The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-16
Its Supporters Not Yet Ready
to Risk a Vote.
WILL 6s PASSED ON IN CAUCUS.
The House nv Close Vote Post
pcnc. Action Inui Wednesday
Mornfng--Nfuorify OF the Conn
mittee Proposes a Substitnte--Thc
senate Inclined TO Favor the Trap
Owners. Nearly All OF Whom Arc
said TO he Poor.


st the afternoon session IN anticipation or
Witnessing night over Hansen's flsh hsli
aeolishing the fish traps, The bin came up
on a special order al s.so o'clock. hut Ham
sen was not willing 20 risk the aght untli
the fusion caucus had had "A chance 10 con-
slider the biz. He therefore asked that the
! bill ae postponed until "Wednesday morn
| Ing at le.Q O'Clock. so as 20 allow the
caucus 10 consider r.
This move on mansen's part caused con-
siderable surprise. the proposition OF
/ abollshing the traps has not been regarded
as one in which one political party alone
had an interest. hut Rs ore in which q
/ great industry was interested.
Hansen carried his point. bat the vote
was close. Tohlassen Strongly objected TO
delay saying:
Il do not want this hill pat over think
the proper place 20 act on the bill Is right
here and now The house should take
action on this matter"
Compromise nm Introduced.
With the Hansen hIll was house hlil az.
prepared a substitute by the minority
OF the committee. The hill Is as foliows:
BE L enacted by the legislature Of ths
state of Washngtoas
Section J. Hereafter Ii shall he unlaw-
! ful TO construct. own or operate within
| any fresh water river IN this state lowing
| into Puget sound or Gray's harhor. or
within faur miles OF such river. or in any
water OF the greater depth than sixty feet
81 low tide FOR the purpose of catching
salmon or other iSh, any pound net trap,
| weir, fish wheel or fixed appliance. and
no seine shall be used within or nearer
| than one mile from the mouth Of any
| such river. and for the purpose OF this
act Deception pass shall be deemed TO he
| the mouth Of Skagit river. and no person
| or corporation shall own or operate mora
/ than three traps. pound nets. weirs
wheels, set nets giil nets or seines, aud
| no stockholder Of a corporation or en-
| pioNe OF person or corporation owning
| or operating three traps, pound nets.
| weirs wheels. gill nets. set nets or selnes.
while such stockhoiaef or while 80 en-
! ployed shall be entitled 10 own or oper-
| ate any trap, pound net, Weir. wheel. sill
net. set net or seine other than those
| or the corporation OF which he - a stock
| holder. or those OF his employer. And no
| set net shall extend more than one-third
| across any fresh water river. or be To-
Gated nearer together than I COO feet,
ANY person violating any provision of
| this section shall. upon conviction there
| Of be punished by fine % not less than
| Sll@ nor more than $500 and all appliances
used I'm violation OF any OF the provisions
| Of this act shall he subject TO execution
| for the payment of The fines herein pro-
| vided for. Any such fixed ashinE appii-
| ance or part thereof used as SUCH found
| in any 81 the waters Of this state where
| IN the same are prohibited hy the terms
| OF this section. having been placed In said
waters for the purpose OF fishing. may Ia
! proceeded against and ahaIcd az q nul-
sance. and ~ shall be the duty Of the fish
commissioner 20 enforce the provisions Of
this section.
