The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-28
ACTION ON PILOT
BILL D A. SURP RISE
Attitude Of Richmond Chamber
Of COMMERCE Astorislled Some
Ill Virginia Delegation.
NO OPPOSITION TO GLASS
Licutcnant-Govcrl,or 1sllyson III.
Washington il Interests Of
Jamestown Island.

trrom our Regular Corrcspondento
WAsIllNGTON. y. c., March 27--l'he
action of the Chamber Of Commerce or
Richmond in indorsing the I4lttle1ield and
the FRY bills, witch propose to abolish
compulsory pilotaEe for vessels engaged
III tho conatwisc trade, came ns some
what Of u surprise to the Virginia meln-
bcrs Of Congress- Representative Lamb,
however, had declared some time ago In
favor OF the bill. But TIC delegation viii
not be unanimous in support OF the Little
field measure Representative Maynard,
member Of the Committee on Industrial
Marine and Fisheries, opposed the bill
most stranuousy in committee, and dlu
much valuable work for the pilots.
Tho National Association OF Pilots. and
the various state associations have hhd
representatives here al winter oppos-
+ ing the legislation proposed BY the SEN
utor and the representative from Maine.
4 They claim that the mere fact that the
Maine people are fighting for the bl!l
Is most significant, and indicates that,
having got possession OF all the coasting
trade, the New England towing CONF
panIes also propose to take over cohtrol
oil bttlc lowing DuSlneSSs uIoo. ~,
claimed by the pilots that n skilled pilot
is often able to bring Il vessel into har-
Dor without n tug, whereas, q ~ vessel
withoutn pilot aboard LIS compelled to be
lowed. Tho towing Dusiness is now al
most completely in the hands OF New
England and Northern men Pilotngc fees
represent about all that Southern ports
get ont Of our coastwlse shipping.
This Is the attitude of the pilots, and IS
presented In a spirit Of fairness. and not
for the purpose Of showing that the Ricl-
,nond Chamber made a mistake.
Before Committees.
Mr.. George Bryan. of the Richmond
bar, appeared before the House Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
to urge tho passage of the Townsend bill,
making bills Of ladng negotiable.
Lieutenant Governor l1llyson is here to-
day in the interest of the proposed APP
Precipitation for the purpose Of protecting
\ Jamestown Island and for the erection
of q pier nj the landing there. The total
OF the proposed appropriation is $4,000.
of which $500 Is to be expended for the
wharf, $4,000 for the continuance Of the.
work OF cXcavating or antiquities. ana
$500 for inclosing tho old church. etc.
Mr.. I;llyson, as representative OF the AS
ISOLATION for the Preservation OF Vir-
pinin Antiquities. Is very DESTROYS Of hay.
regarded as very probable that Congress
Will take his view of the matter.
II Is pretty we'll settled that Rcprcsen-
tattvc Glass will not have opposition for
q denomination to Congress from the
Sixth District. He received letter 10
day from Hon. j. r. Wopds.Fof Roanoke,
chairman Of the Democratic District COM.
,nlttec OF the Sixth. saying that so far
ms was known there would be no opPosi-
ton. A different story would have had
IN he told had the st. Clair amendment
To the distributing bill been adopted at
the last session OF the General Assembly.
The amendment proposed to add num-
her OF counties of the Ninth District 10
the sixth, aud several aspirants TO con-
gresslonal honors would have been taken
out OF the Ninth. where, for obvious rea-
4 sons. "a Democratic nomination to Con-
( rrcss Is not sought with great cagerncss,
and nut into the Sixth. where Demo
cratic ajority is always assured.
Pure Food Bill.
II don't know about this pure food bill.
a good one, but there are some things ~
which the Senate has passed said Re',-s
tescntative Lamb to-day shaking MS
head dubiously The general object of
the bill, to prevent food adulteration, is
:, good, but there are some things IN
the bill tina tcausc me to think 1t may
&C too far. FOR lHSthiicc' : Hot'Se t'0N
/, prohibits tho use OF saltpetrc In pre-
serving foods. Now. am opposed to
any such prohibition. have been eating
ham on which satpetrc was used In
curing ever since was hoy. II that
saltpetre provision Is not eliminated l
shall vote against the bill.
Captain Lamb does not intend TO hurt
the production and sale of Smthfield
hams. Seriously. It is doubted whether
farmers would be allowed to continue the
use of saltpetrc in curing their bacon,
IL the Hepburn bill were to become law.
that Is, the bacon cured in TINS way
could not be sold outside the State. At
any rate. Lamb proposes 70 stand lor
the saltpctrch ham.
There is small chance Of Mr.. Slemp
securing the passage of his bill PRO
yiding for two terms of tho United States
Court at Big Stone Gap every year. His
attcmpt to secure unanimous consent for
tho consideration of the bin yesterday was
defeated BY the objection OF Representa-
tive DeArnlond, Of Missouri, member Of
the Committee on Judiciary. Mr.. Slemp
endcavorcd to induce the Missouri repre-
sentative to withdraw his objection, but
Mr.. peArmond was obduratc, and sent to
tho clerks desk a letter from Judge Henry
Clay Mcdowell, who presides over tho
Western District OF Virginia, which let
ter declared strongly against two terms
at Big Stone Gap. 5s
Democrats arc opposing two terms an
nually OF tho court Mt Big Stone Gap, al
lcging that they are not needed, and
claiming that tho Republicans simply
want to strengthen the Republican ma
chino in Southwest Virginia by the adj
dition of small army of clerks and
deputy marshnls to the already lengthy