The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-02
THE BOUNDARY LINES.
The Virginia and Maryland Committees VIII
soon Begin Their Work

soon Begin Their Work.
Speaker X. II. Cardwell has just returned
from Washington, where by appointment he
had conference with Senator Thomas q.
HAYES the chairman of the special committee
from the Maryland Legislature TO arrange the
details for the meeting If the two special COM
mlttees % take place during the present
month with reference 10 settlement OF the
existing controversies as TO the boundary line
between the two states ID the Potomac river
aud certain privileges in P0comoke souLd.
liza referring 20 the subject yesterday
Speaker Cariweu told me that the desire had
been mutual on both sides 10
the scope which the conference was expected
20 refer to-. The Maryland Legislature had
invited TO the conference and the virginia
General Assembly had accepted the invita-
ton but neither of the two bodies did know
the exact purport of the action taken by the
other Speaker Cardwell was highly pleased
with the result Of the conference and assured
me that much had been done 10 facilitate
matters.
Tho committees from the two legislatures
who will hold the conference on the question
of boundary line and with regard 20 certain
fishing privileges M Pocomoke sound consist
OF the following members:
From the Maryland Legislature-Hon.
Thomas q. Hayes chairman Levin l.. Wa
tiers and Washington Williamson on the part
of the Senate. and Hon Conway w. Sans.
Robert c. Combs, James +. ElligOod. Alonzo
J.. Miles and Noah G. Sterling on the part OF
the House of Delegates
From the Virginia Legislature Lieutenant
Governor Tyler and Messrs. Edward Echols
OF Augusta, James n. Stubs OF Gloucester,
Robert j. Washington of Westmorelaud. VIII
liam a. Little Dr., of SpOtsylyaLia and a. W.
q. Blackstone of AccOmac ON the part Of tie
Senate Speaker r. II. CardWell chairman.
j. Catlett Gibson of Culpeper John +. Ryan
II LoudOun, Benjamin Chambers of North
ampton. William b. Mcllwaine of Petersburg,
John Jackson of Richmond. Merritt i. Cooke
of Norfolk. Is. o. James OF GOochland and
SOuthey s.. Wilkins OF Northampton.
The Virginia committee will start for Old
Point on July l4th ID the afternoon, where
the steamer Chesapeake will meet them the
next morning. The Maryland committee will
reach Old Point early on July 18th. Their
steamer is a good deal larger than the Chesa-
peake. and will enable their committee 20
board and sleep on board of the vessel dur
inc the whole trip. while the Virginia deega-
ton will have TO put back 10 Old Point or
stop at some hotel on shore every evening.
Owing 10 the limited accommodations the
committees have been compelled % limit
each other % the smallest possible number of
attendants outside their members. Each
committee viii take along one sergeant-at-
arms. one clerk. and they will have one
stenOgrapher between them, the expense of
whom will be paid for by the two committees
jointly.
The TWO committees will first 60 over the
grounds 70 get "a general impression of the
work expected from them. The questions 20
be decided upon are OF great importance. and
IL Is hoped that a final agreement on the pend
ing controversies will be reached during the
sessions OF the two Legislatures next winter.