Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-02
WAR ON THE PILOTS.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE oP-
POSED TO THE COMPULSORY LAW.
supply BIZ aud Appoints a Com
mites to Flight It.

A called meeting OF the board OF Direc-
tors of the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce was held yesterday evening at
o'clock. Present: John b. Purcell, presi-
dent; George l.. Christian, first uce-presi-
dent; w. d. Chesterman, r. z. Johnson,
A. ID. Landerkin. Z. G.. Leigh. Jr., 4. l..
Moore, George A. Smith, II. A. Iabb.
Everett Waddey, and John II. West. direc-
tors; and Messrs. Tazewell Elicit, Warner
Moore. r. S. Archer. and Meriwether
Jones, members of the chamber.
Mr.. Landerkin. from the Committee on
Outward Trade to whom vas referred the
communication of the San Francisco
Chamber Of Commerce advocating the
passage of bill 10 place the Maritime
Pilot Service under the control of the
Federal Government, submitted a report
saving that the measure in question was
substantially the same as the farquhar
bill, reported upon by this committee aud
endorsed by the chamber October y. 1891,
the only difference being that the pres
ent bill leaves the compensation OF the
pilots to Ue fixed by the Treasury Depart
ment according to the character of the
service required at the different ports or
pilot stations, which is considered very
desirable modification of the r quhar
bill. The committee recommended the
approval of the circular sent out bv the
san Francisco chamber and that our Sena-
tors and Representatives. in Congress be
earnestly requested sosuppOrt the measure
as proposed
PILorAGE ON CoAsTwTsE VESSELS.
Mr.. Landerkin's committee. in response
70 the resolution offered by Dir. Thomas
l.. Moore, referring to them " the question
of urging upon the present Legislature
the importance of Gholishing the present
compulsory charges for pilotage IN VIZ
ginia waters. so far as they apply TO YES
sells engaged in coast trade reported
that they do deem 10 desirable 90 urge
this amendment to the pilot laws of Viz
gina at the present session of the Legis-
lature, and they recommend that tho
president of the chamber be requested TO
appoint q COMMITTEES of five to take charge
of the matter and TO press such legislation
in the manner they deem best calculated
to accomplish the relief desired in respect
TO our coast-wise trade.
On motion ot Judge Christian. the whole
report was adopted, AMI under the latter
section the Chair appointed Messrs. ). ID.
Crenshaw, Warner Moore, III. A. Tabb, A.
ID. Landerkin, and John A. Curtis the CON-
mittee to press the pilot law.
TIE sUPPLY-LIEN BILL.
Inc next kuUltEb EUu~ltltItu WAS u IftO-
luton from the Committee on Manufac-
lures, requesting the Board of Directors
20 appoint special committee TO oppose
the amendment of section 2iS5 OF the Code
of Virginia, proposed in House bill No.
1913. MIR. Tazeweil Elicit, who was present
bv invitation. explained to tue board that
he had looked INTO the question on behalf
of his clients that the law as 10 now
stands and has existed for many years in
the State Of Virginia gives 10 employees
and persons furnishing railrC al iron, en-
gines, cars. fuel, and all other supplies me-
cessary TO the operation of any railway,
canal. or other transportation company or
mining or manufacturing company, char
tered under or by the laws OF this State.
or chartered elsewhere and doing bust
ness in this State, prior lien on
the franchises, gross earnings, and
real and personal property of such
company. which is used IN operating
the same that the proposed change was
intended 10 so modify the law that per-
sons furnishing such supplies should only
have lien upon railway, canal, and trans
portauon companies, but not upon mining
and manufacturing companies. MIR. Elicit
| said that the question was being con-
| sidered by him for his clients rather from
| a practical than from legal standpoint,
/ and so far az he could see, ne was salts
| ned that the disadvantages which would
result from the change were greater than
| the advantages, Tor while one concern
| might be enabled more readily TO negoti-
| ate ITS bonds ten or a dozen would suffer q
serious contraction Of the credit they now
/ enjoyed with the people who sold them
/ supplies. and that the range OK credit
| which such enterprises could obtain from
! supply men with the law, as il now existed.
was probably so per cent. more than the
amount they would be able to borrow upon
| their plants with the law amended as was
| proposed.
JUDGE CHRISTIANS VIEWS.
Judge George l.. Christian also opposed
| the amendment and illustrated the advan-
/ tages of the law as it now stood TO manu-
| featuring and mining enterprises by CON-
/ pairing it to the benefit which tenants de-
! rived from tho lien that landlords now
| have upon the furniture and personal
effects of the tenants. whereby they are
! enabled in many cases 10 rent and occupy
! better houses than they could rent but tor
| the existence of this law. He also said
| that he saw no good reason for making
| this distinction between the railroads aud
| the mining and manufacturing COM
| panies, or in other words, why the
| security to the person furnishing sup
plies should not be the same both with
! the Transportation companies and the
mining and manufacturing companies.
! After some further discussion OF the ques-
ton by Mr. II. A. Tabb and Mr. Meriwethei
Jones the report of the committee was
adopted, ana the President appointed
| Blessrs. TaZewell Elicit. Frank L. Glasgow
Meriwether Jones. Levin Joynes, anC
! George A. Smith committee TO appear
! before the Senate Committee for Courts oi
Justice IN opposition TO the amendment.
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