Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-02-08

amas was NO !oRges the great salmon
stream it was, and largely because the
net fishermen had so caught the fish at
and around its mouth that the govern.
ment fishery had to be abandoned. He
wanted TO protect the salmon and would
not allow more than three to be caught
by one person in one day.
Dimick was ON the other side. He
produced affidavits III abundance show
ing that the net fishermen had not de-
stroyed, or materially interfered with
the salmon fishing, with hook and line.
He said Senator Gill talked of scoop
ing the fish out of the big pool below
the falls. "Why gentlemen. y he
said, the water there is 90 feet deep
and the fishermn S nets from six to
eight feet wide. How could they scoop
them up9 Besides they are forbidden
by law to go within a sixth of mile
of the falls" He quoted an Oregon
City paper showing the salmon at the
date were going over the fish ladders at
the rate of 800 an hour. He quoted from
the report of the fish and game warden
for 1916 showing the salmon were so
abundant at the hatchery on the Me
Kenzie that the gates had to be lifted
and the salmon turned loose because
there were more than the hatchery could
handle
The president called the senator to
time, his five minutes having been
used up but Dimick said he was talk
ing on Senator Pierce's time. then he
was going to talk on Senator Bald
wins and then he was going to talk
on some others until he got through,
and he did He quoted from the Tele
gram of last year to show the paper
had changed its sont and was now be,
ing manipulated by the sportsmen IS
club, ana that its statements lately
were absolutely false. He read many
affidav,ts from residents along the
river near the falls showing there had
been last year but two boats engaged
in net fishing and these but for a short
time. re spoke of four persons catch
| ing 80 salmon in one day, and this
| stirred Gill to call out: "Thata is not
500
TTt is so" thundered Dimick glover,
ing at him, "and you know it. -
Further attack was stopped by the
presidents IS gavel and caution TO ad
dress the chair rather than Senator
| Gill.
He ridiculed the idea of the prodi
| gality Of the sportsmen. He said there
was launch run up and down the
river selling cheap lunches and hot
dog to these prodigals and they did moi
even come over and buy a lunch al
Oregon City.
| Gill replied rather prosaically while
the senators who at the beginning Of
the disoute knowing just how they in
| tended to vote, took refuge behint
their newspapers or cleaned up theil
correspondence. Even President Moser
wide awake as he is, felt the soporifio
effects Of the debate and almos'
nodded.
At the conclusion of his talk Gill de
manded a call of the house. On roll cal
the bill went through just as everybod,
even Dimick knew it would. The vot
was % for and five against.
Outside of this but little was done
i there being q bills and resolutions re
ported from committee and of these s
B. No. 284, by Olson, providing for tn
collection of penalty for refusal t.
pay laborers wages and H. B. No. lSs
extending mechanic 3 liens to work don
on irrigation projects, were both indef
initely postponed.
1 S. B. No 29S was introduced by Hus
ton by unanimous consent.
| Senate bills Nos. 2ss, 294, 296 and 80
Ewere read second time.
II Adjourned to o clock.