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Show piSH Hi m uci ppmcjsEO Jack Tingey, of Sportsmen's '.Committee, Says Bill Fails of Purpose. The committee appointed by the sportsmen at a meeting held January H to make recommendations to the legislature regarding' changes in the fish and game bill wants it understood that it has had absolutely nothing to do with the drafting of the bill -which is now before the house, said .lack Tingey yesterday, yes-terday, representing the committee. "Inasmuch as the measure now peud-ing peud-ing practically eliminates all hunting except for ducks, and makes the bag limit of these birds so small that, it will not warrant the outlay of time and money necessary for a successful Jrfick hunt'.'' said Ti'ngey, ''the sports-iien sports-iien are suddenly awakening to the fact that they are being buncoed, and many of themj through lack of information, are blaming the sportsmen's committee and consider it the result of recommendations recommen-dations made by that body. "Our committee," continued Tingey, ''in conduction with committees from the various counties, drafted a measure which we thought represented the sportsmen's ideas as nearly as possible. possi-ble. It contained few radical changes. The duck law was not changed except to make the shooting hours from sunup until sundown, to conform with the federal law now in effect. A reasonable reason-able open season was provided for on sace hens, blue and rufted grouse, doves and quail. The limit of game fish was rot changed. Seining for catfish was prohibited. The fish' and game license was increased to except for boys under un-der 10, who could procuse a. fishing license li-cense for $1. One-half of the amount derived from the increase was to be spent on upland game birds and the other half on fish screns. The offices of the six district wardens were abolished. abol-ished. The practice of paying 10 per cent commission for selling licenses was done away with. This bill met with the approval of the governor and was presented to the fish and game committee com-mittee of the house and much time was consumed in its discussion. "But it seems the bouse committee had some ideas of its own. It, refused to take suggestions from the sportsmen, the fish and game department or even the governor. If any suggestions were listened to at all the'v came from these who si vie themselves 'naturalists,' who do not' believe that auv form of wild ".ilu should be killed. Such being the b-aso, iv uv not have these naturalists idig nn the: inonev with which to biro I wardens to protect the game, instead Jot' rcipiirinsr the sportsman to pay the cost of protecting the game which he jf is not allowed to shoot? ' , v It was the intention of (he committee com-mittee to trv to have a bill enacted which would materially increase the ,-evcuues of the fish and game department. depart-ment. Wo do not think the bill in its present form will accomplish this ve-': ve-': suit. - |