The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-30
BUNNY ON LIST.
Senate Says He May Be Shot by
Any One.
Not Necessary for Hunter to
Have a License.
REVISE GAME LAWS.
Fee Will Remain the Same as
Formerly.
New Anti Discrimination Rail-
road;Law introduced.

Rabbits. not only the Dummies of the
short and tall grass counties OF the
state which are properly referred to as
those rodents of the genus Lepus, but
also those members of the legislature
who have been classed in the same
category. chiefly because of their run
ming abilities when it came to hustling
for the band wagon in the selection OF
a United States senator. We're the piece
de resistance which was dished up at
this mornings session of the senate.
These variety of rabbits were dis
cI1ssed when Senator Carver'S bill came
IN in the committee of the whole. This
bill is a general revision of the game
laws of the state in many minor par
ticulars and has the approval or Del
Travis, the state game warden ger
hans the most important feature of the
present game law that this bill seeks
to change is making it mandatory Tor
persons who desire to hunt and Kill
rabbits to take out hunters incense
When the original hunters license law
was placed on the statute books two
years ago it provided that any person
in the state who desired to hunt and
kill game must get license to DO SO
and this license could be obtained on
the payment of 81 to the county clerk
big sum of money poured into the
public Golfers during the first year that
this law was in force but a district
Judge decided that the law did not
maintain as to the privilege or shootlnS
rabbits. The result has been that there
has been no rush of hunters to take out
their licenses this year. 1t would be
quite easy for a hunter to stroll
through any field in search OF any sort
of game without a license and If ques-
toned by a game warden or consta-
Bile he would simply have TO say that
TO- al
So this particular feature of the
Carver bill seeks to make hunters of
rabbits as we'll as hunters of any sort
of game to take out license
& Senator Benson was in the chair
5uring the session of the committee of
tne whole when this bill was taken up.
There was no objection to any feature
of It except the one relating TO rabolts-
When this portion OF the bill was
reached a half dozen senators had
amendments to offer which would
change it so that rabbits could be
hunted without the hunter securing a
license, and an amendment TO this ef-
feet was adopted finally
eested bv Senator Bale Waggener
that the provisions of the proposed
law in this respect shall not include
any member of the legislature"
Of this amendment by the clerk and
senator Benson declared Immediately
that it had been passed
There are a good many rabbits
here said Senator Young soto voce
while this horse play was going on and
Senator Noftzger rose to remark that
the bin should contain a provision pro-
yiding for a bounty for the killing OF
all sorts of rabbits in the state
Not much discussion ensued on the
proposition and the amendment to al
low anyone to hunt rabbits without Sc
curing a hunters license was adopted
hut Senator Hodges moved that the
committee report the bill favorably as
amended for third reading subject &c
amendment and debate This motion
Dreyafled and the rabbit question vii
he thrashed out again on the floor OF
the senate when the bill comes up fol-
anal passage in a day or so.
without a culver. the senators gig
cd back on the proposition they actet
on favorably yesterday when Senate
ST,itfl's resolution. providing for al
amendment to the constitution in rela
fion TO new method of taxing corpora
fions was passed. This resolution wa
emeoded by Senator Waggener so al
10 make 1t possible for the taxation
of personal incomes. Senator Noftzger
as soon as the senate got In session
this morning. stated that good man!
senators had voted for the resolution