The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-24

stun the ears If their auditors with
loudly uttered bad English in protest.
ing that they are the friends of the
iaboring class. So far as pardons are
concerned. the Governor derives his
authority from the organic act, and ii
he chooses to hear any recommends
ton the board may make, he will do so.
1t is matter entirely withou. the leg
islative province of the Assembly what
ever that body may think of it.
Some time ago the Governor received
q communication from distinguished
officers of the United States army
relating to poIsons and their promiscu-
Gus sale. This he Immediately trans
mitted to both Houses. On Saturday
last, Mr.. Brigham came into the Coun-
Gil armed with bill to prevent the sale
OF opium, morphine, arsenic, chloral,
hydrate, etc., and making the punish
ment for its sale without prescription
from a regular physician, felony at
tended with
CONFINEMENT IN THE PENITENTIARY
for term of years. Mr.. Perkins, of
Alturas, said that the members who
knew nothing of pharmacy could not
imagine the difficulties attending the
enforcement Of such an enactment.
h was a pharmacist, and had been
licensed as such, and pretended to I'M
derstand something OF the trouble this
bill would make, If it became a law
AS we understood the gentleman, he
will give his views On the subject at an
other time.
The celebrated squirrel law has sur
vived an immense amount of ridicule
both in the capitol building and the
saloons. 1t passed the Council on Sat-
urday last, and will now make fun for
the boys In the House. The first sec
| ton declares squirrels to be public
nuisance; the second, that ':It shall
be the duty of every person owning,
| claiming or occupying land within
three miles of any cultivated field stu
ated in this Territory, to keep such
land so occupied clear of squirrels. and
If he fails to do SO, any one else may
enter upon such land and destroy them
and make all costs and expenses incur
red in doing so
ALIEN UPON THE LAND,
The third section provides that the
county commissioners create "squir-
rel inspection districts composed of
one or more school districts, and may
appoint one suitable person in each of
the said districts to the office of SOUR
rel district Inspector This important
officer must be of good character, and
wnen he makes his application come
laden with a petition 'trom the land
owners. claimants and occupants of
land in said district" On the second
Monday of March, the squirrel killing
commences, together with the salary of
this important public functionary who
receives So per day until
THE SQUIRRELS ARE ALL DESTROYED.
But this inspector must upon request
and without charge give needful infor-
nation in the use of poisons, etc." If
these provisions are good in relation to
squirrels, why not apply them to
snakes. If the legislature intend pass
ing the poison law where is this poison
to come from? AS they have had IN
der consideration sumptuary laws, why
not now enact one that the people of
Idaho shall cultivate al appetite for
squirrels? By this manner of means
all the expense involved in the destruc-
ton of the little creatures would be
saved. Well does your correspondent
remember when, in the days of his
Adolescence, he tramped over dales aud
woodland at the base of the Catskills,
and how proud was he when one gray
squirrel, two reds and four chipmunks
crowned the result of q days labor.
Let law be passed. by ali means,
which shall regulate the gastronomic
tendencies of the people. Let it b.
done at once, for delays are proverblally
dangerous.
THIS SQUIRREL LAW
wades through seven legislative bill
pages, and twenty-five mortal sections.
II provides for assistants to the SPUR
rel inspector, who may be boys or girls,
the statute does not define which. For
the assistants the price of So per day is
provided. As they hold Office under
the Territory. each must be required to
take the test oath. This may be rather
severe on some of the squirrel hunters,
nevertheless, it is the law OF Idaho, and
must be obeyed. It will be pictur
esque sight after the time prescribed by
law to observe some of the present law
makers. surrounded by en- array of
juvenile assistants, poking long sticks
into squirrel holes. Where, or where is
Hsrper's artist7
The bill to create the office of court
stenographer passed the Council on
Saturday. 1t provides a salary OF
81, coo per year. The Governor vetoed
Il similar bill two years ago on &C
count Of the expense involved. He
may have changed his views on the sub
ject since for aught that is known.
h'PHERs oN's EDUCATIONAL BILL,
which has before been alluded to in
your columns, came up in the Council
on Saturday, and was considered in
committee of the whole. 1t is very