Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-02
FOREST RESERVE BILL GETS THROUGH
Appalachian and White Mountain
Reservation Act Passes After Adop-
ton Of Amendments Extending Pro
visions to "AlI States"-Senate
Passes Two Important Supply Bills.
(By Associated Press.)

of great confusion the house OF rep
rtS"ntativeS today gave every evil
Gence that the present congress is
drawing to Il close. In his end"avor
to maintain a semblance of order. the
speaker was constantly pounding his
gavel and admOniShin@ members to
cease conversation
After two hours of stormy debate
the so-callcd Appalachian AM White
mountains forest reserve bill was
passed by a narrow majority of ten.
Measures OF this character had been
before the hose in one shape or
another for many years and tOday's
action witnessed the partial consum-
nation of a policy in connection with
the conservation of the forests I'M
ceasinsly pressed by its advocates.
Terms Of the Bill.
Bv the terms of the bill the Ma
ton Forest Reservation Commission
is created for the purpose OF acquir-
ing by purchase or condemnation the
lands needed to promote or to pro-
tect the navigability of streams in
whose watershed they lie. The house
bill is a substitute for that of the SEN
ate and the measure will no& go TO
conference.
The final conference reports on the
army. naval and fortification appropri-
atoms bills were agreed to. and the
measure will now 90 to the Presi-
dent for signing. In addition to this
4 vast amount of miscellaneous las
mess was disposed Of
Insurgents Win Fight.
A resolution, designed as cOnces-
sion to the so-cailed insurgents
amending the rules SO as to provide
one day each week for call of commit
tees gave rise to immediate discus
sion and was adopted bv the narrow
margin of six. the vote standing -,
TO e.
After short discussion the hous :
almost Immediately insisted on its
disagreement with the senate on the
amendment to the legislative. execn-
tive and judicial appropriation bill!
raising the salaries of the President,
Vice President. the speaker and Unit
ed States judges and the bill for the
third time went back 10 conference.
The house at SIS o'clock p. m. al,
journed until IL o'clock tomorrow.
Forest Reserve provt9ton3.
BY the terms Of the so-called APP
pa!achian and White Mountain forest
reserve bill amended 50 as to apply
it provision to all States. which was
passed in the House today, a national
forest reservation commission ID
created TO acquire by purchase or
c. attenuation. the lands needed to
promote or to protect the navigabili'
ty Of streams alcng whose water
shed they lie.
The House bill. a substitute for
that of the Senate. will now go to con-
ference.
The bill is general in its scope
II permits the acquiremnt OF
lands in any part Of the United
States. where such arquisitirn can
he shown to he advisable TO the ma
tional forest reservation commission
created By II. after the geological
survey has determined that such &C
quisition will promote or protect the
navigahility Of streams on whose
wafer sheds the lands lie.
Scope 10 Extended.
Originally the bill was designed Ia
cover the Appalachian and Whit"
VI unfain ranges hat the House sub
s,iiutc makes its provisions appiica'
BILE 30 all States.
Mr.. Weeks. Massachusetts,. who in
conjunction with Mr.. Lever. South
Carolira. reported the measure. cS,
planned in detail its purposes and
called attention TO what he said was
the paramount Importance CT enacting
ouch legislation.
He was piled from al! sides with
questions regarding the method Of
acquiring the lands. and said that II
would h. done Ivy purchase and con
domination.
In opposi'ion Mr. Smith. Califor'
mia. declared tina; Il not oniv led "a
appr~ riatt9ns truly appalling In
magnitude b1, attempts to change
the policy Of the government In very
irap- rant particulars"
IL is ono OF tho most vicious meas