The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-13
GIVE THEIR REASONS
Why Senators Carter and Mantle
Oppose the Forestry Order.
THE MATTER IS EXPLAINED
The Facts In the Case Presented
to Commissioner OF the Land
Office Herman-his Oues-
tions Answered


To be- the principal topic IN Washing
ton Of interest 90 Montana readers.
owing To- the fact that Pr, ,sidcnt Me
Kinlcy has been absent for several days
this week ON rccupcratlng trip, no
final decision has been reached
The senators from Montana and the
other Northwestern states most vitality
Interested In the matter made very
strong presentation % their Views he-
fore Commissioner of the Land Once
Herman. senators Carter and Mantle
were accompanied by senators Clark
and Warren of Wyoming. Wilson and
Turner of Washington and Pettigrew ot
South Dakota Ex-senator Gideon e.
Moody Of the latter state also appeared
before the commissioner. All these gem
tlomcn protested against the rrsefya-
tion order and urged It's revocation or
suspension.
senator Carter. x-commlssionrr Ct
the land office. made "A formal state
ment of the matter from u legislative
point of view. In the closing days NJ
the 5lst congress in 1881" hr said. n
bill was approaching perfection tn re-
peal what was known NJ the timber
laws. There was law by which We
| hoped tn encourage the growth of tlm-
| her. that Law was found tp br impracti-
cable and useless and gave advantage
ta fraud. This resulted In the repeal
! OF what was known as IN" prc-emptlon
law under the modification of our land
laws and the homestead laws. and
4 finally being the cause Of widespread
consideration The hill did not pass aI
/ ali: being near the last hours. Mr.. EI-
/ munds thought IL would I've wise thing
I TO do sonnet hing about forests and ns
4 scribbled on ON his desk section a.
| That was the consideration given. New
er recommended by this department.
/ Never considered by anybody NJ an ad.
eauate. reasonable consideration of this
! timber question. u fell tn my lot to
determine what that section meant In
conjunction with the secretary Of the
! interior. having been referred 10 TN.
land Office. It gave almost unlimited
] and arbitrary authority TO the president
OF the United States 10 withdraw any
of the public domain and call II a for
Isl reservation. In order To avoid the
/ abuse Of the etnployment OF IN, power
| In conjunction With that secfrea We
lnUuErSo ahsl fules and regulations ret-'
Y alive ~ It's administration. copied In
part In the brief Of Judge Moody as fol-
lows.
After making an examination OF
the timber lands of any drainage basin
and having decided to recommend the
same for reservation under the pruvis-
Ions NJ the circular. before submitting
a report In the matter "A notice should
he prepared by the agent stating that
such recommendation win be made to
the general land office aud setting forth
a description Of the bAsin together
with description OF any public lands
embraced therein which II may bo prp-
posed Ia have excepted th"refrom. II
should also he stated therein that tho
object uf such publication Is to give
timely notice ~ the proposed rrserva-
tlon In order that all parties interested
who either favor ~ oppose its estab-
llshment may be- afforded due orportu-
nifty to submit their Views to this office.
by petition or otherwise. for the pur-
pos. ~ having the same considered
prior To the flnal establishment ~ such
reservation.
This notice should he posted ln the
land office or offices of the district
wherein such lands are situated and u
copy of the same should hc published
nj least once week for three success
sive weeks In some newspaper pub
llshcd In the county. or each ~ th.
ether counties. wherein such lands are