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

1nSs This Coming Week-Hoyy the
Various Members Put in the DIV
Whnt They said-something Fer
the People to Read Which VIII
Be of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bill
Goes Over Once More.
II every measure which remains to be
eoiisluereo Dy the state senate consumes
as nllich Tune as did the fish and game
law yesterday, the upper house of the
Legislature will require to turn the hands
On the CLOCK at least two years in order
to complete its business.
1t was a scaly session, to say the
least. Fish We're discussed from every
conceivable point of view. Carp mullets
ana suckers formed component portions
Oh the remarks of the astute statesmen
OF both parties. Bass and trout were
talked OF: the market prs,e of fish in
Pangultch and other places discussed
Chuos even got reference
1t is possible that owing to the man
ner in which the senators divided upon
the fish question that the result should
be treated as division on party lines.
Because the Democrats were in favor
OF allowing suckers, muilet and carp to
be sold, also black bass, on all the mar
ketS Oh the world; While the Republicans
favored a protective policy, and while
Wiling to concede that chubs, muliet,
suckers and carp might be sold to those
VINO want them, no matter where the
residence OF the buyer they objected 10
having bass shipped out OF the state.
Ana on this point the members talked
all day.
1t seems hardly probable that such
should be the case, but it was And de-
bate was not OF a cordial nature either.
There were times in the discussion, when
the several senators grew very acrid in
their remarks, and there were moments
when they rose to heights of eloquence
and energy which one would think was
not warranted by hShy subjects. 1t was
warm at times and cool at others. Some
one would make a hot lqmark and a
GOODNESS would follow. This doesn't seem
probable either, but the facts in the case
warrant the assertion
And after all the fuss and furry, the
result was but one reading of the bill.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The opening prayer was offered by
Rev. j. ID. Gillian of the Liberty Park
M. Il. church, and while the same was
an invocation calculated to inspire the
senators with love for the opinions Of
parently apply to fish. While it was an
appeal for inspiration to enact wise laws
1t did not seem to have any force when
applied to legislation on bass, suckers,
chubS and mulletS.
The fisn and game law came down
from the house with provision forbid
ding the taking by any person of more
than fifteen pounds of trout or bass in
any one day, and prohibiting the shoot
ing of more than fifteen ducks geese,
grouse quail nhpdSant hen nT-
other wild fowl.
The senate committee on fish and
game took several falls out of this sec
ton. 1t excluded the fifteen pound limit
on trout and bass and also raised merry
hadrS with the fifteen bird limit.
The bill also prohibited the selling of
bass and trout outside the state, or in
the state. The same provisions applied to
game birds and game animals for that
matter, and right here is where the com
mittee once more got in some fine work.
The question of adopting the report of
the committee was the first one tackled.
The two sides came together at 1910 a.
m, and the first fall was not called I'M
til half past high noon.
Several people were present, among
them being some seiners from Utah
county, who catch fish for this market
and sell them at 80 cents per pound, and
several members of the Sporting associa-
ton. who never fish or hunt except for
the fun of the thing and do not want
any one else to fish or hunt, save for the
same purposes.
maker for an Ogden paper, was the first
man to secure the floor. He was backed
up by Milt Barrett, who sat just behind
him, and in the language of the street
was loaded for bear, or any other game,
as regarded the bill under consideration.
Mr.. Allison believed there should be
no law on the statute books which would
admit of any one in this state fishing
for profit. H did not believe the catch
ing of trout should be classified as an
simple. He was emphatic in saying that
neither hunting or fishing in this state
for profit should be permitted. 1t was
this kind of work in the past which has
streams and lakes of fish. Allison was
very vigorous in his manner of speak
ng, so much so that when the long sena-
or from Panguitch arose he deemed it
wise to chide him and did SO, in an in
direct way, of course.
Chidester thought it unfair for man
from a village like Ogden or Kaysville
20 attempt to dictate to the people of
his district what the policy as regards
fishing should be. Down where he lives
here are plenty of fish. They have fish
o throw at the birds, so to speak. They
want to catch these fish and sell them.
they do catch them and sell them and
make good living thereby The miners
IF Nevada buy Panguitch trout; the
ienizen of Arizona lives on them; the
good people of st. George sell corn and
VINE and invest in Panguitch trout. The
axe they have there is an attraction
or people who come and camp on the
shores so they can buy trout He did
lot care particularly how many fish
nan was allowed to catch, but he did
believe after the fisherman had fished |
md caught fish, he should be allowed to
sell them.
The president of the senate at this
,oint left the chair, Senator Candland |
being the VICTIM and argued long and I
in favor of abolishing the sale I
# fish on the markets He assured the |
enator that if he would protect the fish |
n the lake mentioned, the number of |
people who came there to camp in sum-
ner would increase and that the revenue |
f the community would be increased |
@ great extent; more so than if fish |
rmen were allowed to catch and sell.
Then Evans took the floor and argued |
ong and earnestly against tie folly of /
prohibiting a man from catching any /
more than fifteen pounds of fish and {
aging to him afterward he could not |
lso maintained the same rule applied |
o the fellow who went hunting and killed
anne birds Suppose man had fourteen
ucks in his game bag and a flock came |
long. He might kill more than one at
shot Where was the limit?
Senator Booth quoted copiously from
Willis speech in the house
he other day, in describing the farmer
lie, Booth, wanted the farmer to have
chance at some good fishing. The way |
D do this was to protect the fish. Pro-