Arizona republican., 1906-11-15

cts IL had had much to do with the
 passage of the rate bill and had se- cured among other things an extension
 of the twenty-eight hour transit law tO thirty-two hours. The association
 is preparing to press upon the next
 congress an extension of the foreigr. market for American meats by an ad-
 justment of the tariff.
 At the close Of MT. Tomlinson's re- marks members of the association took up the open range question and handled it in a vigorous manner. The follow
 ing is the Burkett bill:
 Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United
 States of America in congress as
 sembled. That the president of the
 United states. with the consent of the governor of the state or territory af- fected. is hereby authorized to estab- fish. by proclamation, grazing districts
 upon the public lands of the United States. Thereupon the secretary of agriculture shall have charge of sucl'
 grazing districts. appoint all officers necessary for their administration and protection. and all local officers shall
 be appointed from the qualified elect
 ors of the states or territories in which
 such districts are respectively situ-
 ated. regulate their use for grazing
 purposes. restore and improve their
 grazing value and issue permits to
 graze live stock thereon under rules and regulations prescribed by him, classify all public lands in said grazing districts as agricultural or grazing and publish lists thereof, appraise the graz ing value of the land in each locality and charge and collect reasonable fees
 for grazing permits. and prescribe regulations for the administration and improvement Of each G-aZing district
 Sec. ?. That lands so classified as agricultural shall be occupied for graz ing purposes under annual or season permits only and shall be continually subject to disposition under the public land laws Lands so classified as graz ing shall be occupied under permits for periods of not more than ten years and upon application agricultural set
 clement shall be allowed whenever an inspection by the secretary cf agricul
 ture of the lands applsedfor shall show such land to be agricultural in char GNs
 therein shall be allowed except under the mining or town site laws: Pro-
 vided. That all land shall be subject to reconsideration at the termination oi
 any permit period: And provided. That public grazing land adjacent to land | reclaimed or to be reclaimed by gov ernment irrigation projects shall be proclaimed as separate grazing dis tricts. and settlers upon such, reclaimed | land shall have a preference right to | the use thereof for grazing purposes
 under the terms of this act: And pro- vided further. That all mineral lands which have been or which may be shown to be such and subject to entry under existing mining laws of the United States and the rules and regu-
 lations applying thereto shall continue
 to be subject to such location ano | entry.
 Sec g. That the jurisdiction. botf ! civil and criminal. over persons within
 such grazing districts shall not be af- | fected or changed by reason of the ex istence thereof. except so far as thu | punishment of offenses against tn' United States therein is concerned, ant