Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-05


| passed by. The members Of tho House
have not had time 10 consider u ~ II
has just been printed and put on the
desks to-day. lie did not know whether
IL was q good measure Or not, and
therefore was not prepared to vote in
diligently on it.
Mr.. Taliaferro wanted the bill to be
voted on either one way or the other
to-day, for to pass by would be to yir-
tually kill it. He believed the best
way to consider the bill would be to
take it up section by section.
Mr.. Bohannan conceded in the views
| OF Mr.,Taliaferro. lie said
hope the bill will not he passed by. I
nave labored assiduously during this entire
session 10 find out what was necessary and
desirable legislation upon this subject, ana
10 obta In agreement among the representa-
tiyes from that section OF the state inter.
ested therein. ! think ! have found out
what Is necessary and what Is wanted Dy
those directly interested In the matter.
have not. however, succeeded In getting
those VINO represent constituencies inter-
ested IN this Industry TO agree upon any
legislation that would. in my opinion. carry
out the wishes Of the majority Of toe people
OF this Stale interested in the oyster midas
try..
law for the protection or oysters which are
oppressive 10 the peope. and some when
have been declared Unconstitutional by the
courts. There are other provisions which
experience has demonstrated 10 be useless.
% think this bill will remedy many de-
fects In the present law; that 10 VIII recon-
Gle differences now Hereby antagonistic;
that IL will go very far towards harmonil.
ing conflicting interests and opinions. and
that IL will I'm the end prove better law
than that now In force"
The House refused to pass hy-syes,
20; noes, 30.
Mr.. Mayo then moved to amend the
fourteenth section of the bill so as to
change the line to which residents Of
Virginia are permitted to dredge. The
amendment, he claimed, would put at
least 10000 more in the Treasury
than if it was left as it is. lie stated
his reasons for believing this, and he
urged that the change be made.
Mr.. Bohannan did not want the
change made. lie believed it would
be better for Virginia for the bill to
remain unchanged
Mr.. Wise was oppOsedto all dredging
within all the waters Of the State. He
claimed that this bill would bring in no
revenue and was a fraud throughout.
Mr.. Stuart thought the present oys-
ter law the wisest measure that the
Legislature ever passed on this subject.
He had never heard a complaint made
sgainst it by any oyster-men, aud he
hoped the bill now proposed would not
pass.
Mr.. Mayo declared that the law as it
now stands needs amendment, and he
bad promised his people he would do
all he could to secure the changes he
believed necessary.
Mr.. Stuart moved TO postpone until
to-day at / o'clock. Agreed to.
AFFIRMING THE RIDDLEBERGER
SETTLEMENT.
This resolution, which was pending
when the appropriation bill was laid
before the House, came up again.
The vote on agreeing to the resolu-
ton resulted-ayes. -. No quorum.
the Republicans refusing to vote.
The following Republicans were de-
signated as being present and not
voting, and therefore recorded in the
negative Messrs. Waddill, Franklin,
Wise, Southworth, Tillar, Mallory,
Martin, ellis, and Mathews.
So the resolution was adopted.
THE FIGGAT SCHOOL-BOOK BILL.
The passage Of this bill was com.
municated from the Senate.
A resolution a few minutes later
came from the Senate requesting the
House to return the bill
The House refused to refer the bill.
The question came up then on agree
ing to the request of the Senate.
Mr.. Figgat hoped that the House
would not send the bill back, but let it
90 direct to the Governor.
Mr.. Buchanan thought the request Of
the Senate very reasonable one, and
hoped it would be granted.
The House agreed to the request OF
the Senate-ayes, 80; noes. %.
So the bill was sent back to the Sem
ate.
At G:3j the House adjourned to
meet to-day at ii o'clock.