Evening star., 1909-05-16
BAR TO SUNDAY SPORT
Restriction Placed on Fishing
in West Virginia.
ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE
Question Will Arise to Plague Can
didates for Reelection.
Sd DISTRICT MAN GETS PLUM
Federal Office for Constituent of Rep
resentative Gaines-Booms for
q. S. Senatorship.
Sd DISTRICT MAN GETS PLUM
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
WHEELING. w. Va, May Is. 1909.
It may not ascend to the dignity of live
political issue, but West Virginians who
occasionally daily with the angling rod
are becoming incensed at the gradual
discovery that they are liable to fine
or Imprisonment for fishing on Sunday.
Only q few directly associated knew the
legislature last winter went this strong.
Since the information began to filter
through the villages, or. particularly,
since spring began to set in. the bowling
that has gon up has been something
fierce, to use current slang.
LEGISLATORS are being taken to task Tor
what many people consider a totally
unnecessary and harsh restriction Sen
timent has been on the side Of more
stringent game laws, but no one can
explain where the agitation for the ban
on Sunday fishing came from Al hrst
1t was suspected that members OF the
Anti-Saloon League, or kindred spirits
were responsible, but diligent effort mas
failed to locate a tangible source.
Members of the fish and game COM
mission who were at Charleston Wnen
the subject of amendments TO the stano-
ing law were up declare tnere was d
discussion over the Sunday clause, ana
t..
county, an ex-Unted States marshal;
Deputy Game Warden Jesse McCaus-
land of Ohio county and others vigor.
ously opposed it. There was sort or
tacit agreement. however. to let the thlng
stand, on the suggestion Of George Nc
Clintoc of Charleston tnat the house
of delegates would thoroughly discuss
the fish and game bill and would be
certain to strike out the Sunday clause.
Appeal to the Senate.
When the house failed to make the
change an advance was made on the
senate Senator Zlliken of Brooke
county and other members of the upper
chamber declared positively that the
senate would kill the Sunday fishing
clause, but evidently these statesmen
were as Indifferent as their colleagues
of the lower house. In the absence
of good watchdog the bill became
law.
What looks at first sight to be thing
for smile is going to develop seriously
for a number of Solons who want to go
back to the legislature next year. when
there is United States senator to
elect, and the desire to so there on such
occasions is usually keen. The ex-
planation, or lack of explanation, does
not raise these statesmen In the estlma-
tion of their constituents. To remark
that clause in bill escaped the
statesmans notice is not complimentary
to the aforesaid statesman.
In this fashion Senator Zilliken Is be-
ing twitted in his district for his vote
to increase the state license on liquor
selling The senator from Brooke. who
is a democrat. was elected in a district
that generally returns republican by
pluralities running from 1000 to 5000
He defeated j. +. Cree, d republican,
last year. however, because of the sup
port of the liberal element. which left
nothing undone to. accomplish his sue
cess Cree was acclaimed a prohibi-
tionist in spite of his eleventh hour
energy 10 get away from that indict-
inent The little matter of mot having
noticed il" is not washing down the
throats OF the liberal fellows in Wheel
ing and Nellsburg, who broke party ties
for the occasion