Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
OYSTER QUESTION.
viii Probably Como 10 an Issue
This Week.
WEST VIRGINIA CERTIFICATES
IL Wsekhsm Explains HE Resolution
The Hospital Bins-" A Close
Corporation. 4"

week. The Senate Committee on Fish and
Same, and the House Committee on the
chesapeake and Its Tributaries VIII meet
again Tuesday nigh, 10 consider the Boy
kin-Cabell bill. The disposition now seems
To be to limit the time In which newly
discovered natural rocks may be surveyed
ana charted 10 four months. and then
make the area survey fnal II is also pro-
posed that only areas OF natural rock Of
nifty acres and upwards shall be considered
In this extension.
THE HOSPITAL BILLS.
The Senate Finance Committee met yes
terday morning. and the several hospital
bills we're taken up and passed by. The
members OF the committee are not dis.
posed 20 talk much regarding the pros
poets OF the bills. but actions and looks
speak louder than words when APP
preached on the subject they look serious
and drop suggestive hints about economy
and the necessity OF outstanding the state S
resources 10 meet the interest account by
some OF the new members Of the General
Assembly. who are disposed 10 be liberal,
the Senate Finance Committee has been
dubbed "a close corporation
THE PITCHER BANKING BILL.
Mr.. Pitchers bin relating TO the receiv-
Ing Of deposits by ins0lvent bankers.
brokers. or an officer OF bank. will come
up as the special order in the Senate Tues
day at / O'Clock. The consideration OF the
bill has been postponed from time 10 time
on motion OF Mr.. Mushbach. who desires
20 hear from a number Of bankers. bro
kers. and others regarding II. Mr.. Mush-
bach IS not committed as to how he VIII
vote on the biz but the few remarks ne
made in urging another postponement FIJI
day were In the line Of the argument al"
vanced against it by the Dispatch.
WEST VIRGINIA CERTIFICATES.
Mr. Wickhams resolution In regard TO
West Virginia certificates will come up
for consideration IN the Senate Finance
Committee on the 10Th. Mr.. Wickhaih'
when asked yesterday u explain the scope
and interest OF the resolution, SAID.
The resolution affects in no way what
ever the present issues or the virginia
debt II is expressly provided IN the leso-
tuition that IN no settlement as contem-
plated therein, or otherwise. Is the COLI
mission authorized TO bind Virginia lor
any amount whatever on account OF the
debt Of the original State In excess Oh
Two thirds thereof that Virginia has al
ready pro.'ded for as It's equitable pro-
portion. The Constitution Of the state
provides article IO section 49, that the
General Assembly shall provide by law
Tor adjusting with the State Of West Nir-
ginla the proportion of the public debt OF
Virginia, proper TO be borne by the State
of Virginia and West Virginia, ana shall
provide that such sum as shall be received
from West Virginia shall be applied 10 the
payment of the public debt or the state
IL was impossible for the General Assem-
Oly OF Virginia 10 discharge this consu-
tutiCnal duty while its own finances were
fn an unsettled state. The recent sue
cesslul and final ending Of the mueh-VeNed
question OF the Virginia State debt has
now. for the first time put the Legislature
OF virginia in a position where dis
charge OF this constitutional duty was
possible. and ii is incumbCnt upon the
General Assembly of Virginia to perform
ats duty.
FULLW GUARDED.
"The riehtsgSf the State of Virginia are
fully and ccrhpletely guarded Ia this reso-
,uticn. which came from the accomplished
hand or one OF the ablest members OF
tho DEBT Commission, who now occupies
- hlyh position in the Government or the
United States at Washington. IL VIII
not be contended that these resolutions
arc perfect by any means. but they are
10 DO revised by the competent ana able
men who constitute the Committee on
FINANCE and Banks OF the Senate. ana the
Committee on Finance OF the House. and
Yh.ir determination Is still further TO be
controlled by the wisdom of the united
General Assembly. 1t il TO the interest
Of the credit of this commonwealth IL
Il to the interest of the holders OF the
bonds. that the State has already issued
I'm providing for its equitable proportion
viz. the two thirds above alluded to-that
this matter should no longer remain open.
So long as thcse West Virginia certlh-
Gates srs outstanding we may expect sue
ceeilng Legislatures 10 be harrassed ana
vexsd with repeated applications, and the
Sims has come for this matter 10 be
ended. TO that end there must be an or
canjzed and fully-empowered body to re-
prescnt the State OF Virginia 10 act in
The PREMISES under such limitations as the
wisdom of the General Assembly may pre-
bcribe."
PROPOSED GAME-LAW.
A special telegram from Middleton, Con-
hecticut saying that the sportsmen OF
chat State are arranging to stock the
fields OF Connecticut with virginia par
sridges. and have made contracts Tor a
large number Of birds, has called from
several of our State contemporaries ue-
mapds that the Legislature pass law
which will prevent this evil
A bin designed 20 meet the case, and
which was introduced In the Senate by
Mr.. Miller. the senator from Lynchburg
hau been before the General Assembly
eeg several days.
RAILROAD FIGHT AHEAD.
There is a prospect OF a lively railroad
hight In the General Assembly. a charter
has been prepared for road TO run from
Richmond 10 Manassas Junction via
Hanover Junction to connect at MANASSAS
with a line for which the Baltimore ana
Ohio has obtained a charter. Inc latter
A 20 cross the Potomac just above George
sown. II Is understood that the applica-
zion for the charter for the Richmond ana
Manassas road will be antagonized py
the Richmond and Danville. and also by
,he Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
somac companies. There Is a provision IN
she charter that the new line shaii not
narallel the Richmond, FREDERICKSBURG
And Potomac. or come 10 Richmonu SO
long as the State continues 10 hoiu an
interest I'm the latter road, but IL has beeh
su,,mated that one phase OF the fight may
be a revival OF the effort TO get the o'ate
40 disnose of that interest. IL Is also
Sntimated that IT, as has been rumored,
the baltimore and Ohio Is aiming to get
M deep water at Newport News tne
Chesapeake and Ohio will also night tne
hill The matter has ben kept very quiet
SEPARATE BArrALIoNs.'
Senator Maynard's bill providing TOT
che organization of battalions separate
from regiments. allowing two or more
companies In one city 10 form themselves
in separate battalions. came up before .iie
House Committee on Militia ana Ponce
yesterday afternoon. and was favoraoiy re-
ported. Captain John w. Hopper. OF
Portsmouth, appeared In advocacy OK the
hill.
Mr.. Brugh's bill to authorize tho Gov
ernor 20 accept the services OF an omcer
OF the United States army. who may. az
his request, be detailed for instruction
OF the Virginia militia, was also favor
ably reported
The Committee OF the House on Privi-
leges ana Elections met yesterday morn
fng for the purpose OF taking action
on the election bills which were intro
ducsa by Mr.. Binford In the House some
time since. II was discovered that the
bills had not been returned from the
printer. and the matter was passed by
until Tuesday.