The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-26
COMMISSION
OF Fl five /. ].
Senate Committee Amends tlla3
House b Ill to Break B aylor sSsI$
Oyster Survey 3S1
NO LEGISLATORS
Two From 1'idewater, The OTHERS
From Other ections, and "
AllSPron1ine1lt. ss

Tho Oyster (.ommis ission rcconalr endeei is IA
by tbs Senate Committee Tor lsll $S
Came consists Of
HON. a. E. WATKINS, Of Prince Ed'f3
ward county. # II
COLONEL G. FENTo N DAY, OF Isle gof5 5 5s
Wight county. " # ssiss M
DR.. FRANK FLETc Her, 81 Accom- aa,s ,s5s
county. & VI s n 5t
HON. r.. G.. PlLLo Her, u y ii Fauquiionr.
county. issa
HON. DANIEL c CULLEN to'FLAtERT 81
of Warren county.
This list briefly summarizes the reporta
that will be made TO the Senate to-day
by the COMMITTEES for Fish and Game, iii III
tho matter of amendment to tho Jordan
bill, proposing to; lease barren and de.8a
5pletcl area within tho present Bay lnrslsS
survey The bill rs 1t came front the
House proposed as a. committe to trlves-ss
stlgate and report as to the barren or de-
pcted urea within tho bounds OF the old III
survey, Delegate Jordan, Of E'redertcil,8 Ia
patron Of the bill; Delegate IIunlay, Of
Matthew's and Senator George u. slAeezellasls
OF Rockingham. 3yS@g
After a Hard Fight. s
Thc Senate Committee. after considet1a 1a9
III O'clock. agreed to an amendment hp ro-a8
Svidng for n commission OF five, Instead S&
OF three, the tivcAto be chosen from noll-8%
members Of the General Assembly md s5
to represent the five geographical grand
divisions az the State. s II is further pro-s$sf
vldetl in tho bill as twill bo reported to-
tho Senate that In tllcevent OF N vacancy
occurring on tho commission 1T shall 8ba5532
filled by tho remaining members by choos-$sS
ing " mrmbcr from tho same gcosrn nhicu1ssS S
division from which tho retiring snIcili-3 -3ssii sii
Der came. It is further agreed and stip.8Sl
nllated that no member Of the commits
sion shnll bo engaged In tho oyster tliiTesS TS
tlustiy III amy way, as tonscr, plantpr oi.,s$
packer, An oath Is required q of InelIltsE
pcrs that they arc not and VIII not durEtg9
ing their service on tho commission llS- 5s
cone engaged iii the oyster Industry II s$E
about summarizes tho action OF the CO me-
mittrc last night in the matter, OF amenu-lE#
mcnts to tho bill as II came fronl llloRR
House. ftsM
a hard fight WAS made in the Senatas@
against the committee OF three as cof'l-a
stituted hy the House not 50 mucii ulqylS@ S@
the personnel of tho committee as uPols#
Tho fact that two-thlrds wero from sees#
tlons other than Tidewater t5
Objection to Fisheries Board.
The suggestion thnt the Board of Flsn-g5
cries be substituted for the con,nlssipnH#
was objected to on the ground that ona 8
OF the members OF that board (5etdlpt.sss
IleezelD was also IL member Of zihs tsc1-8%
cral Assembly, Senator Sears expressed &
doubt as to the eligibility OF u nleET VA
OF the Legislatures &c '7erve on the COM
mission, and While many OF the commits
teemeu do not agree with him In thItgS
It was deemed best to leave S
no question as 10 constitntonalily as ~
ground OF objection 70 Tho Dill wheu ltsa8
a IN Senate
Mir. Sears and Mr., Stands made He
fight in the committee against tho CONN.,
mission Of three and against selecting the43s
Board or Fisheries, II was Mr., Shana3#
WHO proposed the committee of five, tha.Sa
iaoa doubtless being that the malority8
outside OF ride~uter would be srnailer5@
In such a commission than IN one OF s#
three members .ls S81
No Provision for Deadlock, @
Apparently no provision has been inadas85
in tho event OF u VACANCY Tor breahipN sS
n deadlock Presumns, tor tliusffaiait.i i8
that an up-count'y member died or tef@#
signed. the four remaining memnefs Ss
would have to select his SUCCESSOR froIh yg
the same locality or section, But thsra @
might easily be a deadlock as 20 ths
man Ia no chosen, with TWO 1EldeWafer55EEsa
,nembers fayoring one man and the other sSss%
two anothes $. @
.Ths bill provides for a per dietn sof ti.SA
~ .lhs Asn astqally engaged li.5 ihs slh ll:a