The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-09
COP AND MAckEREL FISHERIES.

The following valuable memoranda have been furnished
to us by D. Andrews, esq, in connexion with other in
formation Of statistical character for which in
debed to him. and which viii be published tomorrow
The synopsis given OF the legislation of Congress
spectng the northeastern fisheries will be highly useful
il probable the subject may be brought TO the
tention of Congress for its action #
Synopsis Of The legislation Of Congress f.h, fishing yea
e and fisheries, from the establishment Of the federal gop-
erRment.
On tho lh of July 1885, Congress passed an act the
ond law passed at its first SESSION. imposing duty Of IS
cents per barrel foreign picked fish imported and of
per quinal l2 pounds Of dried fish, The duty
imported salt cents per bushet Statutes a, Large Of
u. s., VOL !, p. 25.)
And the law gave a bounty exported fish Of
United States fishing, lin lieu Of drawback" of duties
foreign salt used therein per cent such duties by the
general LAVISH for dried fish, OF per quntal and for
picked fish, cents per barrel and for sailed provisions Of
the United States, cents per barrel,
BY the registry act Of August 90 1882 (bid, p. a.
licenses 20 be issued to vessels employed the bank
sea fisheries for cod or whale
An act passed September 1889, repealed CATER May,
1900 the bounes allowed by the Of July 1882 rectng
the therefor there arc now large quantities Of
salt within the United States" bd o5 sec 81 but the
act Of Augusta $780, (sec 81 &C. ibid p l73) recognised
those bounes alowabe and the Of August TO- 1890
(bd p 1907 imposed duty foreign salt of IL per
bushc and foreign fish Of all kinds per ad
(Ibid p. 1907
The bounty Gin lieu of drawback Of duty on imported
SALT allowed by the act was dried fish Of the Uni
ted States 10 cents qunta and picked fish and salt
ed provisions Of the United States. 10 cents per barrel
(bd p. ls2 The general drawback duties on foreign
goods exported per cent. Of tho duties-(scc s)
The act Of 10th Of February 1892 concerning the fisheries
is the FIRST federal law giving "aiiogoae to fishing ycs
sells. II Is restricted to the cod fisheries s,a Judge
Story wide Story's Rep, 35l) decided that outside any
harbor bay cat sea- within the act II is directory
as to fishing agreements or Sarces," cares" &c. The
bountes were to vessels over thirty TONS SO so per
der thirty and over twenty tons 81 so per over
tons 81 per ton. They fsh months and three
oghts Of the allowance owner and
70 the crew. in proportion to share OF fish TO each
under the ARTICLES" The "bounty" drawback before
then allowed on expectation Of fish Of the United States
abrogated and the money appropriated therefor was 10 he
applied to pay said "Rowances." bid p. 229 sec o. p
2s2)
BY the act of May 1892 bounty on picked fish Of the
United States exported, Of and on sa,ted
Of the United States exported of 1 cents nor b,rrl 80
allowed in addition TO the former bounties (undey act ~
August TO- 1890 above cted besides the allowances To
fishing vessels under act Of February le 7s2 were increased
40 per cent This Is "dutes act and the duv on ;nnor
cd fish imposed by It per cent al poiors The an
on salt was 10 cents per bushe Of SO pounds (bid D
1897 y
BY act Of February Ie l79s further and other
Ibid, p 3o5.)
BY the act Of June7 1884, the duty on imported fab IL
made 10 per cent cd roiorem.- (Ibid, D. 39f.)
by the act Of July 1907 the duty on imported salt wa.
increased 70 20 cents por busbe Of sc pounds The bounty
on American fish exported increased TO IL cents Der
tai on dried fish, and IL cents per barrel on picked fish Of
the United States and sailed provisions Of the tn.d
States 10 cents barrel and the allowances to 6bino
vessels were increased ssl cent, continue for two
years. fIbid, p. $500
by the act OF March O. 1892 the bounty on picked sh Of
the United States exported 30 cents Der barrel and
op sacd provisions Of the United States rs per barrel
Nothing allowed on dried fish - fIbid n 600 ,
Re nu fof AReti A
for United States feb exported aud fishing vessels were
continued for ten years, till correspondent dnties arc
repealed. Ibid, vol. II, p. 38.)
~ the act Of Mar ~ 1900 the dnty imported fish
made l2,s cent. od roiover.( Ibid, D. "a. tfNt
ny the act Of March ~, 1904 duty levied on nm
rested hsh-t ibid, p. 7ee)-as follows ttt4s3 \