Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-22
THE OYSTER SURVEY.
CAPTAIN BAYLOR GIVES INTERESTING
FACTS AND FIGURES.
The Completed Returns OF the Late E'ec-
a~on-sco,t's Majcrity-Other
Capitol Matters.

Tho probable effect Of the new oyster
law upon the states revenues for the
new year at least may now be closely
estimated.
Thefo Is always q certain amount OF
friction when any new law frst goes into
effect. and his has its influence upon the
revenue derived from II.
Although the new oyster-iaw has only
been enforced during part OF the hscai
- and vas NOT approved until Febru-
AIRY -. 1889. the State has already reS4I~l
fr1Iu her oyster-revcnueS, under the NV
act. SO. 7G4gS, while for the whole hsSai
wear Of iN1 she only realized Si''io'Vi
g.om the same source.
An tho state officials arc greatly en-
outraged by this good showing
Captaln Baylor. the United states chbI
u.rr detailed 10 survey our natufal oyst'l-
ocls. under the act approved repIu"ls
=. 1872. has his report TO inc 'oFe'"0'
almost ready.
WILL. RAPIDLY IMPROVE.
r,u,-,, psyior believes that now that
-. ..rr.s ts copplctcd with the c%ce0-
49,, 81 tho natural oyster-beis OF thc
Auontic-coast side Of Accomac anu
Norfbampton %couutics) the virginia
,~,e.,r,f.nffrc '.lfrests VIII rapidly mn
,ro,,. I'd 6i those OF Connecticut at'eF
ne completion 81 the survey OF her natur-
al oysifr-beds m lh%' uu,
Tho natural oyster area OF me STATE N"'
contain. Captain Baylor says ABOUT Io'-
90 acres. ,.o
,one,oeu Tho planter can now no ionger
move mis- stakes out on n natural oyster
10Y without fnc fact being easily esuib-
ustad Sraf he Bias done so from the heia
po... a. This survey. and without trlal
10y 5udEo and iury.
THE AREA FOR PLANTING.
l,ree oyster area atill rcrnains-at
,c.st fIpa acres when Chesapeake Say
r..urr As in~cluIci-which can now DE-
r.f.lv rented by the planter without thc
ell.hio.t Gear a. his being disposseSsei
anon am Expenditure az labor. time. ana
money This survey should settle an
titles 90 ycuted grounds. .,
Caltdn BAYLOR. In his report VIII
strongly recommend. In order mat there
NAV h. n1 question as TO the hnality OF
,ris survey. that the act under which 1t
vas exccI.cd should le amended so as
4, or.it the words provided II any natu-
,nl rock. bed. or shoal Is LEFT out OF
,t,.. eyryc,g they shall be subject 10
the general oyster-law Of the State
FAST STEAM LAUNCHES.
Ca.,,in BAYLOR thinks now that the
st,I6 ja deriving % larger revenue from
n.r o.-I,r interests &c is due 20 those
az D,- citizens Whp live in the oyster
r.si.u thar th.y should have adequate
,~.t..t1u from both foreign and native
oy-,tr thieves. This can only be- accom-
rI.h.I ly me purchase Of q number
of fast and ,nicicut steam launches,
rrap.llv armed and equipped, of light
lrsIrht. and thoroughly seaworthy. II,
Iis drawings of such launches. and says
that they may Zoe purchased for less
than 5000 apiece.
TWO POPULIST SENATOR'S.
Tho completed returns of the late cleo
tiou received by the Secretary Of. the
Commonwealth show that there VIII DE
Two lopulitts iu The nckt Sgnaie-L"Wis
I. Jcuuiue-. from the sixth District. ana
District Heretofore the sixth District
las been claimed for -. u. Howard dem
oorau. but Jennings beat him 10y l1 ma
TN The House there viii be eleven mcm-
beers DE the op~rosltiqn-tcn IopuiISts ana
on. lrdtpculeEt uenocrat.' The ten
PcruiLts are j. s. Rocks, rom t~afoHI,
y -. Crt-ur. AND Garter IT. Harrison.
representing Manchester Chesterfield, and
powhltau; S. y. Turner, representing
Floyd ana FrankiQ, J.. +. Weaver, ,T,eprc-
s-uiiur Gr-eucstiIlc % Sussex. II. G..
.i,mp. from I,c. y. y. Allen. from
N.eElenbHrs. r. r.. Vaughan. represent
Ing Holloway aLl Amelia: Colin stokes,
from Prince Edward. ana j. Howe
Sewers. from Tazwel. The "Indepcnicut
Democrat" IS AIR. r.. T.. Buford, from
Brunswick.
SOME SINGULAR CHANGES.
There are some curious conditions re-
suitiuG from he rcnuporuOnmcnt. Tne
oli sixth District was composed Of the
counties OF carroll. Grayson and FLOYD.
The nov Sixth is composed OF carroll,
ErHrrY. and 1HfTflE Ilt ms tho election
was o. 500 The uncXpired term OF Senator
Hacker. deceased. 10 was held for the
Old district. The old NWentY-third Dis
trict was composed OF Patrick and Henry.
and was represented in The last Legisla-
furr by Senator Peters. lie was not a.
l1ldover senator. however. and the cleo
ton was for his successor, and 10y the
new district. composed Of PittsylVania,
the city Of DanNille. and Henry. II thus
appears that technically Patrick viii not
b. represented In thc Senate al all.
Another curious thing is that senator
Harrison. the holGoVcr senator from the
Twelfth District, does not now live in
his disrict-that is. his home has been
cut ont Of the Twelfth by the new appor-
ti0nment. Other cases Of a like character
might be mentioned.
The total vote FOR Attorney-Gencral was
2iS.55S. or less than the vote OF 1883 by
1852. ScOtts majority over GraNely WIS
to.611, and over Graveiy and kegley 1851.
CAPITOL NOTES.
The Board of Chesapeake and its Trlbu-
taTles Will meet tomorrow TO elect a sue
cessor to Captain Gaskins. commander Of
the Virginia Oystcr-naVy schooner POGO
moke, resigned. There are two applicants
for the place. W. lehman and j. K.
Thomas. both Of Accomac county.
Il. W. Millstead. sheriff Of Warwica
G p Rector. deputy sheriff OF campbell;
4 Wlthrow' deieSate from lam;
Br0n1ugh, OF Manchester, visited the Cap
itOi yesterday.