The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-18
LOCAL MATTERS.
Chnmhcr of Com m cree.

ApTITERATION OF FoOD-THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TO THE TowAGE LAWS, &C.
A called meeting OF the Board OF Direct
ors OF the Chamber Of Commerce was held
last evening in the Board room-sE. D.
Noting, Esq, president. in the chair. Pre-
sent: Messrs. Crenshaw, Rogers, Potts,
Purcell, Rosenbaum, Hill, Dunlop, Spots,
Hawes, Chidrey, and Elicit.
The Chair stated that the meeting had
been called 10 consider the report OF the
Committee on Outward Trade on the SUBJ
iect OF the bill now pending in the House
OF Delegates, proposing to amend section
IL OF chapter OF Of the Code. so as to pro-
vide that masters OF vessels may employ the
services OF any tow-boat regularly employed
on the James or Elizabeth rivers and O,cned
In ,oLole in The State of Virginia. Amend
ment in italics.]
Mr.. Crenshaw, chairman OF the Commit
tee on Outward Trade, stated that Mr.. Our
tis, who had been instrumental IN bringing
| The bill to the attention OF the General AS
semblv. and Mr.. Edwards, OF Norfolk, VINO
opposed the bill, both desired to be present
when the report was read.
ON motion Mr.. c. ID. Hill was requested
10 invite the two gentlemen to the Cnam-
| ber.
Mr.. Hill at once left the Board rooms and
went in search Of the gentlemen named.
Mr.. SPOTS presented the following reso-
| luton, which was agreed to, and copies
directed to be forwarded to Washington
whereas the practice OF deleterleusly
adulterating so many kinds OF FOOD, ana
e. pecially of coffee, has become general
and can only result in evil to the great Dody
of consumers all over our country, who are
powerless to protect themselves from tneSe
adulterationS; therefore be 1t
/. Resolved, That we hear with gratlllca
tion OF the introduction OF bill in Con
rrcss designed to interdict trade between
the States In all articles thus adnlterated.
. ReSOlued, that our representatives in
Congress be, and are hereby, requested Il
support any and all legislation desi9ned tC
correct or suppress the growing evil.
Mr.. Hill having returned to the chamber
and not finding NlesSrs. Curtis and Ed
wards, Mr.. Crenshaw presented the folo"
ing report
RICHMOND, Va, February IA. lSe0.
tJO the President and Board of Director
Chamber Of Commerce, RlChm0nd, va
Gentlemen,-Your Committee on OUT
ward Trade, to whom you referred th
amendment TO the pilot laws OF virginia
| now unueG cODSlOtIutiou vi INV i@N = a,
OF Virginia, met this evening, ana aIte
hearing parties for and againstthe propose
amendment, and after careful consideratio
of the subject, do most respectfully an
unanimously recommend the Chamber Q
Commerce to favor the adoption OF ID
amendment proposed, for the folioWin
reasons: Every encouragement should U
given our own merchants and others, wh
are more interested in our prosperity ina
non. residents OF the State, TO own ana col
troll boats plying on our waters. MoreoVei
we are informed that boats not owned
our State, and not regularly and eXclusl''
ly employed on our waters, pay no taxes
our State or city; and in case OF damage
vessels or cargOes being towed, the boa
owned in the State can be reached ny ID
more easily and conveniently through OF
h own courts than through the courts
p other States if owned outside OF the Stat
The constitutionalty OF the proposed amen
is ment was not discussed by us, as we deetn,
e. the Legislature the proper authority 10
eide that question.
Respectfully submitted.
al LEWIS ID. CRENsHAw, Jr,
Chairman
> GEORGE u. THAXTON,
ID w. Ben. PALMER.