Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-12
Oystermen Promised Inquiry
into Fisheries Commission.
NOT AT ALL SATISFIED
Resolution Appealing to Legislature
for Action Voted Down Upon Major
Stubb's Agreement TO Present Bit
-"veileo Threat" TO Governor-eieet.

UPON the pTOIilSt vi MoJCi - "
Stubss, OF Gloucester, that he will IN
trodnce resolution in the State legs
lature calling for a thorough invesd-
cation of the conduct Of the affairs
OF the state fisheries commission, tne
delegates to the convention OF oyster
tcngers in this city yesterday voted
down a resolution asking the iegisla-
ture to make such an investigation.
Representative Jordan, of Isle OF
Wight county, who was delegate TO
the convention, promised TO do every
thing in his power to assist in bring
ing about the investigation.
The resolution asking the legisla-
ture to probe the affairs OF the hsner-
les board was presented to the con-
vention by the special committee ap-
pointed at the convention here In &c
tober and Major Stubs. George r.
Parramore, of Northampton; Fay -
Collier, of Hampton, and j. Tuner
Garow, of Warwick, spoke earnestly
in support Of it. Emmett w. Mil
stead. of this city, and Messrs. Cur
It's. of Warwick, Miles, of Norfolk.
and several others opposed 1t on the
ground that the movement looking to-
wards the investigation should be
started in the legislature and not in
this convention After a lengthy de-
bate. Major Stubs announced that he
would present a resolution to the leg
islature asking for the probe and the
convention then voted down the reso-
luton as offered by the committee.
"veiled Threat" to Judge Mann.
That the oyster tongers OF Tide
water are not at all satisfied with the
conduct of the oyster affairs by Chair
man Macdonald Lee. of the State
fiheries commission, became more ap-
parent at yesterdays convention than
ever before and il is certain that they
will WELD every possible influence to
prevent his reappointment by Cover
nor-elect William Hodges Mann. The
convention. by unanimous vote,
adopted a resolution containing what
some of the delegates are pleased to call
a yelled threat to Judge Mann This
section of the resolution requests that
the incoming governor consider the
wishes of the tongers of the State
as expressed in the resolution and
that when officials are to be selected
he will look well to resolution OF this
convention and be governed according
ly."
About one hundred tongers and
planters from all over this section
gathered at Rosenbaum's hall yester-
Gay, the meeting being an adjourned
session of the 'oyster convention"
held here in October.
The Resolution.
Following is the text of the reso-
luton adopted:
We, the delegates in convention
assembled in Newport News, from
Tidewater Virginia, deeming the oys-
ter and fishing industries OF such
vast Importance. do respectfully sub
nit the following for the considera-
ton of his excellency, Claude A.
Swanson. governor OF Virginia, Hon.
William Hodges Mann, goveTnor-elect
of Virginia, and the General Assembly
of Virginia.
Whereas, at the last session Of the
general assembly, 1903, a reconimen-
dation was made by the board OF
fisheries and a bill introduced, to dis
turb and break the Baylor survey in
James river and this bill was defeat
ed: and
Whereas. it was stated through the
press as report and also over the
signature OF one of the members OF
the board that no further agitation OF
the breaking of the Baylor line would
be had; and to aid and hold up the
board, in this conclusion. commit
tee of delegates from Tidewater. as
sen1bled in Newport News. October
49, 1899, numbering at least two
hundred and then and there unani-
mously adopted a resolution. unalter-
ably opposed to breaking the Baylor
Line and the convention adjourned
to meet on Tuesday, january II. 1910,
in Newport News; and
Whereas. but few days since, the
report of the commissioner OF
fisheries has been printed and made
public and in that report is a recon-