JOINT RESOLTTIONS.

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NO. 8.

Joint resolution by the General Assembly of Maryland

containing the joint committee of the Senate and House of

Delegates, heretofore appointed, and authorizing the said

committee to confer with a similar committee from the Leg-

islature of Virginia during the recess of this General

Assembly.

WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Maryland, now in

session assembled, has passed a joint resolution appoint-

ing a joint committee to visit the Legislature of Virginia

Preamble.

and confer with that body in relation to the proper legis-

lation concerning the taking of oysters, fish and crabs in

the waters of the Potomac and Pocomoke, and other mat-

ters germane thereto as set forth in the said resolution, and

requesting to know the will of the Legislature of Virginia

as to the time at which it would be agreeable to that body

to receive the said joint committee of Maryland ; and

WHEREAS, a copy of said resolution was duly communicated

to the Legislature of Virginia through His Excellency,

Preamble.

the Governor of this State ; and

WHEREAS, the General Assembly of Virginia, by joint

resolution passed February 15th, 1892, referred the joint

Preamble.

resolution of the General Assembly of this State to the com-

mittee offish and game of the Senate, and the committee

on the Chesapeake and its tributaries of the House of Dele-

gates of the State of Virginia, with power and request to

communicate with the joint committee of this State on the

subject matter of the said resolution, and to determine upon

such time as may be convenient to receive the said joint

committee for the purposes set forth therein ; and

WHEREAS, the aforesaid committees on the part of the

General Assembly of Virginia, by communication dated

Preamble.

February 20th, 1892, made known to the aforesaid joint

committee of this State their desire to confer with the said

committee upon the subject of said resolution, and other

matters named in said communication, but stated that the

heavy pressure of work to be accomplished during the few

remaining days of their session renders it impracticable to

give the matter the attention it deserves, and suggested the
appointment of committees on the part of the Legislatures

of the respective States to confer during the vacation of

the respective Legislatures upon the important matters

contained in the aforesaid joint resoulutions and commu-

nication, therefore be it

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