Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-13

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VIII ultimately destroy n trout
supply. / recommend a.-t county
courts be authorized to offer suitable
reward for information that viii
lead to tile arrest and conviction
Of persons guilty Of violating the
nsh and game laws. Colorado and
other States prohibit the expectation
Of fish caught in their public
waters. / recommend such alaw for
Utah. | also recommend a law confis-
cating the seines, boats. ETC., be-
longing 10 or in the possession OF per-
persons unlawfully taking fish; that
sons and companies owning bitches,
mill races, canals, etc, should be
made TO put and maintain suitable
and serviceable screens 10 prevent
the fish from descending or ascend
ing such w-atereourses. They should
be also made to build the necessary
fish ways by law defined. This |
believe has been totally neglected.
Almost every State and Territory
in the Union has a public hatch
way, breeding ponds and fish COM
missioner. | recommend that you
enact laws providing for them.
Some provision sh0uld also be
made TO protect the young fry
placed In our waters by the general
government. and feathered game
which may be imported into the
Territory.
PARDON BoARD-ADVISORY.
There are nearly one hundred and
NIFTY applications for pardon pending
before the Governor mt the present
time. These applications are sup
ported by statements made by par
ties interested in favorable action,
there being no other Information
% him! The Governor as
4 rule must in his actions be govern
ed by the ex.oaTte statements made.
believe IL would be better for the {
interests II the Governor :
be authorized by law 20 ap- !
point n board-of three persons, who !
'hould be authorized TO meet once
l month, or as often as the legislature Z
nay determine, 10 examine into the Q
merits Of all applications for pardon, :
Ind to report their conclusions 10 :
lie Governor for his information. I
OF JURORS AND WITNESSES. %
The appropriation for the payment
jurors and witnesses serving in =
Gases was exhausted heart :
nearly four months ago. 1t is not \,
lst 10 persons called 10 serve in this
ublie capacity TO lie deprived Of the z
United compensation allowed them y
y law. 7I.recommend an a~ppropria- =
ION to meet such demands upon the =
'erritory.
APPOINTMENT or OFFICERS. /.
The right Of the Governor to ap- -
ONT officers, other than township. :
lstrict and county officers, has sc
cen In dispute since December s, =.
when the Governor in his
lessage TO the Legislative Assem- da
~, usedthe following language. 81 %
snnot srtife at any Other d0nclu-
on ia the examination of that
y lorsapic act than that the -
hcers not included in the first
ass township, district and county l
hcesl must be appointed by the
overnor by and with the advice =" /,
nj consent Of the Legislative Coun- on
], and cannot be elected by Joint 10,
lllot Of the Legislative Assembly, 81
he decision OF the Supreme Court To-
IS finally settled this vexei ques-
on. ,
ARBoR DAY AND FOREST FIRES. u
In most of the States and Terri. =
ries 2 day has been designated by for
W rs "Arbor Day" at which !
lie trees ale planted by the people no,
'nerally. In this arid region lie I'D
Ilue OF trees cannot be over esti- o'e
ated, and their planting should be
Icouraged. | think the peOple L
ould welcome the Arbor Day. I'm Jar
Is connection your attention is IN,
He'd to tile forest fires, which a
wish our mountains in the sum old
season. II some provision en-
uld he made for extinguishing -gs,
esc fires, II possible, rs o rs not
ey are discovered, it would save thts
valuable timber, and help TO :
serve the water supply.
MEMORIALS To CONGRESS. "
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