The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-26


day by Senator Carter.
Nearly the entire time OF the session
was given over 10 the consideration Of the
paragraph in the agricultural appropria-
ton bill which carried the money neces-
sary for maintaining the Forestry Bureau.
The Senate committee invited attack by
adding S5000o0 to the appropriation made
By the House.
Mrs. Pinchot. mother of Chief Forester
Clifford Pinchot- paid her annual visit 10
the Senst tors gallery. and sat in the
front row listening to the attacks made
upon her son. Beside her sat Mrs Hey
burn. wife OF the Senator from Idaho,
who Is the bitterest enemy the Forest
Service has in the Senate.
Carter Created Merriment.
Senator Carter created much merriment
by calling attention 20 some expenditures
made on behalf Of the Forestry Service
He dwelt particularly upon the lecture
feature OF the bureau. and read from the
report Of expenditures items for travel
ing s9d other costs incident 10 the de-
livery Of lectures by government en-
ployes
one emDlOye drew approximately SOC
for his expenses in addressing the Tight
Barrel Stave Association Another en-
ploye had been allowed his expenses for
going 10 Salt Lake and addressing the
Wool Growers Association.
This moved Senator Foraker to remark.
All OF these men. presumably. have
passed the civil service examination. but
the sheep raisers have not
Senator Hepburn. Of idaho called on
ct - MS -
and explain what relation the Wool
Growers Association had 10 the preserva-
ton Of the forests.
Senator SmOOt, Of Utah. was trying 20
tell Mr. Hepburn that the lectures were
valuable 10 instruct the sheep raisers
against overfeedinE-
Senator Hepburn expressed some sur
Prise that young college men with stere-
Opticon- views should presume 10 tell the
sheep raisers how they should feed their
sheep. Senator SmoOt appeared very
much disguised by this remark. and took
some pains 10 explain that the lectures
related 20 precautionary Instructions
against overlooking the range" which
was a matter Of forestry and botany not
related 10 the digestion Of the sheep
Report Causes Laughter.
tor Hepburn called attention 10 the
orester-s report OF expenditures 70
hat one Enos o. Mills had drawn
IS Tor three lectures given to the
Club, Of Denver. He created
amusement BY reading an item
that Nr. Mills had drawn his
from Denver. Colo. 10 Denver
deliver an address before the
Club, sos.
ltely following this item Of ex-
as another allowance 10 the
)loye on account OF expenses
+- lver 10 Denver 20 address the
1ub. 5000"
ture seems 10 have been worth
than its predecessor" said
n. But here is still q third
ense allowed TO the same man
the same trip from Denver
address the Wonan's Club.
he seems 10 have been paid
cents less than he received
re Immediately preceding
uughter aroused by 1Ir. Hey
alton had subsidized, Senator
how young men. with their
Of lantern slides, had been
New Hampshire telling
about the beHefCsnt work
Service and drawing ex-
government He declared
e was an outrage and a
or public funds. and
@ TO be some way 10 put a
n told OF a forest ranger
y VINO -ad procured two steam
----nes AT government expense and put
1sm on one Of the lakes, where he and
his friend enjoyed themselves sailing
about.
Senator Smooth rushed 10 the defense
Of the ranger by explaining that the
shores Of the lake in Mr.. Heyburn's State
were so steep that the ranger was com
PEELED to have the launches IN order to
so about his Official duties.
Launches TO Climb shores.
Am I 10 understand the Senator 20
mean that the ranger uses the launches
with which 10 climb the steep shores p
inquired Senator Fulton. who. according
10 rumor. is shortly TO put on the ermine
Of a Federal judge in Oregon.
Mr. Hepburn reminded Senator Smoot
that one Of the shores Of the lake afforded
level strip Of land wide enough for a
roadbed for three parallel lines OF road
4 referred 10 the other shore of the
lake replied Mr. SmoOt.
i wiz say 10 the Senator that the other
shore Of the lake contains one OF the
finest truck gardens in the world, replied
1Ir Hepburn
Mr. SmoOt insisted that the Senator
from Idaho was mistaken: that the shore
Of the lake was too PERCEPTIONS for q gar
den 20 be cultivated thereon. which moved
Senator Carter 10 suggest that probably
Il was a hanging garden
Resuming, Senator Carter said there
was rumor around the Senate chamber
or conspiracy 10 reduce the appropria-
ton for the Forestry Bureau. He called
attention 10 the condition Of the revenues.
and minated that they would be less
satisfactory 10 the government. after The
. tariff revision had been accomplished.
He said it was a piece of 'gross i'm
pertinence" for any government Officer
10 speak of a conspiracy when Congress
sought 10 reduce expenditures. He said
that the Forestry Service had gone far
beyond the plans Congress had in mind
when il made the original provision for
IL. The sole object OF the bureau when
Il was originally created was to fight
forest fires and preserve the timber from
thieves.
Now the government IS paving out
$1,000 year for typewTiters IN Wash
ington. and Mr. Carter remarked sar-
lssticsly that they were probably neces-
sary TO carry on the work Of fighting
forest fires
Senator's Hale and Burrows interposed
Inquiries and suggestions that were very
uncomplimentary to the Forest Service.