Evening journal., 1916-12-07
Mr.. miller Wins
Fish hatchery
station FIGHT
House After Debate Adopts
His Amendment TO Locate
II Down the River
MR.. moore. PENNSYLVANIA,
OPPOSED IT As UNFAIR

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Dec. Tn
the House Of Representatives yester-
day the amendment OF Representative
Thomas w. Miller, OF Delaware, to
the bill providing fish cultural sta
tions in certain States was adopted
after a spirited debate and after the
House was called upon to vide by
tellers vote. Representa- We J.
Hampton Moore. OF Philadelphia. op-
posed the Miller amendment and
spoke against it
On V va yoce vote the chairman
declared Mr.. VI Hers amendment car
ried whercupon Mr.. Moore demand
ed a standing divis on. and Mr.. NJ Her
won by q vote of So to so. Mr.. Moore
again appealed to the House and upon
teller's vote Mr.. Miller's amendment
was written into the bill by a . to /
vote of the House where ii remained
as there were no further parliamcn-
tary moves that Mr. Moore could
make.
The bill in question appropriates
money for eighteen fish-hatchery or
cultural stations in as many States
and emibOdies in part Mr.. Millers
bill introduced In the last session OF
Congress for a fish-hatchery at the
headwaters OF the Delaware bay.
There was considerable agitation last
year by the fishing interests along
/ the Delaware river and bay in Della
ware. and the Board Of Trade OF Del
aware City adopted resolutions urg-
| ing Delaware's Senators and Repre-
sentative to push this matter. The
bill as reported from the committee
on merchant marine and fisheries,
: however. provided that the fish-hatch-
cry should be in either Pennsylvania,
Delaware or New Jersey but limited
its location to the Delaware river
only, which would prevent it being
located in the vicinity Of Delaware
City or along the shores Of Delaware
bay and Disseminated ia favor O.
PENNSYLVANIA. The bill was reporte,
In this form because Pennsylvania
had some membehs on the committed
and they. being interested in having
the station located in Pennsylvania
had Mr.. Miller's original bill chang
ed in this manner.
Mr.. Moore appealed 20 the House
to vote down the Miller amendment
S'aiming that Pennsylvania and New
Jersey with Its large membership,
should be given cons deration ahead
If Delaware, which only had one mem
Der on the floor. He ella med that Il
would be practically mandatory upor
the Commission Of Fisheries to place
this fish hatchery within the confines
OF the State Of Delaware and accused
Representative NJ Her of endeavoring
10 deprive both New Jersey and Penn
sylvania. and particularly the latter
OF their rights.
Minority Leader Mann took the fooi
and supported the Miller amendment
IN a strong speech and substantiater
Mr.. Millers orig nal argument whic'
showed that II the amendment was no
adopted the Comm ssioner of Fisher
ies would practically be REQUIRED {,
locate this hatchery in New JERSEY o.
Pennsylvania. because the wording o
d the BIZ as originally presented di.
: not give him the wide discretion n
b selecting a ste as provided in tn,
: Miller amendment
The debate was The iveliest Of IA
afternoon and Mr.. Moore, being n force
ful speaker and resourceful parlia
mentarian, used all his powers aeains
! the Delaware member and his amend
ment, but upon each vote the Hous
7 members sustained Mr. Miller and tn
bill as Il goe to the Senate win con-ai
, the amendment. As the hill now read
Delaware has an excellent chance OF ol
? tanning this fish hatchery station. Thei
is every argument for its location alon
/ the shores Of Delaware bay where thel
l Continued on Page Two.)