The Alaska daily empire., 1923-04-21

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 In a concurrent resolution, intro duced in the Senate by Mir Brown and in the House by Mr Grant is complete new fisheries bill, which Congress Is asked to approve. The bill provides for fish commission of Alaskans and an organization sim liar to that provided by the Britt bill which passed the Senate in 1921, but was killed in the House. Ii contains the Sutherland amendment to the White bill, which would pre- vent the establishment of traps in any bay, inlet, estuary or channel Jess than three miles in width
 The proposed bill is preceded by q statement setting forth the need for Legislation and declaring that the Ter ritory will never receive proper pro- lection for her fisheries from the Federal government and only asks Congress for permission to prevent the extinction of her principal indus try. which means so much both to the Territory and the nation"
 The proposed Alaska Fish Commis sion is to consist of three members to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate The first Commissioners shall be appointed for two, three and four years. respectively, and there after one Commissioner shall be appointed each year for a four-year term. The Commissioners receive a salary of $1.200 a year each and necessary travelling and subsistence expenses when away from home. The Commission is given complete con trol over the fisheries with large discretionary powers as to limiting the catch, closing sections of the waters from fishing, establishing closed seasons, etc.
 A Director of Fisheries is created who shall be secretary and executive officer of the Commission, devote his entire time to the business and re- ceive a salary of 5000 year. The Director of Fisheries shall be appoint ed by the Governor, with the ap- l term.
 The Director of Fisheries is given 1 power to appoint a Chief Warden and a Chief Superintendent of Hatcheries
 with the approval of the Commission each at a salary of $3,000 a year He shall also name assistants tt
 each of these and employ such othei Tho TFN1,.t ice m q \ authorize.
 l No Exclusive Rights Permitted | Tn addition to providing that nc trap, fixed or floating, weir or pound net shall be constructed in any bay inlet or estuary, the width of whicf is three miles or less at it's entrance or within any channel or passage o three miles or less in width, or with
 in any channel or passage of three miles or less in width. or within one mile of the entrance of any suci bay. inlet, estuary or channel tha is two miles or less in width, th' flaw would provide that mo exolu Isive or several right of fishery shal be recognized or granted in the Ter ritorial waters or AIaSka.
 May Abate Traps
 The law provides that where flsh ling shall be closed it must be closed lagainst everybody and that where lfishing is permitted it shall be opel
 to every citizen of the United States Ithat it shall be the duty of the Com mission to remove or ahate any fiXe Tor portable fishing appliance whiel in its use may operate as an eS lclnsiye right within the area of 1t lcperation; that the members ol In lCommission, Director of F1sherie land such other officers as may b designated by the Commission ma lhaye the authority to arrest wltlou warrant or other process any perso
 violating the law or any regulation