The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-17
NO DISAGREEMENT !
SAYS Mr.. CURTIS

7 UHIU Hills UUHIJU
! Captain John A. Curtis. member of
! the House of Delegates from Rich
mond, has issued a reply TO the affi-
I davits of Messrs. r. Carter Well
ford and T. A. Jett in which they
purpor. TO substantiate charge
made by Representative w A. Jones,
Of the First District, who ID oppos-
ing Senator Thomas s. Martin for
nomination to the United States Sem
ate.
Captain Curtis asserts there has
! been a confusion because of three
bills introduced by him and main
tains that MIR. Jones has not proven
his assertion. Following is the state
ment Issued by Captain Curtis:
William A. Jones. In his speech
at the Academy of Music. Richmond,
on May 8, made the following charge:
Il charge that a Democratic repre-
sentative of the city of Richmond
at the last Legislature introduced a
bill which affected one of the great
est and one of the most beneficial
interests in this Commonwealth T
charge that when he was asked by
two of his brother members WHY he
introduced such fl bill he said that he
dld II to hetp certain distinguished
machine politician and lobbyist. who
had written the bill, and asked him
TO Introduce 1t in order that the lob
hyist might go to the people whose
interests were affected and get en-
pioyment as lobbyist to defeat it."
He was asked to whom he referred
but he would not rive the name saw.
ing that the result would he the
Same Ar when Mr. Glass ,paaa nhorra,
against newsnanar and 80 pa eos
admitted lis iderti,1 h"peA
ON reaatnu 49, 60, 49,.
inc ns Ne pnPoi vi .,ie morn
baa raean,ss ~. ioi' .iia. nr, Jones
~. 90 on tne lsichmoho mem
va ne l>esisiature. ana came TO
r ~ oo'io'.sioh ulat must De IN
itiereHce 10 bill that | introduced
70 prohloit menhaden fishing in Ches-
apehke Say. ! learned that Mr. Jones
was IN the city went to his head
quarters at Murphy's hotel In the
forenoon. I asked him IL he referred
to me. and he said that he did. II
told him 1t was absolutely false He
said he could prove Il by r. Carter
Wexford and T A. lett. members Of
told him he could not prove II nv
them.
.Joncs Claimed t,,.oog
~. :.
IN gray IL, there was punilshed in
No, 20 IS eispe'gh letter dated
-. 80 ~, run nF' zones, tosether with
/ we placements or Messrs, Wexford
ana Je.t IN winch he says that they
,,s,. pIe.e.s cover ana aoundantiy JUS
,as " 'a. "a7 s"Ad ny me IN my hlch-
spe.Sh IL, reiatlon 70 the intro
49,. s e. a. "" seriously hHectlhg
ao y. ~ sliiia Erea1est industries
| hiJ, 80 4 ~ EHpiaihed ns me. TINS
1 ~ "as - pio'Hpt' the catchlns or
r, ISL III Tue "aeers OK the
Day ana was introduced
a. I'm 81 urt's. Mr. Jones
$50, ~ ~, ~. "'s cildfse that Of
.,.es.t., y az. ~ help certain als-
$50 ii.aei'4He poiiIeiah ana ioh-
~ m W., i.au written the Dill, and
- 80. NinO5 lhtfouuce II IN
49,, '4a ~ NY 'oppylst might go to the
1922 lust interests We're aHeeted
ana se. eihpioyheht as lobbyist to
80 - =. a.aoi elose | aisitilss MN ana
9 T.i ~ my cara or May In The
as 70 'i,e s'a'ensnt Oh Messrs. Well
| so'u ,,. anu ses,' oesire TO say that there
",d ~. 80 .,.s 80 ~. ~ thoir statement
| Iaea - anu Whatever
from a confusion IN the , nn,s ZINES thaes
gentlemen OF the three bills intro
duced by me. toy Wit. two on January
20. 1910, and one on February s. 1910
Mr.. W. d. Cardwell brought me two
bills In reference to the oyster ind1s-
try of the State, which introduced
on January % 1910. One was referred
to the Committee for Courts of Jus
tlce and the other to the Committee
on the Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
; Ihese bills amended certain sections
|,of the Code of Virginia. which pro-
hibited non residents from planting
oysters In this State or even becoming
partners or holding stock IN a com
pany engaged IN such business The
object Of the amendments was to re-
peal this bar against non residents in
svestng money In the oyster business
in Virginia, MIR. Cardwell is person
ally interested and Thoroughly ac-
quainted with the oyster business and
1t was his opinion that the enactment
of the proposed bills into law would
promote this Industry by inviting out
side capital L. become invested there
in. | agreed with him fully and in-
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