The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-16
ALLEN BILL HAS
RIGHT OF WAY
asasH.a
Hume Bill Superseded by SkiIIfuI
Maneuyer Of Hahn.
SENATE'S COURSE DOUBTFUL
Evident Glllneilen viii Win Great Victory
10 House Democrats Said 10 Be
Planning Compromise With
Mcbride Forces.
Especial to The AstorlanJ

Especial 10 The Astorian)
SALEM. Ore, Feb. l5-Representa-
tive Hume succeeded In getting his fish
bill out Of the committee today. II
was reported fayorably by the uBani-
nous committee and has been made a
special order for Monday, at 2:30 .. m.
Bill hfty, introduced by Representative
Allen. prohibiting all fishing except by
gill nets above tidewater on the Co
lumbla. was reported by minority Of
the committee and. through a skiIIful
parliamentary maneuver by Represent
alive Hahn. the minority report OF
the bin was adopted Leaving il thus
standing ahead Of the Hume bill for
third reading and final passage. The
Hume bill prohibits fishing with fixed
appliances In any Of the coast streams
and bays, but omits any reference to
such appliances in the Columbia river
While the Allen bill has the right Of
way 1t is the purpose Of Representa-
tive Hume to move suspension Of
the rules on Monday and place his bill
on It's final passage.
This action will precipitate bitter
fight in the committee Of the whole,
before which II must go on account OF
carrying an appropriation Of general
funds for payment OF salaries Of fish
wardens. II the rules are suspended
and precedence given to the Hume bill.
Hahn, backed by the Fishermen's Tn
ion Of Astoria, To make an effort to
amend the bill by inserting In the sec
tion prohibiting fixed appliances in
coast streams the same restriction as
to the Columbia river It Is predicted
by many in a position to judge that
this amendment will carry and the
great battle, carried on for many years
by the gill meters against the fixed
appliances men, will be won so far, at
least. as the house is concerned.
What the fate OF the Hume bill may
be in the senate however. is another
matter, since the upper river wheel
owners are here in strong force, deter
mined to prevent any legislation what
ever. unless their wheels are respected.
Amolg other important changes.
which will he effected by the Hume
bill. If It becomes a law, Is the abol-
ishment of the office of Fish Commits
sioner Reed, and the substitution for
the present organization Of a board
consisting OF the governor. secretary of
state and state treasurer who are
charged With the sole responsibility for
the maintenance of hatcheries. con-
troll OF the license fund and enforce
ment of the fish law generally, A mas
ter warden and deputy. with local
officers known as water bailiffs. are to
form the executive force II the new
board, through whom the provisions of
the new bill will be administered,
There are many objections to this
change and that section may be strck-
en- out before the final vote Monday.
The salary of the master warden is
liked at the same amount $500. now
received by Fish Commissioner Reed.
The deputy warden is to have ore thou
sand dollars and expenses and the wat
er bainffs six dollars a day while ac-
tually employed. Hume's bill in many
other respects is the most drastic and
bill offered on the fish
question for many years
Other important events in the house |
were the defeat of the Edison bill TO |
make incurable insanity ground for di- |
vorce: an accusation against the COM |
mittee on commerce. by Miller, Of |
hollmg up the bill abolishing nickle-in-
the-slot machines and the passage of |
4 resolution relieving the committee of |
further consideration. which returns !
the bill to the house; defeat of Wat
sons bill prohibiting free lunch in
saloons; passage of bill by Simson max !
ng 1t crime to remove oysters, lobs- ,
ers, food producing fish or animals
placed in charge Of the state bolo-
,ist by the federal government for |
Orton's bill to compel pay days to
at least once a month ard |
,rescribing that payment be made in
awful money, and prohibiting. the use
4 time checks, due bills or script
lnder penalty was defeated by de-
isive vote,
The only change on the senatorial
'ote was Mcqueen, who voted for Her
mann. after having supported Hon.
Iichard Williams, of Portland. for one
ay, The Corbett strength is still un-
impaired The Democrats will contin-
e to vote for Inman and are trying /
D convince themselves that the Her.
mann men will vote for their candi-
ate rather than let an adjournment
AXE place without an election of sem
tor. If impossible to elect a Demo-