may, without charge. of egotism, be permitted to refer to what I believe to be the public appreciation of the good work performed by you during my ab

sence.

I shall not occupy your time by detailed reference to the generous hospitality of the Chamber offered to the foreign visitors to the Columbian Exhibition during their stay in this City, and particularly to that offered the Royal representative of the ancient Kingdom of Spain, and to the descendant of that illustrious navigator who, four hundred years ago, gave the continent of America to the world. [Applause.] And the magnificent spectacle of foreign vessels of war moving in long procession in our harbor, as illustrated on our Menu of this evening, will remain in our memories as one of the most unique events in the history of our country.

We cannot refuse our tribute to the heroic efforts of the citizens of Chicago to make the World's Fair an honor to the nation, [applause,] and in respect, at least, to its architecture, the wonder of the world. [Great applause.]

And then, gentlemen, let us admire the commercial spirit which has given birth to the philanthropic and noble impulses of the MARSHALL FIELDS, the ROCKEFELLERS, the PULLMANS and their associates, as demonstrated by their princely gifts to perpetuate the influence of the Fair, and to found institutions of sound learning. Gentlemen, it is to the perpetual honor of the merchant, that from the remote past he has been the founder and the patron of the school, the college, the library and the museum. [Great applause.] Indeed, our profession has led the historic march of civilization, for, as a rule, the missionary and the traveller have followed in the footsteps of the man of commerce.

The City of New-York and the whole country are under obligations to this Chamber for its prompt action when, a year ago, this country was threatened by an invasion of cholera, and the character which this Chamber has established during the one hundred and twenty-five years of its existence, for unselfish devotion to the public welfare enabled it to call upon the public for a subscription to meet a possible emergency, which was responded to in

the amount of one hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars, all of which, with the exception of twenty thousand, was returned to the subscribers. It is also a pleasing duty to acknowledge in this connection the important aid that was rendered to the Chamber by the Advisory Committee of Physicians of the New-York Academy of Medicine, and, gentlemen, it is not too much to say that there is no body of men, in the City of New York, who give so freely and gratuitously of their time and services to the poor and suffering as do the medical men of New-York. If, in the final analysis of human actions, character is the standard of success or failure, then the physicians of New-York deserve to wear the laurel wreath.

Now, gentlemen, it was considerable surprise to the country that the unconditional repeal of the Silver Purchasing Act was so promptly passed, and by so large a majority in the House of Representatives, and I think our Special Committee, of which my friend, Mr. JOHN CLAFLIN, was Chairman, had something to do with creating a healthy public sentiment on that question.

The resolutions embodying the views of the Chamber, and asking the parties addressed to exert their influence for unconditional repeal, was sent to 4,430 Banks and Trust Companies, to 420 Commercial Associations, and the members of the Chamber sent 30,000 letters to private firms and individuals to the same effect. The responses to the above mentioned documents proved that the country was overwhelmingly in favor of unconditional repeal.

I have been reminded that I ought to say something about the action of the banks of the City of New-York during the late silver panic. [Applause.]

Gentlemen, you and I know what they did, and we know excepting for the wise, prompt and conservative action of the Clearing House Banks of this City, the financial ruin and devastation would have been far more extensive and disastrous. The names of our members of the Loan Committee of the Clearing House, and I am glad to say that they are all members of the Chamber, should be placed high on the roll of honor, for their absolutely gratuitous and long-continued hard work to save the country from almost universal bankruptcy. [Great applause.]

I shall ask your permission to refer to a matter of personal experience before I take my seat. You are well aware, gentlemen, that the Chamber has been very pronounced in its opposition to the various Acts of Congress relating to the exclusion of Chinese immigration into the United States, and the reports of the Chamber on this subject have had wide circulation.

During my late visit to the Orient I received a call from a very distinguished Chinese official of high rank, who was intimately connected with that Government. He spoke English perfectly, and stated, by way of introduction, that he had received and read the reports of the Chamber of Commerce of New-York concerning Chinese immigration, and he desired to express his thanks and that of his Government for the just position the Chamber had taken.

I remarked to this gentleman that I thought I discovered a very bitter feeling among his countrymen against the English-speaking