The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23

for tho city OF Winchester" apnrovod Anril
1s7i.-To authorize the trustees q the
Society OF Friends to convey to
in Frederick county. ya.-By Mr. Goode
To give further time to correct assessments
Of lands and lots lying in the county of Neck-
lenburg. Va.-By Mr.. Garland TO nrovide
for the working Of the public roads in the
counties Of Richmond and Lancaster.-By
Mr. Hoge. To establish a special school dis
trict in Scott county Va;-..By Mr. Sowder:
To authorize the board Of supervisors Of
Floyd county O. levy q tax 20 complete tbs
Floyd and Bent Mountain turnpike In said
county. BY Mr.. Tilman: To authorize the
County Court Of Albemarle TO open a public
road through the lands OF the University Of
Yirginia.-By blr. Radford: To authorize
the clerk Of the Radford school beard totake A
census Of Radford district.
Mr.. Cazneau Mcleod. vernon McKin-
ney's private secretary. announced that His
Fxcellency had received and accepted the
resignation Of Hon. Thomas +. Blakey. Judge
OK the County Court Of Essex. The General
Assembly was asked to fill tho vacancy at
their earliest convenience.
OYSTER BILL.
The Chambers Washington Oyster bill
came up on It's passage and was advocated
by Nr. Chambers, who fully explained It's
provisions. The speaker said there were
AN+N LEW -N"NAAA .AN HfNh ~
measured up and rented ont. but If 1t was ac-
c~urately surveyed II would turn ont TO be five
times this area. The bill would remedy this
evil. The revenue 10 the State from the IN
dustry would be about 100000 per annum.
No more could be offered, said the speaker.
for in truth but little money IS to lie derived
from the enterprise.
The provisions Of the bill in reference T. the
culling law were fully explained by Mr..
Chambers.
Mr.. Chambers offered several technical
amendments 10 the bill. which were discussed
ct some length and finally adopted. The bill
was then ordered 20 its third reading.
Mr.. Kent opposed that portion Of the meas
ure which places the tenure Of the oyster
grounds at twenty years. He said the State
would lie a great loser by this. lie moved 10
reconsider the vote by which the bin was or
dered 20 its third reading, so that he could
offer an amendment making the term Of tenure
ten years.
Mr.. Chambers explained that it took several
years before oysters could be obtained from
the beds. and that the industry was a very
precariOus one. Ia twenty years the oyster
men could hardly make more than three
crops.
Mr.. Gibson favored the bill, which he said
was the fairest he had ever seen since be had
been III the Legislature.
Mr. Wright characterized the bill as a fair,
honest. good measure" He opposed Dir.
kent's amendment.
Mr.. Kents motion 20 reconsider the vote 10y
which the bill was ordered 20 its third read
ing was lost. The bill was then passed by O
vote of go 20 Is. which was rs follows:
le1s-Messrs. Anderson. Bendheim, Berke-
ley. BlakemOre. Bland. j.. Thompson Brown.
Philip j. Brown. Browning. Burton. Clarence
j. Campbell. William Campbell. Chambers.
Cooke. CTahord, bunlop. Edwards, Fen
tress. Gibson. GOode. HarwOOd. Howe, HuD-
Ill F..-- I.I-.. F-Iv IuLIn-n III J.
Jackson. Ii. A.. james, Jones. kerfoot Letcher'
Lewis. Lindsey. Mason. Matthews. Michaux,
Munford, Mcilwaine. Pitcher. Pulley. Rad
ford. Bamey. Rowe, Ryan. Saunders, Shep-
person. Steel. StrattOn. Iabb, Charles >.
Thomas. VI. c.. Thomas. Tonev. TTiplett,
David Frank White, William A.. White VIII
COX. WithrOw. Wright and Mr.. Speaker.
N1ys-M essrs. Baker, Bourne. Combs.
Epes. Garland, Hoge. b. O. james. Kent, Ma
gruder. Miller. Peery, Spencer, I!lman. VII
kins and Wray.
Yeas. 90: nays. -.
Mr.. Hndgin offered the following at 30;
o'clock.
Whereas to-day. the I'D. day of February
is the anniversary of tho birth of George
Washington. the greatest of Nirginia's son
and rightly known IN history Is the fathel
of his Country and whereas the day has
been made % legal holiday and so respecte,
by every State IN the Union: therefore be II
Resolved. That this louise wall IN respect
to thememoryo of the great Nirginian adiourna
2.2j o'clock f.. VI. tins day to meet again TO-
morrow at II o'clock A. NJ: provided thai
this adjournment shall not Affect the existing
rules and resolutions regulating the business
and the time of meeting or the d o
business after this day.
The resolution alter considerable argu-
ment was agreed to.
The consideration of the Direct Tax bill
which came mp as a special order, was post
poned until tomorrow. Tho House theI
adjourned.