Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-10
OUR FISHING RIGHTS.
VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND Le0lsLA-
TIVE COMMITTEES TO MEET.
What Each State Claims Regarding Peeo'
moks souod-vIrrinia Always the
Loser BY Awarfa

The joint committees Of the Virginia and
Maryland Ieglslatures-appoInted Tor that
purpose--wiil meet at Old Point next FRI
day. the 18th, to consider the fishery
rights OF the two State In Pocomoke
Sound. The history of the appointment OF
these two committees was set forth fully
in the DISPATCH q few days ago. The
Maryland people claim that the trouble
grows out of Indebtedness regarding the
Black and jenkins award. which Virginia
han been willing TO stand upon. although
sho lost by accepting II. Inc reai
situation, however. seems 70 be about TINS /:
The award OF 1Ts5 gave Maryland and VIZ
GINA equal rights in the Potomac river,
but was silent on the subject of Pocomoke
river. This silence Maryland has con-
strued into meaning equal rights IN foco-
moke also. and holds that Pocomoke Sound
Is Pocomoke river, although the latter Is
entirely within Virginia territory. virginia
does not admit this last proposition az
tenabie either under the award OF 1859 or
the Black and jenkins award
POLITICAL QUESTIONS INVOLVED.
MARYLAND. il is claimed in certain quar-
tiers. has q political interest in stirring up
the question and keeping 1t alive. The
politics of the State. II Is said. are largely
influenced by the fish and oyster inter
ests, and efforts at encroachment on VIZ
g,nia rights prove potent poiitich capitat;;
that this State has lost valuable ground
by every award that has been mado, and
mainly for the reason that the parties VINO
have conducted negotiations Tor MARYLAND
have grown up with the questions IN
yolyed. whereas such has not been the
case with the Virginia representatives..
TIE MARYLAND committee Will be quar-
tered on a large steamer belonging to the
oyster feet Of that State. The Virginia
COMMITTEES will use the pilot steamer Re
lief, which has been rendered them by the
Virginia Pilot Association in temporary
exchange for the Chesapeake.
TEE TWO COMMITTEES.
The two committees are constituted as
follows:
From the Virginia Legislature-Lieu-
tenant-Governor Tyler and Messrs. I'd
ward Echos Of Augusta. James N. Stubs
Of Gloucester. Robert J. Washington of
Westmoreland, William A. Little. Jr.. OF
Spotsylvania. and j. w. G.. Blackstone OF
Accomac, on tina part of the Senate /;
Speaker r. n. Cardwell (chalrmanl, j..
Catlett Gibson of Cuipeper, John +. Ryan
of LOudoun, BENJAMIN Chambers of
Northampton. William b. McIiwalne OF
Petersburg, John Jackson of Richmond,
Merritt Il. Cooke of Norfolk. b. .: James
of Goochland, and Southey S. Wilkins of
Northampton.
From the Maryland Legislature Hon.
Thomas G.. Hayes chairman. Levin l..
Waters and Washington Williamson. on
the part OF the Senate and Hon. Conway
W. Sans. Robert c. Combs, james Z. Eli
good, AlOnzo L. Miles. and Noah Q. Ster-
ling, on the part Of the House of Delegates.
Speaker Cardwell, who arranged the
preliminaries for the conference, said yes
terday it was the opinion of the Maryland
committee that it would take ten days to
go over the grounds and attend to the
business In hand.