42 SALMON FISHERIES OF PACIFIC COAST. 



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 S p. m. Saturday of each week to 6 p. m. 

 the Sunday following between the 1st 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 destruc- 

 tion 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 

 provisions 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 Cplumbia 

 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 September 15 ; and also prohibited fishing by 

 any means for salmon 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 

 Columbia was closed. The cry of bad faith was at once raised by 

 the Washington fishermen, and for a short time it appeared that the 

 agreement would be broken at the very beginning. The Oregon 

 Board of Fish Commissioners took the matter up, however, and by 



