The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-16

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Holding this view, Mr.. Vale begged hi
friends 10 vote TO concur in the Senat,
amendment postpL ming The election OF judg,
for Louisa until January the 18Th.
The amendment was agreed TO.
The NOTT0wAY CASE.
The Committee on CEaracIer-M Messrs,
Lady, Joseph Walker, Rawles, Hail, Farr,
Dickerson OF Russell, and WatkIns-had 0
morning and afternoon session yesterday
IN the Office OF the Board Of Public Educa-
ton, and took up the charges preferred
against Mr.. Morton, who is a candidate for
Judge Of NottoWay.
Judge Mann. Mr.. Dyson, Mr., Morton,
and Others made statements to the commit
tee; af,tr which outsiders were asked to
retire from the room. The result arrived
at, according to common report, was re-
solution, adopted by a majority OF one, that
the charges Growing out Of financial trans
actions) were not sustained.
THE CAUCUS LAST NIGHT.
The Readiustcr causus last night, taken
all in all, was quite time affair compared
with those Of tue highs Immediately pre-
ceding it.
In The course Of a speech delivered by
HCbHiOi bN IIt HtnIlp-
men on the harmony that has generally pre-
vailed. lie expressed his wonder that there
lad not been greater disseEsions consider
ing the difficult matters the caucus has been
called upon 10 deal with. Asper,ions of
the characters Of their candidates was not
unexpected 10 him, and he was clad 10 say
that, submitted TO the crucial test OF Fund
er examination, few ii any unworthy cam
Gidates bad been found.
There Is great deal OF patriotic Read-
iuster talk in the nomination Of candidates.
The non-talking members are, however
gradually losing interest in the caucuSes.
1t may be hard work to talk by the bour.
but it is even harder work to sit and listen
and keep awake pending the ordinary NOM
mating speech. The average vote is now
about y, whereas it ought to be 1S; and
the hour OF adjournment is Usually between
II and ., whereas ii ought to be 105.
Ii was expected that the Louisa case
would be taken up again last njeht; but it
was not.
The following nominations we're made
asst night:
MiddIeseX: femuel Bristow.
King and Queen and King S'iliam:
Passed by.
Pa'rlck: r.. Il. turner.
Pittiylyania: Iioratio Davis.
TIE WAR on THE RAPPAHiYNOCS.
The following letter, addressed to prOmi-
lent member OF the House If Delegates. is
he latest reliable information from the seat
II the oyster war:
MHLENBECK, LANCASTER COUNTY,
January 10. 1880.
napr Ditfc fbctn !. pou. itopu al
lgilation now among the oystermrn have
concluded that 1t is an appropriate time 10
write in regard to some changes IN the oyS-
er law. The law in lis present form has
)een unchanged much longer lban any act
previous to this. There has been quite Il
war in the lower part cf this county for the
)ast week or TWO between the ,on@smen
md the dredgers. The tong,meD undertook
o dive the dred2ers away. and the dredg-
RS, who are well armed and with an abuud-
lnce OF ammunition, decided they would
lot allow tOngSmen 10 oyster. hence there
las been a constant engagement, in which
understand several men have been Killed.
1t seems disgrace 10 our State that she
should allow men 10 come here and thus
iiolatc her laws. II is said that oysters IN
Maryland row are very scarce; hence the
TO engage in dredging in our
waters. II is probable that over million
bushels have been caught in the Rappahan-
lOck river since last September. aud could
lot give any estimate OF the amount caught
within the waters OF the State.
Under such circumstances we ought to
impose a tax OF not less than two cents per
JuShel on all oysters carried away in vessels,
~ which means we could get sufficient
um to protect the oysters and pay reyc-
lue TO the State. Another advantage OF I'M
Josing Il tax upon vessels is that 1t encOur-
Iges packing and canning in our midst,
which gives employment to many persons
md builds uD the county.
The tax upon the vessels will have no ef-
&c, to destroy trade, for what we lose there
will be more than compensated by canning
'S adjustments, which will give permanent
work.
Do nothing against the catching OF fish in
)urse-nets, for they only catch arwives,
md give labor 10 many men besides fur
liShng the cheapest fertilizer thai can be
ecured. The fish factories are q blessing
o this section, and iure no one.
Yours in haste, j. {. h.
THE OYSTER WAR N THE SENATE.
In the Senate Yesterday the House joint
-esolution TO appropriate $500 10 carry
,ut the oyster law on the R1ppahann0ck
liver was taken up. \ warm discussion
,nsued.
Mr.. FuIkerson, Mr.. Paul, and others
.laimed that the Governor has ample au-
hority 10 act in the premises; that there i
10 need for any legislation. Besides, it Is
very serious matter to send troops down
o engage in a war with citizens OF another
state. Mr.. Fulkerson and Mr.. Paul both
advocated caution in this matter. Their
.uggt s'ions prevailed, and the House reS0-
ution was referred to the Finance Commit
ee.
MORE MEN KILLED-MORE Trouble.
Later on in the Senate proceedings Mr..
Cannon introduced n joint resolution to
the further execution OF the Joint
order 50 rs to take some action to prevent
the depredations on the Rappahannock-
river oy s.ermcn and citizens OF that county.
Mr.. Cannon said that since the killing OF
.wo of the most worthy citizens OF that Sec
ion on Monday and Tuesday Of this week,
.hrec other citizens had been killed by
these maraudcrs, and it was an outrage that
,hould be stopped. The urgency 81 this
,ase cannot be appreciated, be said, by SEN
ltors here. He hoped that his friends IN
he Senate would come 10 the and OF the
oystcrmen, give them their sympathy. and
lelp them to redress the great wrong per-
by these northern people. He went
On further 10 say that many Of the people
affected were poor, who depended upon
ishlng and oystering for their living, aud
i was Il great hardship upon them. He
looed it would be the pleasure OF The Sem
,te to discharge the committee from lis con-
,ideration and take up aud pass the joint
resolution.
TIL. GOVERNOR.
While this was going on communca.