Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-24
FISH HATCHERIES
Bill to Appropriate S25,COO Goes
Through.
The Union Party Puts Up Strong Op-
position Fight to Defeat the
Measure.

When the Curtis bill, approprating
$4,000 came up, Whitney, the leader
Of the Union party, had something to
say. The old man is very duiet or
dlnarlly but when he has something
10 say he makes himself heard. lie
carried nearly all the Union members
and some Republicans with him.
lie wanted 70 know why, II we we're
10 appropriate $4,000 for the benefit
OF the salmon fisheries 70 maintain
hatcberles, why we should not apprO-
pirate s25, 900 or $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF helping the farmers Of the
Willamette valley by planting their
crops for them, 20 that all
they would have 20 do would
be to gather them. He did
not believe IN taxing the farmers
aud the miners and the sheep men for
the benefit OF the salmon Gamers.
Was opposed 20 taxing one class for
the benefit OF another, Stated that
he had been informed that the Sal
mon industry Of Astoria had gone
into the hands Of syndicate Of east
ern mlllIonalres, who controlled the
the price.
Curtis then came % his tiet m de-
fense OF the bill, expressing great sur
prise that any one should be found 10
object 70 the appropriation OF money
for the benefit Of the salmon Industry.
There were 5000 people dependent on
the salmon fisheries and these people /.
bought the products OF the farmers as
far as the syndicate w0s concerned, |
the price Of the farmers products was
kept up by syndlcates. We could not
legislatc 20 control London prices /
The gentleman from Linn did MT
know what he was talking about.
This was Tor the benefit Of the
whole state. Washington was up-
propriatlng one hundred thousand
dollars for this purpose
Young also made an impassioned
plea for the bill. Read from the re-
port Of the state fish commissioner
The appropriation was not for the
malntainance Of hatcherles but for
the building and equipment thereof
The license Imposed on the fishermen
by the bill passed at the last session
was for the purpose OF maintaining
the hatchories This bill was for
them. The amount asked
FOR had been reduced from lfty th0us.
and 10 twenty-five thousand, because ,
L had seemed doubtful II the larSer ,
lmount would be granted. bat every
iollar OF the larger amount could be ,
lsed TO good advantage. Accused the
gentleman from Linn county Of op- ,
posing the bill from partisan motives
because Gov Geer had advocated the /
Whalley critlsed Whltney's CON
Darlson between the farming aud fish.
ng Industries, and supported the Dill. d
whitley again called for some AZ I
lrunatiye evidence of the necessity Of s
he appropriation.
Curtis replied that II the gentleman q
rom Linn had sense enough To read z
he hill he would understand IL. Gov. u
ieef had recommended the appro- u
rlatlon aud that ought 10 descrue
The poor honest fisherman Il
ad 10 20 down Ia his pocket and dig u
y $500 per year for license to hsh, l
nd this money went 10 the support u
tie Industry. There would be 81 G.
~ OF license fees 20 out of Astoria .
" the support Of hltcherics at Clack-
mas aud other places.
Az The cOncluslan Of Curtis remarks {
Iorton arose aud changed his vote 10 a
o' the vote having been partially
lken when the discussion arose.
Meyers now moved call of the
ouse' aud hye absontees were noted.
tier some delay aud the capture OF
w OF the truants, the further call
as dispensed with. The dnal vote
as as follows; Ayes 3l; Noes %,
bsent 3. Those voting against the
u were Butt, Cummings Furdney
iceland, Grace, Gray Gregg, Jones,
lmson, Lewis, Massihgtn, Palmer at
ats Reeder, Smith, Stnlmau. se
ump, Virtue, Whitney, Williamson.