The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-08
new STATE GAMELAW
IT'S PASSAGE, AT SOME TROUBLE,
THE SENATE'S CHIEF BUS
MESS YESTERDAY
SPRING SHOOTING TABooED

In This Respect the Senate Over
rules the Dictun of the House
Senator's Horton and HaIvorson
Clashed Sabers Over the Horton
Vngrnncy RiIi-MinIng Land Tax
Bill Hung Up.
Besides getting together on a game
law, which, with the exception of it's ban
spring shooting, corresponds with the
game law that passed the house. the sem
ate yesterday cleared up it's special or
der of game bills and disposed of some
thing over a dozen bills on general or
ders. Four Implications of bills in a
more promising position, or rendered use
less by previous bills, were killed, the
others recommended for passage.
There was little to enliven the day save
the tilt towards evening between Sena-
tors Haivorson, Lac qui Parle and Hor-
ton, Ramsey, both Republicans. 1t came
up over the bill of the latter to make
vagrancy a misdemeanor and extend the
powers of city police and village marshals
IL such cases
Senator Halvorson did not think there
was any occasion to pass such bill. Not
every man could be like the author of
this BILL senator, bright lawyer and
the receiver of a bursted bank.
Senator Horto'a was more or less net
tied by this, and after Senator Halvorson
had completed some remarks about Civ
ing protection to the seeker after work,
the senator who represents the Fourth
and Seventh wards and some other terri
tory in the Eighth, rose and said.
Il had not intended to make any speech
on behalf of this bill, but the senator
from Lac qui Parle has shown so much
of misstatement in his facts, as perhaps
in other matters recently, that am COM
PEELED to state that l am not the receiver
OF a bursted bank or the receiver of any
thing else
But before the senator from Lac uui
Parle rises to argue against the consti-
tutionality of the BILL as he did in favor
of the jacobson railroad gross earnings
tax bill And before he begins to read
from the journal of two years ago." as
was true in the same case, except that it
was four years. Il wish to say that this
bill is constitutional, and l am assured
by some of my senatorial friends from
the rural districts that it is as much
needed in their homes as 1t would be
convenient to the police of these great
cities"
Senator Daily Oem), Otter Tail, spoke
eloquently against the bill, which he
said was an infringement of the rights of
man, comforting unusual and undeserved
powers on the village marshal or chief of
police, and aimed directly at the poor
man who might not be able TO dress as
well as his fellows.
Senator Baldwin (Dem.), st. Louis, too
thought the bill gave too much power to
the police of the cities but it was recon-
mended for passage.
AGAINST SPRING SHOOTING.
The various game laws pending before
the senate, eight in number had been
made a special order for 2:S0, but the
list was cut down by the indefinite post
ponement of three of them, Senator J.
D. Jones bill to permit the breeding and
demonstrating of deer, and Senator
Myrans bill, legalizing fishing with pound
nets in lakes of-over 400 square miles, and
the Roverud bill, requiring a license from
fishermen and hunters. H. F. $50 was
read in place of the senate general game
bill
Senator Chiffon Rep), Wright, wanted
crows and hawks added to blackbirds and
English sparrows on the list of legitimate
prey. This was adopted.
Senator Miller (Rep), Rock, wanted the
5eason- for shooting upland, prairie or
golden plover extended by cutting down
the prohibited period, which now expires
July 4, so as to end it May l. This was
lost
Inc second paragraph of section /,
winch permitted the spring shooting of
aquatic fowl was opposed by Senators
aquatic fowls, was opposed by Senators
Ryder, Benedict Underleak, J. D. Jones
and McGovern.
Senator Underleak's amendment fixing
the closed season for aquatic fowl at Jan
l to Sept l, was adopted, which overturns
the action of the house as to spring shoot
ing.
Section 2, relating to the closed season
FOR elk, fawn or deer, moose and caribou,
met with no objection, and passed
section 3, relating to the exclusion of
brook trout, black bass, gray or OsWeeo
bass until Jan. 1, 1902, was also adopted
without dissent.
Senator Greer offered an amendment to
section H. restricting the use of pound nets
In the Mississippi river below the falls of
st. Anthony, which was aimed at the pro-
lection of Lake Pepin, which lies in two
states He explained that the laws of
the two states had not conformed
Senator Ryder did not see any argu-
ment In favor of this amendment that
would not apply to the Red lake gill net
bill, which had been Indefinitely post
poned.
The amendment was adopted-12 to o.
Senator Chiffon (Rep.), of Wright
wanted the spearing of pickerel permitted
but discovered that it was in the printed
bill.
Senators McGovern and Thompson were
opposed to section permitting the licens-
ing of hunters and fishermen
Senator Ryder Rep.), of Polk, offered
an amendment to permit seized game TO
be sold in this state, instead of limiting
its sale to Chicago. as was the practical
effect of the present law This was
adopted.
Senator McGovern Oem), of Waseca.
offered sweeping amendment, striking
out section entirely.
Senator Jones, J. D. Rep), of Todd
said that he was opposed to the sale of
game at all.
Senator Benedict favored the McGovern
amendment.
Senator Daily Oem.), of Otter Tail, OBJ
posed that clause of the bill which re-
quired those securing licenses to be
measured by the county auditor and be
identified by the color of his eyes and