The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-28
MEETING OF THE CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE.
Action OF tho Cotton and Rico Factors
-FtlotsA End PilotaGo-Tho Boaoh
Island Channel.

Action OF tho Cotton and Rico Factors
-FilotsA =ad- Pilotage-Tho Boaoh
Island Channel.
An extra meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce was held in tho Hibernian Hall on We'd
nesday night last, Vice. President 8. Y. Tupper
presiding.
After the resding and confirmation Of tho
minutes OF tho 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 tho cotton and rico
factors, enclosing the following copies OF the
tariff for storage on upland cotton, and rogula
tious in regard to delivery ond payment for
cotton and rico sold by factors, was road and
rocelvod as information:
TARIFF OF CHARGES FOR STORAGE ON UPLAND
COTTON. ADOPTED By FACTORS OF CHARLES
TON, AUGUST, 1862
For one week. .,per bale. SO cents
For two weeks. -. ................. 40 cents
For threo weeks. Observation-Disclosures. so cents
For four weeks or one month. ........ 90 centa
For each subsequent month or part
tneteOr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 cents
REGULATIONS IN REGARD TO DELIVERY OF AND
PAYMENT FOR COTTON AND RIoE SOLD BY FAC.
1863. :.
Where no specified time is agreed upon be-
tween buyer and seller, it shall bo incumbent
upon the buyer to pass and remove, or pass
and take under his own protection. all cotton
and roe purchased, within forty-eght hours
from date OF suoh purchases.
Where no specified time ls agreed upon for
the payment OF cotton aud rico purchased, a
longer time than twelity-four hours from date
otromovit or acceptance OF such purchases
shall not be allowed.
MIR. James T. Welsman. in behalf of the
committee on tho memorial Of the pilots. read
tho following report, which, on motion of Mr..
Rsvenei, was unanimously adopted:
The committee appointed by the Chamber, to
Wnom Was referred communication from the
suiting from the present mode of licensing
| pilots under commission appointed by Gov,
| ernor Scott. respectfully report, that satiefac-
tory evidence has been furnished your commit
tee that o majority Of the board Of commits
sioners above referred to have not been seafar-
ing mon, nor have they had that experience.
as navigators, which ie necessary to enable
them properly to Judge OF the qualification OF
Some OF the appointments under this board,
In the opinien OF your committee, have been
nnwise and intudioious. Full and Nine Feet
laa,;e branches nave 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 81
applicants; and your committee have been sur
mission, who was kseafaring man and q fipst-
oi sss pilot, has recently been removed from
Office by his EIcelloncy the Governor.
These acts are calculated to impair the con.
hdence Of merchants aud underwriters. as we'll
as ship owners and masters Of vessels. in the
shnil and efficiency OF the plots for this port:
and has bad the tendency Of creating disgust
ana dissatisfaction among the old experienced
piiots, who have felt just pride in tho we'll
earned reputation which, % a body, they have
heretofore enjoyed.
II by the lncompetenoy of pilots the nayiga-
non ofour bar and harbor Is made more preca-
n ,us, the reputation ofour port will be serious.
~ ahectedy andit Is not unreasonable to nppre-
bend that moro open and less hazardous har.
Dor along our seacoast may be selected for
me me mpM purposes - OF co@merce. thus completing
Your committee have had placed in their
nauoS TWO communications from masters of
vessels, declaring the incompetency of several
OF .nese recently appointed pilots, and both OF
these mas ers assert, chat when coming up to
sno guar antlne ship they fell constrained to re-
sume the command OF their .veasels. taking
the responsibility of heaving them to,
their vesses we're under she oharge of
theso incompetent appointees; and your COM
mittee ha, this day been further informed that
recent appointment has been made or q per-
months only hoard OF ono OF our pii.,t bosfs
and who, in the opipion|of, experienced p,Iots
is y. entirely incompetent to discharge tie ti1.
ties ne has assumed. and would not be Trusted
ny them with the charge Of their boats.
Inc ordinances OF the city under which nm
III recently, oil matters relating to the iicen-
ior aou government OF pilots wore provided
snoulq De sustained, which, as a preparatorv
scnooi, worked admirably IN fitting cand;detss
n LOT tnelr examination, and for the discharee
eventually TO assume. "''o
InesG wise requirements, by which nonc out
tnose who had served certain periof II time
Us apprentices. and Ind passed on exami-
receive branch as pllois nave been ignored
py The appointment OF tnese inexperienced aud
incompetent cem@fsslonera. Nor has the act
OF Assembly. passed IN September, 1868 pro.
viding for ihe appointment OF these commits
sioners oeen properly respected: inasmuch as
the act declsres that the board shall consist of
tnree seaiarlng mon and that the pilots ap-
proved and appointed by them shall be gov
erned by the laws heretofore In force, IL not IN
consistent with the present constitution or
PROVISIONS Of the act. : :
II does not appear to your committee that
these requirements OF the act, as to the con-
struciion OF tue board OF commissioners, and
tho enforcement OF our sautnry flaws in reia.
ton TO the business OF pilotage.. have boen
carried out In good faith.
The act authorizes the Governor TO annoint 1
three commissioners for the entire State. and
co them are delegated the power to grant liz
censes for pilots Of the four classes, FOR The
whole seacoast OF South Carolina. and all the
navigable streamsa and rivers 10 the STATE. In
the opinion OF your oom mlttee, this aot should
be repealed, and each seaport should be allow
ed. as heretofore. to regulate the mode os ey-
amlnai,iop, ao i,sp, licensing and governments. Of IT'D
OF Charleston bearing upon this subject should
be allowed to have .ull force and effect. -N
In CONCLUSION. your committee recommend
tnat memorial to sent from this Chamber to
the Eeg1AIature at tts ems uino aoso{ny,T ~ 2