The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-02
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Pilot sERVICE LAWS DISCUSSED.
a Committee VIII Oppose the Proposed
Amendment tn the Law hei"u'e 10
Lien. on Railroad Franchises.

A called meeting of the board Of directors
Of the Richmond Chamber Of Commerce was
held Yesterday evening at o'clock. Present.
John b. Purcell. president; George L. Chris
tian, first yice-president; w. ID. Chesterman.
Is. +. Johnson. 4. y. Landerkin. i. u. Leigh.
Jr., T. l.. Moore. George A. Smith, ii. A.
Tabb, Everett Waddey and John K. west
directors. aud Messrs. TazeweN Ellett'
Warner Moore. X. S. Archer and Merwether
Jones. members Of the Chamber.
The first business taken up was the report
of the committee on outward trade as follows.
which upon motion Of Hon. George L. Chris
tian was adopted.
t. the President and Board OF Directors OF
tie Richmond Chamber Of Commerce.
Gentlemen.-1 Your committee on outward
trade. to whom the communication Of the
San Francisco Chamber Of Commerce. advO-
cat NJ the passage OF oil q place the mari
time pilot service under the control OF the
Federal Government, was referred. be.s leave
% report that the measure IN question is SUD-
stantially the same az the tarQuhar bill'
which was fully reported upon by tins COM
mittee and Endorsed by the Chamber October
n. 4 ].
present bill leaves the compensation Oh the
pilots O. be fixed by the Treasury Depart - ut
according % the character of the sersl.- re-
quired nj the different ports or pilot stations.
which Is considered o very desirable modllca-
tiOu of the FarQuhar bill.
lour committee therefore recommends that
the circular addressed by the san francisco
Chamber II Commerce 20 the Chambers OF
Commerce etc. OK the / nited states be APP
proved and that our senators and represen-
tatyes in Congress be earnestly requested 70
support the measure as proposed
In response 10 the inquiry referred TO
them by the following resolution offered by
Mr. Thomas J.. Moore. Resolved. mat tae
question of urging upon the present. Legisla-
ture the importance Of abOishng the present
cOmpul- DRY charges for pu1tage in Virginia
waters. SO far as they apply % vessels engaged
in cOastWse trade be referred 10 tie
committee on outward trade" your
committee beg leave TO report that
they do deem % desira 10 10 urge
tnis amendment 10 tie plot laws OF Virginia
at the present session OF the Legs AZURE aud
they recommend that the president o. the
Chamber be requested 10 appoint commit tee
10 take charge Of the matter and to press such
legislation Ia the manner as they deem best cal
cu.ated o. accomplish the relief desired ~ re-
spect 20 our cOastWlSe trade. 90,
A. d. Ianderkin tchairWanl. James W. ALI
Warner Moore and Frank A. Davenport.
The Chair appointed MessTs - ID. Cren-
sbav,. Warner Moore. Il. 4. TRbb, A. ID.
Ianderkin and John A. Curtis the committee
10 take charge of the matter Of securing le-ls-
lation in reference % the pilot laws of the
State. as suggested in he second part Of the
report.
TIE LIEN Law.
The next subject considered was resolu-
49, 10 o. rarl
10 Nesting the board OF directors 60 appoint a
special committee TO oppose the amendment
of section $50 Of tie Code Of lrglnla. pro-
posed IN House bill No. 1Z3. Mr. iazeweli
lllott who was present by invitation. ex-
planned 20 the board that he had looked into
tho question on behalf of clie- IS. The law as
il now stands and has existed for many years
in the State of Virginia gives 90 employees anu
persons furnishing railroad non. engines
cars. fuel and all other supplies necessary. 10
the operation Of any railway. canal. or other
transportation company or mining OF manu-
featuring company. chartered under OF bY the
laws Of this State, or chartered else here ana
doing busine 3 ID this State, pror
lien on the franchises gross earnings.
aud real and personal property of
said company which is used IN operating the
same: that the proposed change was intended
L. so M dify the law that persons furnishing
such supplies should only have lien upon
railway canal and transportati u companies,
hut not upon mining and manufacturing
companies. Blr. Elicit SAID that the question
was being considered by him for his
clients rather from practical than
from legal standpoint. AMI so lar
as he could see be was salts
fed that the disadvantages which would
resu from the change were greiter than ne
advantages. for that whiie one concern might
DO enabled more readily 70 negotiate ITS
"A I.. r..rfIN .fff ar "a 80
GUS contraction Of the credit they now en-
loved with the people who sold them supplies,
and that the range Of credit winch such en-
terprises could obtain from supply men with
the law as it now existed was probably Do
per cent more than the amount they would
be able to borrow upon their plants with the
law amended as was proposed
Judge George J.. Christian also opposed
the amendment and illustrated the adyan-
iages OF the law as II now stood % lnanniacI-
uring and mining enterprises by comparing
il 10 the benefit which tenants derived from
tho lien that the landlords now nave upon the
furniture and personal effects OF the tenants,
v hereby they we're enabled IN many cases to
rent and occupy better houses than they
could rent but for the existence or tins law
relating 10 landlord and tenants lio also
said that ne saw no gOOt reason tor making
this distinction between the railroads and
the mining and manufacturing companies
or in other words why the security 70 the
person furnishing supplies should not be the
same both with the transportation companies
and the mining and manufacturing compa-
MES. Alter some further discussion OF the
question BY Mr. II. A. Tabb and Mr. Meri-
wether Jones, the report of the committee
was adopted and the president app inted
AIessrs 1azewell Elicit. Frank 4. Glasgow,
Meriwether Jones. Levin Joynes and George
a. smith committee from tie Chamber to
appear before the Senate Committee on Courts
If Justice IN opposition TO the amendment
After the consideration OF some questions,
which were deferred for future action, the
board then adjourned.
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