The sun., 1890-04-14
4 ulEn's NEWS or 1Hh FlsH.
CodIfyInS the state Law--OppoaItion to n
Hlll-Ihc pmnng rig Llhelled.

BlI-rhc Pufing rig Llbelled.
Gov. Hill, by signing tie bill for the codi-
fyinG OF the Fish and Game laws OF the State
will receive the thanks Of all sportsmen who
seek fish or game In New York either for busi-
ness or relaxation. legislation on fish and
game has been carried on in desultory tash-
ion for many years. and the laws have become
so ineNtrcably entancled, and in many cases
so inconsistent, that anglers. nctters and gun
ners were in many instances unable to UNDER
stand whether they were violating the law or
not The state Fish Commissioners, who usu-
ally hold their monthly III citing at their Office
in the Market and Fulton National Bank at Full
ton anl Gold streets, met a. their last regular
session In the Office OF the State Fish and Game
Protector, Frederick i. Drew. in the CAPITOL
building In Albany. After the adjournment
tho Commissioners, Eugene G. Biackford.
Eichard L. sherman, and Henry Burden, wont
to tie Governors room and had n consultation
on the signing Of the cJdlacatlon bill. Tho
Governor stipulated that II he signed the bill
the Fish Commissioners should agree to appear
before the Fish and Game Committees OF both
the Senate and tho Assembly and announce
that they would recommend that no other fish
or game bills should be passed IN either body
in the present session About a dozen bills re-
latiuE 10 fish ant game are now PENDING IN tie
legi-ature. The GOynrnOr granted Ona eN.
CeptlOn t. this stipulation. viz, the passage of
tho bill !grbiddns thu taking Of shad In tho
Hudson Liver On sunday.
Thn ob ect Il the stipulation by the Governor
was TO prevent further cntaNEtnG legislation
On fish and game and % make "A plain pathway
fJr tho cudityng Of existing laws. The law
for codiilcattOn proposes 10 begin atthc foUnda-
tion by taxing testimony Of competent sports
men and officials in various places IN the state:
aud from their testimony and from the mass OF
h-h and game legislation make new codo
and report it 10 tho next Legislature. For this
to travel and take testimony with u steuoEra-
pher's aid. on" Commissioner IS to d e NJ
pointed by the New \ ork state Fish ommi--
s.Ouer-. ono by AttUruey-Gcnera Tabor from
among his deputies, and one uy the Now York
As,o'iat on Tor tnc Protection II Fish and
Game. The appointments Will be n4ad9 in n
Tow days and the Commissioners Will 20 TO
work a once. beginning probably IL Ncw York
city,. The sum Of Sj.uuU has e"n Appropriated
for the wurN OF tho Commission.
At the meeting Of the State Fish Commis-
siOncrS III Albany n resolution WAS passed
strenuons!y opFo-!nS bi!i in Congress which
s6 rom % HS the c"nfo tTG 5 Of e I Of
IL" Interior and TO II. Il It over 70 the AGricul-
turat Department Tho Tr@es2lutiops recite ,he
states FISH Commissioner. and his emrlOyce-
and decar" that the proG o-ed change would
where Partisan POLITICS has not ruled AMI does
not ru.e n tho appointing Of tho ComMis
s!uner5 and employees. 10 d"I artment whero
Secretary huek would eNert an influence in
furious T. the true interests OF fish cuItur'.
President Harrison now makes tho appoint
ments In the Commission. About three .Gurths
publ ans. The state Fish Commissioners In
lennsy vaniI. Wisconsin and Minno-ota hav"
Gently the National Fisheries Association OF
Gloucester Mn-s., and the Fish Protection As
socia.on II Hcnns ylvania and other similar
associations have also pae-cl resolutions ou-
rys!n& the proposed change Of jurisdiction.
Ty resolution. an a7pliration OF the Trus-
tc"s an + agUity oi Ito hrook!yn Institute 70
u.s. p4!t i the state fish hatchery at Cold
SlrinI Harhor in IN coming summer was
.rantGI il is the pui pos, OF III. institute o,'i-
oin :. e=tlhl-i. 4 summer school o. biology
at the hatchery I r tie iLs:ructlon Of c! ass of
numbers Ntty youns men AuL women. Tho
ilrsL hpOr oi tAs hatchery viii be given w 10
the school.
On Tuns lay evening Fish Commissioner
Henry Burden gave a dinner 10 to Fish COM
s!oneg hou.o IS in Troy.
A quear n-h was oNhibite! in thu show win.
dow II u tx restaurant On Luton street. and
its TRANCE ap. "a an aud q lc-cnI pinned 20
its boiy -uti'"i 10 gather a crowd. Inc tieh
was vt three lcei long, with a iHt h,up ana
wh'c b 4, arrHLEGt in a che-. Il la! "a hiGh
dorsal In. cad a ia, blur ated tail. Tho
legend on tho car! deecy!hei tie n-h as n
Island. IGs crow OF the french ship B,eu.
tugn-c. having inr,ak en- Of u speclmon Of This
fsh; viii WAS cauEL: IN tho Caribbean sea,
died IN agony
This Gpreti2inG cowmunira'ion TO the res
taUTaU' haunting public LAul"n9 20 h- mis-
!eaHlns; in ro'ln re-peofs. The name Of tie So
called ru '.nE : ~ 5 the little harbor porpo!-e
c";'c yHrlous.y N thr harbors on tho southern
ALA tie caas- the put'er the ynutIer and he
h"rring hog. Il has earned these descriptive
name because Il sW!in7 along the surface" and
when II thrust It's IL 80 out Of water II send up
Il II,r o spray. and at the same time gives Is
iu' ny little grunt. The FISH are not at all pol
sunDus, but are not eaten lecauSe they arc TOO
ot.y in i.avor. ILey are aA.n TO the orpoise
family Oilshe5.