Deseret Evening News | 1901-04-11 | Page 10 | Slaughter of Pigeons

SLAUGHTER OF PIGEONS Bill Bil Introduced Into Inlo the New York Legislature to 10 Prevent and Punish it Sturm Suri of tf hor the lin ni mb n II lit Turk lark New York April Apri 11 A special to the Tribune from Albany says laII The Tho storm of indignation over oer tho the wholesale butchery of ot pigeons at a Inter Interstate Interstate state Park has hus ha resulted In legislation which is Intended to check such exhibitions exhibitions tons A bill bil has been framed through time the efforts of at William Dutcher and Ind Waldo Trine of at time the American Humane society ty under the time provisions of ut which the time shooting of pigeons pl eons either for or mere amusement or for lor or time thu tIl practice of marksmanship Is made a misdemeanor mIsdemeanor meanor The bill bl also provides for tho time repeal repeat of at the time existing law lair which per permits permits mits malts clubs club to shoot pigeons for tor practice ice tice anti and under tinder Inder which the tho slaughter of birds by time the Interstate Association of or Marksmen was sins shielded from rom prosecution tion ton Time The bill bi will wi be lie Introduced at once In Iii both brunches branches of ur tho time legislature by lIy AB As amid Ild Senator Sinter of ut New Nets York Mr sir DulcImer mind and Mr Ir Trine visited Isled the governor and anti were na as ni by him him of 0 lila his hil support It I Is IH ac ne accordingly nL cordingly surel believed helleved that lint the tho bill bi will wi not nol fall fal of lt passage because e of ot the time near ap approach approach of 0 adjournment Thero There Is tremendous popular senti sentiment sent ment mont behind this bill hl said Mr Trine and were it not for tho the lateness of tho time session I 1 would have hu vo no n teams fears feal as to Us Its Is passage usage why thin the bill bi should become law lass III wore are overwhelming