100 PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES. 
In the meantime the attention of the General Government had 
been drawn to the apparently irreconcilable conflict between the two 
States, and fearing that in the mélée the interests of the fisheries 
would be lost sight of, President Roosevelt, in a message to Con- 
gress, after reciting briefly the lack of harmony in jurisdiction by the 
States, recommended that the General Government take over the 
control of the fisheries of the Columbia, as well as other interstate 
rivers. 
This had the effect of bringing matters to a head, and negotiations 
were soon in progress looking to the preparation of a treaty between 
the two States by which uniform laws would be adopted, and thus 
each State have concurrent jurisdiction to the opposite shore of the 
river. The legislatures each appointed a committee of eight mem- 
bers to confer and frame joint legislation. The two committees met 
in Seattle, Wash., early in 1909, and agreed upon the following 
recommendations: 
First. A spring closed season from March 1 to May 1. 
Second. A fall closed season from August 25 to September 10. 
Third. A Sunday closed season from 8 p. m. Saturday of each week to 6 p. m. the 
Sunday following between the Ist day of May and the 25th day of August. 
Fourth. We suggest the mutual recognition by each State of the licenses issued to 
floating gear by the other State. 
Fifth. That the State of Oregon repeal chapter 89 of the session laws of Oregon 
for the year 1907, relative to the operation of purse seines and other like gear on the 
Columbia River. 
Sixth. We recommend the enactment of similar laws in both States carrying an 
appropriation of at least $2,500 in each State and providing for the destruction of 
seals and sea lions and the granting of a bounty on the same, to be $2.50 for seals and 
$5 for sea lions. ‘ 
Seventh. We recommend the repeal of both the fish bills passed under the proyi- 
sions of the initiative and referendum in June, 1907, by the people of the State of 
Oregon, said bills being designated on the ballot as 318, 319 and 332, 333. 
The recommendations were enacted into law by both States, and at 
the same time the State of Washington in its bill also prohibited 
fishing for salmon within 3 miles of the mouth of the Columbia 
between March 1 and May 1 and between August 25 and September 
10, or salmon fishing on tributaries of the Columbia, except the Snake, 
between June 1 and Septcmber 15; and also prohibited fishing for 
salmon by any means save by hook and line in the Kalama, Lewis, 
Wind, Little White Salmon, Wenatchee, Methow, and Spokane 
Rivers and in the Columbia River 1 mile below the mouth of any of 
the rivers named. The agreement was subjected to a rather severe 
strain, however, when it was discovered that the Oregon Legislature 
had failed to provide the same closed periods for the tributaries that 
were enacted for the Columbia, thus leaving the Willamette, Clacka- 
mas, Lewis and Clark, and Youngs Rivers and Spikanon Creek’ open 
to fishing for 15 days in March and 15 days in April, while the 