Sec. 2. Upon application therefor. an
nual licenses shall he renewed and issued
| by the fish commissioner for fixed and
| other appliances for catching salmon,
which shall entitic the holders 10 FISH
only In waters of this state. wherein such
appliances are not prohibited by law. The
| following fees for licenses shall he coll
lected BY the fish commissioner and Inn
| mediatelg paid over TO the state treas-
urer. and hy him turned into the fish
hatchery fund. to-wit:
For each seine ..........................t .t2S %
| For each set not .........-............. %
| For each giil nef or drift net - $50
| For each pound net. trap or weir on
the Columbia river ana ~iliapa
For each pound nct. trap or weir
lexcept on the Columbia river and
| For each scow fish wheel ............ = 90
| For each stationary fiSh wheel ..... 80 70
| Sec. 2 Any person or persons, after
| having first obtained a license az pro-
! vided for In this act, may Indicate ieca-
/ tions for trans or pound nets by driving
| at least three substantial piles thereon.
| which must extend not less than ten feet
| above the surface ~ the water at high
| tide. one Of said piles % be driven a cach
| end ~ the location claimed and upon sasd
| terminal piieA there must be posted the
| license number. And II the locator fasls
/ 20 construct his appliance during he fsh-
| ing period covered by his license. such
| location shall be deemed 10 be aban-
| doued"
senate Favors the Fishermen.
| In the senate a concurrent resolution.
/ by McReavy which was adopted caused
| lively debate. which lasted for over m
| hour. The resolution provided that a COM
| mittee OF three hold-over senators he af.
| pointed 10 visit the Sound shoalwafer
| bay and Columbia river fisheries during
the legislative recess tc examine ard re-
| port on the appliances used iu the catch
| ing ~ salmon. ard % report ,he reeliit ~
| their investigations 30 the next tcnfsia-
| tUrc the pay Of the investigators 10 10
| s. per day AMI expenses ard the total
| expense Of the work not 20 exceed 81 .000
| In this connection a petition was gsai
/ from T. +. levin and thirty-avo 0trer
/ fish trap owners of Cascade Skamnnia
I county. requesting thBt committee ba
I appointed 20 examine the Ssh Traps b that
! vicinity. so that ~ might be determined
/ n they were hurtfal 70 the fishing indus
I try
I Dorr presented memorial from the
I Chamber of Commerce of Whafcefu. re-
7 quesilng thst tne zen trans be not aaoi-
/ lshed
/ II was moved by Taylor that the resa-
/ luton be tabled II carried an epproprIa-
/ tion Of sl.sa and he wanted time to ex-
/ anime into a.
I The resolution ~ my opinion is uncon-
/ at3tutlonat" Hajd yesterday. "t0T the rea-
&
/ places 5y legislators to be aled ~ them
J selves"
Il 10 not see tao object 10 rushing this
! resolution through ealf ieEh. n believe
/ thst d. iF eRpeudlng S. 30 for a useless
purpose ] am rot q h3id-oFer senator,
I and I would Ike to Hee such action taken
( that would enable iss - settle this matter
Z 4 the present session ~ the legislature.
\ Two years f. roo long q time 70 wait FOR
q result / am willing 10 take tire word
1 of MeEler. porr ana others VINO under
stand Hsh and fraDs"
None Too weIi Informed
( "Nuch o. tbe rnlsa prreheusion % tha
members IN regard % fishing and ap-
{ planes for catching fish grows out -
chs ignorance ~ some % the members
/ regarding them = said DorT. some Of lie
/ legislators di4 not know Use difference bee
I tween dog salmon ard q steelBead. Ths
report OF ths Washington state fish COM
I missioner Sc ln favor % fixed appliances
FOR catching hsh we would he glad 70
submit thfs matter ~ taTee fpWF Or thlr~
! fy-four Members of t1e legislature. X -
not right n ts not fiIss ~ abolish one -
/ the states greatest industries because ~
/ A Lack aF knowledge on the Hub3ect. ad-
[ rnff that thts resolution does not give SO
| RELIEF az present Sunaose fhat fhe uras-
( >nf fngfzfatura sbolskes traps. The COM
/ rrFft~M wllI come here iu two years from
nov and fag the legislature whether 10
waz rfzhf or wrong tn It's action Go far
1 IS Yna r8av - she committee - con
I ceruea ! am willing that tt pr taken from
1 the fond collected from fishermen IA fhs
/ form of 4 license which gives taegn ire
I privilege % fshtn1