The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-14
The Committees
On Salmon Fishing.

VII OuiiIlOii l0llillS
by the joint Oregon and Washington
committee to inquire into the best means
Of the protection of salmon:
Portland, Feb 13.--To the Senate and
and House of Representatives of the
States of Oregon and Washington: We
your joint committee appointed to look
into the interests OF the States Of Ore.
| gon and Washington, with a view to en-.
acting such legislation as will be of mu.
tual benefit. beg leave to submit the fol.
| lowing;
Pursuant to agreement your commit
tee met at the Hotel Portland on Satur-
day. Feb. II, 1893, all the members being
present. After Being in session two
days and listening to the testimony and
arguments from members OF the Fisher
mems Union, cannerymen, shippers,
wholesale and retail dealers, and others
interested in the fishing industry, as well
as the fish commissioners of Oregon and
Washington, your joint committee, after
due deliberation. and taking into consid-
Grafton the future preservation and i'm
portance of the two states. of this great
industry, would unanimously make the
following recommendations for joint leg
islative enactment.
"First-That the spring close season
during which salmon shall not be caught
in the waters Of the Columbia river or its
tributaries, shall be from March l TO
April 15.
"second-That the fall close season
shall be from August l to September 10.
"Third-That such laws be passed by
the two legislatures as will prohibit the
catching salmon at any time between
the rack connected with any hatchery
and the mouth of the stream on which
the hatchery is located.
"Fourth-That the fish commissioner be
given authority to appoint special dep
uty in each county, and that the fish
commissioner and all deputies shall have
authority to make all arrests for viola
tion of the fishing laws, and that such
special deputies shall receive as COM
pensation, one-half of all fines imposed
on prosecutions instituted by them, and
they shall receive no other compensa-
ton.
Fifth, That there be a close season
established from March to September l,
during which time no sturgeon shall be
caught on the waters of the Columbia
river and that no sturgeon shall be taken
at any time which weighs less than Is
pounds.
"Sixth-That law be passed which
will give the fish commissioner authority
to confiscate any fishing gear used in
violation of any Of the fishing laws of
either of the states.
"Seventh-That a committee of five be
appointed from each Of the present legis
latures of the two states. two from the
senate and three from the house of each
legislature, to act with the fish commits
sioners of the two states, and 1t shall be
the duty Of said joint committee to inves-
tigate the fishing interests Of the two
states, on or before December /, 1894, said
reports to be laid before the next session
of the legislatures.
"Eighth-That appropriations be made
for the establishment of at least one
hatchery in each of the states of Oregon
and Washington; said hatcheries to be
established on tributary of the Colum-
bia river.
"Ninth-That there be established in
each of the states of Oregon and Wash
ington fund, to be known as the fish
cries fund, and that all fines and IL
censes, collected in compliance with the
provisions of the fishing laws, shall be
paid into this fund. and that the fund
SO provided shall be devoted to the en-
forcement of the fishing laws, and to the
building and maintaining of hatcheries.
"Tenth-That similar laws to the ones
adopted at this session. Of the Washing
ton legislature be passed by the Oregon
legislature, providing for the licensing Of
fishtraps, wheels and other gear. such
license money to be turned into the
hatchery fund
bills covering the recommendations
contained in this report are submitted
herewith, with the recommendation that
they do pass. Respectfully submitted,
~. C. HORR,
chairman Joint Committee"
The report was concurred in by ]. w.
MaxweIl,T. r. Coon, s. T. Jeffreys and
George T. Meyers on the part Of Oregon,
committee; and Frank H. Richards.
A. S. Bush, L. C. Gilman, and e. Brock,
of the washington committee. Mr.. JEFF
Myers concurred in all except section 10.
to which he objected, on account Of the
fishwheel license being no larger than
that for fishtrap.