Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
SHOOTING
BILLS POSTPONED
TWO MEASURES KILLED pi THE
SENATE.
HUNTING CLUBS SUPREME
Organized Sportsmen d Milwaukee
Rave Monopoly IN Duck Marshes
at Horizon ane Elsewhere-Sen-
ator Owen Kills Bill to Increase
Penalties.
Madison, May Q.

nay
Spring shooting bills caused a spir.
tied protest from friends of that for
Dldden diversion, in the senate yes
terday, and when the dust cleared
/ away 1t was found that two bills to
allow short season of general hunt
ing in the month Of April had been
Killed. Senator Husting charged that
any man who tried TO hunt DOW m
THIS state Is a trespasser or violator
OF the laws against firearms and ALI
that one could properly do for his dol
lars license was to parade on the
public highways with a gun on his
back. He declared, and In this he
was seconded by Senator Browne.
that the big Milwaukee hunting clubs
mad monopolized the duck hunting
grounds of the HORIZON marshes and
other places, and the common people
We're not allowed to hunt at all. Ar
currents were made that the reason
for forbiddlng spring shooting Of
aquatic fowl were that they nest az
that time and would not propagate If
spring shooting were allowed. II was
maintained that these so-called winter
ducks do not nest at all in Wiscoa-
sin. Senator Bishop protested against
laws which forbid to Wisconsin PEG
pie the right to shoot ducks. while
people over the line in Illinois freely
hunt.
Senator HusCng sought to offer q
substitute amendment to Senator
Brownies BIZ, 81 s., but was declared
out OF order on suggestion of Senator
Page, the bill having been indefin-
itely postponed and a motion for re-
consideration pending Senator Page
again attempted to prevent Senator
Husting from offering his mendment
when the o.her bill, 27S s., by Senator
Bishop, came up, but his time Senator
Page had another guess coming and
was not sustained The Browne bill
was "efused reconsideration, and the
Bishop bin was indefinitely postponed,
killing both measures
Against Harsh Penalties.
Senator Owen won a little victory,
causing the killing of a bill to in
crease the penalties for violation OF
the fish and game laws. The bill was
hel,d up for passage by the adoption
of various amendments and then Sen.
alto" owen declared his opposition TO
the principle involved, that of soak
ing unduly the violator of the fish and
game laws. He said that he tb ught
the confscation of the gun an the
payment Of a reasonable fine would
be Sufficient for a good farmers boy
might quite natura': pc caught more
Than twice or three times In the
course of eight years violating the
game laws. In such an event the ex.
treme penalties proposed by this bill
were too harsh. The bin was killed
by vote of II 10. Senator White
head remarked that he had always
since being In the senate tried to
eliminate statutes which place prem
ium on the informer by giving him
part of the fine assessed for violation
Of laws.
The bill abolish passes to the
state fair was on the calendar for
killing, but was laid over until the
assembly bill on the same subject is
received and considered.
Senator Roehr's Milwaukee speed.
way bill and his bin % provide as
sistants for the Milwaukee county
clerk were passed. The senate
worked through a long calendar OF
routine business.