Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-12
CHAMBER COMMERCE
urrTiNG At WHICH MUCH eUsl-
NESS WAS CONSIDERED.
,.--,c,cv Iaw-Rates OF Insurance
condition Of the Harhor-Hanquet-
Increase of the Board.

condition Of the Harbor-Isanquet--
Increase of the Board.
,,~.-.erlv meeting Of the Chamber of
c..r,rrc was held Yesterday evening and
attended by large number of the
..~ac-.. including many of those recent
elected. Tho President. George A.
,....e. 10, being in Europe. the First
N.eIr.-.1cut. Hon. George l.. Christian,
rre
Nr.J u. Whittv, from a special commit
,.earr atod at the last meeting 10 con-
.s--r advisability and feasibility of
iav. general meeting and banquet.
,rhaat,3 the following as the report Of
f..r..- ..-.lIttco-
Ivas the sense Of your committee that
# d, both desirable and feasible 10 have a
untng at which ali members OF the
l.anucr would be- present. The most ad-
,.nt1Ecous time. however. 90 hold the
meeting. your committee thought, required
more mature dehleratlou and action on
that point, aud fuller details were post
poDed. They ask - be continued that
all members present give an expression OF
their views as 20 tho best time 10 hoid
such general meeting; furthermore. that
the Char increase the number OF the COM
rnittoe bv appointing ten new members "a
far as possible from the Tecently-addod
list of membership.
Agreed to.
srA>DrSG COMMITTEES.
Tho Char announced the appointment
of tho following standing committees,
made hv PRESIDENT Alushe before leaving
fherlt .
1rbi-a'ion.- Gorge /. Christian. Clay
Dfcvry. T.. .. Noting. Robert >. Bosher,
and Lewis Booker
Vfm0,ot'r,s~A. b. Clarke, Jr.. Henry
T. Holms. ". j. lrborough, J.. J. Bosher,
and H. G.. Reynolds
D,arrri Trade-R. r. Williams, F. G.
80. .l. Jr.. S. ID. Crcnshaw. ~ K. Savage.
r.J. Crow, and A. /. shepherd. w..
Bowie. II. Wauerstcin, 6slair Boiling, and
Everett Mad icy. Qr
srgo.-He0ry Bodekcs John Skelton
Williams George a. Smesl, William II.
Ie.lc avid O.. vs.. Latimetp3
I0lI Tr1b.-S. W. IRIS. ;s. A. II. Chris
tao. Dr.. A. L. Cottrcll, / Z. Younger, and
.osaps William H. W'oiaeer, L. Levy.
William iihs Jones, j. B. Elam, and Har-
Yey Blair.
f.ss.-S. IT. Hawos. r. b. Ice. J. r.
Nerth. G.. W. Tanner, c. Il. Branch, and
~. =. horrau.
n,form01ou and Saiafco-Dr. Henry G.
Zones. >. H. Mhittv. -- ---, John B.
tsrv. r.. p. Travs,r. and Thomas Chris
tan.
lusae,s T4trD-'oe.-E. II. Wbitlock
Ashton Sfgrke. \. y. Randolph, John B.
Purcell and Thomas Potts.
Cosnuwc.IIoS WITH DBUsNWRs.
The Chair la.l before tho Chamber let
trr from Colonel john b. Purcell. chairman
Ot ID tommttc" on Inland Trade. en-
closing a nu.Luulct'l0n nom lit,sr-. VI.
l'. Na.Neil, ". l Niwuoud7' W. Nadlson
Scott "- A. f""'f7' JoIh y. Nlartin' an"
H. -. 'fif ll'i i"''ltir i'''it l'l ''' ''
.nDnt ol % druuIers' column Il each OF
fae N.. news papers III Virginia the Caro-
ln.-. and oeorla. SD taat employers ana
members ci tLc families o. the df"hmerS :
u.r r-r tl,- W"Iom q. thc means OF
promptly CONN ul4rAlihE WIN inc sat, -
wyr tnc oii-'uIlN no" "eln& lh"l "' lhe
sa.r-men1 n1re moving aooul theI aouIe9seS
cannot Doe hn. ID.
utNIrUTTCv LAW.
rr.c Ct.t, lsi1 beforo fla Chamber a
,....ti,- f-or, i 4 / Torvcv. pre-
-lo N-.+;.,.ol C,r,ert.ou of tine
.--.,.,+..ir,, .f cofrrIer,iql bodies.
...,tb. ller.her +o send "A dclcratc TO
Oh. .,..nd session Of The convention,
.. ,...Ii loI.il ~. Nffr,e.,,olis ON Sen
t.., I'D f,r ,l,. ,,r,,,nen Df fnrululatinr
T.,t,r,,,r law I'D be submitted To Com
lt. Cbqfe sat1 Io would like 10 hear
t,.,, members whether "A ban nkrupt law Is
.iI. rl.. ou.u oftricu WAS tnat we
I,d I,.t,r laye mo- law at all unless We can
e,.,.,,r, m l.,+t.~ means of administering il
.l.,,r-l, nod l,-.1.r rtba last law
". - tiof,rs,y seid tbot reallv he
1;3 ,'o, ,t';,.l, ,,s needed "A bankrupt law
frLo MEANS ~ collecting debts are better
,.v. ntbeold law was in operation.
uis .,,,..ri.r.e was that under the bank
,--,.t l,l,. tb,. lowers and the courts get all
.l - o,,3 'tbo cr4ditors get next to
,-,t;,,.
Mn n r. Iofew rave some instances of
tho WRONGS that we're perpetrated under
tlaoll l.v Tho plan proposed of getting
tTe o,,;r;on of the commercial bodies ~ a
,.rr -oDl one but anv law passed by Con-
..-..s. r.u-t necessarily be subject 10 the
.,.f.l. ,ors allowed IN the different States.
Afr h = Johnson was Of the opinion
,. ,-. - Cur rraatest needs il Il good
t,.lrunt law. In "a great many States Of
r.. t'tio, The evistinc statutes foster
t.,d Onr GROWING commerce with west
.-. and southern States makes 1t moro
tlsn ,,or Desirable for Us that there sh Juld
n,,f,rrn law with REGARD to the col
i..t,or of 5rbts Tie could not agree with
what lad been said about the lawyers
lie had found them of great advantage,
and oftoutipes they had pointed out to
hiw means of securing debts which he
mover would have otherwise been able TO
~n.ch Tie was satisfied that many of our
,...,',.s. ,,e,, feel The need of a good law,
.,'.I L.. ,,e. therefore, i'm favor of sending
--i' i',.'t' i'o " .' ~ ti,. corvantiou
n 0VJ,5ti,ct was irnnreescd with
.l.,,,.,,,.e ,'y,,re.s.d bv Nh. Johnson. Rich
...,.,',i.. ,r'.ld ,,n,y extends to the Guf of
w. over a. vcrv narrow strip of coun-
tryit ie true. but we are extending IL, and
,i' ,,. i' 'I,..,t tl" fpt,,rc of Richmond 10
,rt.+ would desir, # we fail TO keep
v VIZ .i. ,I,. ,,r,o,re.s of tbe times. His
49,. ,,aI 10 without committing
5-'-' -. ,,.'~t;r,,lor law or any law
'Ds ~ " .ip'h "a d@ieeate to Mime
o. "li ~, Lo o,,,od level headed
~ vil9' ~: 80. a,ld iet him hear the ar
man l'' ~, ,,r,.'.',.J and come back and
s.i1, ,,s r.,,.rt certainly We don't want