The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-30

that so far as he knew there had been no
change In the law.
Mr Hepburn said that the circular ~as
without authority of law
Mr. Hepburn pointed out that the cir
cular gives the officials OF the forestry
service extensive authority to pass upon
mineral claims
Chance for Homes.
Their opinions are harder to overcome
than are those of the courts ne said
He said that he spoke especially Tor the
miners because all tho mines In Idaho
are either under the forest reservation or
under threat OF being Included In them
He argued that the fact that a given To-
cation In the mountains was no evidence
that the land was worthless for homes
as was evidenced by the fact that most
mountain sections are inhabited. he
knew, nc said every foot OF the Forest
reservations In Idaho. "ond | say he
added that the man who says II is not
adapted to home-making does not know
what he is talking about
Alleges Inspired Attacks.
Mr. Hepburn said that he had been at
tackled by inspired statements In the press
intended to dlscredit his opposition.
Mr.. Tillman asked II the Forestry Bu-
reau had press bureau
Mr. Hepburn read newspaper clippinge
bearing upon his controversy with the
Administration, in support of his state
mcnt that there was systematic effort
TO minimize his efforts, He referred 10
report of an interview between himself
and the President saying that 1t was "a
tissue OF falsehoods."
Interview With President
He said he had shown the article to the
"Of course" he said, that kind OF an
article could have emanated only from
some representative of the forestry bu-
rcau who was present he added tn3t
4, hoI Of nt d.
n,inistratlon and that II was not true that
the President had shaken bunch OF
photographs in his face,
He declared: THE press combination
was organized to blacken my character"
He said that he had not succeeded In
preventing the establishment OF the res
ervation against which he had protested,
Doesn't Blame President.
Mr.. Tilman suggested that the Idaho
Senator had not got the square denl.
end that the President had given more
heed to the forester than TO the Senator.
but Mr. Hepburn declared that he had no
complaint TO make against the President
Mr.. Hepburn spoke of the publication OF
a pamphlet by the forestry bureau as inc
presentation OF the case OF the Bureau VS..
Hepburn.
MIR Bailey said this was serious
charge.
Attack on Senator,
Mr.. Hepburn stated that he had done
all that he iclt called upon TO 90 IN ul-
rccting attention 10 the fact that there
were three men whose sole business II
was to conduct a press bureau in the for
estry service,
Mr.. Bailey remarked that II the Presl-
dent had not removed the men guilty OF
this attack upon a Senator, then all that
had been said of others could be said or
the President, but Mr. Hepburn refused
to acccdc to the proposition.
Accommodate Cattlemen.
The Idaho Senator declared that forest
reservations had been created TO accom-
attention to the gravity OF the charge
Mr. Hepburn repeated Il, saying the res
ervauons were created I'm order to facili-
tate grazing privileges"
Mr. Hepburn said he wanted the open
door" In the West for the homemakeTs,
and did not want any more reserves made
until Congress could investigate,
Dubois Differs Radically,
II differ from my colleague radically,
totally" said Mr.. Dubois. He did not
accept the view that the Executive OFF,
cials intend to deceive the public lie de-
clared that of the lands reserved in Ida
no not one-tcnth Of per cent was under
cultivation, and that not one-half OF l
He also defended the administration of
the forestry service. He had never heard
OF the withdrawal OF lands TO acCommo-
date the grazing interests. He declared
that all the stockmen IN Idaho. except a
few OF the most extensive, favor the re-
serve system. He declared that the rules
of the forestry service permit untram-
meled prospecting.
Farm Lands Excepted
Mr., Smoot said that ne had had no diff
Guilty In securing the exception OF farm
lands from reservations In Utah
Mr.. Clark of Wyoming said that he
knew Of Instances in which settlers had
been compelled to abandon their homes
within reservations.
The Senate, after an executive session.
adjourned at 547 o. m