Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-14
Summary Of IN. proc..s,a .s WING


or suRdTv Meetings. Of the Coal O,rasrs andIron WorE.
u'J P~'re'His-ehhed On the l3h OetoIer, 1916. and
adouTed from lime 10 tir1s. uhtl ts let December
1916.
Tho following Committees were appointed L, inouire int,
the state OF the Coal trade ard the Iron trade, and report
To an adjourned meeting on the ~ Nov, To what cNtcnt
those interests were likely to be affected by the Tamil Of
lSi6, viz:
COMMITTEE ON ruE Coal TRApE-u Rhodes. Chairman
james II Cox, John II Hopkins, John J werh and Geo
!" Johnson, OF Chesterfield; Richard w Register, of Pow.
haian; Jesse Snent, Richard Crouch, John Barr. Robert w
Jordan, ot Richmond; Richard Sampson, John M Tieyu.
liam and VIM Dltotick, OF Goochltnd.
CoNnirrrE ON IRoN-Joscph K. Anderson, Chairman
James Talbot, Thomas Sampson, William 5 Trplett, Of
Richmond; John Jordan, OF Rockbridge: + 4 Deanc, Jr
OF Lynehburg; Mathew Bryant, OF Augusta; Samuel {
Robinson anu John 4 Anderson, of Bote,ourt: Watkin.
james, OF Louisa; Stephen Duval OF Chesterfield, and Jno
) Wexford, OF SpoHsylvania.
The following Committee Of Correspondence was asc
appointed, viz:
Charles Dimmoek. Chairman-wm A. Robinson and
a ID Towrcs.
The Meeting again assembled on the 81 Nov. 1916.
Mr' hhcdes, from the Committee on Coal, reported that
the Committee cOgcutcd IN the necessity of an Increased
GUY to enable the working Of the mines to be continued;
mat they concutcd IN the truth OF the representations on
mats"olect made in the memorial to the Senate OF the U.
States at the las, scssion-buI that the COMMITTEES woro
engaged IN procuring further information. which was deem
Ell proper, aud had not yet been furnished.
Mr.. Anderson, from the Committee on Iron, reported that
ne had corfesponded with the members OF his Committee.
ana Others engaged an tho same business in Virginia, from
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TO be continued.
Mr. DmmOek reported from the Committee Of Cores
pondoncc.
Mr.. a.. ID. Clifford stated that, having recently cor
TERED with some OF tho principal iron masters aud coal
owners oi Penusylvania, he felt himself authorized to say
That their cooperation might lie expected in cndeayouung
10 convince the Treasury Department, OF the necessity and
expectancy OF increased duties on coal aud Iron.
Whctcupon, on motion OF Mr.. Rhodes, the following re.
solutions were adop,cd:
l. That a committee be appointed to meet at Washing
ton the i'h instant, 10 represent To the Treasury Depart
mcnt the true condition Of the Virginia Coal and Iron trade;
and IN concert with the approximations OF similar interests
elsewhere, L, endcavot to obtain such a modification OF the
duties ON coal ana. iron as is indispensable TO sustain the do.
nestle produce Of them, and afford a reasonable encourage.
ment 10 increase the production OF them.
= That the above resolution be communicated by the
Shatm'h TO the eoai-owners and iron masters Of the At
lanuc border, North and East OF us. and that they be IN
Nltcd 10 send delegates TO the meeting.
Under the Isttcso.uuon, the following committee was ap.
pointed va: Mr.. Clifford, Mr.. J. ii. Cox, Mr.. j. r.. AG-
drrSon, Mr.. Jesse SnCld and MIR. +. b. Dcane, I.
And then the meeting adjourned until the llh Novem
Der.
Ga the l4ih Nov. the meeting assembled. Mr. Rhodes.
from tue committee on the Coal trade, submitted a report
II length, recommending that an appeal be made To Con-
press q" restore the duty on Coal provided by the act OF
lol2-that the restoration at tins duty be asLrI Tor n IN
independent measurc-aud, that the duty on Coal, whatever
may be lis rate, be made specific.
Mr.. Anderson, from the committee on Iron, submitted
an elaborate report. the results at which are that ia, Ia
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existing, Il may permit the Iron trade Vi Virginia for a time
70 thrive, must ultimately destroy u-ani that the duty on
lion, whatever may b. It's rate, should be specific.
These reports were unanimously adopted.
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AZ the last meeting, on tue LIST December. Mr.. Clifford,
from the committee appointed on the 81 Noy'r. reported,
that, ~ pursuance ut their appointment, they had proceed
cd To Washington, but had not there met with any other
delegation, and were informed that some Of the coal own.
ems and iron masters ni Pennsylvania. vino had before in
tended To send delegates To the conference, had afterwards
changed tIor minds aud declined doing sp-that they
lad conferred with the Secretary rl the Treasury, and as
fully as the time would admit. had made known the grew
anccs 81 their consutucnls-tha they were much gratied
% ind tho Secretary disposed to lend Il willing ear q their
representations oi impending distress, aud are decidedly
~ the opinion that the duties on Coal aud Iron, under the
iafIh al 1910, are lower than the Secretary himself deems
% proper they should be, being, IN the opinion vi The Sc
crrIaEy, las they had reason e. inlrr,N below the revenue
stnndiEt-that they believe a recommendation from our IL
prescnt1uvcs IA Congress Tor au increase OF these duties
would meet the entire appreciation Of the Secretary OF the
Ireasury-but they Tcgrutto report that they had no cncour.
agement Ia hope that the duties would be made specific.
WhcteupDu, resolutions were adopted 10 favor IT 4 me.
moral 10 Congress, IN conformity with the Reports Oi the
Committees, and appointing Nj. Rhodes and Mr.. Anderson
delegates 10 represent the Coal and Iron interests ot VIt-
gina before such COMMITTEES Of Congress as may be ap-
pointed TO consider II.
N"TE.-lt was afterwards asceraincd that a delegation
from Pennsylvania did attend, IA puT,unuco OF the invua.
'Ion Of the Committee, but did not arrive until the day after
the Committee left Washington.
n. ). WOODBRIDGE, Chm.
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