The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-18
CIRCUIT COURT.
Various Proceedings Had-Charge to the
Grand Jury.

The circuit court, Judge Mcbride on the
bench, convened yesterday A large num-
ber Of people were in attendance, and
a number of cases were called.
Judge Mcbride, after opening court, de-
hvered the following charge to the grand
jury:
Among those matters that should re-
ceive your special attention are those
laws which relate Ito the protection OF our
great fishing interests on the Columbia
river. The salmon industry is second to
no other in Importance to the people OF
Oregon and Washington.
while the expectation of grain prob,
ably produces greater gross income.
yet each bushel exported represents a
material portion OF the fertility of the
soil, which is sent to foreign countries
and stands as a net loss never returned.
The salmon, ON the contrary, is reared
and bred IN. the ocean, requiring no ex,
pendlture in its production and no loss
in its expectation; every dollar received
from that source represents so much
clear gain to the community, whose saln.
on are caught and prepared for market
and this profit each year amounts not
only to thousands, but millions of dol
lars.
These fish are the common property of
the people Of Oregon and Washington and
the preservation and protection of this
source of wealth Is matter that should
be carefully looked after by both COM
munities.
by the law admitting this state into
the Union, THE courts of Oregon are
given concurrent jurisdiction with those
Of Washington on the waters of the Col
umbia river and, in respect to these wa
ters, either state has the right to pass
such laws as dt shall see fit for the pro-
lection of fishing industries on the Col,
umbia river.
This state has passed q law prohibiting
fishing on said river between the hours
OF 6 o'clock p. m. on Saturday night and
6 O'Clock p. m. on Sunday night.
This is fair and reasonable reguia>
tion, and one that should be enforced
am informed that 1t Is frequently vio-
lated both by persons fishing with gill
nets and by those fishing with traps, and
particularly those persons whose traps
are situated on the north side of the
Columbia river deny the right of this
state to legislate on the subject beyond
the middle Of the main channel of the
Columbia and In defiance of our just and
reasonable laws, such traps are engaged
in fishing on Sunday during the close
season.
II instruct you that such laws of this
state are in force up to the line of low
water mark on the north bank of. the
Columbia river and That anyone fishing
on Sunday within these limits is Liable
to indictment and punishment In the
courts of this state And in view OF the
great Importance of this industry and the
necessity Of preventing it's destruction
by the lawless disregard of our laws,
regulating the close season, call these
reported infracttons Of the law to your
attention and trust that your action VIII
be such as to deter evil minded persons
from further violation of these statutes"
The case against j. w Hare sheriff, in
the matter Of the Wade Hampton Smith
property was taken up and argued and
taken under advisement.
In the suit of the A. and C. r. R. r.
VS.. II. w. Corbett ct. al, Mr.. Corbett's
attorney Judge Strahan, of Portland,
filed an affidavit for change of venue in
which 1t was alleged that the people of
Clatsop county had been so prejudiced
by the newspapers of Astoria against
him that he could not secure fair trial
In said county. Copies of the papers were
filed in evidence.
Sheriff Hare yesterday morning at an
early hour arrested John Service and Jas.
Bennetb for contempt Of court In the
fish trap case between Cook, OF Clinton,
and Warren, of CathCAmet, over the
possession Of the Fitzpatrick seining
grounds. The case will probably come up
today.
A number of motions were made in
other cases,