The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-04-09

ed that this reserve be created for
the purpose OF furnishing water
supply TO Los Angeles" and that
the city was entirely dependent on
this supply. NOW" he charged,
"Mr. Smith comes here and tries to
show that the department is trying
10 create monopoly" The pulley
Of the department, Mr.. Pollard de-
clared, was to prevent monopolies
rather than TO create them.
Mr.. Smith denied that Mr.. Pin
chot's statement was true. lie
asked the House to call on his col
league to bear him out. II never
did," said Mr.. Kahn. ~ didn't"
said Mr.. Needham. Nor L." added
Mr.. Engelbright. Mr.. Smith said he
would hunt up the rest Of the delega-
tion and get them also to rise and
deny Mr.. Pincbot's statement.
On objection by Mr.. Mondell, the
clause authorizing the secretary Of
agriculture TO advise and assist own
ers OF Glands within and adjacent to
the national forests In the proper
care of the same" was stricken out.
That vast tracts OF untimbered
land have been included in forest
reserves was the charge Of Mr.. Smith
iAriz.l. who criticized such action.
And this was admitted by Mr. Scott
| Kansas. but he said the forestry
bureau had given prompt attention
to petitions in protests and had re-
leased over twelve million acres of
lands so included.
The explanation was not satisfac-
tory to MI. Mondell, who charged
that 1T had been the rule for the for
estry bureau to secure ''rather extra
ordinary opinions" from the atror-
ney general. lie insisted that II the
president had authority to create a
reserve he had authority to divide
one.
Mr.. Smith, California;, again got
the floor and, speaking of the recon.
mendation Of the president that
water rights should be taxed. de-
nounced him for IL. The federal
government he declared, fought
TO he ashamed OF itself IL IT under
takes to extoIt tax by way OF a
right OF way over a piece OF lanu
that is not worth one dollar an acre. :"
On points OF order the following
provisions were stricken out:
Authorizing the secretary OF agri-
culture 10 divide and designate for
administration, public land reserves
for national forests; making irrevoc-
able for fifty years permits for power
plants within national forests: au-
thorizing the secretary OF agriculture
To accept lands for forest purposes or
to exchange lands for stumpage In
the national forests; covering into
the treasury and creating special
fund for the administration, pIotec-
tion and improvement of the forest
service OF all moneys received as Goa
tributions toward cooperative work
authorizing advances OF money 70
chiefs of field parties for fighting for
est fires.
More criticism of Mr.. PiDchot was
INDUCED in when Mr.. Mondell offered
an amendment providing that thu
money for transportation or trave
expenses of forest officers or agents
shall not be paid unless such Officials
Travelled on business directly connect
ed with the forest service. Mr.
; Mondell charged that such officer
and agents last year had attended
convention I'm Denver with whicl
the government lad nothing TO do
and that their expenses had beel
paid out of the federal treasury.
He knew, he said, 1t was not SAT
to attack the forestry bureau becaus
OF the influence 1t had over the coun
try.
THAT influence be declared
sis used to such extent that men
motives are bound to be impugne
and men are certain TO be attacke
in the newspapers and In the chea
periodicals OF the country every tim
they presumed even TO suggest tina
this service is not entirely free froI
criticism
Mr.. Scott protested that Mr.. Moi
cell was mistaken In saying govern
ment money bad been improper
used, but in reply Mr.. Mondell sul
gested that there had been entries
the forestry books In order TO COW
up the expenditures.
The amendment was adopted, az
its adoption served to make NJ
Mondell more aggressive. He f.
lowed up his success and attacks
the bureaus publicity department
i and offered an amendment prohibi
I ing the use OF any part OF the a
preparation To pay fof any newspap
OF magazine articles advertising q
bureaus work.
Mr. Scott again sprang To the q
Tense OF Mr.. Pincbot and read i
ter IRON him justifyiug the ne
items on the ground that II "
necessary to convert scientific kno'
edge into common knowledge a
that the periodical press was the 10
means of distributing information
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