Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-02
one.hall cents apiece for prairie squirrels or
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one.half cents apiece LOT praifie squillo'' "a
ground squirrels.
Garrett raised point Of order that un-
dar The rnles the title OF the bill, which was
dor bounties for the killing OF certain stock
destroying animals" would not permit oi
the incorporation OF such an amendment
SQUIRRELS were not germane to the euplecG:
The chair sustained Garrett ana ruled
Blakely's amendment out OF order.
Blakely-You can kill it that way you
choose. knew farmers would not get JUS.
tice, but wanted to test the sentiment ol
the House on the subject.
The Chair-I will submit the question to
the House il the gentleman desires it.
Joslyn-I appeal from the ruling OF the
chair.
Mantle-I believe the amendment is en-
tirely in order under the title OF the Dill.
The title can be amended at any rate.
Joslyn-I never knew before that SOUR.
rels were stock destroying animals. VIII
some one tell me how they kill stock?
Blakely-They kill the crops and grass
and that kills the stock.
Joslyn-So do cockroaches and grass
hoppers for that matter.
Blakely then turned the tide OF discussion
by explaining the object OF his amendment.
Rea said tho bill had been drawn es-
pecislly to exclude any such amenomenD
for fear, in the light OF previous experience,
the Governor might veto the billif bounty
on SQUIRRELS we're included. He hoped the
chair would be sustained.
This brought Blakely to his feet. de ex-
planned that the old law was unreasonable;
that hundreds OF dollars had been paid out
for the destruction OF prairie dogs that dld
no benefit to the farmer at all.
The chair informed Blakely that he was
off the subject, and called him to order.
Blakely sat down.
Swiggett-There is another objection to
Mr.. Blakely's amendment. This bill pro-
vides that the Probate Judge shall punch q
hole one inch in diameter in the ears OF all
skins presented for bounty. 1t would be
pretty hard to do that with squirrels.
[Laughter.]
The chair raped for order and put the
question "Shall the chair be sustained
The chairs ruling was sustained by
vote OF eleven to nine, and Davis announced
the result in triumphant tones.
WHO PAYS THE PIPER?
Murray offered an amendment, but with
drew in favor OF one offered by Hunt, GOV.
ering the same ground. Hunts amend
ment provided that one-half the money
paid for bounties should come from the
territorial treasury and the other hall
from the treasures of the counties in which
the animals were killed.
Haskell objected to such an amendment,
which, he said, meant revision OF the
whole bill. He said it would be special leg
islation, and as such was prohibited by the
restriction act. The money
paid out by the last bounty law during the
last year it was in force was only 81 900
Tor stock.destroying animals. Such would
not increase more than 20 per cent, ii
that, and the territory could easily afford
to pay $4,000 on this accouat. He
would reply to the gentleman (Hunt) in the
words he used when championing the bill
Tor Helena's chief industry (laughter) and
say: Let us pass this bill first; then il you
want to relieve the certain counties, bring
in another bill. T..
Hunt disagreed with Haskell as to the
OF the Congressional restric-
zion act, which did not apply to this case.
The fact that the bounty on stock-killing
animals before had only amounted TO
s7, 900 was an additional argument in
ayor of allowing counties interested to
bear half the expense, since it would be 80
light. He favored q reasonable bounty
,ill, but thought those sections that de.
lived the most benefit should bear most OF
,he taxation.
The question was then put on Hunts
which was lost by an over
yhelming vote.
Joslyn offered an amendment fixing the
bounty at So for mountain lions, ~ for
pears, 81 for wolves or cayotes and 7bc.
or wild cats, bob cats, etc.
WHAT rs A BOB CAT?
le-Before voting on this question l
would like to know what bob cat is?
-Laughter.1 I ask in all seriousness.
Haskell-Somebody else knows.
Davis-A bob cat is u bob cat. Laugh
5er.]
Mantle thanked the chair for his elucida-
lion OF the question, but insisted on an ex.
)lanation.
Joslyn-The difference between bob-cat
md a wildcat is that one has long tail,
he other bob tail.
Davis-Are they both wild?
Joslyn-Both wild and woody.
Blak1ly-A bob-cat is usually known by
he name of lynx. Its ears are bobbed and
{ has a short tail. That is all the differ.
nee between it and the wildcat.
Mantle expressed himself satisfied, but
uggested that the bill be amended on the
ubject OF wildcats SO that the future gen.
rations might not be as ignorant as
le was.
Pending vote on Joslyn's amendment,
he committee arose and House resumed.
Davis chairman OF the committe OF the
vhole was granted further time to report
nd the House took a recess until 2
''clock.