Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-10
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
THURSDAY, Dec. o

THURSDAY, Dec. y
The Speaker presented the report of WIN. /!
Il ichardson ard Blair Boiling. Commissioners ap-
pointed by act of The last session. 10 superntend the
repairs and furnishing orthe Governors House.
The Report read. aud on morton of M. Rives
of Campbell, laid the table and ordered be prin-
On motion of Mr.. Morris Chairman of that con-
mce) the COMMITTEE Of Privileges and Elections,
had leave TO SIT during ne session OF the House
Mr. Rives OF Campbell, offered the following Re-
solIiors:
Resolved. thnt thu Committee Agriculture and
Manufactures be instructed 10 inquire whether any.
and if any, what Legislative measures nccC ssnry
II The promotion ct the Agricultural interests uf this
Commonwealtil-and that said Committee have leave
to report by bill o oihcrwisa.
Resolved. That said Committee enquire whether
any. and If any. what measures necessary pro-
mote the manufacturing interests of this Common
wealth, and that said Committee report by bill or
otherwise.
Resolved, That said Committee enquire into the
expcdiency Of providing by law for the inspection of
gypsum pIIster of paris, with leave TO report bv
bill or otherwise-and SAID resolutions were adopted
Mr. Miller Of Powhatan, sad, that he would after
the adoption of the general resolution referred the
committee on agriculture and manufactures, endea-
your to give that committee some more specific duty
than what had been already assigned them
Afie' reading The resolution, which foows) Mr. NJ.
rema ked, that II due from him tho House, to
state cOncsey what were his objects in presenting
this resolution must have been Observed ny all per-
manufactured at the Richmond mills. was usually
quoted at from 37l to 30 cents higher than the flour
made at the upper mills, from wheat Of exactly SINH
lar quality. Mr. Miller said, he had been informed
from authority, which he was not al liberty doubt
that 1T was the practice of Of the RcbT ond
mIllers TO brand the names Of their own mills only,
on -four Of vcFy superior quality, for which they
would vouch, and TO put another brand on inferior
-four, by which it would be Chased in other markets
with the canal upper country IJuf. This certain
matter worthy OF enquiry, and If true, deserved
remoly.
Mr.. Miller said, another object he had in view
was, to establish other grades OF -four besides those
now designated by law. In New York, as Mr.. NJ.
had been informed, there four grades az sIpe-
ror npur-superine and extra supefiine-fne and
extra finely which arrangement, the New York
-four IN higher Fcputr, than that of any other
market in the Union. Sometimes it would happen.
that very sight shade Of difference wonld reduce
flour from supcne 10 fin" and the consequence was
10 10 cents per bnshel wbca'--wlen, if another
intermediate grade was established, the loss would
not be more than half as great
Dir. Miller said another Oh &C, he had in view was,
to trancicr the power Of appointing the Flour In.
spccior AT Richmond, from the couaiy court Of Hem
rico, IA body however respectable, totally irrrsponsi.
BILE to the great body Of the people whose interests
were involved, To the Executive, d department di-
rcctIy amcnabe to the Representatives &C tho Com
monwcul'h.
! Mr. Miller said, hc was impressed also with the
belief t'ie wonld be bcticrto have two Inspectors
Of Flour at Richmond always 10 act and third one
TO be- called III when the disagreed. The salary,
Mr.. NJ observed, now allowed TO one Inspector was
ample Tor Two. lie understood that two cents were
allowed ON every barrel inspected, besides the flour
taken ont IN boring, which was deemed equal tn one
cent rnore--How last year there were inspccted
j5OOO barrels, and hence would be seen the large
efnolurneot at'ched 10 this Office Besides tho ruan-
Ky oil hour wa increasing. and would be, probably