The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-29


to sit back and wish. one for lard and
the other for fish, because they were for
bidden by law to exchange. The law OF
exchange was applicable according 10
the tenor of this bill.
Then Mr. Cannon made another speech.
Mr.. zundel also made d speech.
Several other members spoke.
The senate took a recess for dinner.
After dinner the struggle was renewed.
Mr. Warner obtained the floor for the
second time and called attention to the
fact that one Musser Wss present in the
interest of the bill.
Mr.. Cannon hastened to designate him
a parliamentary prevaricator.
Mr.. Warner had his Mussers mixed,
as was afterwards demonstrated.
Having succeeded in getting the Mus
sers unmixed. the senate again listened
TO the silvery accents of Allison, who
deprecated the ruthless slaughter of
fish and game THE true sport will not
sell ducks" he said
What" inquired Warner.
Il say the true sport will not sell
ducks; he gives them away. l receive a
great many ducks in the course of the
year from my friends who go out on the
pampas and the salt marshes and wage
unrelentng war with pinheads, red
heads, mallards, widgeon and teal. 1t
would be an insult to these men to ask
them to take cent for duck"
Your idea of q sport is man with
mo sir, it isn't But l am down on
this association of pot hunters who in
fest the places where the ducks rest
their innocent bosoms on the CLASSY sur
face of the waters. They shoot them
by the hundreds and send them out of
the state to be eaten by the stranger,
whose ample foot nevef presses the soil
of our land. 1 am in favor of having
these men taught anew the grandeur OF
our American institutions and instructed
6a iS r6 those
who want to shoot 1t only when they
have an appetite for wild game"
Having arrived at this felicitous stage
of the reading, the senate proceeded TO
get something before it, Cannon moved
to strike out birds" which would per-
nit a man to kill ducks and geese until
the cows came home.
Warner amended by including "black
bass
Both prevailed.
Then the debate began all over again.
The portion of the bill prohibiting the
shipping of fish and game was read and
Snow was called to the chair, he having
shown signs of desiring to escape.
Again did Allison obtain the floor and
speak. Once more did he say that the
were in the saddle and there
two counties only IN the
interest of shipping. If the bill passed
as this committee wants II, lhey WIN
have controlled the legislation OF the
Mr.. Evans took another whirl at the
bill. One man in Provo, last year shipped
80, 600 pounds of fish and of TINS 6O per
cent. was sent outside the state. Inc
revenue amounted TO $1,000. There was no
use in saving the home market would
consume all the fish taken. 1t would
not. And the fish were multiplying ana
multiplying all the time. Shipping ought
to be encouraged instead of discouraged.
The Judgment Of a. Milton Musser, the
IL, l1l-
in this direction.
Alison-He has been lobbying mere
hasn't he?
Evans-No sir. He was here and an
swered some questions which put 10
him. This bill is a pernicious one as
came from the house. Down in the lower
portions of the state the sage mems are
so thick they have to kill them TO get
rid of them and yet gentlemen say tney
must not be sold. What are we gong 10
do with them? L move tnat tue Snippi.lS
of bass be allowed and they be soid with
carp and suckers on equal terms.
The chair ruled the amendment out Oh
order -
The report of the senate committee 10
strike out the house amend me Wds 'iieii
killed and Evans renewed the motlon.
Again did Warner get the floor; II was
no trouble for any one to get the noor'
as a matter of fact. He declared theIs
were more bass in Utah lake tnan couiq
ever be caught with nook ana iiil e,, Oh.
whv not permit men who had causn.
hem in this way to sell them Where
thev could get the best prices for them
This gave Booth chance to say tilds
he price of bass here was mucn loo liSh
md that instead of 80 cents per pound the
cures ought to he lower, TO when
Warner replied that the fishermen ousht
,nt he compelled to compete with the
aImon fisheries on the coast where tons
nd tons were caught at time
j. l,:r. G1-ct 7
ime. He objected to shipping out OF IN, the
tate because this kept the prices up Inc
Ttah lake fisherman sold to Colorado peo-
lie because they got higher prices ana 10
he poor man here had TO pay 70 ana 81
ents per pound for fish which should sell
+ from to 13. If the price was what 1t
hould be there would be no trouble
Evans made another speech. In 1t ne
aid the lake was ''teeming with bass.
Cannon again GRATED. This time he said
ass the people of this city had to pay
. cents per pound. He objected to Salt
,akers having to eat suckers, mullet and
hubs while the Denverltes dlneq, suppeu
nd broke his fast on Utah black bass.
Evans amendment lost.
Warner voted no and gave notice OF re-
consideration.
The protection afforded California quail
vas then removed and Warner made
action to reconsider
The motion lost.
Then came a whirl and a furry and a
ouabble. Sutherland asked that the
ournal show that the bill had been read
he second and third times to which Aili-
on objected.
After some fiddling the objection was
,ithdrawn. Then Warner objected to
he consideration of the bill unless the
ote could be taken on final passage. This
tatement was made with such distinct
ess that it was believed every one heard
and consent having been given Warner
tithdrew all objections. Mr. Cannon was
articular in asking what the journal
bowed and was told it showed a second
nd third reading.
Whereat Mr.. Cannon moved the bill go
YER until tomorrow.
This was SO manifestly unfair that
Warner appealed to the chair Mr.. Snow.
hat he had Withdrawn his objections in
rider that a vote might be taken.
The chair decided that the withdrawal
the objections of Mr.. Warner under the
onditions prevailing was equivalent to
citing to take action on the bill and de-
Jared Mr. Cannon's motion out of order.
Mr.. Cannon appealed from the decision
Then there was another picnic.
Allison spoke and Booth GRATED and
annon-it would not be proper to say
annon reared although that is what
annon usually debut Cannon also
poke.
Booth and Allison were not chary of
lords either and dashed the chair I'M
lercifully, although he was as clearly in
ne right as man could be. Snow stood
for time and while Evans and Warner
alked in support of the decision he grew
'armer and warmer until by the time the
ebate ended he was as tropical as
farm hand.
Then Cannon withdrew his appeal and
Il objections were withdrawn and the
i'll went back to where it was when
Warner offered to waive his opposition
nd will come up Monday on second read
lg.
The chair took occasion to state his
osition as clearly as possible and al
Rough he did not descend to the use of
arsh words, made his traducers look like