Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.
Maine Fish Hatcheries-Bill &c Abol-
ish Compulsory PfIotage.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. Is especially
Some idea of the extensive operations OF
the government in propagating different
varieties of fish at stations in Maine is
given by statement United States Fish
Commissioner Bowers sent up to Congress
a few days ago. 1t allowed that the ex-
penses of the Craig brook station and sub
stations for year amounted to IS, 1892. 20.
This was on the propagation of salmon.
Over at Green Lake, in Hancock county,
where careful attention is paid the propa-
CATION of salmon and trout, the expenses
of operating the station were sl,319.5s. At
Boothbay Harbor, where the government
now has the largest of its looster hatch
cries, the expenses for the year were
IS, 440.T.
incidentally it may be remarked that
Commissioner Bowers stated to-day that
he has 1900 egg bearing Holsters inn
pounded at Boothbay Harbor, from which
he expects to secure 10000, 900 eggs to be
Matched during the coming summer.
Most of the lobster fry therefrom will be
distributed along the Maine coast. That
should materially replenish the supply of
lobster meat.
Senator Hale has BEEN one of the best
friends of the tish-propsgsting stations in
Name. Hardly a year has gone by that
he has not secured substantial appropria-
tions for some one of the Maine stations.
Extensive repairs and improvements at
Craig brook and Green Lake have been
made with appropriations he has been
instrumental in securing.
At Craig brook the cost of collecting
fish and eggs for the last fiscal year was
alone 1881. The cost OF fish food there
was s42s.16. The maintenance OF equip
ment and repairs to the same cost q, 344 q.
Over at Green Lake the cost OF. collecting
fish and eggs amounted to 81 ,762. 20.for the
year. The maintenance of buildings and
ponds and repairs to the same cost
Sl,16793.
Burleigh have been alert to the distribu-
tion Of fish for stocking the lakes and
streams in the third congressional dis
trict. The. continuance of this distribu-
tion for several years is responsible for
the good sport fishermen find nowadays in
that section of the State. Others of'the
Maine delegation, too, have looked after
other localities in the State. There will
undoubtedly be large distribution Of
fish from the governments propagating
stations the coming season. The work has
to be kept up annually to prevent the
depletion of the supply
Gov. Burleigh has been given important
assignments in the organization OF the
House public buildings committee.
Speaker Cannon has been considering the
amount OF money to be spared for public
buildings this year, and it has been pretty
well agreed that the total for an omnibus
measure shall be s15,0Oo,0o0, which is
s. 000, 900 more than was allowed on the
at the last session.
To consider the bills already introduced,
Chairman Bartholdt has named seven sub
committees. OF these the most important
is subcommittee No. which is on 'sgen-
eral legislation, rules, revision and pro-
cedure". 1t reviews the recommendations
OF all the other subcommittee and vir-
tually makes up the omnibus bill.
The members in the order of their ap-
pointment are: Bartholdt, of Missouri,
Burleigh, of Maine, Howell, of New Jer-
sey; BanKhsad, of Ala bama, and Brantley,
Of Georgia. All are old members of the
committee and familiar with general pub
lie building legislation and of the needs
OF different localities.
Then there is a Subcommittee, known
as No. 2, whose members in the order
named are: Burleigh, of Maine; Conner,
OF Iowa; Minor, of Wisconsin; Bankhead,
of Alabama. and Brantley, of Georgia. 1t
has Jurisdiction over all public building
bills originating in New England, Ala
bama and Ohio.
There is still another subcommittee,
known as No. 5, with which Gov. Bur-
leigh will sit. Its members in the order
named are: Martin, of South Dakota;
Burleigh, of Maine; Andrus, of New York;
Johnson, OF South Carolina; and Bowers,
Of Missouri. 1t has jurisdiction over bills
originating in New York, Oregon, Idaho,
Washington, Mississippi and the Dakotas.
In addition to the duties already men,
toned for committee No. /, it has juris-
diction over public building bills coming
from the District of Columbia, Missouri,
Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico.
The hearings before the merchant
marine committee, covering two days,
were spirited in the extreme. President
Fields s. Pendleton, of the Atlantic car
riers' association, who lives in New York,
but spends much of his time on the Maine
coast, and E. c. Plummer, of Bath, secre-
tary OF the carriers association, came here
to work for the bill. They were met by.
Capt. J. Edward O'Brien, president of the
American pilots association. who has