The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-02

The volume of business disposed OF
by the house yesterday was as usual
small as that of the day before was
unusually large, but one bill being
passed. whereas eleven received final
sanction the day previous.
The morning session was occupied
by the consideration of the questions.
concurrence in senate amendments to
the fish and game bill and the passage
of Speaker Dennys bill for a normal
school at Fort Cameron. The first of
these was as vigorously debated as was
the bill when it was originally passed,
while the latter proved a subject for
much earnest discussion.
Mr.. Smoot led in the debate on the
fish and game BILL taking a position
against it in defense of the fishing in
terests of Utah county. SO successfully
did he defend his cause that the mo-
non TO concur received but % votes
ana motion to reconsider was no.
Tlced by the Bills advocates
Speaker Denny's bill carrying an an
preparation of $4,000 was passed but
notice Of a mo-ion to reconsider was
also given and al. effort to reduce the
appropriation viii be made today.
The entire afternoon was consumed
oy the third reading of the revenue bill
Whlch was at the dinner hour put over
III this morning when numerous nro
posed amendments will be acted Upon
What IS exp 5cted to result in the fight
"I the day, IN his connection, is a prop
psitton to eliminate from the bill that
provision taxing credits. The fight for
TINS viii be led by Quill Nebaker
VINO mas many friends with him on the
proposition
But bare quorum sat at the evening
session. during which three bills were
read the third time, and the vote post
pon5d TIL this morning for fear of their
failure with SO few of their friends
present
Mr.. Gibson captured during the even
ing the biggest plum conceded him on
the session, and thing which he has
earnestly desired to accomplish, that
Is, he will have done 50, provided
certain bill passes both houses. 1t was
IN the nature of an amendment to Mr.
MONTHS bill TO reduce the minimum
Tor which liquor licenses may be grant
ed IN country precincts. Mr.. Gibson
secured the adoption of an
amendment prohibiting the grant
ing OF license to sell liquor
within ten miles of an Indian reser-
Walton except in incorporated cities
In Uintah county, adjoining the Tin
tab reservation is strip set aside from
the reservation because OF the mineral
deposits II contains. upon which are
conducted saloons and brothels OF the
lowest type which have become such a
nuisance that the strip has been named
Hog Ranch The people of Uintah
county have long desired to be rid of
the nuisance but had no recourse by
law to aid them. Mr.. Gibson's amend
ment if the bill passes will cover the
case. hence the gentleman was in high
spirits last evening.
Mr.. Critchlow will introduce a resolu-
ton today or tomorrow for a Sunday
session as it will be impossible to fin
ish up before that time.
MORNING SESSION.
A communication from the senate an.
nounced concurrence in the house
amendments to S. B. Nc 1O2. making
sundry provisions relativo to elections
with the exception of that changing the
time Of holding city elections from fall
till spring, the house desiring the former
and the senate the latter Messrs. Lew
is Robinson and Smoot were appointed
a conference committee
SHERIFFS CLAIM REJECTED.
The claims committee reported con-
curing with the board of examiners
j
for 1872.
FISH AND GAME BILL.
The committee on fish and game re-
ported back the senate amendments
TO the fish and game bill, No. SO. rec
ommending that the house concur.
Mr.. Smoot asked the house to refuse
to concur in the amendments. charac-
terIzing the bill as amended more vic
ious than as originally passed Mr.
Smoet said:
Mr.. Speaker am opposed to con-
curing in the amendments Of the sem
ate and trust the report of the commit
tee recommending concurrence will not
be adopted.
The bill, as it is returned to us from
the senate. is no improvement upon the
measure a. it passed the house and in
some particulars is more vicious-as in
stance the changing of the open season
for killing ducks from March 1. as the
house bill provided when it passed the
house, to April !. as the law now is,
and which is one of the Few amend
ments needed TO our present excellent
law upon this subject. Gentlemen sup
porting this bill say that their object is
to protect the fish and game of the
state and yet in advocating this meas
L e they would permit slaughter of
ducks that is little less than criminal
for it is fact that no one posted upon
the question win attempt to dispute
that about the first Of February these
birds begin to mate and every female
bird that has been killed for weeks past
has been full Of eggs and yet gentlemen
posing as protectors of this game are
found advocating this Infamous pro-
vision of the bill.
las to the prohibition of the exporta-
ton of trout. while as a matter cf prin-
ciple / am opposed to the proposition,
as a matter of compromise I am pre-
pared to accept it, while not eonceding
for a moment that it will accomplish
the result claimed by the friends of the
bill. that il viii give additional protec-
ton to these fish In my opinion expe-
rienoe viii prove this bill to fall far
short of the object claimed by its
friends and as result protection which
the people now take pride in extending
VIII be withdrawn, and while l am not
a prophet nor the son OF a prophet /
predict this as a consequence.
The proposition to prohibit the ex-
portation of bass is policy that is at
once suicidal and unjust. The waters
OF Utah lake are today teerning with
these fish. Utah county and her people
have taken the utmost pride in guard
ing and protecting them so long as the
law prohibited catching them at all
and in enforcing the restrictions placed
by law since they were permitted to be
caught. Utah county has spent more
money in propagation and protection of
our fish and game than all the balance