The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-16
THE HOUSE DEVOTES9THE ENTIRE
EVENING TO ITS CONSIDER
ALTON.
TRIMMED UP 4 LITTLE BIT
FOR PASSAGE WITHOUT ANY
OPPOSITION.
COMPLIMENTS FOR SAM FULLERTON
of the Commission Inc creased to
$25, 1000.

The state fish and game law, as pre-
pared by the joint committee some lit
tie time ago, and as amended by the
house last night at a secession lasting
nearly three hours. was recommended
for passage as amended. The bill oc-
casioned considerable debate, md pos
sibly a score Of amendments We're sub
mitted, majority of which We're killed
by the members who believed that the
joint committee had done it's work
we'll. There are, however, several
amendments incorporated after careful
consideration, and the bill will go
back to the senate for the concurrence
Of that body.
At he afternoon session of the house
it was decided that owing to the large
number of senate files on the calendar,
it would be wise to hold an evening
session. The attendance was too slen-
der to permit the consideration of any
important measures on the calendar, so
the house resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole. with the Lac qui
Parle statesman in the chair.
The special committee reported out
the fish and game law with a nlmber
Of amendments. The committee took
up the house file (H. f. 843), with the
senate file IS. F. 475), by Mr. Hanson,
both being practically alike, and cen
sidered the amendments Of the house
as applying to the bill, which had pass
ed the senate
The law was discussed at much
length, although many of the mem
bers were rather, at a disadvantage.
owing to a limited knowledge on the
subject Among the amendments
adopted were two Of perhaps more Than
passing Importance. Under its p-Ovi-
sions the bill, as changed, provides that
the governor shall appoint the men,
Ders blennially, instead Of for six years
as formerly. second amendment
covers the mooted question as to
whether or not to allow the spring
shooting of ducks and other aquatic
fowl
There was much diversion Of senti-
ment on this point, and the two com
mittees had spent much time in get
ting at what seemed to be the most
satisfactory plan. As a compromise it
was decided to extend the time for
shooting ducks from Jan. to April 3.
This amendment was adopted. An eff
chicken shooting season by setting the
time for opening 1t for Sept 10, bit
this was not changed in the bill.
Even after the adoption Of the spring
shooting amendment an effort was
made to reconsider the action. Tt came
from the members who believed that
1t was unsportsmanlike- to shoot ducl<s
IE the spring when they were NESTING.
Inc speaker made vigorous objection to
TINS spring shooting on the ground that
While pairing, the ducks were unfit 70
eat. Anyway the practice would. re-
suit IN the determination of the fowl.
Mi. Jacobson said the city sportsner
had killed off most of the chickens
IN the fall, when the farmers BOYS were
busy harvesting, and the boys had
only the spring, and that, too. after
April 10, when the seeding was done.
70 90 their shooting. He urged, there
lore. the date be left at the 25th. In
this he was Joined by a majority of the
members MIR. Laing, Mr.. Scott, Mr..
Douglas, MI. Grondahl and others ex-
pressing this same sentiment. Some
or the others suggested a still further
compromise, and the chairman was
Hooded with amendments looking to
this end
After all these had been killed the
section was allowed to stand as amend
ed by the house committee
Numerous minor amendments were
suggested and some of them incorpor-
ated. Mr.. Douglas offered the amend
ment that the sum Of money to be
placed at the disposition of the com
mission to be used in enforcing the
law should be raised from $40, 600 to
$4,000, and after both he and Mr..
Underleak had urged that Executive
Agent Sam Fullerton was a number
one agent and prosecuted his work
without fear or favor and above all
things could not be reached by break
ers of the law who had more money
than honesty, the amendment was
adopted.
The bill was recommended for pas
sage at 1870 p. m.