Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-05-15 | Page 3 | Senate Takes up Game Bill

SENATE TAKES UP GAr GAmE E BILL Varied Opinions Given on Oil Merits of Federal 1 Sanctuary ByThe WASHINGTON 1 May 15 Dy 15 The Associated Press Senate Press debate wandered far Friday int into the Co forests rests and anti other haunts of wild game taking in even ven the habits of ot the extinct dodo Proponents and opponents of or Do a Dobill abill abill bill to provide refuges and pro pro- protection pro protection for migratory birds con con- consumed consumed con consumed two hours In exchanging ot of their boyhood and argument on the strong points point and frailties of ot the proposed es cc- cc es of ot public shooting grounds Manufacturers ot or shotguns and ammunition were vere charged by Sen Sen- Senators Senators Reed Missouri and King Utah Democrats with having en- en engaged engaged en engaged for tor years In a n propaganda to obtain legislation to promote sale of ot their prod products and spon spon- sponsoring spon- spon sponsoring coring the pending bill bili Senator Reed declared that th the members of ot a commission to be beset beset beset set up under the measure ably would not know the difference between a woodchuck and a mal mal- mallard lard duck let alone their habits and haunts The Missouri senator also de- de defended defended de defended fended the Jack rabbit and ac- ac accused accused ac accused Senator Dill Democrat Washington with speaking disrespectfully or of o It it Why should we leave the jack jacl jackrabbit Jackrabbit rabbit out In the cold he lie a asked ked Why confine our affection to the snipe jaek jacksnipe and pass up the jack jackrabbit jackrabbit Jackrabbit rabbit Th Why not have a n sanctuary sanchary for him He assailed tho tIme meas meas- measure measure ure lire as a usurpation ot of state stale rights and expressed the tIme opinion that It could be bo justified only on tIme the ground that a jay bird that picks up a worm in Kansas and then files fUes over the state stale line to Mis Mis- Missouri Missouri Missouri Is engaged In Interstate corn com commerce merce