The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-31
MUCH TALK ON AGRICULTURE Hf ,e Finally Lays Bill . Aside. ] 2 LLIAMS AEGERs CANNON Democratic Leader Forces Out a
 Roll Call.
 ----e----- Makes Good HI. Tsreat to Fiiibusser --ls Debate Memser. score Rep reseatatives of the Fores-
 try Bureau.

wash.aston, March so.--Debate on the Agricultural appropriation bilfsun- | der the rule was resumed in the House 1 of Representatives today. The provision relating to the forest | service aroused considerable discussion. l one of the principal points of confen- l ton being with reference to the pro- | hibition against conducting investiRa- tions outside the jurisdiction of the United States. The bill on that. point. | however. was allowed to remain un- changed The words stricken out placed limitation upon the Secre- tary' of Agriculture. in the matter of expense necessary to protect. adninis- ter. improve and extend, the national forests and reads as follows But no such extension shall be made except by the purchase of land or rights therein found to be necessary for such pro- lection. adn1inistrations~ or improve mont"
 On objecsioa by Er. MondelL the clause authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to advise and assist own CTS of lands 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 iu forest reserves was the charge of Mir. Smith of Cali lorna, who criticized such action.
 This was admitted by Mir. Scott of Kansas, but he said the forestry bu-- rcau had given prompt attention to petitions In protest and released over 12.0o0.00O acres of lands ss included.
 The explanation was not satisfactory to Mr. Mondeli. who charged that # had been the rule of the forestry bu- reau to secure rather extraordlnary opinions" from the Attorney General. He insisted that if the Prenident had authority to create reserve he had authority to divide one.
 Mr. smith Of California again got the noyr and speaking of the recommen. 7 aAtin1 Of the President that water { ElEhts should bs taxed denounced him
 fThe Federal roxesasEent@ he aa. clarsd ought to be ashamsd of Itself < kf ik izpaeRts sken ta exs0s1 a tan bgnss,as cf fA rlEhtsof way evof q piece Of land taaf is not worth one dollar an care.p Provisions stFIcken Ous
 pn points of order, the following provisions were strlciAn ont. "
 Authorizing the Secretary Of AKricui. i. tuFe 10 divide ana designate Tor ad. min5stration purposes lands reserved Tor nationaI forests; making irrevoca. ble for fifty years pernits for noxvar plants within national forests. atthor. izing the Seci etary of Agrtcult1rS to Aecept lands for forest purposes or to --t"rr% AtQnDAK2 national forests; covering into shs treasury ana creating a speciai fu,,6 TOT Ihe administration protecfion and the. improvement of the forest aar,,i~S or all moneys received and eontrih,,s lions toward co-operatIye work st,. snorizins advances of money to chjefs et neia parties for fighfing forest
 Mir. Burieson. of Texas. made r,a.. Tor an investigation of the best r,ss Sns =. or preventing the ravages of the naissIa toe ana onered an amendment to this
 IS this the mistletoe around which So many tender memories ciuster?" Mr Gaines of Tennessee. fnoutred
 Tt is. MT. Burieson responded.
 'Is tho gentleman married or sin. gleE MT Douglass. of Ohio. asked.
 You misht know" interjectel Mir. Gaines. He Is married"
 Do you want to abolish the mis- uetoe tn leap year?r asked Mir OInl- sted. of Pennsylvania.
 Unable longer to stand these iibes.
 T understand there are many ten der memories that cluster around this pest"
 It was. he said. not sentimental ago
 We are ryactical men, he declared. "and ft is in tho interest of the forests of the country that l offer this amend m@nt,"
 Ihaistinx that ''unmarried folk should haev opportunity to say some thin&." Mir Gaines protested vehement ly. against tho proposition.
 "I am not trying to destroy the mis- tlesoe of Tennessee." MT Rurleson pro tested.
 
 Uncle sam, to join Texas"
 Mir Burleson's amendment was lost as to i3.
 AFnre criticism of MT PInchot was in- duleed in when MT, Mondell. of Indiana. offered an amendment providing. that money for travelling expenses for tray- i elIins representatives ot tne ForsSsts " Fureau shall not be paid until such or acfals travelled on business directly connected with the forest service. MT NondelI nontended that such omeiats Iast var had attended convention m DenvAr with which they had nothing 10 do and that their expenses. had been raid cnt of the Federal Treasury, pau S.s,t nroteetsd that Nr. Mondell | n,i.tsker in saving that govern ,,snt money had been improperly used. hrt in repIy Mr. NIondell suggested that .Sa-a hsd been false entries in the TOT estrv once books in order to cover up tbe expenditures. The Amendment"as adopted. ,s,,.o, the use of any part or the ', pnorrg ap,,orn,riation to pay for any newspa- rsr sep' or S magazine article advertising the bureaus work. ar, nj.
 Mr. Scott read a letter from MT Pm chot iustifying the news items on the ground that it was necessary to con- vsrt scientific knowledge Into common k lsnowIedse and that. the periodical press was the best means of distrio- nflne the information.
 MT. Mondell insisted that he was not opposlng the distribution of the ap- when given out in the proper way. The amendment was adopted.
 NIT. Williams of Mississippi. the mi nority leader. opposed motion by Mir. Scott to lay the bill aside and forced a vote by tellers. Tho motion carried, 57 to 45.
 Mir. Williams flibustered again on motion to adjourn. By vote of s5 to