The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-28

sEEEGffoN sGFe1A NEW MEMBER-TEE ICE
aonsE THAMES TO TEE OLD DOMINION
EAHsHIP IPsGoHPASY--THE BRAZIL NAIL
AMsHP LINE SUBSIDY, &C.
IL meeting Of the Board OF Directors oI
the Chamber OF Commerce was held yester-
day afternoon in the rooms Of the Chamber,
in the Commercial Building-President
N6sttug in the chair. Present: Messrs. r.
E.Biankenship, i. D. Crenshaw,.J. P. Ro-
gers, Charles q. Williams, j. B. Purcell, c.
Al. Baldwin, T. III. Logan, Thomas Potts.
|L.LeTy,R. a. Dunlop, j. e. Childrey, and
s. H. HRwess
The secretary laid before the Board
stafemeTfof members who have paid since
the last meeting Of the Board; which was
received.
Mr. John K. Childrey presented Mr..
James Leigh Jones for membership, and he
was duly elected member OF the Board,
Tie President laid before the Board a bill
for the Interchange of subsidiary. silver
coins and United States notes; which was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. Potts presented the following pre-
amble and resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
| Whereas from the 9th to the 18th Of JAN
uary the James river was closed by ice for
many miles below Richmond, thus stopping
navigation and cutting the city of from
water connections, thereby doing great In
jury to ours city and its through business
with our railroads, both South and West !;
therefore be it
ReSoiued 6y the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce (as the representative Of the mer-
chants and manufacturers Of the city Of
Richmond), That our thanks are due and
are hereby returned to the Old Dominion
Steamship Company for the energy, zeal.
and unceasing activity Of the officers OF
said company, and especially to Captain G..
W. Couch, Of the Wyanoke, and Captain
Bourne, general manager, for their success
ful efforts in cutting channel through the
ice-gorge in James river, thus relieving our
city and its business from the blockade, ut
great risk both to person and property.
That the president and secretary OF this
Chamber be requested to send copies OF
this resolution to the president OF the com.
pany in New York, agents at Richmond,
and to Captains 6, W. Couch and 81. A.
Bourne.
Mr.. Crenshaw presented the following:
Whereas there is bill before Congress to
grant subsidy of s. to the United
States and Brazil Mail Steamship Line, and
while we think said steamship line is not in
dHu hcuCc arc Opl'OsSo " ooiS
subsidy, yet in view Of the possible pas
sage of said bill, be it 49, 4
ReSolUed, That the Virginia delegation
in Congress be and are hereby requested t.
vote for an amendment to the United State
and Brazil Mail Steamship Line subsidy
bill. requiring said steamers to stop at Nor
folk, Va, both going and returning as long
If necessary, as twenty-fours each way.
The resolution was discussed by Messrs
Blankenship, Dunlop, and Others.
Mr. Blankenship moved to strike out il
the preamble all after the word "line.'
Agreed to.
Mr.. Williams moved to add at the end o
the resolution the following: " But nothin!
herein contained shall be construed as re
quest to our representatives to support sait
bill" Agreed to.
The preamble and resolution, as amend
ed, was adopted to read as follows:
Whereas there is bill before Congress t.
grant subsidy OF 5 to the United State
and Brazil Mail Steamship Line; therefor
be it
Resolued, That the Virginia delegation il
Congress be and are hereby requested t.
vote for an amendment to the United State
and Brazil Mail Steamship Line subsidy bill
requiring said steamers to stop at~Norfolk
Ma both gsingr npS ihous each Way
but nothing herein contained shall be con
strued as request to our representatives
support said bill.
Adjourned.