The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-17

After working for over ten days OF
the new fish and game law, the join
committee on fish and game, assisted
by State Game Warden Sharp and {
number of prominent sportsmen, yes.
terday completed their labors, and tbs
bill, as drafted, was presented in the
senate. The proposed law differs in
many particulars from the old one, the
principal change being the establish
ment of two duck and geese shooting
seasons, one in the fall and one in the
| spring.
The measure is senate bill No. IS
! introduced by Senator Evans, the i'm
portant features being the following:
1t changes the title of state fish and
game warden to that of state fish and
game commissioner with an annual
salary of $1,000, instead of $500. The
bill makes it unlawful to take any trout
or bass by any means save by hook
and line, and the open season is made
| between June II and Dec. 10 of each
year, and il is forbidden to take any
trout or bass less than seven inches in
| length at any time. The catching of
| eastern brook trout and rainbow trout
is forbidden for two years. SEEMING, I'M
! der restrictions, for catfish, mountain
herring, carp, club. etc. is made law
! ful between May 10 and June 10 in Utah,
| Bear and Sewer lakes, the Colorado,
Green and Grand rivers, the Weber be-
low its junction with the ogden, the
Bear below the Central Pacific rail-
road bridge, and the Jordan below
| Ninth North street.
No change is made in the season
within which it is lawful to kill deer,
elk, etc, but no one person may kill
more than two deer in any one year.
| Two open seasons for ducks. geese, etc,
are created by the bill. The fall sea-
son lasts from Sept. Is to Dec. 10, and
the spring season from March l to
April l. The bill forbids the use of any
gun larger than ten-guage while hum
ing fowl or birds. Shooting mourning
doves is made misdemeanor.
Shooting ducks or other water fowl
from sink boxes or floating blinds, is
absolutely prohibited. Ducks and other
water fowl may be shot from an hour
before sunrise until an hour after sun
set.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on fish and game.
Two bills were railroaded through
with speed unprecented in the <enate.
Senator Chambers highway bill Is. B.
No. 1S) came up at the opening of the
session and was passed without oDpo-
sition. The bill makes some minor
changes in the law with reference to
damages committed by herds of horses,
cattle, etc. on highways, the principal
change being to give the county power
to sue for any damage committed.
Senate bill No. 2S, by Mr.. Evans, also
went through in rapid time and with
out opposition. The bill provides for a
fee of $3.50 for fling in the district
court any answer or counter-claim de-
handing affirmative relief.
DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT BILL.
Senator Wright's measure TO abolish
the deficiency judgment statute (senate
bill No. 100 came TO grief somewhat UNI
eXpectedly. The bill had been reported
favorably by the judiciary committee.
and when it came up for third reading
there seemed no opposition or, at least,
no one had anything to say against it.
But on the roll call it was quickly seen
that the bill had opponents. and it
failed to pass, lacking one vote to see
it through, the vote being ayes and
noes. The detailed vote was as follows:
For the bill: Cannon, Chambers,
Evans. Howell. Rideout, Shurtliff,
Thomas, Whitney. Wright-9. Against
the bill: Alder, Bennion, Kiesel, w. G.
Nebeker. Robson. Absent: Peery,
Smoot. Tanner, President -Nebeker-4.
Senator Wright Immediately changed
his vote from aye" to no" and gave
notice that he would move for a re-
consideration of the bill.
Senate bill No. Sc, by w. G. Nebeker,
came up for third reading, and after
some minor amendments it was put
over for one day on account of the
absence of Senator Howell. who had
expressed a desire to be present when
the bill came up for final passage.
The committee on appropriations and
claims reported adversely to house bill |
No. Sc, by Shepard, appropriating $40
coo for the payment of the states half !
of the salaries Of county treasurers, as |
SCISSORS, attorneys and their deputies
for the last quarter of 1898, and recon- |
mended in it's place a substitute. The |
simply changes the wording
of the bill and simplifles it.
THE UNIVERSITY BILL.
a communication from the house an
nounced that house bill No. ia had |
been passed under suspension of the |
rules. This bill is the remodeled uni f.
versity removal bill, and covers the |
same grounds as senate bill No. 16.
Senate bill No. 16, which had beer. sent
to the house on Wednesday, came back
at the request Of the senate, and on
motion of Senator w. @, NeDeker the
two bills were referred 10 the commit
tee on education to be considered to-
getheT,.
The committee on federal relations
that senate joint memorial No.
was covered by house joint memorial
No. 4, asking that congress Great, the
Tenth judicial circuit, and recommend
a that senate joint memorial No. 3 be
elected. Adopted.
The committee on public health re-
ported favorably on Senator Evans
bill, senate bill No. Al.
filed.
House bill No. AZ, empowering the
board of pardons TO parole prisoners
md to reduce the sentences of convicts
or good behavior in the state peniten-
larry, came from the house, and was
eferred TO the committee on public in
'titutions.
House bill No. II. TO repeal the law
which prohibits a justice or constable
Lcting as agent attorney or collector in
my of the petty courts. was referred to
he judiciary copmittee.
Besides the FISH and game bill, but
me measure was introduced. 1t was
enate bill No. 10, by Alder, to amend
ection 4,4S1 of the revised statutes. The
ill makes it a misdemeanor to refuse
'ayment on demand of the authorized
for the use of any IL
ensed toll road. bridge. ferry Oh. con-
tructed ford in the state. 1t was re-
erred to the judiciary committee