Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-19

the national board of trade. so as to ex-
tend the influence and power of the organ
fzation and strengthen it's financial re-
sources. The fee for associate membership
was nxed at not exceeding $50 The fee
Tor active membership was placed on
TO the nuz5ber of members In the cOnstit-
uent body represented by the candidate for
membership.
BY panimoas vote it was decided that
the national board of trade reafi1rms its
consistent advocacy of the plan of govern
ment irrigation of the arid lands and their
SUBDIVISION into small tracts for the bene-
nj OF actual homeseekers and of the policy
that the Irrigation works should be built
as rapidly las the land will be taken and
utilized foil farms in 100 acre tracts or less
and the entire cost of the construction re-
paid to the government as provided in the
national irrigation act.
That forest. reservation, as a conserva-
Tor OF water supply should be dealt with by
congress as great national problem, and
we lndorse the splendid work of the reclaim
alton service, which Is carrying into effect
the national irrigation law, and urge that
this work be kept out of politics and car
r1ed forward on the high business-like plane
now In force; also we indorse the effective
work of the bureau of forestry. which is
working to preserve and protect the forests
or the country and apply to our forest
lands rational American forest policy.
urther we urge upon Congress the re-
peal Of the desert land law and the COM
mutation clause of the homestead law,
under which enormous areas of fine agri-
cultural land suitable for homes, are pass
ing INTO the hands of land Synd1cateS for
speculative and grazing purposes.
we urge the immediate consideration by
the House public lands committee and the
passage by the House of Representatives OF
senate bill 1854, carrying into effect the
recommendation of the President and his
public land commission. repeating the tim
Der and stone act, and providing for the
sale OF .stumpage on government lands
This bill has passed the Senate.
We urge the passage by the Senate OF
bill H. r. $3.50, approved by the commits
sioner of the general land office and the
Secretary of the Interior providing for the
consolidation of the various forestry
branches Of the government into the bu-
reau of forestry of the Department of Ag-
riculture. This bill has passed the House
and has been favorably reported by the
Senate committee.
Land Laws.
I'VE urge upon Congress the need of leg
islation to prevent the further location of
lieu land forest scrip upon valuable pubic
lands and that no more scrip ever be issued.
No floating transferable, purchasable
rights to public lands should ever be
created We commend the Mondell bill,
preventing the exchange of forest reserve
lieu land for valuable public timber land, as
a step in the right direction and urge It's
passage by the Senate IL mas passed the
House.
I'VE urgently oppose the passage OF the
several bills which have been introduced
this session and are being pushed increas-
ing the homestead entry from 100 to 64o
acres in certain states as measures tendlng
to consolidate land into large holdings and
as antagonistie to the closest settlement
and highest development Of the country.
THAT the national board OF trade ap-
prove the establishment of national forest
reserves in the Southern Appalachian noun
tains and in the White mountains Of New
Hampshire. and that we earnestly urge the
immediate passage Of bills for these pur-
poses, which are now pending In both
houses of Congress.
THAT copies Of these resolutions be inn
mediately sent to the President, the Secre-
tary of the Interior and members of the
public lands committees Of the Senate and
the House of Representatives..
Much Amusement Caused.
Much amusement was caused this after
non when Delegate Anderson Of Ohio asked
that action be taken urging Congress to
enact suitable laws for the protection of
the lives of Presidents of the United States
at the hands of anarchists, cranks and other
dangerous characters.
1T is the opinion of the chair" remarked
President Sullivan drily. that our present
Chief Executive does not require such pro-
lection. He Is perfectly capable OF pro-
tecting himself
Resolutions We're adopted favoring
more liberal appropriations for the i'm
proyement of the waterways OF the coun-
try. --.
highly commended the work of the eAgri-
cultural Department in conjunction with
that of the census bureau, especially as
regards the cotton reports.