The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-26
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House bill to incorp oIate sne Wv go
Company of 0nancock
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General ANDERsoa announced that ME- ,,
HESRY was detained from MS seat Dy III
ness. 9 Is SIS e 81 q 49,. :, s
ON THE BAT SHORE S. q
800 FIELD-DAY. 4. .s
srhe unfinished business OF yesterday, pc
q, 3 the bill ii, reference TO the use OF pounu-
nets on the bay shore, was taken up. ~ lle
substitute for the bill allows the use O.
NOM d.nets along the shore OF Moplack. Day,
and also along the western shore q Ine
Chesapeake north OF the mouth OF 1ork
river, without reference 70 the mouths q q
creSs. j. :, -, Tho ,no.
tim h. reconsider the adoption OF the SUD-
stif,Ite. Mr.. FINsEY desiring to oIer an
amendment requiring those residents
who wish to use pound .nets TO pro-
eiire license from the County Court,
and in doing SO to swear that they
will NOT permit ,non-residents TO make
anv use OF the privilege, thus granted
them. or to have any interest IN sucn nsh-
ing, directly or indirectly.
Mr. ,FINEEY addressed the House IN sup
port of his motion Il ,.z
Mr.. BoHANNoN opposed the motion. and
commended that the laws now III force
prohibited non-residents from engaging IN
fishing in Virginia waters except with hook
and lifle. He said that II Mr.. FINNEY knew,
as he stated, that non .residents were viola
ting the law in this respect, he was dere-
lict in his duty as 9 citizen in not going
before the grand Jury and having the par
ties offending indicted. Mr.. BoHANNoN
would say that non-residents were not en-
gagged in this business in his county Mat
thews1. He insisted If license was to be
required the provision therefor should be
nut where il bcronged-in the taX-bill. For
his part he thought it would be as unjust as
to require people to get out licenses to raise
corn. eaE..-
Mr.. w. B. TALIAFERRo thought the pro-
visions Of the law now stringent enough:
To require people to get license to flsn anu
make them take an oath not to violate the
law would be establishing principle which
should never be engrafted upon our stat
utes. II put here it might with equal pro-
priety be attached to all penal laws. 1t
would here make man who would other
wise be triable for misdemeanor triable for
feIony-periury. MIR. TALTAFERR0 eX-
pressed the hope that the House would not
set the mark OF its approval upon such an
obnoxious scheme.
Mr.. PETER CARTER (coEored) argued that
the present law was eyaded by non-resi-
dents. Their apparatus was owned nomi-
nally by citizens of Virginia, while the
profits and benefits went to them-these
non-residents.
Mr.. CARTER spoke at considerable length
against the netmen. He stated that he had
known 900 bushels of fish to be taken in one
OF these nets at one time.
Mr.. FINNEY asked if the gentlemen on
the other side were willing for non-resi::
dents to come here and take away the vested
rights of the people. IT they were not
they could not object to his amendment.
MI. BoHANNoS inquired if his amend.
ment did not require all persons to take out
license TO fish.
Mr.. FINNEY said it did not.
Mr.. BoHANNoN called for q reading OF the
amendment.
Tie clerk read from Dir. FlNNEY's pro-
posed amendment: "1ny person wishing
to fish acith pound-nets SHALL" DC.
Mr.. FINNEY commended that only persons
who desired to fish with pound-nets would
have to get licenses. and they would have to
pay nothing for the licenses, but only swear
not to permit non-residents to make use OF
their licenses, directly or indirectly. These
pound-nets, he said, were not used in Acco-
mac by our people. That was notorious
fact. He claimed that as these non-residents
were taking away the substance OF his PEG.
pie, the restrictions he suggested were de.
manded by sound public policy, and should
be granted. He referred to the petition
from the people Of Gloucester against these
nets, and he had similar petition from the
people of his county, and would bring still
stronger ones here hereafter.
Mr.. GRAVES called the previous question,
and it was ordered.
The House refused to Inconsistencies,
SO; noes, 5G-as follows:
/ AYEs-Mcssrs. Akers. Bernard, Bland, Burnham
John Il. Carter, Peter j. Carter, Coleman. Crank
rsH fpaey Fcwer Fakerson Fulton Goode
Hamilton, Hardesty, R. N. Harrison, Hunter, r. D
Moss Norman Soon Rasned
Smith, Smith Southwark, spessard stsrEe, Van Lear 10.
Thomas II. White, and Young--50.
NoEs.-Messrs. Adams. Ashton, Bocock, Bohan-
e eH Dyer Eeheis Edmands Edwards fieklen
Harrison, Haryie, Healy, Henkel, johnson, John
Mcmillan, Moncure, Mushback, Pace Pitts, Pop
ham, Powell Pnl!iaW J. q; fs Rg s'is
fe aT1o William Tayior, Trout, Voltage walsh,
WaTEEg, Wingaeld' Wi'ten' Wright, and Mr.. Speak
So MI. FINNEY was prevented from Offer
ing his amendment.
The bin (substitute) was ordered to en-
grossment.
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
Mr.. HARvIE moved that the resolution
reported from the Committee on ASricul-
ture and Mining, proposing to appropriate
$1,000 for an exhibition OF the resources OF
Virginia Mt the Paris exhibition, have a
second reading to-day. Not agreed to
two thirds not voting affirmatiyely. ~,
REIMBURSEMENT IN ALEXANDRIA.
On motion of Mr.. MUsHBACK, the bill to
facilitate the adjustment Of the debt Of
Alexandria was ordered to engrossment
and third reading. =
Mr. MUsHBAcK states that the city OF Al
andria has a debt OF $l,200,000, while the
assessed value OF the real and personal
estate in the city is but about So, 100000. A
large part Of the debt arose from subscrip:
tons made prior to the war to the stock OF
railroads and canals, which stock is now
worthless, and bonds Of the city loaned In
aid OF their construction. In the endeayor
to pay the annual interest on this debt the rate
of municipal taxation since the war has been
enormous, reaching one year as high as
So. % per 500. In this state OF affairs the
CITY Council issued circulars making a
complete exhibit OF the city finances, con-
yened its creditors, and asked them to
assent to compromise Of the debt at the
rate of fifty cents in the dollar. A major
ity Of them accepted the terms, and favora-
bic responses are being constantly received
from the remainder. .ssa ,.a sa.. IL
The bill introduced by Mr.. MUsnBACK, he