The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-19
yIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
LAST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Constitutional Amendments Adyer
tss4nE Agents Election or
Officers, &c, DC.
The Association convened ut 104 a. M.
yesterday A number of new delegates be-
ing in attendance. .-s. .-.
ANsEAL. EXPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
The secretary, Mr.. John Grame, read his
annual report. giving an account of the
work of the Association during the past
year. The secretary had issued a circular to
the editors and publishers of the State
urging then' to join the Association, but the
,practcal results had been meagae.
He had also sent circular to the Virginia
representatives in Congress asking such
change in the baW as would distribute the
publication of bankrupt notices. He bad a
Better from Senator John w. Johnston Civ.
Ing the history of bill 10 effect this object
which had passed the Senate, but hsng fire in
the House. ..a
He had endeayored to secure copy OF
every newspaper in the State to- Sic in the
records of the Society, but had only received
thirty.
The report showed balance Of S20.3O In
the hands of the treasurer.
A. letter was read from Major Kelly, ol
fredericksburg, expressing regret chat sick
ness prevented him from being present and
delivering the address he was elected to
make. . a.'r
LEGAL NOTICES.
Mr.. J. G. Cannon (of the Chatham 7ri.
hune, and not Of the Danvlle fe,cs, as
reported Yesterday from the committee to
go before the Legislative Committee on
General Laws, reported that the committee
agreed to report at once the bill to regulate
legal notices for which the Association
asked. He urged that the members of the
Association s5euld seo their delegates in the
Legislature an diurge prompt action.
z The Committee on 1u s.1,-f,;. ;.,.s!,-. .... ...
CHANCES m THE ooNaTmg9tpN ~ i
MADE iss if.sstba.t.. which was considered sst5-
atm, and the fas@laylpg changes changes W were e
a Section 6tdIbe SO altered d>ss 70 make the
Executive Committee consist SfsssSsse instead
Of three, and to require three Or the mtfHa:,
bers, constituting a quortin, to be residents
Section to be SO ehabged as to fedueethe,
initiation fee from 80 to 81, and TO allow ap.
plications for membership to be made to- the
secretary at any time instead Of requiring
them TO be mace thirty days before an an
nudl meeting, as at present.
Section 7 10 be so changed as to reduce the
annual dues to 81, to be paid at any time du-
ring an annual session.
Section 8 to be so changed that the time of
the annual meeting shall BE- the second Wed.
nesday in July Gnstead Of The third We'd
nesday in March). and the place of meeting
to be determined BY vote OF the body at each
meeting.
TINE OF MEETING.
There was some discussion as to tie times
Of meeting.
Mr. Carpenter, Of Halifax, said that the
idea of the proposed change was 10 enable
the Association to meet at some watering
place.
Mr.. w. W. Scott, Of the Gordonsville
Gazette, was opposed to going to The springs
for pleasure, bat wanted the Association to
meet for business.
Mr.. Merchant, of the Fredericksburg
Star, Insisted that the press are not lrol-
licking people, and could not be tempted
from business by the allurementS OF plea.
sure.
Mr. Carpenter thought that good reason
for changing the place of meeting is that
Richmond has too many attractions Of both
pleasure and business to tempt members OF
the Association away from their meetings.
Dir. st. Andrew would combine business
With pleasure, and would have the editorial
fraternity sec The different sections OF the
country.
ADVERTISING AGENTS.
4 long colIoquial and very spicy discus.
sion then ensurd on the action Of last year
pledging the members of the Association not
to receive Virginia advertisements through
foreign advertising agents.
Mr.. Cannon insisted that the Association
should stand by the broad principle of not
receiving a Virginil advertisement n, all
through Yankee agency.
Colonel McCaull had acted during the past
year on the principle adopted by the Asso
citation, and be found the practical result 10
be that he got none Of these tScments
and his neighbors did.
Mr.. Gcnuan had refused to take these ad
ycrtisemcnts at less than bis regular rates
aud bad carried his point and secured both
the patronage and his pay.
Colonel McCaull understood the rule as
meaning that Virginia advertising should
not be received from foreign agents at dn5
rates. lie was in favor Of this If all OF the
papers of the State could be induced to join
the Association, or to act on the rule; but as
all of the papers are not in. and cannot be
induced to come in, he moved the repeal ol
the rule.
Mr.. J. A. Cowardin, Of the Dispatch, said
l. not DIIf n N al
,nent for an agent for cent less than for bis
principal. lie insisted that the best rule is
to charge what is right, and be independent
of all rules. He spoke Of the large amount
of gratuilous putting of candidates for otllce
which newspapers were expected 10 admi
| into their columns, and insisted that all this
| il wrong, and that aspirauts ought to pay for
the privilege Of having their horns wei
blown.
AS for legal notices his paper did not &c
| into chancery," and received no notices o.
the sort without having some responsible
person bound for the payment at regular
| rates. The press should not allow the la"
| yers, whose fees had greatly increased OF latf
wears, to hold newspapers TO the Ola rates
| He would never receive an advertisement
| from a stranger without having bis pay II
advance. He wanted the press OF Virginia
to be no longer beasts of burden to those
| whom they have made-many of whom are
made of puts, and are but puts. The prope
| rule, be insisted, is for the press to pay TO
what they and the public want, and mak'
individuals pay them for the space they oc
cupy to their own personal advantage.
a letter was read from Mr.. Hoffman, 0
the Bedford Star, regrettng his inability Il
atteud, and desiring membership in the As
sociation.
Dir. Cannon gave his experience will
Messrs. Rowell & Co., advertising agents