Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-17

tee on Agriculture and Manufac.ures,
endeavour TO give that committee some
more specific duty, than what had been
already assigned hen.--After reading
the resolution, (Which follows) Mr.. M.
remarked, that II was due from him 70
the house, to state opcisely, what his OBJ
Jects wcrein presenting this resolution.
IL must have been observed. by all per-
sons at all attentive to our markets.
that the flour manufactured at the
Richmond mills, was usually quoted at
from 81 l-2 to SO cents higher chan the
Hour made at the uppei Mills, from
wheat OF exactly similar quality. Mr..
Miller said, he had been informed,
from authority, which he was not at
liberty to doubt, that it was the prac-
tice oil some Of the Richmond ,nillers
TO brand the names of their own mills
only, on flour of very superior quality,
Tor which they would youch, and to
put another brand on inferior -four, by
which it would be classed in other maj
kets with tho canal or upper country
flour. This certainly was matter
worthy of inquiry, and if true, deserved
remedy.-Mr. Miller said another OBJ
ject he had in view was, to establish
either grades of flour besides those now
Designed by law. In New York, as
Mr.. M. had been informed, there were
four grades OF superior four-supertin
--hne aud extra fine-by which ar
engagements, the New York flour was
IN higher repute, tran that OF any 9TH
er market III the Union. Sometimes it
would happen, that very slight shade
OF difference would reduce -four from
superline to- fine, and the consequence
was dlminution in price, fifty cents
per barrel, equul to ten cents per bush.
el on wheat-when, il another inter-
mediate grade was established, the loss
would hot be more than half as great.
Mr.. Miller said another object he had
IN view was, to transfer the power OF
appointing the Flour Inspector at Rich.
mond, from the county court of Henri
co, Ia body however respectable, total
ly irresponsible to the great body OF the
people whose interests were nvolted)
to the Executive, department direct
ly amenable to the Representatives OF
the Commonwealth. MIR. Miller said,
he was impressed also, with the belief
that il would lie better to have two In
spectors of Flour at Richmond, always
to act, and third one to be called in
when the two disagreed The salary,
MIR. M. observed, now allowed TO one
Inspector, was ample for two. He TN
derstood that two cents were allowed
on every barrel suspected, besides the
flour taken out in boring, which was
deemed equal 10 one cent more-Now
las, year there we're inspected 235 900
barrels, and hence would be seen, the
large emoIument attached to this Of
flee. Besides the quantity of flour was
increasing, and WOULD be, probably
250, 900 barrels this year. Mr.. M
said, that the mode now in force for
correcting the decision of the Inspector
was very burdensome, and in many ca
srs unavailable to miliers at distance.
For instance, the law required jury
to be summoned in 90 days, upon The
appliasll--~oi the party aggreved, aud
some times the person thus agefIevcd
could not obtain the Information and
make the arrangements befhre tina,
time elapsed Mr.. nj. said, these were
suggestions which he had thrown out
for the consideration of the House, and
although some of them might not be
correct, he hoped he had said enough
to induce the reception and reference
Of the resolution.
Resolved, That the committe Of Ag-
riculture and Manufactures be instruc-
ted to enquire whether any alterations
are necessary in the laws regulating
the inspection OF -four in the city Of
Richmond and in the modes of appoint
ing the Inspector; whether more than
one inspector should not be appointed,
and their salaries fixed by law, and
whether the law should not more spe-
officially designate the kind of mark
which the nillers should be required
to brand on their barrels--and that the
said committee have leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
MIR. Bryce moved ar amendment to
the resolution to instruct the committee
to inquire into the expediency Of APP
pointing an inspector of wheat. He
observed that good deal ofcomplaint
had been made by the farmers of James
River, that in their contracts with the
wheat dealers, the latter had the power
Of deciding on the quality, and the
farners considcred N much tn their in
jury.
Mr.. Miller assented to the amend
ment, and the resolution, as amended,
was agreed 10.
Mr.. Miller Of Powhatan. submitted
the following resolution, observing that
it was probably the lastwlich he should
trouble the house with, and he felt