The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-11

brought back home to die Mr.. Mcdonald
was the inventor of a number of ingenious
appliances, including stairway 10 enable
salmon and other migrating fsh 70 ascend
the rapids Of rivers, and his services were
Cf great benefit to the cause OF ash culture.
Ills promotion from a subordinate position
Ia the responsible Office which he held at
the time OF his death was brought about in
"A curious way. The office, as originally es-
tahlshed by a joint resolution of congress
passed in 1871, was an honorary one, the
president being authorized 10 detail some
person in the employ Of the government.
of proved scientific and practical ac-
qUaintance with the fish and fisheries az
the seacOast and inlaad waters" 10 serve
as president Of the fish commission, with
out extra compensation" This resolution
was specially framed 10 meet the case Of
Prof Spencer Baird, OF the Smithsonian
institution, who, being in the receipt of
handsome salary from that institution,
could afford 70 superintend the work II the
fish commission. 10 which he himself lad
given so great an impetus by his re-
searches. without requiring extra pay. In
this way the entering wedge was inserted
for the establishment Of one Of the most
important bureaus of the government.
which now disbursed between $4,000 and
500 o00 a year. When Prof. Baird died,
during Mr Cleveland's first term. Judge
Aleck MrJ'uc. Of Brooklyn. then holding
the Office of solicitor OF the treasury. made
APPLICATION for the appointment As he
quantity and frankly pat the matter;
There seems % he lots II nee yachting
and fishing going begging and ] would
Uka 20 take them i8" The president,
without having his attention called % the
requirement 0f the iaw that the COM
IN .-s.oner must he man 0f proved sc.-
eutihc 3tta.nucCts.' promptly designated
judge N-Cue for The place. but a. soon
81. -e4nta L. frfafas . #- an
pa.utment ana Committed the office % the
charge Of Prof. Brown Gooce Of the Ma
t.oual Museum, wAo had been Prof Ba.ri's
chief ass staut- Congress was subsequent
lv induced u remove the resfrietion re-
qu'r.r- tAe iiso commissioner 10 serve
w.raaC. ray ana appropriated a salary of
s7~e f1- the office. As soon as this ~as
done Prot Coode resigned. preferring %
~am8'n In charge ~ t-e museum. even At
) losr salary. tAan - e1counter the .de
- public criticism which for years had
followed the dispensing or the very con-
If-etio patrana-a ~ the fish commtz-
sar Then Nr. NrD-naid who was chef
assistant -1~~1 .ssto1Hr was appointed -
the place. FIis successor, whoever he rnay
te v-iI have tw1 steam Yachts ana one
sailing vessel ~ his disposal. and VIII have
e.sr- ~&tston over twer-v-tw9 fishing STA
tt7rs scattered over different parts OF the
country Tee rcQu.-. rufut that he must
-aI 2rauA.Dta1ee wt'h fish" s'lll holds
eorI There are a. present three assist
e-t fsl u.ssl71srs. each drawing a
s'1~- e e -13 = vaa~. NJ Richard Ra.h-
s-.~ - New YerE and Nr Tarieton y
n-1n ~ New Jersey and Mr. Hugh II
Sr-t.h ~ washington CITY. Tire pr1hah1-
5gss seem 90 be tHat ere ~ these gentle
-rer VIII he u~arote3 o. the com mulssia1-
l~sh . vacated hv Ar NrD3nald's deat1.
C'a-r~1srs .arcr Mcdonald visited the state
- Washington several years ego. MS s0a-
-.a1 object being - invest gate thc Hza
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