The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-28
MEErING oFTHR CRAMBER OF COM
MERGE.
Action OF the Cotton and Rice Factors
PILOTS and Pilotage-The beach
Island Channel.


Island Channel.
An extra meeting Of the Chamber Of Com
merce vas held in The Hibernian Hall on We'd
nesday night last, ce-President s. Y. Upper
presiding.
After the reading and confirmation OF the
minutes OF the last meeting, the Committee on
Loss of Weight in cotton shipped from this
port to other points, submitted an interesting
report, which was received as information and
laid on the table for future action.
A communication from the cotton and rice
factors, enclosing the following copies Of the
tariff for storage on upland cotton, and regula-
tions in regard ITO delivery and payment for
cotton and rice sold by factors, was read and
received as information
TARIFF OF CHARGES FOB STORAGE ON UPLAND
COTTON, ADOPTED By FACTORS OF CHARLES
TON, AUGUST, 1859.
For two weeks. 80. ............... ~ cents
For three weeks ...'.. W CouCo
For four weeks or one month. ....... 5O cents
For each subsequent month or part
thereof. ............. NJ ceuts
REGULATIONS IN REGARD TO DELIVERY oe AND
PAYMENT FOB COTTON AND RIoE soID By FAC.
TORS OF CHARLESTON, ADOPTED AUGUST,
1869.
Where no specified time is agreed upon be-
tween buyer and seller, it shall be incumbent
upon the buyer to pass and remove, or pass
and take under his own protection. all cotton
and roe purchased, within forty-eight hours
from date of such purchases.
Where no specified time Is agreed upon Tor
the payment Of cotton aud rice purchased, a
longer time than twenty-four hours from date
ofremov u or acceptance OF such purchases
shall not be allowed.
MIR. James T. Welsman. in behalf of the
committee on the memorial Of the pilots, read
the following report, which, on motion OF MIR.
Rayenel, WAS unanimously adopted:
The committee appointed by the Chamber, to
whom was referred communication f.'m the
pilots OF Charleston, setting forth the evils re.
sulting from the present mode OF licensing
pilots under commission appointed by Gov
ernor Scott, respectfully report, that satisfac-
tory evidence has been furnished your commit
tee that . majority Of the board Of commits
sioners above referred to have not been seafar-
ine men, nor have they had that experience.
as psyigators, which ie necessary 70 enable
them properly to Judge Of the qualification OF
applicants for licenses.
Some Of the appointments under this board.
in the opinlen Of your committee. have been
unH1se and in,udicious. Full and Nine Feet
Branches have been granted to incompetent
parties, Notwithstanding the dissent and pro
test Of the only member OF the commission
who was qualified to judge OF the claims OF
applicants; and your committee have been sur
prised to learn that this member OF the COM
mission, who was seafariDg man and 6ist-
ol ,ss pilor. has recently been removed from
Office by his Exoellcncy the Governor.
These acts are calculated to Impair the con.
fiderce u merchants aud underwriters, as we'll
as 3hip-owners and matters OF vessels, IN the
sill and efficiency Of the pilots for this port;
and has bad she tendency Of creating disgust
and dissatisfaction among the old experienced
pilots, who have felt . just PRIDE in the we'll
earned reputation which, as body, they have
heretofore O joyed.
II BY the lucompetency OF pilots the naviga-
ton OF our bar and harbor is made more preca-
n rus, the reputation ofour port will be serious
" affected and 1t ls not unreasonable to appre-
bend that more open aud less hazardous har-
Dor along our seacoast may be selected for
the purposes OF conmerce, thus completing
the downfall OF our city's prosperity.
Your committee have had placed in their
hauds TWO commune atoms from masters OF
vessels, declaring the inoompeteucy of several
OF these recently appointed pilots, and both Of
these mas ers assert, that when coming up to
the quarantine ship they felt constrained to re-
sumo the command Of their vessels. taking
the responsibility OF heavipg them to,
their vesses we're under the charge OF
these incompetent appointees; and your COM
mttee ha, this day been further informed that
q recent appointment has been made OF per-
son who had seryed an apprenticeship of fifteen
months only on board OF one Of our pllpt boats,
and who, in the opipion Of experienced pilots,
is entirely incompetent to discharge the du-
ties he has assumed. and would not be trusted
by them with the charge Of their boats.
The ordinances OF the city under which, un-
til recently, all matters relating to the hcen-
sing and government OF pilots were provided
for, required that q system or apprenticeship
should be sustained, which, as preparatory
school, worked admirably IN fittlng candidates
for their examination, and for the discharge
OF the responsible duties which they were
eventually to assume.
These wise requirements. by which none but
those who had served q certain period OF time
as apprentices, aud had passed On exami-
nation before competeut seafarlng men, could
receive branch as pllots. have been ignored
by the appointment Of these inexperienced aud
incompetent commissioners. Nor has the act
of Assembly, passed IN September. 1868 pro-
viding for the appointment OF these commits
sioners. been properly respected, inasmuch as
the act declares that the board shall consist of
three sesfaring men. and that the pilots ap-
proved and appointed BY them shall be gov
erned by the laws heretofore IN force. il not ln-
consistent With the present constitution or
provisiops of the act.
It does not appear to your committee that
these requirements Of the act, as to the con-
struction OF the board OF commissioners, and
the enforcement OF our salutary laws in rels-
ton to the business OF pilotage. have been
carried out in good faith.
The act authorizes the Governor to appoint
three commissioners for the entire State, md
to them are delegated the power to grant Ii
censes for pilots Of the four classes, Tor the
whole sesoosst OF South arolina, and III the
Davigable streams and rivers 10 the Stale. In
th0oplnionof your committee, this act should
be repealed, and each seaport should be allow
ed. as heretofore to regulate the mode Of e1-
animation, licensing and government of it's
own pilots; and that the ordinances Of the CITY
Of Charleston bearing upon this subject should
be allowed to have 'ull force and effect.
In conclusion. your comm ttee recommend
that memorial lie sent from thus Chamber to
the Governor, asking that he recommend to
the Legislature. at it's enfuine session, the
repeal Of the act above referred to.
: J. T. WRIsMAN.
A. L. TOBIAS.
Mr.. W. G.. DeSsussure, Chairman OF Commit
tee on the Beach Island Channel. submitted
the following report:
To tie President and Members Of the Charleston
Chamber Of Commerce.
The committee to whom was referred the
subj .ct OF examining the Beach or Sullivan's
Island OhanuoL reDOrt: