Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-01-22
LEGIsLArURE DoINGs.

The Legislature is discussing a
proposition to adjourn for one year
in order to test new laws.
Both Houses adjourned after short
sessions Tuesday in honor of the
birthday Of Gen. r. e. Lee.
At the instigation Of Confederate
camps bill will be introduced to
create bureau for the collection of
Confederate data. A director will
be employed and a State history COM
piled.
Two hundred and Fifty thousand
dollars was the cost of the Legisla-
ture which adjourned last week. 1t
sat $40 days. Each member re-
ceived $1,000 in regular pay, aud
large amounts were spent for mileage
and incidentals.
Mr.. Walker presented resolution
requesting the State board Of fisher
les to inquire as to the possibility of
assistance from the Federal govern
ment and~the cost of making new
survey of the States oyster grounds.
The resolution was defeated.
With the organization of the new
Legislature the oyster fight was be-
gun afresh by the introduction of a
bill by Delegate +, O. Jordan, which
10 much more moderate in it's de-
mands than the first bill. The full
textIof the new bill is given on our
first page. We have been notified of
an error discovered in printing of the
Jordan bill. In paragraph l, begin
ming with seventh line, the words
"wlthin three years from the time
this act shall go into effect" should
be stricken out.
The defeat of the Walker resolu-
ton, proposing another geodetic sur
vey by the Senate, is not regarded as
committing the Senate to the Jordan
bill, nor to any other important new
legislation with regard to the States
oyster interests. The action of the
Senate is construed by many to mean
that that body merely indicated in
this way its purpose not to tie its
own hands for the future with regard
to work on this subject. iAlready
there is before the General Assemble
for its consideration very i'm por tan /
measure along the line of oyster leg
islation. It is a bull offered by Dele
gate Jordan, having for its general
purpose the deriving of greater reve-
nue. snd the protection and enlarge
ment OF the States shell fish inter
ests. This subject promises to pre-
cipitate snother stubborn 6ght,
though it is said the new bill is
more acceptable to the Tidewater
men than the one which failed at
the last session.-7Ssaes- Dispatch.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS.
Among the chairmauships of Sem
ate Committees are the following:
Fish and Cameo. II. Walker.
chairman. To examine second audi
tors Office. Boyd Sears. The full
membership of the important Fish
aid Game committee is Messrs. WAL
ker, Keezel, Stands, Sears, Bryant,
Hutchinson, Cromwell, Gunter, Mas
sic, Fulton and A. O. Hartman.
In the House Hon. J. M. Lyell is
on three committees-Chesapeake aud
Its Tributaries; Militia and Police,
and Immigration, being chairman of
the last named. DIR. w. 2. Sydnor
is on Chesapeake and It's Tributaries
and Manufacturers and Mechanics
Arts. The full committee on Ches-
.apeake and Its Tributaries is-Card-
well, chairman, Hunley, Lyell, Snead,
Smith, of Northampton, Stubs, Jor-
dan. Howle, Rev, Sydnor, Parker,
Phillips, Powers.
Hon. j. n. Stubs is chairman of
Library committee, aud is also on
General Laws committee. with Hon.
G. Y. Hunley as chairman.
OFFER BOAT PoR SURVEY.
The Committee on Chesapeake and
its Tributaries Monday night had an
interesting session.
The oyster bill introduced by Hon.
Il. q. Jordan was under considera-
ton: The committee fixed upon
Wednesday, 27th, at 10 o'clock, as
the time for holding public session
of the committee for the purpose of
hearing those who may desire to be
heard on the subject. The Senate
Committee on Fish aud Game was
invited to sit jointly with the House
committee at that time.
Mr.. Jordan read to the committee
a letter which he had received from
Commissioner of Fisheries of the
United States, rendering to Virginia
the use OF the steamer Fish Hawk for
such work as may be authorized by
the State in connection with the
oyster question. The commissioner
states that the only expense the State
would have to assume would be for
the subsistsncs Of any of its repre-
who may stop on the
vessel, amounting to one dollar a day
each.
SOME BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Jordan: To prevent taking
OF seed oysters from James river
above Days Point between May 18th
and September 18th of each wear
The penalty is fine of $iOO to $500
With revocation of license for a second
offspse.
BY Mr.. .Lyell; 70 amend law in
relation to the fees Of commissioners
Of the revenue.
By Mr.. LyelI: To amend section
1889 of the Code in relation to the
fees of ja:lers.
Mr.. Onld offered long-adjourn.
ment resolution. 1t provides that the
legislature shall 60 home January
18th and remain away until January
l2tb, 1908.
A bill to incresss the pay of men,
bSra 0f the toosolaf,.o