Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-16


hsures not lar 1h.rt OF $4,000,
It is understood that nltor Hol.
lnBswOtth VIII tomorrow ONer reso-
iuion repeating the bounty law
WANTED REPEAL AT ONCE,
When the Introduction of bills was
called for In the house this afternoon,
Thompson OF Willard introduced ii. i.
No. 80, providing for the repeal OF the
present bounty law, and asked for Il
suspension Of the rules and an imme-
date passage Of the bill lie said that
ne did so because he felt that the pres
ent bounty law had been woefully
abused, and that some such action was
absolutely necessary The motion 70
suspend the rules evoked considerable
discussion, and being put to a vote
was lost, and the bill took It's regular
course,
GOVERNORS SPECIAL MESSAGE
Gov Cutler this afternoon addressed
the following special message TO both
houses OF the Legislature relative to
immediate action on the bounty law
matter.
ITO the House Of Representatives.:
In my message to the Legislature, !
called attention TO a dehct Of {5OVOc
incurred I'm the past two years under
the operation Of the law giving
bounty for killing wild animals, In adj
dition to the $4,000 paid out during
the same period Since the delivery or
the message II has developed that GER
tificates to a much larger amount than
100000 are outstanding against the
state. 1t is evident very many
..F go FaVa
were secured by Il system OF bare-faced
fraud and that the state Is being sys-
tematlcally robbed through the bounty
law. Indsputable evidence TO this Of
feet has been secured within the past
few days | submit below a statement
taken from the official record Of the
clerk Of one OF the counties showing
manifest way of the preparation OF
fraud Doubtless the records of other
county clerks Will show a similar con-
dition."
The message contained a number Of
entries from the clerks records show
ing that John Ward who is now In
custody, received certificates for 462
coyotes and also other Wild animals
killed by him I'm one month,
The message continues
81 wish to call attention to the fact
that under the law, the party making
claim TO the bounty must make atii-
davit that the animals were killed
within 60 days prior TO the time OF
filing the claim. You win observe
from the above statement, that one
person was paid for killing i62 coytes,
1903 wild cats so wolves, 81 mountain
lions and IA bears In less than one
month. The total payment for these
would be about St371. That II is
physical impossibllity for man TO
secure so large bounty payment hon
estly, IN so short time, goes without
saying. Other instances OF Migrant
fraud you will observe I'm this state
ment
TT is evident that you should take
immediate action to plS a stop TO the
preparation Of this fraud by which the
state Is losing thousands Of dollars
each year The matter Is respectfully
referred to you for such action az VIII,
In your judgment remedy the evil,
Very respectfully.
JOHN G. CUTLER,
Governor"
Kuchler moved that the communlca-
ton be filed and that special COM
mittee OF three be appointed to confer
with the senate to investigate the con-
ditions complained Of by the governor
Joseph moved an amendment 10 the
effect that the communication be refer
red to the committee on public funds
OF both houses, The amendment was