National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-05-06
TALKING ABOUT FISH.
Matters OF IohthyoiosIcOl Interest
Discussed al the National Museum.

Matters OF IohthyologIcOI Interest
Discussed st the National Museum.
The 10.ounce bottle that stood on tho
table In front of Hon. Theodore Lyman,
president of the American Fisheries
Society, when no called the annual con-
vention Of that body to order In tho
lecture room Of the National Museum
yesterday, seemed to contain only clear
water. When held up to the light tho
bottle appeared to DO filled with bacteria,
as seen under q powerful microscope
The infnitesimal objects wero smelts, so
| tiny that no part Of their anAtomy could
be distinguished. By the side of this
bottle was hslf-gallon ono holding u
dark looking object covered with o yellow
ish cloth.
This was clam from Puget Sound. and
II was big enough TO foed family. About
forty members Of the society, which num-
bers 12l, wero present. Some of them
were: VIM. A. Butler, jr., Of Detroit,
Mich, State Fish Commissions; Frank N.
Clark, Worthwhile, Mich. w. l.. May.
Fremont, Neb.; Fred Mather, Cold Spring
Harbor, N. "; Eugene q. Blackford, COM
missioner Of fisheries, state Of New York;
Tarleton II. Bean, j. w. Collins, w. V.
Cox, R. +. Earll, T. b. Ferguson, Asa b.
| French, q. Brown Goode, Rudolph Hessel,
A. A. Hayes, L. s. Hutchinson, Lieut.. II.
B. Mansfield, u. s. N; Col. NJ. Mcdonald
and Q. w. Smiley, Of this city.
Tho exercises were opened with an adj
dress by President Lyman. who wei.
coined the members aud said that good
things camo to the front in the spring, for
II 10 then that tho COW goes forth to the
fields and promises the aqueous milkman
an abundant flow of Rarlieky milk, The
shad and herring came up the Potoma,
to the safe shores of the District OF Co
lumbia and sought tho parental protec
ton of special act Of Congress, and last
and best of all the members of this asso
citation assembled hero pregnant witt
great ideas, which they were anxious Il
deposit here for tho service of m iothyo
phagous population.
Fred. Mather, w. V. Cox, and i. n
Clark were appointed committee to re-
wise tho constitution, and q. b. Goode
w. l.. May, r. b. Ferguson, Il. L. Black
ford, and Il. Ii. Blan were appointed &
committee on nominations. The follow
ing new members were elected: Henry
w. spodord, Smithsonian Institution
Thomas Lee and Peter Parker, jr., United
States fish commission; Frederick X
Ryer New York city; L, w. Humphreys
w. w. Ladd, jr., II. J. Rice. S. IL. Kauif
mann. Erening Star; j. p. Wilson, United
States fish commissions; Gwynn Harris
inspector marine products, District of Co
lumbia; S. G. Brown, national museum
w. L. Bailey, engineer; George IL. II
Moore. Newton Simmons, w. +. Page, J
+. Ellis, j. i. OConnor, United States fish
commission; w. A. Butler, Detroit, Mich
The president announced that ther,
were seventeen papers to be road, and til
society took recess until 2 p. m.
When the society reassomblod Prof. K
Il. Z. Stearns read paper on the gian
CLANS Of Puget Sound, giving an interest
ing description of the immense growth o
these she'll fish. james A. Hurshall NJ
D., read o paper on the hebernation O
black bass; Fred Mather read one o.
smolt Matching, and Frederick w. Trow
described the porpoise fishery of Cap
Hatteras. Tho society then adjourne
until IL o'clock to-day.
The papers to be read to-day will be a
follows: Exhibition Of complete serie
of salmon and trout of North America,
by Tarloton II. Bean; collective point
in fish culture" by n. McDonald; "Glauc
at Billingsgate," by W.. Cox; work q
Cold Springs Harbor," by Fred Mathel
"Oyster beds of New York." by Eugen
q, Blackford; "On some of the protectiv
contriyances developed by, and in con
nection with, tho ova of various species {
fishes" by john A. Ryder; "The use {
the throw-stick by Eskimo in fishing,
o. T. Mason; 1.-THE chief characteristics
the North American fish fauna" by The
Gill; Suggestions as to the developmeI
|, ofoyster culture in the Chesapeake area
by N. Mcdonald; and "Bieuniai spawi
Ing Of salmon" by Charles g. Atkins.