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Resolved, That the American Fisheries Society, in annual meet- 

 ing at the seat of government of the United States, expresses its 

 great satisfaction at the attitude of the President of the United 

 States toward fish protection and preservation as recently exempli- 

 fied in his formation of the National Conservation Commission. 



Resolved, That we pledge our individual and collective support 

 to the measures that may be found necessary for carrying out the 

 President's views. 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the 

 President. 



Motion made, seconded and uiiaiihnously carried, adojjting 

 the report of the committee and its recommendation. 



President Meehan: Dr. James A. Henshall of ^Montana lias 

 presented to the committee the following resolntion : 



Whereas, In the irrigating canals already constructed by the 

 United States Government in the western states there is no pro- 

 vision made for the preservation and protection of fish, either by 

 screening the canals and ditches, or by the erection of fishways in 

 the dams connected therewith; and 



Whereas, The Government contemplates a still more extensive 

 system of reclamation of arid lands, by the building of storage reser- 

 voirs in the mountain gulches, and by the construction of irrigating 

 canals of great length and capacity, that are to be supplied with 

 water from flowing streams; therefore be it 



Resolved, That a memorial be presented by this Society to the 

 Congress, asking for such legislation as will jjrovide for building 

 practical fishways in all dams connected with the work of reclama- 

 tion of arid lands; and also to provide for the installation of some 

 effective device at the intake of all canals and ditches in connection 

 with said work, in order to prevent fish from entering them. 



President Meehan : The resolntions committee approved this 

 resolution with the recommendation that Dr. Henshall, who 

 drew it, draw the memorial and forward it to the chairman of 

 the executive committee to have it properly endorsed and for- 

 warded to the federal authorities. 



;\[otion made and seconded that the recommendation and re- 

 port of the resolutions committee he adopted. 



Dr. Birge: It seems to me that resolution should he quali- 

 fied. ^\c are asked to memoralize congress that legislation 

 should he enacted requiring fishways in all dams connected witli 

 the work of reclamation of arid lands, ^lanv of those dams arc 



