Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-10
OYSTER INTERESTS.
Annual Meeting of the Oyster-Planters
Association and Convention of
Allied Interests.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
HAMPTON. Va. July 9.-The first annual
meeting of the Oyster-Planters' Association
of Virginia and Convention Of Allied
Interests was called 20 order IN the assem-
bly-room of the Young Mems Christian
Association at III A. Nj. by Mr. James Nc
Menamin. of Hampton. On motion,
Colonel j. j. Phillips, of Norfolk, was called
to the chair and the following committees
appointed:
THE COMMITTEES.
Permanent Organization-John A. Pal
mer. Lancaster county; III. l.. Schmeley,
Flizabeth CITY county; j. White. Norfolk
county; William Britain, Nansemond
county.
Resolutions. +. Miller, Mathews coun-
ty; CAPTAIN Orris A. Browne, Northampton
county; Captain j. HeIelfriger, Elizabeth
City county.
The following officers. reported from the
Committee on
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION,
were elected: President, Colonel j. j.
Phillips; Vice-President, Captain Orris
A. Browne; Secretary, V. 7. Holt, Eliza
beth City.
By request Of the Committee on Resolu-
tions Mr.. James McAlenamin, OF Eliza
beth City, was added.
terests were TO be represented by this con-
vention. Ii was expected that the Com
mittee on Resolutions would SO shape the
course OF the meeting there should be no
conflict in any branch of the oyster busl-
ness. He hoped that If there were any On,
ferences of opinion in the convention that
all would be prepared to make sacrifices
for the general good.
RULE ADOPTED.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
the following:
Resolued, That no resolution or commu-
uication which has not been formulated
and acted upon by this convention. and
reported 20 the convention for its action,
shall be allowed 10 represented before the
convention at its JOINT meeting with the
legislative committee.
After considerable debate with one
man on one side and the entire con-
vention on the other the report was
unanimously adopted. There being many
papers presented to the Committee
on Resolutions, a recess was taken TO p.
NJ. Quite a number of delegates are in at
tendance, some ten counties being repre-
sented.
COUNTIES REPRESENTED.
The convention reassembled at 3 p. NJ,
but az the Committee on Resolutions was
not ready TO report, was not formally called
10 order. A list Of the delegates was taken
and il was found that the following coun-
ties were represented: Isle OF Wight, q
delegates; Nansemond, s.; Elizabeth City,
II; Norfolk, 8; Northampton. 2; Mathews,
5; Warwick, /; Middlesex, 2; Northum-
berland, /; Lancaster. /, aud York, 1. To-
tai. 40 delegates.
Mr.. T. 5. Hodson, of Crisfield, Md, a
man prominent In oyster CIRCLES, Is also
present.
The following is the local Reception
Committee: II. l.. Sohmeley, Nj. Is.
Crowner, A. Howe. Il. NJ. Johnson, j..
Kimberley. S. Jones, George A. Schme-
ley, +. W. Darling.
1t is supposed that large number Of
delegates will arrive tomorrow. which
will be the principal day. as the legisla--
tive committee on the Chesapeake and
Tributaries will be present.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
at 400.
Strong papers from Orris A. Browne,
james McMenamin. and John A. Palmer
were read and adopted. The committees
report was IN substance as follows; Ask
ing the Legislature at its next session
to pass laws 10 this effect; TO grant per-
petual franchises 10 oyster planters |;
10 secure uniform oyster fishing
Sizhts thxonah. tho StAtei that present