The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-16
QpRCIAL NOTICES.

GA SATURDAY afternoon, 6th inst In inc tHseIe
gently occupied by Preston Il Enders. and was or
s.nx I'd by calling James Dssns to the chaif and
sppuiptns henry G. Watkins. Secretary; the chair
having snplsiusd tho object OF the mesliag, Mr.
N. Jones offered the following resolution, which
k,soysd. That the Chairman ppointa committee
Of fys Commission March snts, 10 report to sn ad-
nrp,d meeting to be held In this room on Sat
DAY the 18th inst, at4 o'cosk, r a. TO the oest
manner Of removing the grievances under wnieh !he
nJantirs interest 10 now aboring 10 regard to the
m.nper OF storing Inspecting snd selling Tobacco
wbereupon the chair announced this following gem
,nsu Is said committee " p,bls M ss,p
p.rd, Jr and m motion, tho Chairman was added;
and then on motion, ths meeting adjourned to inset
sssin at 4 O'Clock, on the 18th inst.
At nm adjourned meeting of the Commission Msr-
chants of The city OF Richmond, on the 18Th day OF
Juue. u 81, Mr.. Deane took the chair ana M. WAL
sins being sbssnt, W. II. Msddux was elected seore'
tsy ,,, 4,
tors at the several Warehouses be invited to attend
and participate In the proceeding" and Col NC
Dsstuon OF shockos Warehouse having appeared
the Committee appointed at provitus meeting Tor
tbe purpose of investigating cersin Irregularities on
the part Of the Tobacco Inspector. Of tho cry hU o.
sic ess ha, been condrsted a. the WsrehoGses under
their charge, through heir chairman Col bsrksoaie
SUBMIT. d the following report, charges and resoiu
lions, which were adopted:
Your Committee deprecate much the necessity
yhic impels them ss Commission Merchants 10 set
forth any charges for derecton Of duty against
public officers hut in justice to themselves and the
large planting interest represeneo, ny the member
OF his citing they feel called upe to state fsiry
and capddy ths grievances which stiiot the tobacco
trade of the city hoping thereby 10 lead to the adoF
ton Of better rssuat as it regards receiving ana
inspecting tobacco And here your Comnitts
wou take especial pains to correct the impression
the minds Of some that this meeting oy It's so
ton, proposes to throw any obstacle Ia tho
way of d snters who may choose to sell their pro-
dues through the agency OF the inspectors. ahey
irdl lv dauu n HQr m,
| that whom Inspectors, by their acts oscoms Com
| mission Merchants by soliciting consgpments and
nskins advances same they violate the ,pirit
II not the letter of the lnsp-etisn laws Of the State
that The Inspector vas appointed to stand between
the buyer and SELLER and to determine the character
OF the article inspected How then can hs be an I'm"
| / art a. srbitsr wilt allowed TO become the wander
| of the same article he in,pects! Your Committee
are clearly Of opi.ion, that If the law were fairly
COZ st,uei it would confer suoh privilege and the
| Practise in our opinion, should be discontinued
| And further the commission merchant 10 taxed
por centum upon evsry hosshesd OF tobacco he sells
snd ths State derives no inconedsrable revenue from
this source; but the Inspector, who is nmssion
reliant in fact by virtue of his office, 10 eed from
such taxafion snd may be - red the pTiue0ed com.
,c;estcR merchant Hence they believe the evils Of
which they Jmpsin, and set forth In this report,
sr,e ch ely from the clsshing of the interests OF In
| pscto,s with those of commission merchants; and
thew believe different state of things would soon
be Experienced if those officers were conhned alone
to ,pectng, aud not sailing tobacco they therefore
charge,
uroper MANAGEMENT, might have been made to con-
tain ope-half more tobacco than Is now stored in
earlier which would avs prevented the necessity Of
storing large q1antty of to5scco in private rare
houses at additional cost Of one dollar to one Il.
| Jar and Nv saty fVs cents per hog:hsad
| I'd They charge that the Inspectors receive and
| store tobacco consigned to themselves, and at tie
ssme time refuse to receive tobacco sent to commits
| sion merchants thereby compelling them to store
tobacco in privats warehouses at an additional ex-
pense which discrimination they havs no riga. I'M
| der the law to make This charge oan be substan-
tia ed by the statements of Messrs r. Il ul5rell,
| DuruY and Walter Martin
Sd They charge that in listing tobacco at Shockoe
| Warehouse, the Inspectors have, time and again,
preferred the tobacco rent them for sale that
controlled by commission merchants, aud this is done
By blank lines st the head of the list book fIr their
own sxcusve use elsl'g their tooacco priority over
| tobacco listed by Commission merchants prior to
| ih.irs which Is violation of a known and long
standing custom in all the WAREHOUSES in this city
| This charge be supported by Mesns. Fred. w
| Hnbsrn and ID Smith
| Be Therefore, Reso.ved,
lat. That the Inspectors bs requested not to list
| any tobacco sent to them for sale, to allow any
commission merchant, or any one selling tobacco, te
list tobacco not In the warehouse, in the city
This resolution to take effect fsm the LIST day of Au
| gust, 1857
| I'd. Resolved, That q commute of fvs be point
ed to select room and have 1t fitted up, to be used
| as a gales Room" or Exchange, for the public and
| private sale of tobacco, and any other produce.
| 81. Resolved, That committee of five be sppont
| ed to wait h 8 kxcelency, the Covers or of Virg
mia, and request him to authorize the Inspectors al
the several public Warehouses 70 inspect all the to
| bscco stored at private warehouses; provided the
| laws IF ,he State permit him to do
| Mr g. r Egsleston then moved, and the meeting
| adopted the following resolution:
| Resolved Thst we, commission merchants of the
| city OF Richmond will write to patrons through
| holding county meetings to instruct their delegates
| to th~ next General Assembly to make such altera
ton, in "Inspe ction Laws" best ca'cula-
| ted to remedy tha evils complained of and that
| of fys b6 sDpOlCted to draft Dstition