Special Meeting, Tuesday, August 28, 1877. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held this day, at one o'clock, P. M., at the Rooms of the Chamber, No. 63 William-street, pursuant to the following requisition : SAMUEL D. BABCOCK, Esq., NEW-YORK, August 24, 1877. President Chamber of Commerce; DEAR SIR,-The undersigned respectfully request you to call a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce for Tuesday next, August 28, at one o'clock, P. M., for the purpose of making suitable arrangements for the reception of the Governors of the several States, on their contemplated visit to this city early in September. Your obedient servants, (Signed,) BENJ. B. SHERMAN, J. PIERPONT MORGAN, GEORGE S. COE, PRESENT. WILLIAM E. DODGE, HENRY M. TABER, GEORGE WILSON, Secretary. And a quorum of members. The President, First and Second Vice-Presidents, not being present, the Secretary declared the meeting adjourned sine die, pursuant to Article X. of the By-Laws of the Chamber. Special Meeting, Wednesday, September 19, 1877. A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held this day, at one o'clock, P. M., at the Rooms of the Chamber, No. 63 William-street, for the election of a Commissioner of Pilots, pursuant to the resolution adopted at the regular monthly meeting held June 7th. PRESENT. SAMUEL D. BABCOCK, President. And a quorum of members. The President stated the object of the meeting to be the election of a Commissioner of Pilots, to serve for two years, in place of Mr. ROBERT L. TAYLOR, whose term of office had expired. ELECTION OF A COMMISSIONER OF PILOTS. Mr. GEORGE W. BLUNT nominated Mr. TAYLOR for re-election. A ballot was taken, and the teller reported the result to be fifteen votes cast, all of which were for Mr. ROBERT L. TAYLOR, for Commissioner of Pilots. The President thereupon declared Mr. TAYLOR to be unanimously re-elected to serve for the term of two years, until September 19th, 1879. The Chamber then adjourned. Monthly Meeting, Thursday, October 4, 1877. A regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held this day, at one o'clock, P. M., at the Rooms of the Chamber, No. 63 William-street. PRESENT. JAMES M. BROWN, First Vice-President. GEORGE WILSON, Secretary. And a quorum of members. The minutes of the last regular meeting, held June 7th, and of the special meetings, held August 28th and September 19th, were read and approved. REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Mr. ELLIOT C. COWDIN, Chairman of the Executive Committee, reported the following named candidates for membership, and recommended their election: These gentlemen were, on one ballot, unanimously elected mem bers of the Chamber. Mr. CowDIN submitted a letter, addressed to the President of the Chamber of Commerce, from Mr. JOHN D. JONES, President of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company, dated New-York, July 21, 1877, inviting the Chamber to send a delegate to represent it at the "Fifth Annual Conference of the Association for the Reform and Codification of the Laws of Nations," to be held at Antwerp, Belgium, on the 30th August. Mr. JONES stated that Mr. FREDERIC R. COUDERT was about to proceed to Antwerp as the Delegate of the Board of Marine Underwriters of this city, and if it was desired, he would at the same time represent the Chamber. Mr. CowDIN reported that the Executive Committee had, during the recess of the Chamber, appointed Mr. COUDERT to act in that capacity, and that he would in due time submit his report. The action of the Committee was unanimously approved, and the communication of Mr. JONES was ordered to be placed on file. Mr. COWDIN further reported, that in consequence of the failure to obtain a special meeting of the Chamber on the 28th of August, to make arrangements for the reception of the visiting Governors, that duty devolved on the Executive Committee, and they accordingly appointed a Select Committee for that purpose, who, with the Mayor, received the Governors, and extended to them the usual hospitalities during their stay in the city. Mr. CowDIN Submitted the following Memorial to Congress, from the Marine Insurance Companies and merchants of this city, praying that body to restore the American Legation to Bogota, United States of Colombia; and on recommendation of the Committee, the Memorial was unanimously approved, and the President and Secretary were authorized to sign the same on behalf of the Chamber: MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS FOR THE RESTORATION OF THE LEGATION AT BOGOTA, UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled: The Memorial of the undersigned Insurance