New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
HOW WILL THE la " WORN !!
A MEASURE THAT MAY BE FOR GOOD
OR EVIL.
THE ASSEMBLY PASSES THE BILL TO CoNSoiA-
DATE THE FISH AND GAME AND FOREST
COMMISSIONS AND IT WILL NOW

DATE THE FISH AND GAME AND FOREST
COMMISSIONS AND IT WILL NOW
co TO THE. GOVERNOR
Albany April 10 (SpeciaD.-The Donaldson Dill io'
the consolidation of the Fisheries ana Game COM
mission and the Forest Commission passed inc A.
scrobIv to-day and Will so to the Governor
for approval. Its provisions have alreHdy oeen ols
cussed in these dispatches freely and in de'a'.
Nomnallv il aims at securing greater unity anu
efficiency in the administration of the game anu
forest laws by abolishing the dual boardS io"
charged with the care of State supervision anu pro-
tection and investing the new joint COMMISSION
with much larger and undivided powers. lhci-
dentally the Democratic officials now in coh'roi
of these two State boards 10 be legislated out
Of authority and new and valuable source vi
political patronage is to be made aVaiiaoe io '''
uses of the Plat State machine.
BY the terms of Mr.. Donaldson's bill there are
10 be hereafter five Commissioners OF flShereS'
Game and Forests. to be appointed for hve-yeaF
terms by the Governor The Governor is TO desG-
nate with the advice and consent of the Senate
one of these appointees as president oil the com
mission, and this official is 20 become hXed ana
permanent State functonary giving all his time TO
the work OF the commission and receiving a salary
of 5000 with all travelling expenses. The other
four Commissioners are to get 1900 year apiece,
and their annual travelling expenses are lmlteu
to $500 As under the present system, one or the
Commissioners is to have entire charge of the she'll
fish work. and is TO be known Shellfsh Commits
sioner
1t has been understood generally that the chlel
beneficiary of the consolidation is to be an eX-As-
semblyman from the western end Of the state VINO
an active and open candidate for the post OF pieS
dent OF the commission. and who, II APPOINTED.
may be depended to dispose of the Ietronabe
of the board in way-that VIII 10 the IIdt5
machine the good. The new Offices creaIed
by the Donaldson bill are fairly numerous ana IN
r0rtant The five new commissioners are ID the
Nst place to appoint fish culturist, with saiaI!
OF 5000 and travelling expenses. and an asslStan';
with 81 salary of $3.50. The secretary OF the bodiu
is to have a salary of 5000, and an engineer nay
also be appointed. his compensation TO be iNed by
thS'Commissioners. Thirty-nve FISH and game pro
tectors and fOresters to be selected TO enforce
the laws. The chief protector and forester Is to
draw a salary of 5000. with an allowance Tor traN-
cling expenses of $1,000. TWO assistant chief pro,
tectors will receive $500 apiece. and one special
oyster protector $1,000 The other thrty-one pro,
tectors are 10 get $500 year and half the INES ana
penalties collected in actions based upon informa-
ton given by them.
In itself the bill is undoubtedly a step toward a
more vigorous and efficient enforcement of the laws
for the protection of and fish ana the prcserVa-
ton of the forest lands of the state. whether II
will prove entirely satisfactory in its operations or
not will depend largely the character OF the new
Commissioners and their Willingness or unWlll-
ingness degrade the game and forest service 10
an auxiliary of Mr.. Patts personal machine