The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-24
THE OYSTER T0NGERS.
The League Appeals TO the Legislature 10
Change the Law.


Change the Law.
NORFOLK. VA, Nov 23.-Special.-
The state League OF oyster Torgers
held an adjourned meeting here to-day
with a large attendance Of delegates
from the Oyster1rens Protective Associa-
ton, in Tidewater. Va.
J. L. Stephes was elected permanent
secretary OF the league. 1t was decided
10 ask the Legislature 60 make the tol-
lowing changes in the oyster law.
(A. To require the oyster inspectors
now appointed by the judges, to be eject,
ed by a vote of the people OF the seVerai
counties and cities and 10 make lne
official bonds $500, instead * S''s"' "S
now. Ii.
tions for oyster planting grounds, uilaer
section 2l3. OF Code OF 1881, shall De nleu
In the Office OF the Clerk or the 'vunS
Court. OF the county in which me 'ahos
are applied for lie TO be recorded ana
propcrlv indexed, that notices be posted
at the courthouse. and at two OF hore
uolnts convenient 10 the ground des.s-
mated in the said notice, ana TO maze ,is',
the rental . cents an acre tor Pianeihs
ground, instead of oen dollar as now.
7(C1 To permit the sale Of seed d-oysters
out OF the state In the seed months.
THE TONGERS' DISADVANTAGE.
The tongmen claim that under the pres
ent law they are prohibited irouh ssat,ue
tine large planters are not thus prOnlpl,eu,
that the planters buy the seed oysters
from the tOngmen, throw the Oysters
| ovtrboard on their tthe planters lstouhui
| then recatch them soon Afterwards, anu
sell them out OF the state at lai6e
| advance over the prices paid the Tong
men, .,.,.,s o,
oysters between the ist day OF Sentemper
10 tho 1st day of May both influslVe',
irstead OF only between the Isl day OF
/ September and the 1th day of April as
now provided. ,, ,ar-
sorai representative. having bad oyster
planting ground assigned 20 him 10 seIl,
! iransfep assign. or sublet the same 10
! any other resident OF the s,sts ~ w"
/ einia. without restriction as to price,
(FD TO remove the prohihiticn OF .ah ,
irr oysters (with tOngs) less IMAM u ~
/ inches I'm length, measuring iryni ill.,, lnvn
! TO hinge. and to proyic that Ail "s 49,,
taken from natural pea, roch' ,a,,t -, so''' nn
! I'M the waters of this State. except on
! eastern side of Accomac and Nortnai'p-
! ton countics. shall be clean culled upon
| their natural rock, bed. or snoa,, sS "a
taken. and all shells snali h f fep''''''
/ mo said rock, bed or shoal.
/ 70 \ 10 repeal section y OF act ap-
| ,,roved February %. 1892 and make tne
/ same apply only to shells ana h0t ~ tgy, ",
tsrs less than two and one-hali lhInes
| tn length. 1t is claimed that the IA"
| iinitiues he size Of oysters caught - iI".
nrartjcable. that The tongmen canno,
| nnsv it because they could not make
living If they did.
NJ DREDGING.
nF, ro make dredging oysttrs, eNcep,
a. otherwise provided In secuonS ~ ~
and 2iG5. unlawful even upon ,he ~ tV,',~s nra.
assigned for planting oysters, h,,n w. - IL,
| ,,ide that no license TO dreuse vso,,.'d q,
snv vaters save those mentlVil'u ~ ~
! .~rtfon gl6l shall be granted, eNrh ~
! st,g.,,,,h the spriicants shall have groohula
fn- nianting oysters assigned them "'
| other waters o,. survov of
CD To provide Tor - a ns" heds' and
| sboaia the survey made under the a.. a.
s5roroyed February %, 1872, pelhS ho"
| ,moLsttated to be Inaccurate, - orar,.
! - To proyide that, irSttad OF stait,t,
~, Tho llcense 90 take oysters WIZ, N.Y.
| ,,.7,.,.t "a the ovstermen themselves tt.,, az.
! boafs TO be used In taking oyS us.nsed
! tonos shall he rCeistered anu -. -. more
| sncS Ueense ia authorize one OF ,n,ors n,o,s
80 rsing such beat, 20 take os.,., s,.,l
ia'tne using such boaD from the na'uia ,hn
! w.. rrctss and shoals Of the state ~ ,ns
| number Of men so autnoriIor ~ named iu
| boat for taking oysters 10 %" n"'''' -
| uo"' va tfnnrse granted 20 such boat. til.
Tbe proposed changes IN 'ne 'ne',it IN p 4
latys will the tOngers believe. ie2u'' o',,,al n
greater revenue 10 lhc n1 In yreate,
RR,s'i,', "a the men engaged IN tohshs
"ys'erS 'oi iiNcENDIARY FIRE. ,,,
At i2l5 this afternoon ~ II ~ 7s ~
T., ~ ~ Of brick houses, nos. -, 80. =.
nrJ Cp Falkland street, o"h'u ", 80,
fha pIhins"n. The department. wa,
COON 5oon on hand but the flames inane % S"e, u'o,
headway, that ,obn AL Sylvester. s.'S eolorce
dest,oySu, ,,.,. arrested, and identified by
i,d,, living opposite the block, as n' tn'
lersgn S,,, ocsnt houses. He denies al
2i aieses ano 81 the crime, however -.
"a, nv, tadv Of a colorcd man supse
o,i,,'t,v Identified as Am'don slpDs,
ieck-hand on the tgg iha ha',, staomer Tr New
run ~ w. not long since. was founo
NE morning washed ashore near bous"
Bluff. ,-o,.o, daughter OF DR.
,os Xelson who has been att'n1int
a. Carnival Of Trade IN NorIok,, ~. ~.
ref, rr.td 10 the city. feature 2i N, ~,
,,nf,-al was booth, Inandtfn ~ ~
.di..,, .di nv ladies' from different sections %
f"u'is you s,ate Miss Nelson was among IN, ,n'
- az the Richmond representa-
'rtro,lch the kindness or Mr DounSo,' th,
lll.ie,or thew were entertained d, W.
I.yp,nt Atlantic Hotel. snd were sn"Wi
,,'',.,, nossible attention by W" ''"l,
-s ra,s Their chaperon was Mrs a. ~,
seov of Richmond. The carniVal - SUI
IN pFcce1gyyvicTE, OF DREDGING.
ri, por,smouth Wheelmen are wothin'
,ard ir the interest OF Thankrg,Es.llni,,
rsces. Entries are being msae p,c,non.
rate. including several '''"'
and Petersburg. ,.,,,.. 40 dav In IN,
cantain Lvcurgus Fniott to,nay' ne
comfy Court. was found gl,ilty of ave, Ir,s
cal dredging and -hts pun,s,''1,s ~ s1o
m one day In Jail and q o% nhs ~ c-~,arn sr1
uas ro'st tIllsd some time last nirht IN PoTs 's
MOI mouth by a seahoard Ar,lAne Ing irs'''
uer bodv was discovered ms t,ng an,
cbo vas addicted n hard r'nkine ~, ~
snr y" irfo s,eep while sitting on IN