The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-26
Conference Committee Finally
Gets Together.
a COMPROMISE MEASURE
Game Warden Feature to Apply Only in
Cities-Open Season West Of Blue
RIDGE from Nov. lstto Jan. lst-
Some Other Features.

The game bill, which was passed BY
the senate some time ago, met with
strenuous opositon in the House. and be-8
fore 1t could be gotten through that body
It's advocates were compelled to make such
concessions to IT'S opponents that It Went
elk to tho Senate in what It's friends
considered badly distigured shape. The
Senate having refused to concur IN tno
House amendments. a conference was
asked for and obtained. and conferences. te =.
committee was appointed. consisting OF
Messrs. Hal5ey, Keezell and Mcllwatner
of the Senate, and Messrs. Christian, Sets
tie and Bowman. of the House,
These gentlemen met on Friday a1ter-
anocn and after n prolonged conference,
IN which concessions We're arrived az on 4
both sides, an agreement was reacheu
In the form of a conference report, whlchs
will be signed by all the members Of the
conference committee. and which it Is
hoped and believed will be concurred In y
Nv both houses without further oppost-
ton.
In this report most OF the House
amendments are agreed to- among theHt
being provisions that 1t shall not he un-
lawful to track wild turkeys In the snow
during the open season, and that roblnal
shall be among the birds classed ms non-i
game birds, and therefore protected aei
all seasons OF the year. This latter was
one OF he amendments most earnestlvt
contended :or by the House conterees.t
the statement being made that the Dill
could not be- gotten through the House,
without It,,
On the other side. the House conceded
TINT the open season for hunting part
ridges etc. should be as provided In the
Senate bill viz: from November lst to-
January 1st west OF the Blue Ridge. and
from November LIST to February 1st east
OF the Blue Ridge. It being provided III
the bill that the board OF supervisors q
any county may shorten the open sea sorI
within their snid county, so that thoso
counties east OF the Blue Ridge which de1
sire that the open season shall close be-
fore February lst can have their wish
without altering the general law
ONLYEIN CITIES,
Another matter In which the senatAI
Welded to the House was In tho proyisioIG
that tho section Of the bill which pros
yIdes for the appointment Of game war-j
dens shall apply In cites, but shall not
apply in any county unless the board OF
s,ipervisors shall take affirmative actioni
making the same operative. The friendG
OF the bill think that this greatly weak-i
ems tho bill as It will be difficult to eng
force the law without these officers, but
they hope that when the law has been
in force a while Its advantages Will bsi
so apparent that almost all OF the coun~
ties Will be glad to make 1t operative inA
its entirety.
SIN another concession to the IIouss
is the provision that the license on mons
resident hunters shall not be required
OF the children OF resident landowners
hunting on their parents lands, or Of
the guests of resident landowners hunt
Ing on the lands of their host while ac-s
comnnnied by their host or member OF
his family
Among the members OF the Genera! As
sembly who have given much care and
attention to tho preparation and passage
of the bin ara Messrs. Christian, IT the-
House. and Halsey, of the Senata, the
first OF whom was the patron of thR mons
export, warden and license featuSes OF
the bill. ard the latter OF whomA CONS
blnad these with the other laws "a the
state bearing on the question ofERarns
protection, so as to mako coinplets
chapter of the Code on the subject