The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-19
PLAN TO REVISE
/ THE BOUNTY LAW
Legislators Discuss New Meas
re With Stricter Provisions.
OLD LAW TO BE REPEALED
SENATE HAS ONLY A SHORT
SESSION.

With the repeal Of the present bounty
law practically assured, the lines along
which the new bounty law shall be framed
are being much discussed by legislators
and others interested. 1t is likely a meas
ufe providing for the payment by the
various counties of part of the bounties
probably one-thiTd and abOlishinS boun-
TIES on al wild animals except coyotes,
VIII be introduced. In support of this
measure IL is argued that the placing or
insure an audit of the county clerk $
bounty registers by the county commits
tinued frauds. like those now under in
EeStigatiOB With the counties paying out
money for bounties. county officials UNI
doubtediy would be more careful in issu-
ing certificates and warrants.
Coyotes Are Chief Menace.
In support of the proposition to abolish
bountes on al animals except coyotes 1t
is argued that coyotes constitute the chief
animal menace to the livestock interests
80 scarce that their deDredations are not
sufficient TO cause much loss, and the
removal Of the high bounty on these ami
mails would remove the temptation to de-
fraud the state by means of illegal col
lectiOns of bounties the larger animals.
Along this same line an idea contemplate
ing uniform bounty of 81 or $50 on
has been advanced. The new law will
probably require the county clerk to inn
bounty is paid.
In its general provisions the new bounty
Jar VIII undoubtedly follow more nearly
the lines OF the law repealed in 1893 than
the law now in existence. The weakness
% the present law has been abundantly
demonstrated. The new measure Will also
IN all probability contain Il provision call
ing for systematic checking of bounty
records
Country Members Watchful.
Alfalfa members of the legislature are
does not carry with It new bounty law.
Ihey admit the present Law is detective
ana should be changed. but they will not
agree TO an unqualified repeal They IA
Nor a bill providing for a new bounty
law and carrying a repeal clause As one
or them put II last night We are anX-
iOus to have the present law changed
but We are afraid IL il is repealed we
shall he unable to get a new bounty law
through For that reason we shall fight
any proposition calling for an absolute
repeal of the bounty laws Promises to
follow a repeal bill with a bill for new
bounty law don't go. The two must come
In together. We need bounty and we
are gOing to fight for it,
Investigating Committee Meets.
The conference committee appointed bv
the Legislature to take M me bountI,
matter met yesterday forenoon and dele
gated the drafting of a new bounty meas
ure to Representatfyo NTcC-rea ana sen
ator Lawrence of Salt Lake county The
committee will probably report to the
legislature today The report. it is ex-
pected. viii ask the state auditor to Sc
cure from all county clerks in the state
full information regarding all bounty GER
asked to furnish complete record of all
bounty warrants issued under the present
law, including in his report figures show
ing the amount of bounty certificates now
outstanding.
IL is understood the committee viii also
ASK Tor reports on graSshOpper bOunties
II IS not claimed that any frauds have
been DerDetrated in the collection of
grasshopper bounties. but the legislators
feel that Il NAV be a good idea to look
-AttEfthat matter while the bounty aues-
Won is Under investigation in order to
discover frauds if any exist and to take
precautions to prevent frauds in that
department.
Senate Session Short.
\ petition presented BY Senator Bon
Mon was the only document before the
senate yesterday 1t asks that William
Gibson OF Nernal be reimbursed 70 the
extent OF 4abt-bZ. payment made on tract
Of land sold by the state and later dis
covered to be on a forest reserve and
unbelievable The petition went to the
committee on appropriations and claims
The senate met AT 11.90. listened 10 the
reading of the journal and took a recess
until II O'Clock. when the joint session
began. After the joint session the senate
returned 10 the senate chamber and adj
journed until 2 o'clock this afternoon