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Senator's bid to name smallmouth bass Arkansas's official game fish dies for lack of second
Summary
Senator Wallace proposed making the smallmouth bass the official game fish of Arkansas. Senator Hill said a long-standing, informal "gentleman's agreement" among legislators had discouraged naming a single species; after brief discussion and questions about regional fish traditions, Wallace moved to pass the bill but no one seconded the motion and it failed.
LITTLE ROCK ' Senator Wallace introduced a bill to make the smallmouth bass the official game fish of Arkansas, saying, "This is simply a bill to make the smallmouth bass the official game fish of the state of Arkansas."
The measure drew a brief exchange over legislative custom. Senator Hill told Wallace he had spoken with Representative Wing and said that among the state's…
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