The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-28
RUIN COMP[E
WITHOUT NEW Law
Member Says Tongers Will Van
ish Unless Baylor Lines
Are Changed.
TO FIGHT BILL ON FLOOR
Statewide Measure Expected to
Come From Committee and
Take It's Chances.
TO FIGHT BILL ON FLOOR

Il dNS IlS CiidliSSo. ft
Should the people OF Tidewater per.
sist In their blind and utterly unrea-
sonable opposition to the change in tho
lines of the Baylor Survey" said @
prominent member OF the Legislature
yesterday. the ruin of the tongers in
tho James Is likely to be complete.
II they succeed In preventing action
by the General Assembly which would
| permit the Commission OF Fisheries To
| properly police the lines. they are like,
lily to face within few months the
practical abandonment of the river by
| the State
| This view was brought forth as a
result of the reported agreement to fix
the lines as to make practically no
change in existing conditions. The
member In question has made a close
study of the situation and has been
totally unable TO understand the OPP
position of so many of those who
would. in his Judgment, be greatly ben
GIFTED by the establishment OF the Lee
| lines.
Spending Too Much.
| AS matter of fact" he went on,
1T Is folly to continue the present
policy OF spending $4,000 year in
vain effort TO guard the existing
lines, when the State gets revenue
of only $4,000 from this source
"The natural oyster rock in tho
James Is but an insignificant part
state. and 1t is nothing short of ri
diculous 10 spend one-fourth of the
appropriation Of the commission to
take care of this little strip.
Such course Is an Injustice, not
only TO the people OF the other oyster
sections. but to those of the entire
state The natural rock does not be-
| long to the oystermen. as they seem
ginia, and the appropriation should bo
SO distributed as TO best care for tho
interests OF every person in the Com
,,h1ohwealth. To do this. unless the
10 be done is to cut the amount of
money used in the James TO the pro-
portion II deserves of the whole. The
rh1syitable result VIII be that those
pupiic ground Will have greater oppor-
tunity to do so. and the longer viii
suner. On the other hand. II the lines
ah slIaightened, we can so care for
'aiuaple to the oystermen
Ii the people of Underwater viii not
Sc, zee the thing in this light. and II
state Will not take hold OF the rna,tsr.
ana administer Justice for tho good III
az .iithe people OF the State. the tongers
must nt. be EFT to their fate, The great
pity of this will be the incraseins
scarcity of the seed oyster. In the
production of which we cannot corr
pete With Connecticut"
~ rs Understood that the senate
Committee on Fish and Came vii
, .ake up the Byrd -Wickham bin per
maps to-day or tomorrow, and renort
~ TO the Senate with some sort OF
Not to Slime stnte-wtd..
statewide prohibition Ia no, iy,..,,.
10 be smothered in the Finance Com
mlttee of the House 80 far as am
n mi,tsa ,ai said member of the COM
zee TO report the bill back To III.
house TO- morrow morning. as soon IA
, inc nearing on II is concluded. The
,ha lor ms hearing is 1890 and
the House. is TO meet at IL, but halr
an hour should be ample for the dis
cusslon OF the financial question, which.
as ! understand it. is the only on"
belore this committee.
l. for one" continued this Iepie,,
Tor, want to face the music / don,t
want the Anii-Saloon League leaders
TO say for the next two years thai
ynsd kilied the BIN in committee. an,
ready at any time to record my vote
against the measure. We viii t.iII
II on the floor
Byrd nh Up To-Day.
sion "a. ESQ. after It has been in ses.
IS TO take up the Byrd liquor bill
II patron is likely to insist upon Mt
, ,eas. part Of the features which
w were N n his original bill, and which
slderatlon of the bill may occupy Tho
rest OF the day. Wv
,,,a ~ Is likely that an effort VIII be
the au BIZ 10 "a amend 81 ., tho revenue part OF
Sins.e license fee is provided for this
t ,iis or dealers, and 1t Is claimed tbat
grocer = o an injustice to the Richmond
in liauor ives wha i ana other small dealers
Is Is Nm hhnisk e, to customers. The plea
10 mat licenses of this sort shnnII
a h,a 'aaeu, tor some houses are we'll
not likely Wy - a ho nigh ugh License. There is
license fees charged - tne other
W., ~, II. & p. Situation.
meeting ., Of t tke sneo,s e be the final
,a,e charter Of the Richmond, trede un
,,chsourg and Potomac Railroad u.;,I
p -, held this morning. Tho renort ~
at 'n noon cpr1 mn Is due in both houses
i |, =. ca TO frame a suitable merper MI
IL. II IS understood. ready viii, .H,na niil
,nh; which has been agreed II nd
bers Of III" the f ioInt the situation Mem.
overly communicative, eynra4. ie nos
~, Union that the prospect Is brjpbt tnS
, raiis and reincorporattion of ,hjs
Outside of these matters tbor. ).
paactically nothing ahead during tb IS
Both how houses aaY have but routine st matters
uncontested bills to take IN and d ana
pose pr OF. Howcver. no one can telinat
what moment bill will be ta,se,, a., ~
out OF ITS order or some matter Of es,
Ter. speeid' Or
Violated sunday Law.
Casselovitch was arrested yes
Lerday on a charge of laborinc ~ hls
trade on the Sabbath. EIe viii he
heard Tomorrow morning.