The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-06-12
A Mos. Attractive Fee.

A Mos. Attractive Fee.
Tia limited in reliable circles, says
ib- Commercial Appeal ct Wednesday
that United States senator James L
esarke aud Judge L. NJ Rose. botl Of
..aiie Rock, have been employed t.
ilght tie consututioHaiily Of the Ar
SONS. game law. According to the
reported details of the plan, the law
yrs viii receive a NEST attractive fee.
\ test case involving the constitu-
ti5naiity q tue DeRositl g me law will
Ia brought up before The Supreme
Caufl of Arkansas.
senator Clal,.e arrived i'm Memphis
Tuesday morning and registered at the
Peabody Hotel. Judge Rose did uoi
ceme. Judge ". j.. Hemingway, "a
member of The Arkansas supreme
IeHch. was also visitor in the city.
registering at the same hotel Will
Senator Clarke.
Shortly after The gentlemen had
registered r. X. RiddIck, local law
Yer, was called over the telephone. il
was understood that a conference
would ensue during lie day.
The passage Of tie BeRositt Law
,(atich has been published seyera!
mes. o. the Arkansas legislature
cfPotta cousternation among many
huntii z and fishing tlubs in that state.
j ~ membership of these clubs Is
i4tsely composed Of Hon-residepts.
Tbs membership is TO a great extent
in Tennessee Memphis has been
Headquarters for tie clubs.
Tie Whitley law, toe, is involved.
The Whitley bill. prohibiting the sale
q game within and its shipment with
oGi the state was passed by both houses
of The legislature and signed by Gov
Davis. Tie bill in full is as follows:
Section ]. That hereafter it shall be
unlawful for any person, corporation
CT company 10 purchase OF have in
possession for barter exchange or sale,
q 70 expose fer batter, exchange OF
Sale, or to sell any buck, dee, fawn OF
a;y part thereof, or ANY wild turkey OF
inuated grouse, commonlY called prai
lie chicken, OF any quail, sometimes
called Virginia partridge, or any other
kind Of game, Wild fowls or birds
Whatsoever within tbs state, except
bear, rabbits and squirrels.
Section =. That it shall lie unlawful
fer any railroad company, express
c mpany, steamboat company or other
company, or private person, TO export.
ship, remove or carry from this state
aiy game Of any kind Whatsoever.
o. course, tie metz bprship of the
cubs Is sore ard resent the passage Of
agch rigid leaislalion. The members
ttiuk it is unjust and discriminating.
Tie law will now be violated. an az
Test follow and the case tested before
the Arkansas Supreme Court
Judge [. NJ Rose is considered one
ot the most astute lawyers in the south
His colleague, Senator Clarke. was re-
esnty elected to the United States sen.
II TO succeed Hon. James *. Jones.
Since The passage of the law care
tul and quiet investigation of the laws
Il de land has been conducted. The
Hited States Supreme Court decisions
have been probed, and the constitution
Of the great American republic
aual!zsd..
According to the latest United States
Supreme Court decision, any state in
tie MON has absolute control over
tie wild fowls that make dizzy Il ghts
the wild animals that LUX in the for.
eSts, and the dshes that swim IN tht
rivers and streams. Ii state pro
Lofts the game from being shot o.
captured, it has the right under au-
thority OF the highest court in the land
This high court, however, SAYS that
10 state shall pass any law conflicting
with the interstate commerce laws.
Where the hunting and fishing clubs
expect to gain their case is based IN Il
section in the tnit,d States coastnu
ton.