The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-01-20
WOULD TAG THE
COUNTRY CANINE
Senator Barnes Presents Bill
For State Dog License.
SHARP WANTS MORE FISH
GAME WARDEN ASKS DOUBLING
OF MATCHING CAPACITY.

A1SGiiSe tag uduSluS from It's culldTs IL
a bin introduced in the state senate
by Senator J. 6. NJ. Barnes. becomes
law. Even if the canine were wan
dering far from the maddening crowd
of city, town or village, it would find
the protection of a license necessary
under the proposed statute for one of
the chief provisions of the measure is
a clause constituting every citizen of
the state dogcatcher ex oficio. BY viz
tue of the clause the citizen, clothed
In all the dignity of his office would
be authorized to shoot the untagged
dog on sight.
Under the provisions of the state dog
license bill. the funds accumu,A-ed
from the sale of licenses in the va
rious counties, and from the col!ecIiO1
or fines from citizens who might shoO-
the wrong dog, would be used to reim-
burse ranchers for sheep slain by dogs.
Just how the county authorities would
be able to judge whether a coyote or
canine had murdered the particular
sheep upon which claim might be
made is not specified in the measure.
A license fse of 81 for each male deg
and IS for each female is required un
der the terms of the measure. Pups
under six months of age are allowed
to be at large untagged. County as
SCISSORS are required TO list all logs
FOUND in the possession of taxpayers.
as a penalty upon any county official
who shall fail to enforce the statute.
Other bills introduced in the senate
yesterday were as follows:
After Grasshoppers and Crickets.
Senate bill No. II, introduced by Sem
ator c. P. Larsen of Sanpete county
An act to encourage the destruction Of
grasshoppers, locusts and crickets; to
provide a bounty for the destruction Of
the same, and to prevent fraud in OBJ
tanning the bounty, and to provide pen
alties for the violation thereof. The
bill provides for the payment by coun-
ties of a bounty not to exceed IL cents
pound. The county clerk is author
lied to appoint deputy county clerk
for each township, with authority to
carry out the provisions of the act
The deputies are required to give bonds
in the sum of $1,000. Attempts to col
lect a bounty fraudulently are punish
able by fine of from SO to 5000, or i'm
priSOnment not to exceed six months.
The bill carries with it an appropria-
ton of $4,000, from which sum the
counties are authorized to draw war
rants for the bOunties. The insects
upon which the bounty has been paid
are required to be buried. Referred to
committee on agriculture and irriga-
ton.
Senate bill No Is. introduced by SEN
ator S. II. Love. on request of John
Sharp. state fish and game warden-An
act to provide for the enlargement of
the state fish hatchery, to equip and
maintain the same and TO make an
appropriation therefor. The measure
authorizes the fish and game commits
siOner to double the capacity of the
present state hatchery by the erection
of additional buildings. The state com
missioner, with the governor and sec
rotary of state, is authorized to pur-
chase two and a half acres of land ad-
joining the present hatchery grounds
and $4,000 is appropriated for the pur-
poses of The act. Referred to the COM
mittee on fish and game.
How Trout Are Multiplying.
Fish Warden Sharp strolled into the
senate chamber during the afternoon
tc stir up sentiment among the SEN
atOrs in favor Of the last-Damed bill.
The work OF stocking Utah streams
with fish is progressing favOrably, but
would be made far more effective We're
the capacity of the fish hatchery lou
bled." said he LAS il is now IL world
require stringent legislation TO keep
the streams from becoming depo,s =
lated while if twice as many fish We're
placed in them yearly the restT lcttons
would not need to be 50 severe.
We are Matching nearly 2,500.000 fish
yearly in the hatchery, and are anxious
to have its capacity increased to about
5000 900. Nearly all the fish are .rCut
either of the eastern brook, rainbow
or native variety. We have found it
inexpedient to obtain fish or eggs from
the government hatcheries. owing to
the circumstances THAI The allotment
apportioned to the state is so small as
not to make il worth while paying
freight on it.
Little Waste in Stocking.
There is less waste n stocking
streams from the state hatcher than
IS supposed Unless there are preda-
tory fish IT, the stream there IS 10
waste whatever OF loo fish lille rated
100 VIII survive. Where the stream Is
inhabited by predatory species. it is
a case az big fish eat little. as it is
out in the world. I should say the loss
under such conditions would not eX-
coed 80 Der cent.
1T is only since 1897 that Utah's
streams have been stocked from a
hatchery, and The results since that
time have been such to warrant the
belief that with d larger annual output
the state hatchery can make the noun
tain streams abound with trout Utah
streams are specially adapted to the
multiplication Of various breeds of
trout. Some Of the eggs hatched by
the state last season have produced big
tWo-pOundeTs."
Chairman Lawrence of the senate Ju-
dietary committee reported favOrab Iy
on Senator Larsen's bill amending the
state bounty by striking out clause
duplicating the bounty on mountain
lion. bear, wolf. coyotes, lynx and other
big game.
Senator Whitmore's two measures
amending the tax law so as TO exempt
from taxation property bought from
the state but not paid for, were acted
upon favorably by the senate public
lands committee yesterday afternoon.
Whitmore Fights Ogden Bill.
Senator whitmore is after ex-Speaker
Glasmann's waterworks bill with big
knife, and intends to make a fight on
IL to a finish. The measure. drawn by
Ogden's mayor, was introduced in the
senate by Senator Mckay. and in the
house by Representative Condor It
was drawn with special regard to Og-
denis needs. as they have grown out
of the. controversy between that city
with it's local waterworks company.
from which 1t has been attempting 10
wrest control of the waterworks plant
for the municipal system. The meas
IRE provides that a municipality may
institute condemnation proceedings 10
acquire real estate or water rights
needed for the extension OF its water
works system.
The measure is a vicious one" said
Senator Whitmore. 1T involves con-