The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-15

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Of Springfield.
After the banquet, which was an ex-
cellent one, and which was thoroughly
appreciated by the members of the as
ISOLATION and their guests the commit
tee reported. The draft as finally
passed being a slight change from the
report of the committee, was as follows:
For the purpose of effecting a gener-
al organization of all associations in
the commonwealth interested in the
protection Of fish and game insectiv
orous birds and forestry, we recon-
mend the adoption of the following
That each association in the COM
monWealth choose one delegate to rep
resent it, and form a central commit
tee with full power to act in securing
legislation and taking such other steps
as are necessary, and that H. H. KIM
ball be asked to act as secretary I'M
til said committee is organized.
We recommend open season on rab
bits, squirrel, woodcock, ruffed grouse
and quail, to commence Oct. l and end
Dec. 1, and that close season on Mon
golian pheasants be extended five
years from Feb. 10, 1900.
We recommend that the sale of all
game birds, excepting water fowl, be
prohibited.
That the laws be amended so as to
provide suitable fshways to permit the
passage of food fish to their spawning
beds,
That the central association use
means to secure all funds to bring
these measures before the legislature
and secure their passage.
Some of the delegates tried to secure
more leniency in several particulars,
but the main body stood firm, and Wor-
cester men were as firm as any. Mr..
Kinney took a prominent part in the
discussion which caused the acceptance
of the report as finally adopted. Mr..
Mower made hit in short speech,
and Mr.. Walls knocked the stand from
under the feet of a prominent sports
man. who feared prohibiting the I'M
portation of game from Rhode Island
might be unconstitutional as infringing
on the rights of Rhode Island people.
A sportsman from Berkshire county
wanted the open season to remain as
it is in September as shooting is late In
that county.
Mr.. Mower said December is the
month to kill if a person wants to Kill,
and November the month for hunting
for sport. He told of instances OF
prominent citizens of several cities who
did not hunt at all, expressing a wish
that market hunting be stopped to save
Mr.. Fay made a strong point. He
said December is the best month Tor
shooting in the central portion of the
state and if the hunters of that sec
ton are willing to sacrifice that month
the Berkshire men ought to be willing
to deny themselves the first Is days
BENJAMIN C. Clark of Boston, ex-
president Of the Massachusetts asso-
citation, wanted the sale of game pro-
hibited during the close season only.
He expressed his belief many times
that the prohibition of the sale of game
entirely is unconstitutional.
Members of the committee answered
him briefly and Mr.. Kinney ms&
strong speech. He said THE game
belongs to the state and it is constitu-
tional for 1t to do what 1t wishes with
II. Massachusetts is the dumping
ground of all illegal shooting and snar-
ing" He showed that every state in
the union except Rhode Island has
laws prohibiting the expectation of
game to any other state. But 1t is
shipped to Massachusetts. I'VE are