18 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1916. 
Collections in part of these amounts were made on or before De- 
cember 31, 1916, as shown by the following table, based upon 
the Territorial treasurer’s report to the third session of the legis- 
lature of Alaska for the biennium ending December 31, 1916: 
Fishery License Taxes CoLLtectep By TERRITORY FOR YEARS 1915 AnD 1916, 
TuroucH DrcemMBer 31, 1916. 
Division No.1. | Pivision |  pjvision No.3. | Pivision 
Schedule. Total. 
1915 1916 1915 | 1916 1915 1916 | 1915 | 1916 
A ——— ieee ve 11 |. 
Cannenips:. ccs esereeeen: $757.18 | $800.60 |......]...... $587.36 | $436.44 ]......|..-.-. $2, 581. 58 
Saltenestt SLE LEI 45. 69. 85 82.93 |$2.55 |$0. 20 734. 07 S5F94)) Sys. e2 ees 25. 54 
MISHUtTADS ce-pe aes arene eee 13, 800. 00 |22, 034. 28 |......|...-.. 7,700. 00 |14, 336. 68 |.-.---|--.-.. 57, 870. 96 
Gillmetssisols ILE 65. 01 92.00 | 7.10 | 2.00 15. 00 59/002 9o2 $2. 00 342.11 
Cold storage plants.....-..- 250. 50 175. 00 ee Pes EN eae | cee a | ciate ee 
LR Sie See a 15, 042. 54 |23, 184.81 | 9.65 | 2.20 | 9,036.43 [14,868.06 |...... 2.00 | 62, 145. 69 
PROPOSED FISHERY LEGISLATION IN CONGRESS. 
With the object of broadening the scope of the Federal Alaska 
fisheries act of June 26, 1906, and for the purpose of defining the 
powers of the legislature of Alaska in respect to the levying of license 
taxes upon the fisheries, a bill (H. R. 9528) was introduced on Jan- 
uary 20, 1916, by Representative Alexander, of Missouri, and referred 
to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries, of which 
Representative Alexander was chairman. Extended hearings were 
conducted on this bill through the spring and summer of 1916, and 
as a result a substitute committee bill (H. R. 17499) was introduced 
by Representative Alexander on August 18,1916. This measure was 
reported favorably on August 29 by the Committee on the Merchant 
Marine and Fisheries. It was discussed in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union on December 13, 1916, but 
did not come to a vote. 
The contention has been made by the fishery interests that the 
dual system of taxation which results if the Territory has the right 
to levy additional license fees is burdensome and as a matter of 
equity should be discontinued. A bill (H. R. 9527) having this 
object in view was introduced on January 20, 1916, by Representative 
Alexander, of Missouri, and referred to the Committee on Territories. 
Several hearings were held on the measure, but no further action 
was taken by the committee. 
On February 22, 1916, Representative Nolan, of California, mtro- 
duced a bill (H. R. 12029) the chief purpose of which was to limit 
_the size of the mesh of gill nets used in the red salmon fishery of 
Bering Sea and tributary waters to 53 inches stretched mesh. This 
bill was referred to the Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fish- 
eries. It was the purpose of the committee to offer the substance 
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