Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-02-13

The bill originating in the Senate
10 allow women to practice law. hut
for the benefit. especially, of Mrs.
.annie I. Smith, of North Danviile,
WAS defeated by a vote of 10 to 0 last
week.
A bin was introduced in the Sen
ate, Wednesday, by Mr. Blackstone,
providing for the separation OF the
school taxes paid by the whites and
negroes and To apply the same for
the support of the schools by the
race paying the same.
The House committee on roads has
reported adversely upon the Kent
Railroad Commission bill. The vote in
committee was nine against three for
the bill. The report has heen sub
mitted to the House anditis for that
body to say whether he report Of
the majority shall prevail.
Mr. Saunders introduced bill,
Wednesday. to prohibit preferences
by insolvent or embarrassed mer-
chants, manufacturers. brokers and
others, and TO annul liens obtained
by consent or conniyance OF the
debtor within three months of the
date of assignment. This is The same
measure reported last session by the
committee for courts but which was
not acted upon by the House. He
also introduced bill, which amends
the law making it incumbent in q
suit for damages for the person in
jured on q railroad 10 prove negli-
gence of the company's agents. This
applies to railroads not inclosed.
In the House, Monday, Mr. Cham
bers, of northumberland and in the
Senate, Mr.. Washington, Of West
inoreland, introduced bills for a sur
vey of the oyster grounds. The bills
are similar, and provide that as soon
as practicable after the passage of
the act, the board on the Chesapeake
and its tributaries shall cause to be
made a true and accurate survey of
the natural oyster beds, rocks and
shoals of the commonwealth. This
survey is to be made with reference
to fixed and permanent objects on
the shore, giving courses and dis
tances to be described in the report
to be submitted by the board. A
true delineation of these surveys is
to be made on copies of the publish.
ed maps and charts Of the United
States coast and geodetic survey,
which copies are to be filed in the
archives of the State in Richmond
TIE bill prescribes in detail how the
publication of these surveys shall be
made. The duty Of supervising Of
the work is given to the shell-fish
commission, under the direction of
the board OF the Chesapeake and its
tributaries.
The board is also made the custo-
dian OF all money which may be APP
propriated by the Legislature to
prosecute this labor. The counties
in the waters OF which there are
natural oyster rocks are to appoint
three commissioners each to act with
the fish commissioner in making this
survey. This course is the one Gov
ernor Mckinney has all along main
tanned should be pursued before any
oyster bill is agreed upon His idea
has been that the result of such a
survey as is now proposed should be
made the basis of such legislation rs
may be enacted with the view of
solving the Virginia oyster problem.
Mr.. Chambers, the patron of this
survey bill in the house, few days
ago offered one in the same body pro-
viding for leasing the State oyster
grounds. That measure fixed the
price at 81 per acre, and the leasehold
at twenty years and the limit at 250
acres.
The Governor transmitted to the
two houses Monday, letter from the
secretary of the Co,n'th OF Maryland.
With this letter was copy Of he
joint resolution adopted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland inviting
a conf renee of the legislative bodies
of the two States to secure concur
tent legislation regarding the taking
OF oysters, fish and crabs in the wa
tiers of the Potomac and Pocomoke.
The letter further requests the Vir-
PIMA Legislature to fix a time to re-
ceive the committee named in the
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