Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-10
AGRICULTURAL BILL PASSES
Measure Carrying Over Thirteen
Millions Goes Through Senate.
WAR DECLARED BY HEPBURN
He says FOresters who Atterapt to
Administer school Lands Will
BE Arrested by the state
ConstRbulary.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-After adopting
three amendments of Importance and lis
tening to another verbal c~astigation of the
Forestry bureau by Senator Hepburn, the
senate yesterday passed the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. AS passed the bill carries
a total appropriation OF S13,522, 6S6, an in
crease of 1892, 900 over the amount carried
by the bill as 1t passed the house.
BY the amendments adopted today the
secretary OF agriculture is authorized to
build along international boundary lines &c
keep out diseased cattle; the making of
lump sum appropriations for any bureau of
the department Is prohibited and SO, O0O
is appropriated for an investigation of the
orange grove pest, known as the white
fly.
Hepburn Declares War.
Hereafter Idaho will brook no opposition
from the forestry service Of the United
States on state school sections within the
forest reservations of that state. Senator
Hepburn made an announcement to this
effect while the agricultural appropriation
bill was under discussion In the senate
today.
He was speaking Of the right OF the gov
eminent to include the school sections in
us super Nl5AOl vi AGo0AN ~ dAOaoI civ
in this connection, Mr.. smoot raised the
contention hat the national authority was
supreme II the land had not been sur
veyed. He said that even when the for
estry service had cut timber on the I'M
surveyed sections It had turned over to
the state Is per cent Of the proceeds.
That responded Mr.. Hepburn, sound
like a chapter from the life of Dick Tur-
" - 1 IL NAN--
stranded by his own de%predations would
give them enough of their own money
to buy their breakfasts"
He then went on to say that the recent
administration OF the forest reservations
had been utterly regardless Of law.
"And let 1t be understood" he Numbered,
that from this time on Idaho proposes
to administer its own lands. The au-
thorities nave been instructed OF their
competency in this respect, and they will
protect their interests. II they are dis
turbed by the foresters they will invoke
the aid OF the state constabulary."
Question by BuFkett.
How are you goins to locate your
Mr.. Burke
Lduu 10 always puN' 4Ou " I nav
to locate land he retorted. God located
it before the flood"
Mr.. Hepburn charged the foresters with
accepting bounty money from the state
for the killing Of predatory wild animals,
Notwithstanding they are receiving money
from the national government for this
among other duties.
The Idaho senator went into detail In
describing instances in which settlers had
been evicted from their homes within the
reserves for no other reason, he said, thar
that the foresters wanted the use Of theiI
improvements. In reply to Mr.. shively. he
said, these proceedings we're absolutely
arbitrary and without any sanction of legal
regularity. 20
In this latter statement Mr.. Hepburn was
corroborated by his colleague, Mr.. Borah
who said the forestry officials constitute
themselves Judge, jury and prosecuting
attorney in these proceedings. disregard
ing almost every law for the protection Of
men. which has been adopted by civilized
society"