Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
THE STATES RIGHTS.
They Should Be Protected On Water as
Well as Land.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
He Discusses Oyster Matters In a Clear
and Pointed Manner.
NEED OF PROMPT ACTION.
The Committees Directed 60 Report with
out DeIay--Captain Hudgins Cleans
out Tangicr sound.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
NEED OF PROMPT ACTION.

tonic in legislative circles
rho recent trouble in Tangier Sound has
stirred the members Of the General AS
se,obly up. and the Governors message
an the subject. which was outlined In yes
,cr1ay's Dispatch, was looked forward 10
with greet interest The document was
delivered in beth houses by the Governor
urivatc secretary. MIR. +. X. Chester
man about half-past l O'Clock IN the
afternoon. but as the days business was
then in fun sway the document was not
taken up for consideration untI s"o'
while before adjournment
SENTIMENT OF THE HOUSE
rh,s was Governor O'Ferralrs first mes
- ,xccnt two or three vctoing imper-
,oct huls. and Colonel John Ben BisseI'
IN. talented Clerk Of the House 'ooN
-..,,,,1 uride in reading It. His voice was
a. .vc,tIcpt trim. and he read with ara
..t,. effort The members and the VISIT
...,ro alike attentive. and the histri-
l,t. faco Of the veteran Clerk was '"e
,,rosure Of all eyes When ms PaSS"b'
80 reached In which his hAcehe"O'
.stcd if Virginia would tamcly SUNNI -
a.. nigb-handcd lawlessness OF Mafyi'l"u
,,.,rapdors. Colonel Bigger paused anu
-. MORO vigorous cries OF never
severn followed by hearty applause MI
cooke moved that the message DC
,.,red to the Committee on the '"'S"
II, and rs tributaries. with directionS
=. ,.,,rt directly by bill or otherwise ana
49,. p..ti, I'm support Of this motion
made "a capital threc-minute speech '.''''-
ending the Governor and emph's'"'"e
a., ,,,,oriapce Of giving proteciioh 10
a.. ,n,a,rci In tho oyster Fldustry' MI
,..ot.,. motion prevailed. ana the co''i'"'''
I'm .,.,,ortzed 10 ST during tie scs-
,.ions Of the House.
THE sENATES ACTION.
81, ,h.. senate it was o-d'.,n 10 oe
,.,,,t.l. and the subjcc, matter was ~
-, ,o the Committee on flsh "iI1
-. subsequently, at "A mecuhs oi .n'
,...,,r,ittcc the Chairman WIS ~
80 IN ask leave to-day for the com
1T. ~ s.t during the session OIL '''e
A. i. understood that the two commit
,..s Viii meet in joint session tlls 'no',
ine. ana take up the whole "SsU
ter tho Governors message ihCiu''"
Test of the Message
Itcro g. the message ia run
co,t,toNWEAITH or NIRGINlA'
GOVERNORS OFFICE
ptcIrNoND. VA. February 10Th
To the General Assembly Of virginia
As Tho prescnt session Of the Sena"
and House is drawing to close anu "o
LEGISLATION has yet been enacted 10
our great oyster interests from w
rredntions Of non-Tcsidents OF l"c -.
,,d ~ maintain the law i'm her waters
''.,d sustain her dignity therein. and rear
irp that IN the press Of matters inc,
Ant ia the closing days of session Oh
,rc LEGISLATURE the importance OF Suci'
l.,-ieisfion may De overlooked, ! deem II
,o,- Unity TO call special attention 10 me
.,,o.. and earnestly urge acton DeloIe "u-
.rh. ,r,nrior and Pocomoke Sounds as
ga vol known. ne partly In MARYLAND an"
,,,rtlv in virginia. on the Maryland Slue
~ the bou'idary-line the oyster-pe"S h",
bcon practically exhausted, Whi', on u''
virginia side the beds are fich ana pro-
1,,,,,, 'rhis condition seems to have
rendered the citizens OF Maryland I,s'u'us
!, the vicinity Of the sounds, and who
1a,lo0, ovstering for living, desperate
Having dredged and worked the Maryland
hcds until their yield is no longer re-
u,,rnerative. they seem determined at al
b,z,rda to take possession of the VII
,.inia beds and carry away their Ilci
uroducts and by dredging. destroy the
r,,,,,oI rocks and render the Virginia
hcds "a poor as the Maryland beds.
AT MERCY OF MARAUDERS.
At pr.scnt our interests are actually al
tho mercy of these marauders. We arr
powcrlcss TO defend our rights. and daily
and hourly these desperate meh are ioun,
in our waters plying their vocation an'
carrying away the property Of the state
which she has declared shall b. preserve.
for the use OF her own citizens.
W, have in each sound "A vessel. in form
a schooner. but in fact perfectly useless
for the purposes for which they are ~
tended They are there to protect GU
waters from the incurons of non-ftsi
dents. 10 maintain the law. and sustain
the dignity of the state but they hav
no capacity for police duty, ana to Ieie
10 them I'm that connection Is 80 ,reat
serious matter with levity. Their cost e
tho commonwealth annually is about S5,0N
which regard as money ahsOlt ten
wasted They axe mere playthinss Wit
the reckless men with whom they hav
10 deal and they and their crews obi,
float and live because the marauders nav
noi considered them II Sufficient inIC
tancc to destroy. Their sailing capacity g.
insufficient. while their armamenrs carr.
as lack 10 the DAYS cf the howi;Z"r y
thc Revolution.
They have no means Of protecting thei
IA. .f hn rfft ,.f
present OGy. and an engagair r.: ieiw'..
them and even fleet Of ti-hinC sn,aCk
II modern build would soon end in tn
defeat Of the former. and their capture
az We'll. unless they could escape by flight
THE RECENT FIGHT
Within tho last few days there .cds al
engagement between the schooner 1angie
and a number OF dredging boats, with re
suited disastrously 10 the schooner, as
learn
on Sunday morning last about 80 / re
ceived the following telegram:
Governor Charles y. O'Ferrdll:
send Chesapeake. Dredgers about 20 &c
best Of US. Ammunition out.
II. J. REED.
Captain Police-Schooner Tanrler.
had no information as 10 the where
=
? o'clock a. NJ. and again az +. NJ. ! en-
deayOrcd to reach the commander by vii.
with orders 10 20 at once ana speedily 1
the assistance OF the Tangier. About /
o'clock on yesterday j received the fol
lowing kilograms:
FORT MONROE. February IS 1884.
Governor Charles #. O'Ferral:
Have just seen your telegram Il NJ,
Booker. wa proceed 90 Tangier Sum
Immediately
(SigneD w. E HUDGrNS.
FORT MONROE. Feb. 10, 1891.
Governor Charles 4. OFerrall:
Captain Hudgins here Have just sc
cured from Colonel Frank 200 fuses 70
him. lie will proceed at once.
(SigneD GEORGE BOOKER.
1 have no further information. excep
that ! have read In the state that IN
police schooner Tangier after a stubbor
defence was driven of by feet q
Maryland dredgers, who swept her deck
with their Winchester rifles.
To be frank. this statement. II true
and do not doubt II, IL very humiilatin
10 me. and am sure 1t is 10 your honor
able bodies. ana II is enough 10 arous
the pride OF any Nirginian and lead VII
ginia's representatives. 10 determine
ton 20 protect her territory against ma
rauders on land or water. let IL cos
what IL may.