The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-10
HOUSE PASSES
ANARCHY BILL
Western Representatives Oppose
Lacy Bill.
WANT GRAZING PRIVILEGES
ANARCHISTS CANNOT TAKE OUT
NATURALIZATION PAPERS.


wv passed the bin to protect the
president vice president. men,
hers of the cabinet and foreign minis
tiers and ambassadors. and to suppress
the teaching of anarchy by vote of
175 to thirty eight A motion to re-
commit the measure with instructions
to strike out certain sections was de-
feated, seventy-one to 123. The re-
nainder Of the day was devoted to the
bin to transfer certain forest reserves
from the interior department to the
agricultural department. and to au-
thorize the creation in such reserves Of
game and fish preserves.
President Roosevelt, in his annual
message. recommended such a measure.
The minority of the public lands COM
mittee offered a senate substitute for
the bill, measure which eliminated
that portion of the bill which transfers
the reserves TO the agricultural depart
ment. Messrs. Lacey of Iowa KIeber
Of Texas, Perkins of New York and
Williams Of Mississippi spoke in favor
OF the BILL
Messrs. Mondeu of wyoming and
Shafroth of Colorado supported the
minority substitute Mr. Bell of Colo
was reached.
Anarchy Bill Passed.
When the house met today the pend
ing question was on the motion of Mr..
DeArmond Of Missouri to recommft the
antl-anarchy bill with instructions to
strike out section three which made
the killing OF foreign ambassadors and
ministers punishable with death and
section 49, which creates the legal pre-
sumption in all prosecutions under the
act that the officers to be protected by
IT'S provisions are engaged in the per
formance OF their official duty at the
time the offense is committed. The roll
was called. The motion was lost. sew
enty to 12l The vote was then taken
upon the passage of the bill, Mr.. Ian
ham Of Texas demanding the ayes and
noes
The bill was passed, It's to thirty
eight. Mr.. Hit from the committee on !
foreign affairs presented a resolution
which, after reciting the fact that
peace has been established in South
Africa, calls upon the secretary Of state
tor a complete list Of American citi-
zens now detained as prisoners of war
in South Africa. and for information as
TO what action is being taken to secure
their release. The resolution was
adopted without division.
The house then, under the order made
last week, proceeded with the consid-
Grafton Of the bill ''to transfer certain
forest reserves to the control Of the
department Of agriculture and TO au-
thorize fish and game preserves in for
est reserves
Lacey Bill Taken Up.
Mr. lacey OF Iowa, in charge of the
Dill. explained the growing interest in
forest reserves as a means of conserv-
ing the water supply and for the pro-
lection OF game. The bin provided that
al forest reserves heretofore set apart
ana such as may hereafter be set apart
should be transferred to the department
OF agriculture for administration Tba
present reserves. however. are not n
be so transferred until the boundaries
Shal have been established. The bill
also authorizes the president To set
aside such reserves or parts thereof as
he may deem advisable as game and
hsh preserves, and provides for the Gre
alton OF rules and regulations for their
protection.
Refuge for Birds, Game and Fish.
Mr.. Lacey called attention to the
words Of President ROosevelt's mes
sage pointing out the propriety of MAX
ing some Ravens of refuge for the sur
living Dlrus, game and fish within for
est reserves. BY the terms Of the bin.
hsh and game preserves could not be
SET apart without the assent of the
governor Of The state within which the
reserve is located. Mr. Mondeu of
wyoming VINO signed the minority re-
port against the bin. opposed the meas
ufe. he argued that the transfer Of
me forest reserves now under the in
geIlor department to the agricultural
department was an impracticable and
radical change OF policy. which would
iead TO reaction between the two
departments and lead TO the creation
or many new offices.
There are now fOrty-One reserves
containing 10000 acres. These re-
serves are now open to entry and the
mineral laws They contain thousands
OF persons living on perfected or I'M
perfected entries made under the land
Jaws, and he argued that all the public
lands and legal questions would have
TO be settled by the interior DEPART
ment ana lead to endless conflict with
the agricultural department.
Inc Idea embodied in the bin of es-
taDiisning by executive order game and
hsh preserves in forest reserves. on the
request Of the governor Of the state in
which the reserve is located. he said.
met the approval of the minority of
Tered as @ substitute for the pending
measure oiu relating entirely to the
establishment OF such preserves.
Westerners Offer Proposition.
AIR. Shafroth Of Colorado. in opposi-
ton Co the bill, declared that the for
cstry bureau of the agricultural de-
partment while performing valuable
scientific work in forestry, had no prac-
ucal knowledge or experience I'm the |
management OF forest reserves. and he |
Argued that it would be a great mis-
take to make the proposed transfer
Air. Bell Of Colorado also opposed the /
BILL He said that thousands Of home
stCaders had taken up land adjoining
reserves because they could secure free !
grazing for their cattle and horses. He I
predicted that the great White river
reserve OF 100000 acres would be des-
lgnated as a game preserve If this bill /
passed. The minute that was done he /
said. the value OF the adjoining ranches !
would be decreased - per cent, be- /
cause the opportunities for free graz
ing on the reserve would be at an
end.
AIR. Kleberg Of Texas and Mr.. Per
kins OF New York favored the passage
OF the BILL The latter said that the
opposition 90 the bin came mainly from
sheep and Cattlemen. who wanted 10
use the reserves which might be con- !
verted into game preserves for grazing 1
purposes
Mr williams of Mississippi. in sup
port OF the bin said that he regarded 4
the measure. in its remote effect, as 4
one OF the most important before con- !
Eress.
The house at ass p. m adjourned.
ANARCHY BILL as PASSED.