The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-18

warts r. q. ss1erfy nan. Are Wse1 ~
bersn there were cries o. '-Loutsr from
poas41 tss SIDE Of ras gfiI-rstre-s. warn
"a I'D 10 his ssos@oz ard soor talked loud
enough % - heart fE me senate cEsfa-
Der above He szi6 that q large rs5os-
fty os TIE fxf traps o. ths ColunSsa
river ln Bakers bag we're Owned - can
narynen living fn Oregon 10 dsdaFeo
that these rnsn escaped IRE payment o.
their tzxxs o. the Ssh srsFs rot1 "a tAas
state ard IL oregon-
II want 20 ssy 90 y-ss reform lsSissa-
TIRE tnAf ws have nsE1 ssAlnS t1s oegs
m Wehklskgrn cszrxY ard steaN ne ~
fumbss river tnat = they wsnfs1 = rave
ire traps sholished trey must vote ~
reform ticket. They eia Y f,st2 flFEse. sL.a
] propose - siTe them MS legis.@tsoas
- halp RE Hsk- Rowevsf am going 20
surHrsF Great lzugntsTt
Csorrfnufsx Fswzrsn forc5bly presented
al the srga1nn~rts % th- gfl METERS against
~. traxG, declaring that the traps wsre
destroying a. TIE fsh an6 were menace
20 fae ,Ivsa q tas asasrnsn on the Coz
unbla river.
vhs~ F~vs4rsf~ hsd finished Frank
Baker questioned him as - sis statements
ard forced stn 70 confess that back OF ire
movement 20 Aho.ish rEh traps was tina
axhexynenss union or zr6 men and that
fas most q these men i've on the Oregon
stTn o. fhN river Ills utf Or tf1EeF IssAfkfysa
Hss ere Of the most interesting matters
brought out BY the ssbste. a. slgowing
that men outside % the Etats were more
Interested ia tire adjustment OF the traps
than the pso.Sa OF washington
Traps Block the streams
Frank wnke@ou followed Edwards. he
said that the substitute biz was satisfsc-
tory TO 5kagst county, "a It kept the traps
out o. the mouths OF tas streams empty
lag into Puget sound. But the member
from Skaxit insisted that the people o. the
state were demanding the aookhment 81
the traps and ne favored the Hansen bib.
WIIkesoR tod sow. wnen he came 20 the
territory in the sarly days as an engineer
working Ter the Northern Pacific. toe
streams Of Eastern Washington fairy
ts.Ansd vita salmon which we're caught
by the thousand By the indians Of all
tribes for their winter food. Now the
traps. ne declared. kept the fish from a.
eendinr the streams formerly and the
result was that the quantity was diminish
Ing. WIkesoa said that II tire traps were
abosixsaed. Il. few year. the fish wouia
again swarm IN the streams OF the state
and that az Spokane people could take
their salmon from the pool beso~ the falls
instead OF being compelled 10 rely upon
the cold storage houses Of Puget ssund
Barlow spoke against the bNl. saying
that ne was convinced the fsht was ono
between the gill Heisers and the trap men
for personal motives. lie was against
the destruction of the property OF the trap
men for suoh xsasons.
Tobiassen WAKES Eloquent.
Toblasssn OF whatcom made q splendid
argument for the traps developing eonsid-
cradle powers as a speaker and making his
points logically and with convincing force
Toblsssen plainly showed that the gill net
tsrs have received positive benefit from
the location az the traps at Point Roberts.
These gII Meters drtft along the leads
Of the traps said Tobisssen. "and eaten
the fish a. they shy OF from the leads"
Continuing. the Whatcom man said
The trap men employ numbers of Kill
netsers In repairing their traps, and spend
in whatcom county alone between 800 90
and $50. go in Keeping their traps In work
ing order. The traps OF Point Roberts
the Fraser river. These are not Wash
inEton fsh. but are British Columbia FISH.
Are you going 10 pass q law for the ben
on the other side OF the British Columbia
boundary liner
Warner took the floor against the BILL
although he had participated in the fusion
caucus last night which agreed 20 support
the Hansen bill. Warner said that he
could not consistently adopt the radical
course advocated by the friends OF the
Hansen b4n. Warner asked that the house
amend the bin so as 10 allow trap fishing
on Point Roberts. In Its present form he
could not support the bill
Valuable Property at stake.
Thackar OF San Juan said that there was
only one successful method OF catching
salmon In his county, and that was by
traps. One eannery In San Juan. which
had been started with the traps. had paid
out $1,000 10 white labor last year One
Arm in his county had already Invested
nearly $4,000 In preparing for another sea-
sons work. This was the Kind OF property
that would be destroyed II the bin became
law.
Thaeker continued. sayfag that In the
clear waters OF the Sound fishing with gill
nets was impossible. and that eanneries de-
pended almost entirely on tho traps.
You men from Spokane have your
mines, you from Eastern Washington
have your farms and your hills and plains
covsred with sheep. cattle and horses,
while the counties on the western slope
OF The Cascades have their coal fieids and
gold aud silver mines. Lot the people OF
thu little county Of san Juan keep their
fiahing Industry. which ensblcs 50 many
Of our peopie TO suhssst. This industry IL
only IN It's beginning. and 20 destroy ft
now would be most unjust"
salmon I'm the Columbia.
Harxrava spoke for the bill. reading a
letter from kaiam8 showing that the
traps destroyed quantities OF sturgeon In
the Columbia river.
tFAAh faAEF ARatfH EENfcH n support
of his argument that since the traps were
placed In the Columbia river the catch
has gradually decreased Baker said thu
quality OF the product Of the esnneries
has steadily dsteFioratei.
Johnston advocated soma compromise
measure He was opposed 20 a war az
determination against the trap men. he
favored allowing traps IN Puget sound.
bat believed In keeping them out from
the fresh water streams
Governors Mtna HAS Changed.
Freeman said:
Ever sincs I read Governor Rogers
message advocating the determination OF
the traps my mind has been IN "a cloud as
10 who're the goVernor Got his inforns-
ton. But since the member from Wah-
kiAkum said he came here 20 pass = bif
nAolEhing the trans With the hello %
John Rogers. 7 ara made 20 understand
where fhe governor received hfs fnforYua-
lion, kuS I can say right here that ire
governor has vepeuted ~ th~ stand no
had taken. I want tao members or this
reform party 70 he placed on rcSoTu let
va So Who - tE favor OF dealing Justly
with Tia men who have their nancy in-
vested in these appliances ] have Krsat
faish Ia the Intelligence ~ tho members
~ this hansa, bat more especja}ly % thu
legislature wit deal - tais indpstry a
blow from which Is viii not recover"
Freemans reference - ere senate as
likely q AR any bat legislation enacted
~ the housN caused a iAurh. Il Is quite
the custom now kor members q ths house
- IRE fss3en party O. hook 90 ths senate
10 AZ suSu on bills fhst Eet through thu
house wtthoat proper ccnsl tsgstjs1.
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