Companies, merchants and others, respectfully represents: That by recent action of your honorable body, looking to a reduction of public expenditure, certain legations were withdrawn, and at this moment exist no longer. Amongst these was that to the United States of Colombia, the value and importance whereof your petitioners believe have not been properly presented to you. They, therefore, respectfully submit for your consideration the following facts and arguments in connection with that conviction: First. That Government is a Republic, founded and maintained on the model of our own-weak as all such are in their inception, yet struggling manfully and successfully for existence. As such, it demands, and is believed to be entitled to every encouragement and recognition which can be given by this Government. Second. Each of the leading powers of the world, and most of the second and third class powers, now maintain full Legations at Bogota; and the United States, whose people are seeking for and courting increased commercial relations therewith, is the only power of any considerable magnitude, either in the Eastern or Western Continent, at present without its diplomatic representative at Bogota. Third. Very great and important pecuniary interests of American citizens are vested in that country, and need a constant and watchful guardianship, which can only be given by their mother country, to maintain their rights and preserve their advantages, and your petitioners enumerate some of them as follows, viz.: The Panama Rail-Road Company, representing a capital and bonded debt of $7,600,000, with its important connections on both oceans. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company, representing $20,000,000 in addition. The Medellin and Magdalena River Rail-Road, now more than half completed and in process of construction; an American enterprise. The Bogota and Honda (Western) Rail-Road, now in process of construction. The Steam Navigation of the Rivers "Magdalena" and "Atrato," on which float upwards of twenty steamers, valued at not less than $200,000, owned chiefly by American citizens. There are also large mining and manufacturing interests represented there by American capital; these are vested and settled interests already existing there. But, even beyond these, is the important item of commerce. Embracing, as that Government. does, almost the entire coast fronting on the Caribbean Sea, a very large and constantly increasing trade with this country is in progress. It not only furnishes to this country a very large amount of sugar, coffee, dye and other woods, the very important article of Quinia bark,—of which a new and extensive field has recently been opened on the eastern side of the Andes, finding its way from these States to this country, through the Amazon River and its tributaries, and many other products; but it is a large and constantly increasing market for every American manufacture and many of our productions. For all these, other nations are our active and keen competitors; and the withdrawal of our minister has been most keenly felt as an indignity and a blow from that power to which it looked for deepest sympathy and warmest support, and will undoubtedly result in injury and detriment to these growing benefits. With the advent of the honorable gentleman who last held this mission, a material and pecuniary result was attained by the collection of long-mooted claims of American citizens, which have been, in amount, far in excess of any expenditures attendant on the mission; and at this moment, claims of considerable magnitude exist on the part of American citizens, arising out of the recent disturbances in that country, which can be properly presented only by a resident minister. And your petitioners therefore most earnestly request, that this mission may be restored, and an appointment made thereto at the earliest practicable moment. And your petitioners will ever ATLANTIC MUTUAL INS. CO., By CHARLES DENNIS, V. P. UNION MUTUAL INS. Co., By F. S. LATHROP, Pres. ORIENT MUTUAL INS. Co., By ALFRED OGDEN, V. P. SUN MUTUAL INS. CO., By J. P. PAULISON, Pres. PACIFIC MUTUAL INS. CO., PETER V. KING & Co., A. A. Low & BROTHERS, CHAS. H. MARSHALL & Co., pray. NEW-YORK MUTUAL INS. Co., By J. H. LYELL, Pres. By ALEX. MACKAY, V. P. Per HIGGINS & Cox, Att'ys. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, By CATLIN & SATTERTHWAITE, W. T. COLEMAN & Co., ELLIOT C. COWDIN, PETER BALEN & Co. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES. Mr. SAMUEL B. RUGGLES, Chairman of the Special Committee on International Coinage, made a verbal statement preliminary to a |