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Show BOUNTY MEASURE PJ$$EDJ HOUSE Bill Appropriates S35,000 Annually for Extermination of Prefatory Animals. 1 ! j Twenty -fifth Day in the House. Two resolutions introduced for ratification of amendment to fod-eral fod-eral constitution, providing for direct di-rect election of United States senators. sen-ators. Bounty bill passed. Bill providing allowance for mothers probably will be taken up today. Bill presented, fmug new boundary boun-dary line between Juab and Sanpete San-pete counties. ! Measure offered for "pure shoos." New bill contemplates promotion of study of industrial subjects in schools. Bill . Introduced prohibiting betting bet-ting ou any sporting event. Two hours of the time of tho houso was occupied yesterday in discussing the bount' bill, which was introduced by Day of Iron. Tho bill' was passed by a voto of 31 to 7. The bill appropriates $35,000 an-uuall' an-uuall' for the extermination of proda-lory proda-lory animals. Under the new act the bounty ou graj- wolves is $50. This aiiimal ia said to be extremely destructive destruc-tive and cuuuiuglj elusive. Several members said a gray wolf often destroyed de-stroyed from six to fifteen calves and colts in a single night. In Kane county tho cattlemen and the county commissioners commis-sioners have offered bounties amouut-ing, amouut-ing, with the stato bounty, to $75, but. in spite of that fact only "ono gray wolf was taken last year. Smith of Kane said the grn3' wolf was becoming a great menace, and that the species was iucroasiug. The bounty ou coyotes was Cxcd in the bill at $1.50. Welling of Box Elder spoke against the bill, saj'ing that coyotes were tho farmer's friends because they killed the jack rabbits, which destroyed hundreds of dollars worth of wheat in Bor Elder ever- year. The presont law provides a bounty fund of .$20,000 a year, which is not suflieicnt to meet the paymeut of certificates. cer-tificates. There arc now unpaid certificates cer-tificates calling for $60,000. The bill as introduced appropriates $50,000 nn-nually. nn-nually. but the amount was cut' to $35,-000 $35,-000 by tho livestock committee. The bill provides for a tax of 6 mills-on mills-on shocp and 5 mills ou range horses and cattlo. |