Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-01

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Agement OF this important measure, wh'ch no
had several limos before attempted to put upon
| Its passage
ORDER or WORK.
/ Soon after the House mot, when nearly every
| member on the floor was seeking recognition
| from the chair 10 call up soino bill, Mr. nay
/ offered a resolution providing that the eha' oe
| vacated at 3 J. ". ana resumed az f:5o T. M'',eo
/ vacated n. $50 =. NJ and resumed at 4. ",
/ and al the afternoon session the roll calico ior
| local ana private bills be continued. 49,,
SIR. Cardwoi tNr. Ryan In the chn,i1 omsed
At4P b. aud resumed nj 800 T. NJ. ana IIon
3 to O'Clock the rolicall DO continued ano llo,.
bers be allowed 20 call up ono local OF private
The substitute was adopted.
THE OYSTER BILL
hti2 O'Clock Mr Fiood called up tho special
| order which WAS tho general oyster Dill
| Op motion % Mr. wilkins the reading OF the
measure was dispensed VITA. ~ - .ne '..'
| passed By the senate. he explaine1. am re-
| ported from the Committee on the chesapeake
and its Tributaries with somo amendments: -,
| Tho chief object Of those amendments, stated
| Mr. Flood Is 20 have tho oyster beds resurVeyeu
| ia ins,osd az having three or four inspectors
/ FOR en~n county. the House committee recon-
] mendel that there be only one Inspector IN eeoh
/ county so that the Office may be wertn some-
| thing. these amendments were adopted
! Another amon1ment recommended ~ tho
4 COMMITTEES was TO limit tho holdings OF each
! renter 70 70 acres.
! posed This addition 10 tho bill before The House
! committee. The amendment was ADOPTED.
other amendments proposed by the commit
! tee we're adopted. -,
| Mr. Flood offered an amendmont TO charge the
renters 50 cents pora,ro for the first year and q
per acre Cor ga h year thereafter. Tho rental as
proposed In tho bill was % cents for he nrstyeaF
| and - cents for each year thereafter .,,
| The amendmcnt was opposed 10y Mcssrs. WI
sins, Broiwaier, j. L. Mason, Stubs, Hundley,
and Chambers.
| The ovstor IL tho largest interest virginia
| owns. he said. Tho'e oods absolutely belong 10
| the state This IA not tax We seek 70 lhposol
but II Is a rent we propose % ask Tor no use o'
/ nroDerty that belongs ia Ii Ia certainly reason
| Abio. No farmer would rent his lana iOrtI poI
acre, and no man would rent land that was nos
/ worth more than That sum. .
me spocaI ioint commit'oo appointed by tho
! last General Assembly said Mr.. Flo0n, ascer-
tanned that thore wcie alroady stake1 on apous
.0j0OO acres OF Oyster end mat the sui'oyo
| had been 50 loosely made that the STATE d'd ho'
! 90; rent for more than 1900 acres. III WIS alSo
| found out that tho lesseos O; these bees MAKO
from $50 to 500 per acre: and tins belng me case,
\ 81 per acre rent is q small enough amount
| This vast interest OF virginia, which should
bring her 10 n princoly revenue. he' brought
| Ter IN debt for three or four years Last yeer
| tn state lost nearly 5000 Under this amend
| nent. Mr. Flood thought, we ought to derive
revenue Of Sl500r.
After much discussion, in which Mcssrs Kent
| and Curtis advocated the amendment, II was
Mr.. Hudein stated that he voted AYE" for
the purpose Of reconsideration. lie urge! IL IN a
very eloquent speech. claiming thal me OH
would certainly be Killed II ii wont back 70 me
senate and the State would get no revenue
from the oyster industry after the Oys'efmeh
had been far enough q come forward and ask
- have q law passed which would BRING re-
spectacle sum into the Treasury.
Mr. Gibson opposed the motion 10 reconsider
and made quite a lengthy argument In favor OF
- .Ir,.. ant Ia nAntlnfUpn
are opposed 10 the amendment say that THIS Is
an n idiuonal lax on the oyStef-grounds. IL II
no such thing, argued MI Gibson IL IS SIMPLY
fair rental Of the grounds absolutely o"heo D!
