The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-30
JONES PRESENTS
new STATED ENTS.
Third Person Says Curtis Made
Remark About Origin
of Bill.
MD. LEE IN LIMELlGHT
Said TO Have Urged Both Sides
TO Employ Former Speaker
Cardwell.

In presenting a series OF additional
statements regarding what has coma
TO be known as the lobbying charge,
! Representative William a. Jones brings
q new figure into The limelight-that
OF State Fish Commissioner W. Nc
donald Lee The latter is put in the
position OF having urged representa-
lives Of both sides on the Wexford
Bill to employ William D. Cardwell-
OF first advising the men who wished
the measure passed TO secure Mr.. Card
wells efforts i'll its favor, and later
successfully urging The representa-
tives of the Fishernen's Association
TO employ the former Speaker to de-
feat IT,
This Wexford measure. which WIS
brought incidentally into the contro-
versy, was designed to prevent the
emptying of pollution from the men,
haden fish factories into the, tribu-
taries of Chesapeake Bay. The Curtis
bill, on the other hand. was aimed
TO prevent the catching of menhaden
in the bay
MIR. Jones also presents an additional
statement in which Captain Curtis is
said 10 have made the remark TO
Captain James c, Fisher, OF Reed
VILE, to the effect that he had intro
duced his bill at the request of
constituent.
Latest Statements.
The communication of Mr. Jones.
and those forwarded by him. are as
follows: e
Washington. D. c.. May 30. 1911.
Editor The Timcs-Dispatch:
When mailed YOU on the 10th OF
this month, at your request the state
ments OF Messrs. r. carter Wexford
and T. q. Jett and accompanied the
same with letter from Mr.. j. ".
Chinn, 1 stated In my letter, which
YOU also courteously published. that
thought it would be admitted that
they completely covered and abun-
dainty justified what was said by me
IN my Richmond speech in relation
OF a bill seriously affecting one Of
Virginia's great industries. that bill
being the Curtis bill to prohibit the
catching of menhaden fish in the
waters of the Chesapeake Bay.
Although have no reason to doubt
but that the statements OF Messrs
Wexford and lett have been accepted
by every disinterested and air-mind-
ed person who read them as COM
! plete REPUTATION of the statement given
| out by Mr.. Curtis on the day follow
Ing my address, am nevertheless
| inclosing herewith, for publication IN
! Just received from Captain James c.
/ Fisher, of Reedville, Va. which fur
nishes additional proof that the Cur
! It's bill to prevent all menhadcn fish
| ing In the Chesapeake Bay was not
| introduced by its patron upon his own
Initiative or, perhaps. should say.
! that It's patron, AIR. Curtis. so stated
TO al least three gentlemen, whose
regulations for veracity have never
l 4. nna ,,,;, 4, I-l.a 49,.
! head of the Morris Fisher Company.
enc of the largest fishing concerns in
America. and gentleman OF unm-
| peacha bic character and integrity
] should proba bly, not have asked
! that this letter be published, since
| was entirely content to rest the mat
! ter, SO far rs was concerned. upon
/ the Wcllford-Jett statement had not
| Mr.. Curtis recently published a sign
| cd statement in which he asserted that
] had not proved my case IN that
statement MIR Curtis seeks, most abb
| surdly and most impotently. to create
/, the Impression that NIessrs. Wexford
| and Jet had mistakingly attributed
something said by him in reference
TO two other bills affecting the oyste.
business. which. he admitted he in
PRODUCED at the instance of w. D.
Cardwoll. although the language en-
Hloyed by these gentlemen is far too
/ clear and explicit to admit OF any
such possibility Mr. Curtis will hard
/ ~ contend that there was any room.
on the part of Captain Fisher. for
any misunderstanding as TO what bill
he referred TO-
/ also ask that you Will publish
the statement of L. S, Chase. which
! inclose. Until received this state
ment from MIR. Chase did not drea m
! that an effort had been made to in
duce the gentlemen in whose interest
the Wexford bill was introduced 10
employ Mr.. Cardwell to secure it's PAS
sage had never supposed until I
received this statement from one of
i the most reputable citizens Of Lam
caster county that the man who urged
the representatives of the Fishermen's
Association tn employ MIR. CardwelI
10 defeat the Wexford bill had first