The Holt County sentinel., 1911-02-03
GAME LAWS IN DANGER,
Appropriation May Fail and Com
mission Suspend Operations.

The game law l. q real issue In the
present legislature. There has been
bitter discussion pro and con. and
there Is u distinct possibility that
the appropriation for the enforcement
of the law will not be passed and the
game commission lie forced to Sus.
pend operations.
The bulk Of game legislation has
Originated ia the house. These bills
are all IN the hands of the game and
fish committee. II j. the desire Of
the friends Of tlic gauc Law to have
all the bills come up on the floor OF
the houSe. aud they are working to
keep the committee from taking
all the hills and consolidating them
into one ar two measures. IL the
lcommiti,p starts that there l. likel,
To be much controversy. with the re-.
suit that some unial urablr lcgi>la.
ton will IT, reported out. For H..
stance. Webster has Il hill ALLOW Ing
tlr barter and maintenance in cap.
ihity OF song and plumagc birds.
stark and liufgin want the count y
lirrnsc Zee dropped and city. men
made 10 pay more money. bowers
wants a little fishing. once in u while.
with u seine. and Nathan has some
idea that there should u" closed SEA-
sous un certain birds for the next two
ar three years.
Tue only real defect In the present
game law. ~ admitted 10y ill., friends.
H. HAT there j. no penalty iuf hunt.
Ing on 4 iarn without permission
bnc Till wa~ rushed through for en-.
lgroSslncni the n'lnr day assessing a
line OF - Tor this ui,cn>c. but a
Hight was made "n II "n III" ground
Hat II should apply Only where ne.
lees are posted warnirg hunters
away. Tie amendment lost and the
hill itself will prolnbl, h. defeated
when II comes up for Third reading
this week. There are other bills of
lac same import pending. Some form
ot protect ion al farms H. admittedly
needed. hut the desire IT, not To have
" ~ stringent ~ Ia make hunting
impossible. Tullcriun l. opposed. II
l. said, Ia making II even ~ string.
rni ~ Ia include farms where not ices
are posted.
The tight on the county lirci,>c Zee
j. ana, her phas" al the quest ion. THE
lee for hunting IN ones own count Y
j. nov II, and this l. the ,hicr source
~ suppl, for the game commission.
Farmers want this abolished and
larger fees charged the city man,
The city sport >man objects and urges
that game l. the states and not the
property or tbs or that county.
There are al her lights against ilr
game law, and every effort. direct ~
Indirect. j. being made Ia Kill II or
make II useless.
I'll" union ot these VARYING ideas
would /" a hill al man, compromises,
and such a bill NIGH, pass. Warden
Il TullcrjUn u busy with the members
every day, and Mlirycs that only a
few Of the better measures would
pass II they all came up ~ lhc house.
Tollrrton, IN fact, l. the busiest,
man In Jefferson 'iiy. Tie has an
automobile aud keeps II warm run.
ming back and forth IL the game
farm. four miles out from the capitol
taking members I'll bath houses,
new >paiwr men and visitors on, Ia
See his birds. There the state has
|.@" Hungarian cartridges, a i~auii.
ful bird ncarl. twice ~ large ~ the
quail, but Of the same habits. which
viii bc turned oii IN drnyc> all over
the state IN the spring. They viii be
sen, where the members of the iegis.
nature recommend but Tollerton
swear> this Is not u hriiE, hut JUS,
because the members know the far.
mrr> Who viii care for them.
There are also long cages Of Eng.
fish pheasani>. These viii breed IN
captivity. while part ridges will not
The birds on hand viii m used for
the propaga' ion Of young. the eggs TO
In Matched by good old American
setting hens. aud the little birds win
be turned on, early on farms where
they will R given protection. Some
question has arisen a. 10 wlethe
the pleasants will M able To yet out
Of the way Of hawks and owls. hut
To!lcr,on expresses confidence In his
pets. There are In addition several
varieties Of fancy phcasanls, which