Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11

his seat, and then ruled that he was out
of order.
The Alabama senator, somewhat |
chagrined, was about to appeal from
the decision of the chair, when Mr..
Hale withdrew his point of order and
further friction was avoided. Mr.. |
Morgan resumed his criticisms in the
tariff debate, and made the point that
congress was not now in session in ac-
cordance with the constitution, the
house of representatives having aban-
doned its functions.
After a sharp contest with the tariff
leaders, Mr.. Quay succeeded in carrying
a motion to adjourn over the Memorial
day celebration on Monday.
Progress on the tariff bill in the senate
was checked. The plate glass para
graphs aroused a controversy which
lasted throughout the day. As a result
little more than page of the bill was
disposed of. The finance committee
succeeded without difficulty in resisting
proposed amendments from democratic
members of the committee, although
each amendment was debated at great
length.
THE GAME BILL A LAW
Governor Hastings having given his
signature thereto, the game bill has be-
come law. The game commission and
all who were concerned IN the passage
of this bill through the legislature are
to be congratulated on the results of
their struggle to secure efiicacious law
for the protection of game The new
statute is brief, but to the point, and
allows an offender against any of the
provisions thereof little chance to escape
punishment. Its sections are directly in
the line of the protection of game during
the close season, and of the prevention
of ruthless slaughter IN the open
months.
The enactment of this bill had become
almost an absolute necessity to prevent
the determination OF game birds and
mammals in the state. Indeed, some
species which were comparatively album
dant twenty-five years ago have already
almost entirely disappeared and Others
are rapidly becoming scarce. In fact,
the PENNSYLVANIA woods, which in the
seventies teemed with game nowadays
yield such poor return that thousands of
sportsmen have been forced to 90 to
other states for their favorite pastime.
This means a great loss of revenue to
the people of the state, apart from other
considerations which made it necessary
to take vigorous measures to restore the
shooting to what 1t was twenty years
ago and more.
The principal factor in the destruction
Of game in Pennsylvania has been the
pot hunter. the man who roams the
woods for the sole purpose of Staying for
the market Guns, snares. and in fact
any method which enabled him to Kill or
capture creatures esteemed for table use
have been resorted to by this class of
man. Naturally the paramount object
of the trainers of the present bill was to
suppress this kind of traffic and their
greatest triumph is that they have
secured the passage of clauses which
promise to accomplish the end desired.
These prohibit the sale of any game
killed in Pennsylvania, and forbid trans
portion companies from carrying game
from this into another state. This last
clause Will even affect sportsmen who
oil int,
Pennsylvania to hunt game. They may
come and shoot, but the result of their
shooting must remain in the state.
Among other important features of the
new bill is one to compel persons who
! de sire to collect birds, nests and eggs,
f for strictly scientific purposes, to secure
certificate from the board of game
commissioners. and even this body has
power to grant the certificate only under
t certain conditions. Another provision
= prohibits the use of ferrets in hunting,
= and still another enioins hunters from
killing more than a certain number OF
e birds in one day, or more than two deer
g during the whole season.
1 1t was desired by the commissioners
e to establish a uniform season for the
= taking of all game, but the sportsmen OF
the state were not in accord on this ques
= ton, and the excellent idea had to be
/ abandoned. The open seasons, however
Y have been so altered in many instances
S that it would be well for all sportsmer
e to carefully scan the new laws before
q they go hunting, lest they unintentional
i ly offend and get into trouble Phla
! delphia Ledger.
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