The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-04
FLORIDA GAME LAW
PATTERNED AFTER WARDEN sYs-
 ITEM IN ALABAMA.
Commissioner Wallace Returns From Tallahassee, Where He Addressed Members of Legislature on
 Necessity for Protection.

l Hon. John H. Wallace, Jr., Alabamas
 Game and Fish Commissioner, has TO- turned from visit to Florida, where he went as the result of an invitation, | in the form of a joint resolution of the
 two houses of the Legislature. to ad- l dress the law-makers of the Pentnsular State upon tho new game protective law of this State. The fame of Ala
 bama's new law had spread beyond her I borders, and the F1orididns were pleased at what they heard of 1t.
 As the result of his visit, which MT. I Wallace says was the greatest occasion l of his life, a bill he prepared for them,
 was recommended for passage in spe- ctal message to the Legislature from | Governor Broward, and has already been favorably reported upon by com I mittee, and seems practically certain of 1 passage.
 The new Florida measure leaves their 1 former laws for the protection of the game of the State as 1t has been in the past, but provides the Alabama system of game wardens as a special con l stabulary for their enforcement. MT. Wallace states the laws already in sx- istence in Florida, had there been any
 method of enforcing them, would have been ainple.
 The resolution of the Legislature inviting MT. Wallace, as the represent
 ative of the Alabama system of laws. to appear before the Legislature of the | nefghboring State and address its mem- bers. is said to have been suggested by | no less a parsonage than Governor Broward himself The Governor sat
 upon the rostrum with Speak Mir. Wallace spoke to the
 Senators and Representatives. lending the honor of his presence to the occa- sion.
 Tn addressing the legislators. Mir. | Wallace insisted that Florida had am- pie game laws already on her statute books. the only thing lacking being
 clared that unless special constab- ulary was organized, to extend vir- ility to the statutes already in exist ence, those statutes would remain a mere nullity
 He called attention to the fact that for decades past Florida had been the happy hunting grounds in a literal sense, for the sportsmen of the whole country. Year by year. he said, the deer had been driven farther and far ther back In the forests. while vari- ous kinds of game were slowly but surely being killed off. Unless a halt were called on this program he be- lieved the millions that have been ex-
 pended by the tourists who have come | to Florida in years past to hunt would l evaporate, as the dew before the sun Governor Broward was so favorably
 impressed with the arguments advanc- | ed that he transmitted a special mes
 sage to the Legislature, urging the
 passage of bill creating a depart
 ment of game, to enforce the present l game laws of the State.
 MT. Wallaces address to the two | Houses was delivered on Wednesday,
 and following the address. at the l request of the Game Committee of the
 House, he drew bill to place machin- | cry in charge of the Florida game sitg
 uation patterned after the Alabama system which has already been favor
 ably acted upon by the committee. l MT. Wallace says the people of