Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-17

moved resolution tina, the said bill be committed Il
committee CONFUSED of one member from crci
judicial Circuit. An animated debate followed IN,
MOTION IN which Mcssrs. McComas, (of Wythc,
morgan Booker, McCar'y, Gibson, and Cowen tool
part Tor the resolutions and Messrs Mason Pa,,cson
Dromgoole, CHM, Winston, and Armis,.ad ,ook
part against Oh" resolution The resolution was
carried and the Speaker took time until this morning
10 appoint the committee.
Inc ~ York Journal of Commerce continues 10
urge the repeal of the law which requires Southern
Flour sent to NJ York to be rcnspccod there
Anu II Is probable, we think that the law W i'll be
repealed at this session. A strong memorial, urging
It's repeal has been laid before the Legislature from
the city Of n. York We repubish to day. from the
journal, an article the Subject accompanied with
numerous letters from Virginia, exhibiting the nluri-
GUS effects OF the law complained of.
Should the Bal regulating the Inspection of Flour,
which has passed our House of Delegates and is now
before tho Senate. become law, we undertake to
predict that it will produce effects so injurious on our
Flour trade, aud the interest Of the Farmers that i,
will nave to be repealed at the next session-,hourh
1T will probably work much mischief before can
be repealed, that it will require years 10 remedy it, if
it can be remedied at all
Many Memb ,rs to have taken up the idea
that the proposed alterations m tho Inspection laws
will benefit the country interest, At the expense of
the city interest, Such is not the fact, Il is a
question between the interest of a few country mil
!ers on the one part, who hope for advantages by 1t
that cannot be realized; and the farmers city mrrs
and all others (eXcepl northern agents. interested in
the wheat and flour trade, on the other.
Than, ia,
ket next summer, and find that the city miers reject
all except what is of the very best quality, ms they
must do if restricted one brand aud that they can
not afford to give for that 10 cts bushcl over
the limits OF the notthcsl agents rs they did before
the Legislature thought proper to 1'crfGre with.
and dcrange and inurc their business then ,ciN feel
the injurious operation of the new rcgulation-and
will those who sell III the country, FOR agents and
country m'crs must continue TO be governed by he
Richmond FrIces-and their Representatives who
made the law may then be prepared to Justify them
selves they
The Inspectors fee, which this new regulation
reduces has been complained of as too high by but
one solitary individual are creIjbly informed
All others who pay the fee, opposed to its rctuc
tion for the plain reason, that Il competent person
could not be obtained to take the Office If the fee
were reduced, and that tn character Of our -four
would consequently be deprecated AZ the fec pro .
posed by the new regulation the Inspectors nett
income would not have averaged $500 per annum.
for the last ten years. That is not more than the
amount of salary usually given to head millcrs And
it is likely therefore that any competent man 1
would be willing to accept the office of Inspector
at tho reduced fee Heretofore, the best qualified
men have been readily obtained, even Deputy
.f-..1.