The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-01-09
COMMITTEE IS
DRAF TING FISH
AND GAME BILL

Norblnd and Handley and Represen.
tative Bean are preparing a bill Il
submit to the special session Of the
Legislature which will contain the re.
suit OF the conference between the
governor and the Joint committees
OF the senate and house on fish and
game legislation. This bill, or rather
the idea It contains. was approved
by all the members OF the joint COM
mittee excepting Senator Thomas.
As planned there will be fish
and game commission Of seven men,
bers. but the work OF the commission
will be in two departments one to
look after commercial fishing and
the other the interests OF the sports
men. Three commissioners will have
charge OF the commercial and three
Of the sportsmen,s departments. The
seventh member will act as IN aybi-
ter In case Of dispute.
Governor Olcott has asked that the
legislature create two commissions.
but the Joint committee did not ap-
prove this plan for the reason that In
certain matters the commercial rien
and the sportsmen must cooperate,
and the two departments must be So
ordinated. The governor, however,
informed the members Of the COM
mittee that he will abide by the plan
proposed, which he considered In tho
nature OF compromise.
Under the proposed new commits
sion each department will handle Its
own funds. The sportsmen will be re-
sponsible for the money coming in
from that source and must make the
best showing possible to satisfy their
following. The commercial men,
bers OF the commission will attend
to the propagation OF commercial
fish. In the event Of dispute the
seventh member will sit in judgment
and act as a Jury.
II is also the intention OF the joint
fish and game committee to have the
designate the personnel
Of the new state fish and game COM
mission, or at least name six mem-
bers. with the governor naming the
seventh. The idea Of the legislature
assuming responsibility Of naming
the commissioners is not opposed by
the governor.
BY the time the special session
convenes next Monday. Messrs. Nor
blad. Handley and Bean hope to have
the draft OF the bill completed and
ready to introduce. Senators Norblad
and Handley.. coming from Astoria
and Tillamook, are interested In COM
fishing and Representative
Bean, from Eugene. is one OF the
most ardent sportsmen In the state
and has taken an active part In lesis-
lation for sportsmen throughout his
long career in the legislature. both
rs member of the state senate and
house. ~
Senator r. w. Ritner. who attend
I'D the conference at Salem. believes
there should be about five commits
sioners ON the sportsmen's end Of the
He says that Portland
now has one member. and eastern
Oregon and southeastern Oregon are
but that there should
also be. representation for the Will-
annette valley. Mr.. Ritner has writ
ten his view ON the subject to Mr..
Bean for the latter's consideration.
The crux of the conference at Sal
em did not come until the joint COM
mittees went into executive session.
the day there was vast
amount Of talk about fishing on the
Rogue river, which had no part IN
the purpose Of which the conference
was called. Senator Thomas. who Is
opposed to commercial fishing in the
Rogue, voiced his objection to the
proposed fish and game commission
being divided into two departments.
Mr.. Thomas demanded that there be
two distinct commissions. one for
GENE and the other for the CONNER
cial interests. He was minority,
however, as the other members OF
the Joint committee considered the
plan agreed ON as the most workable.
The proposed measure. thus backed
and supported by the joint fish and
game committee. should be ready to
report out in short order when the
le gislature gets down to business,
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