Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-21
OYSTER INTERESTS.
wEsrlNo or TIE VIRGINIA pRorEc-
TIVE UNION AT HAMPTON.
A strong SET Of Resolutions Adopted-The
Basis for Picture s.egissstion--Ri gats
Of rsngers aud Dredgers
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tcogrespondence q sne Richmond Dispatcn.l
HAMPTON, Va. November 10. The Oyster
Convention resumed its session AZ $50 p.
NJ. yesterday. The Committee on Coaven-
tions submitted its report. naming the Adj
visory Board. and after adding Captain o.
A. Browne TO the board the report was
adopted. A committee was then appointed
10 draft a suitable Law to 90 before the
Legislature Messrs. james A. Hall $. 4.
Miller. James MoMsnamin, l.. G. Catlett
and J. W. Backus.
orHKR Committee
Another committee was appointed 70
select place for the next meeting also
20 select paper as the Official organ, ana
The appointment OF COMMITTEES 70 take
the law 70 Richmond.
The Committee on Law retired ard all
resolutions were referred TO II. After some
hours the committee submitted their 70"
port, and Ia doing go said they had thou0nt
Il bess not 10 frame law. but TO ADOPT
platform on which to stand.
PLATFORM
The report was as follows:
4. Rtsofrtd, That the natural rocks ehau DC
mapped and recorded and preserved Tor al
iifne Rs common for tho people ~ the STATE 70
oyster on, and that they shall not DO sold, leased,
rented oct, or assigned.
coon TITLES.
q That the occupants OF the piantlng-stounds
under water shah have the bost possible tue 70
them mat can be obtained from tho state
sgPARATE AND DISTINCT.
g. That the oyster roc 70 DO used as COM
mon and the grounds " DC used for planilns
6haN be kept separate and distinct, 50 that one
shall not encrosca upon the other.
TWO COUNTIES ExEsPT.
4, That a two-and.half-inch cull!ng law be
passed and strictly enforced bat that the easter n
SIDE OF AcoomRc and Northampton counties shall
b. exempt from the provisions Of said lag.
SPECIAL TAX.
8. That we derry the right Of tho State 70 coosti-
tntionally tax It's oyster industry diherent ron
other industries; yet In the interest Of narmony
We are willing 10 submit 20 special TAX "a n-
Gent 70 keep up navy large enough 70 eco
nmnically enforce the said law aud TO filly pro
tect the longer 10 hIs rights.
TEE pKED6ERs.
q. That the dredees DO given tho same right
70 dredge that he has under the existing laWF,
but In consideration Of the present oepletel
condition OF the area his license be reoucc0;
that his taxes DO collected by the season.
sToPPKD.
2. That summer Clustering be stopped
8. That no seed-oysters be taken hsn INC
DISCUSSED AND ADOPTED.
This report was discussed ct length by
the convention.
Mr.. James McMensmin spoke OF the I'M
portance of all pulling together. OF SET
ling oil details in this convention, AND
presenting q united front before the Legs
lature.
Sir. Browne called attention to the Board
of Agriculture recommending that the
oyster pay the State debt.
MIR. s. K. Miller referred TO the view OF
the oyster question taken by the up-coun'
try people, who looked upon the industry
rs gold-Inine for the people here. lie dld
not think they should ask the Legislature
to tax them, for who would fix the limit
Mr. Catlett thought if the convention
fixed any tax the Legislature would proba-
bly, double It; did not think it good policy
10 antagonize any section, but believed II
the matter was brought properly before
the Legislature they would not desire thai
tine oyster should pay the tax of the state.
This section was paving more tax per capita
than weather parts of the State. One
trouble was that the people of Underwater
fought things brought up by other por'
tons of the State.
Captain Forster referred to how the
grounds should be surveyed.
Mr. W. J. Sullivan also spoke on the
question. The report was adopted.
ADJOURNED.
After passing resolutions to stand to-
gether in support of the said recommends
tons. thanking various parties for courte-
ties extended, and constituting the Mont
tor-Adrance the organ Of the union, the
convention adjourned.
Mayor L. W. Phillips Is quite sick.