Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

The bill introduced by Senator
Halves of Maine to prohibit the sale
of large and small mouth bass in the
District of Columbia was fayorably
reported out by the District COM
n1ittee last week. The same bill, in
troduced In the House by Representa-
tive Manlove struck a snag in the
House District committee, Represen-
tative Blanton and others Directing
to it, principally because there was no
one present to explain the bill.
I Representative Fred Zihlman, chair
man of the House District committee
told the writer he would bring 1t up
again next Wednesday at 1890 o'clock
and suggested it would be a good
thing to have somebody present to
explain the features of the bill. This
column is going to try TO get Henry
O'Malley, United States Commissioner
of Fisheries to be present and asks
that all others interested in the bill,
who are able, to attend this hearing.
Representative Zihlman asserts he
expects no great amount of opposi-
ton if the bin Is satisfactorily ex-
planned. The writer. with a number
OF other interested persons, has
arranged to be present for that pur-
pose. The day is next Wednesday,,
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and the place is before the District
committee of the House, A large
representation of anglers is looked
for to back up this bill. Now or
never should be their motto.
Illegal Bass Fishing.
The attention of this column was
directed last Thursday to the catch
ing of bass in the Tidal Basin. the
r4n Tro 1aa
basket full of good size bass. Inquiry
developed he was using shrimp as
bait.
Two years ago when the matter
Of stocking the Tidal Basin with bass
first was taken up, Col. Sheriff., who
was officer in charge of public build
ings and public grounds, issued an
order prohibiting the catching of bass
In the Basin during the Winter
months, and as far as this column
knows this order never has been re-
scinded. The matter has been placed
before Col. Grant, Col. Sherrill's sue
cessor, who no doubt win see that
further fishing in the Basin until
next Spring is stopped.
Col. Grant Is very much interested
in the proposition and Is doing every
thing in his power to assist in max
ing the Basin a paradise for anglers.
No one realizes better thansCol. Grant
the expense entailed in catching these
fish and transporting them to the
Basin, and the loss next Spring of
thousands of little fish involved by
each female fish taken from the
Basin now.
Some very interesting letters have
been received by this column in re-
gard to a fee for fishing in the Tidal
Basin. and the concensus of opinion
is that such fee lis absolutely
essential. Friday mornings mail
brought a copy of a letter sent to Col.
Grant from Harry e. Hay as follows:
Dear Col. Grant:
Il have just this minute read Perry
Miller's article in tonight's Star and
rush to write you my view on his
to charge some sort of
fee for the privilege of fishing in the
Basin, in order to provide funds for
restocking and, what is equally as
important, place very necessary
check on the indiscriminate and
fishing which would result
from allowing Juveniles to fish in the |
Basin without check or hindrance.
Il love all of the boys and girls |
lam father myself, but it can be |
readily seen that If all of the young
people were allowed to fish free of |
charge In the Basin that the adult