The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-16
DISCUSSING OYSTERS.
THE JOINT COMMITTEE DIyPOSEs
OF sEvERIL MEASURES.
A Tickiish Question ~ 10 Natural Rookie.
Advocating . Reduction Of Rent on tbs
Eastern shore-FIrst and Last Eli.

The Senate Committee on Fish and |
Game and the House Committee on the ;
Chesapeake and its Tributaries held +
another joint session last evening, when
oysters generally were the subject under
discussion. Col. Washington was in the
chair
The first bill taken up was Senate bill
No. $751; which seeks to protect Andrew
James, of Mathews county. In the enjoy
ment OF the exclusive right 70 use a
/ location for planting or propasating cys-
ters' in Mobisck Bay. which was las
certa.nec. designated" and assigned 20
him IN the year aSeo. under section ZiS'
I OF chapte. 81 % the Code.
The preamble OF the BIZ sets forth
that IN July, 1890 Thomas j. Hadgins, an
oyster inspector In Mathews county.
! assigned 70 Andrew James 100 acres %
1 the bottom of Mobjack Bay for planting
/ oysters which he sti' occupies unuer
I the provisions of the law, By paying -
cents per acre annually as rent. Since
then Mr. James has expended great
deaf OF labor AID money IN propagatns
oysters. having planted about 5000 push-
I els Of oyster shells. 10 when oysters
| have attached which are now worth al
: y
! county nave bv proceedings IN court
sought TO deprive him OF the use or the
oyster-g grounds and the enjoyment o. ms
vested rights under the existing laws
upon the alleged ground that there IS a
natural oyster rock-bed or shoai WIN"
his area.
The bin provides that this assignment
| no declared 10 be firm and binding be
tween the State and Nj. Andrew james
who IS 20 be entitled 10 the use OF tha'
location % lOo acres and 70 nave the eN-
elusive RICH. 20 plant oysters thereon 30
long as ne complies with the provisions
of the law requiring the payment OF REM,
subject alone 10 the right OF reNoOa''o"
by the General Assembly.
Explaining IN. Measure.
Judge Evans. OF Mathews, appeared pc
fore the committee in support y. 90" -
hi and detailed The circumstances Wnl'"
caused the Introduction OF 'lle
rho hill was finally passed by
senate Dlll No. 2ls was next taken Up
r.bsch provides for the establishment .
= ro,v-vater mark lines for riparian oWh,'
',,.o,nd Fox Island. the committee -,
cided TO report the bill faNoFaoIy, w. ~
The amendment that the owners 'u. u -, a.
TO the state one-hai; OF inc VES'0'
ing grounds 80 created ., ,,,. s,ato
Air. hathaway then continued ms s'",e
Il mon. On Tie biz which had been az
cussed on the previous day III resaru u
! enc transfer of licenses of oysteriheh'
His r,rr ov-,+r wv.
cenata Bill No. Se6 introduced by VIZ
r1,rncborger. was next taken ~. !, pE"
,.ides amendments to certain sections an
= 80 ,eneoi others i'm chapter d OF the '"ue
rbe hill provides that The inspector
\ shall besides the rights sven lhom -
: the existing laws. have 'he p""e' 70 - -
move AZ the iessee's expense o sui,i'...'
Z quantity % oysters from inc ''",'
il Ground 10 satisfy the nnes; ,aNes s.,a :.
: ,,non he ground planted. II ne tais .
n az, the,n within sixty DAYS after he ga
-, ,o.,a-A Colonel Boyin spoke
favor % the bill. -. ,arson
another provision stated mat pei 80.
,,1id,ne oyster-plantlug grounds hoe ~
e assiened. or TOR which they nave y.
> naid rent shall apply 10 their ihspe. ~. W.
! for n survey and pay the rent - -,
90 % a. 30 the Inspector shai seIN
y lu'' Giving the occupants thirty day
p 49, comnlv with the law, and then II the
y 81, -. refuse TO rent as the law diTec'
II u. eaou b. fined one dollar per mont
Al nor acre collectable by the lnspe0'Vi
other ovs,er revenues are cotie., -, =,
n zach month they continue 10 holu vi =, -
- cunv the same or refuse 10 te's .'..,,,,o,,
= c,sl,os of,er being notified by the INSPECT
10 % % do. and the inspector snal VII
r. m The ground to the FIRST applicant. o,,.o
n, DR.. Smith. OF Northampton 49, rodn
r. ~. b,u witch provides for the leuu
= ~ of tho rental OF the oyster groun
o Ilo1 the % ocean shore Of Aceomae and Mort dr
tn amnton from City 10 twenly-nNs ,cc
40 n n@rPs acre and on the bay shore OF acc
:, ma mac from one dollar to fifty cents =
is acre.
in In Executive session.
. Tho Joint committee subsequently, we
ne into evecutive session to take act'on
- the several bills. -.. ,o,,,r,itt