During the course Of Mr. Gibson's argu-
ment Mr.. Chambers epqlired II this .amenl-
ment TO impose this additional TAX on
oyster-planters would not result ~ driving them
from Virginia to North Carolina, whore they cah
get the same grounds for twenty-five GEMS per
acre. 49,,
read from the papers, replied MIR. Gibson
that nearly everybody is leaving North Caro-
lima Even tue negroes are Vacating AT Tie
rate OF 800 per week, and don't think any true
Nirgnian would 70 TO such place. hhu' po-
sides II Is a Widoly-known fact that the oysters
Of Virginia by far superior to those Of Norm
"Wbi,e eating the sweet, delicious oyster
| from ork river, FocomOko sound, and olher
such places. ono feels M Is Gazing me ioDd OF
the Gods, but when you eat inc oyster OF Norm
Carolina 1t reminds you Of tao apple oil Inc
Dead Sea, which Is bitter 70 the tasts ana lull OF
dead ashes" lApplausel
In conclusion, Mr. Gibson urged mar the
planners might he allowed 10 rent these anus ior
fifteen years, so thai they can culuVa.e inc
grounds and cause them 10 yield more aOun-
dantly. in these Oystsr-grounds rlch mlne Ior
Virginia exists, which, If she would properly
manage the revenue thcrer0m would IN lew
years pay off the whole state debt
Mr. Downing called for the pending question,
which was sustained
The House refused to reconsider tho vote
| Otber amendments 10 the bill were offered
witch were rejected by very decided votes, after
which mo bill as amended was ordered 10 us en-
| grO-smenL
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
| To amend and re-enact section l7G4 Of tho Code
To aathorize District and County School
Boards Of Prince William, Page. and tiuyanna
counties TO compensate school trustees 0'heF
| tuap clerks. Of dis rct school boards
To extend the time for the collection OF taxes
in the county OF Dinwiddie. ,.,-
| For the protection Of fish In Pittsylvania
For the relief Of Mira. Frances McAllister.
| For the relief Of the sureties OF {. ii. lngles,
| late treasurer Of Henry county
| To authorize and empower the superVisors OF
| Nausemond county 10 increase the salary OF the
| county Judge.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief Of Mrs. Kate Z. Muse, Of Glouces-
10 incorporate tho Central City improvement
| Company. ,.,
| in graveyards and sale o; lands vacated by such
| removal.
! For the relief Of II. NJ. Drewry from the pay
| menf OF taxes crToneOuely assessed against him.
| 10 amend section 2j6 Of tie Code. relating TO
| rhetorical works AID relics, and 10 repeal sec
| lions 2J1 and 2Ss Of said Code.
| RAILROAD ELL.
| At 2:So o'clock ths special order, which was the
| confederation Of Mr.. kenrs substitute 10 tho
| original railroad bill, came up.
| Mr. RYAN in reply 10 Mr. Kent and In advo-
| cacy Of the hilI reported by mo Road Commit
| Tee, said that they were both aiming AZ the same
| and-to regulate railroad travel, but differed rs
10 The manner of regulation.
| The committee Mr, Ryan SAID. thought as the
| ipierstAie.commprce law had worked 10 the
1 sat sfactol of shippers the state OF Virginia
| would go far enough II 10 adopted that law
Tho bill was almos; the exact copy OF inc tutor
| sfate-coInmcrce law and was the ss'ne bill
| passed by tho House last session and defeated
| hy the Senate. The substitute offered by the
| member from Wythe was tho Georgia
| law under which rates were from ~ 20 100 per
| cent higher than thoy are IN Virginia lie called
| attention 10 the ia : that the commission u TX
| ratios colld levy large contributions on rhiI-
| ments through the railroads by forcing them TO
| Increased rates. He closed by saying that the
| members who wore asking Tor tnih Georgia law
| were responsible for tho defeat OF any loglsa-
| ton 70 regulate commerce.
| MOTION TO fASS BY.
| Mr. Hay moved 10 pass tho bin by. II was evil
| dent he said that at This late hour The Legisla-
ture could not pass a railroad bill and 10 discuss
| such measures would be throwing away time
! which should b. devoted 10 the consideration OF
| other matters Of Importance.
! Mr. Kent vigorously opposed passing by. The
| bin had been the special order before the House
| for TWO weoks lie wanted sho matter brought
10 n vote, so mat the farmers could see who are
| their friends.
| The House refusci 70 pass bg.
| Tho bin of Mr. Kent was then advocated by
| Mr. Arnold and when he hsd concluded the
| hour OF O'Clock having arrived the rol-cah
| OF members was commenced.
| PCBIIC MONEYS.
Mr.. ]. T. Coleman called M Senate Bill
| No. i5S, providing for the disbursement OF
| money % public Institutions. good deal OF
| objection was urged 20 tho consideration OF this
| measure and 10 was passed by.
| TIE LTwIs COMPROMISE BILL.
When the name Of Mr.. Curtis was reached he
| called up House bill TO compromise certain
| Claims held by & Il. Lewis against the state OF
| virginia and 70 lease him certain oyster-groundS
I'm fun satisfaction thereof. He offered suosti-
| ute which was recom mittcd, with the provision