Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-05
IN THE SENATE.

Washington, Feb. 4-The Senate Oc-
cupied the first hours of its session to-
day in perfecting the House bill per-
hitting the government to take an APP
peal on points of law in certain GRIM
inal cases The bill is intended to
reach cases similar to that against
meat packers. The bill was laid aside
to permit further discussion of Sena-
tor Carriers resolution aimed at the re-
cent order Of the secretary of the inte-
rior preventing the issuance of land
patents to entrymen until after an ex-
animation on the ground by a special
agent. Mr.. Hepburn concluded the re-
marks he began several days ago and
Senator Newlands followed in defence
Of the secretary.
Mr.. Bacon made q brief statement
intended to show that Senator Bever-
idge had been i'll error regarding the
operation of the child labor law in
Georgia. Mr.. Beveridge had said that
there had been 5000 applications for
child labor in Fulton county. Georgia
under the new state law and that all
o. them had been granted. Mr.. Bacon
said he had ascertained that but 10
applications had been granted.
Washington, Feb. 4.-Continuing his
speech today in the Senate in criticism
OF the administration of the public
land laws. Senator Hepburn said there
was no necessity for and no likelihood
that Congress would loan the forestry
bureau 100000 as asked by the Pres
ident.
He said the last report of the bureau
showed $4,000 to the credit OF this
bureau. and yet the proposition is to
pawn the forests OF the government to
Tue government for 100000. These
gentlemen seem to treat these forests
as their own private enterprise.
pepew asked if the senator's con-
IGNITION would destroy the whole system
OF forest reserves.
Inc system Of forest reserves as
now operated responded Hepburn, sis
W vicious that anything that would
uts'roy it would be welcome
Depew asked if it was not true that
.onoination of Eastern capital had
su'e Into the West and grabbed up
A,ge timber holdings.
Inc largest landgrabber is one of
Ae wee pres dents of the National For
co. CO.. reserve Association of the United
yates answered Heyburn. He owns
i. aO'e land, the title to which was il
az any obtained, than any other man of
uIeh IN the United States"
A. were not these lands acquired by
s 'e wee president spoken OF before the
NSer'es were created?" asked Smoot.
Mo' number of them were acquired
"a. Ane We sat here in the vain SUPPOSE
,a mat We We're heading off these
~. GRABS. while in another branch OF
@ government contracts were being
~. s'ea through with all speed that the
na. might be dry on them before we
a. the act which shut out the eX-
burn. 'a"us' answered MI f'eS
e,, tue OF the grea test points for, criti-
of . SAID Hepburn. was that two acres
he,s 'azihg land TO one of timber had
m Withdrawn as forest reserves.
tatas remedy. Hepburn said. was to
hnd me administration of the public
ma M laws from the interior depart
cb, :, and put it in the hands of a spe-
haa ana court. provision for which he
W. aue In a special bill now pending.
hnaaa Hepburn had concluded New
MI secured the floor to address him
cpea., Tue same subject. Before he pro-
eo' Hale remarked that the secre-
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