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their books at all times for the purpose of tracing game. 

 The game to be brought in is killed, the larger part 

 of it, west of Chicago. We have no right to presume 

 that laws are openly violated in the Western States 

 nor to say the people out there are poachers. We 

 should presume that the laws are enforced and believe 

 that this game was legally killed, and the good sober 

 sense of the members of this society will accept this 

 view. This society ought not to go on record as hav- 

 ing said that reputable dealers and reputable transpor- 

 tation companies are openly violating the laws and 

 swearing to false statements. Of course, as far as 1 am 

 concerned, I belong to that unfortunate class who are 

 not able to have game on the table and have no per- 

 sonal interest in the matter. 



" I do not wish the statement to go on j-ecord that 

 this is a blot upon the records of this State, and it 

 ought to be wiped out. If it was proposed to send me 

 to the Senate I would fight very hard to prevent this 

 'blot' being wiped out." 



Question by Mr. Amsden : 



" Do I understand you to say that the Legislature 

 passed an act requiring that packages be properly 

 marked game, the place they came from, and their des- 

 tination ? " 



Answer: "The provision was made by Senator 

 Guy that game should be marked game when brought 

 in." 



By Mr. Amsden : 



" Mr. President, I do not want to sfet this meetine 

 into a discussion on this matter. I think it will be well 

 to let it rest. Before next winter I am perfectly satis- 

 fied in my mind that this bill will be repealed. 



" Mr. President, you know what cold storage houses 

 mean. You have seen the result in the Great Lakes, 



