Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-08
WASHINGTON CITY.
LING or THE vlRGlNlAANo MARY.
N'- LAND COMMITTEES.
,,ebt 10 Pocomoke Oysters Discus
..5-re,itions Against the Anti
optton Bul-congress,onal.
3, oar Regular correspondenLl

,r.gINaroN. December "A Joint CON-
.,..s Of the two branches OF the Virginia
.,atufe conferred here to-day with a
,arc5mmittee from the Maryland Leeis-
,.,-.e on the oyster question. From the
'.-. ,hc great bono Of contention has been
~. p.r5moke Sound. The Marylsnders
..,. thc right 10 FISH there with practically
fractions, and the Virginians do not
-, q, give up any Of their rights. The
80 claim that Virglnia's control OF
- .,..ko is undisputed aud they have
boon disposed 20 Weld point.
.. committee of the Virginia Senate
...s business is composed OF the fol-
named gentlemen: Lieutenant
nor Hoge Tyler Edward Echols. OF
"....n }. W. O. Blackstone, of Acco-
rs. 4. Little. OF SpOtsylvania Ro-
-mnetop, of Wcstmoreland, and
..I n Subbs. of Gloucester
I.usc committee IS composed OF
...g arlwcll Colonel }. c. Gibson, OF
MI wilkins. Of Accomac; Mr..
.~. ~ Northumberland; is. O..
.. Goochiand; John +. Ryan, of
". 4. Cooke. of Norfolk Mr..
.ar. 81 Petersburg. and John Jack
.N- Ncilwa,ne and Mr.. Jackson, the
f.... OK lil.
MAINLAND and Virginia committees
o.. .y 40 the Ebbitt House and were
some time. Mr.. J. Bell Bigger.
..-s of the Virginia House of Dele
Sir. Wilson, clerk Of the Senate
-tt.. are here with the party.
lHf ONLY CONCESSION.
4 40
. ..t tsc committees Will meet again
20 the Metropolitan Hotel.
ODD. suh-committees on the part Of
g.. wanna and Maryland, appointed
Gid. Ola Point meeting, have
report IN regard TO Pocomoke.
nricrs insist that Pocomoke
nd T0comoke river under the
rr,meuts are all the same. but
.4us DO not agree 20 the PROPOSE
hold that the sound - under
..tuu Il Virginia.
.... reed at to-daY'S conference that
.. De concurrent legislation be-
... tHn States as 10 when the fish
.... r..ar season should begin and
... vas really the only cOnclu-
...i. IL j. not believed an
..- .au be reached at this confer
Tocomoke matter. There is a
.rpver. that something must be
.-.-l 20 the culling laws III the
..I thcre Is no difficulty on this
..F.
IusT-OFFICEs.
-. .,Hco at Midland. Forsythe
g.. has been discontinued mail
.t.I.ie.
.tis the name Of new Office
.a Bedford county. Va, with
. E. Read a. Postmaster.
.... .., are rolling IN from Virginia and
... .....Ua IN the subject OF the anti
lhe latest received are Op-
.... t.l Senator Daniel to-day
memorial from hundreds Of
.... N.I..k protesting against the
senator Vance presented similar
....- iluu citizens of Nash and An
.t..-. ia North Carolina.
...-.. ...tlyc Meredith continues to
.....0.. though the Improvement IN
....I IS slow.
,ttiye Bum, Of North Caro-
-.. appeared ~ bis seat to-day looking
..... ..lrtt he found a tremendous
=. ..lE him here.
VISITORS.
.- Virginia visitors al the Capitol
u... Mr Il. +. Bird. of Nlnches~
.-. H- George :. Shackelford, Of Orange:
- I.. x Richmond: Or. Cline and
- u. of Front ROyel.
-.-... huntou has introduced a bill for
.... g the heirs Of Mrs. Mary Ann
.4. .. GUSTS Lee. of Fairfax county.
-.- +. ". Bowdoln and L. Drum
Acromac county, and T. L. Lee,
. burg. are IN the city.
&c. Huure, Jr., of Clarke, who Is the
....rt ,Ioctor for the Seventh Virginia
here.
John T. Harris, Of Rockingham,
r... - 1g the arrivals to-day.