The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-03-04
RESERVES
RECEIVES A BLOW
HEPBURN ATTEMPTS TO HAVE
ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
CUT DOWN..
MILLIONS SPENT ON SALARIES
His Amendment Provokes Wrath and
Is Quickly acknowledgement
turaI Bill Is Passed by
Senate.

Washington, March 2. - Senator
Hepburn, OF Idaho, made futile at
tempt in the senate TO reduce the an
OF national forest reserves from more
than $5,0O0.OO0 to 81 100000 by the in.
PRODUCTION OF an amendment to the
agricultural bill, and brought down
upon his head the wrath of friends OF
the forest service, who declared he
was trying to kill a settled policy OF
the government.
The question arose in connection
with the consideration of the agric,li
tural appropriation bill. The amend
ment was defeated 10 to 80.
This amendment comes from an
open. frank and avowed enemy of the
forest policy of the United States"
vehemently declared Senator Root, of
New York. Upon the proposal OF
single enemy of a settled policy OF
the government we are asked to take
this step. There has been no report
OF committee in support of it; it
comes without recommendation and
protest against it"
Several senator's said that they
thought the forest service was too
costly and that the appropriations
ought to be reduced, but that the
amendment offered by MI Hepburn
went too far. Among these senators
We're Mcasrs. Borah, of Idaho. and
Galinger. of New Hampshire. To
these suggestions Mr.. Hepburn said
that he proposed to follow the amend.
ment with another proposition which
if adopted. would eliminate at least a
I third of the forest reserves
Reference was made by Senator
Flint, OF California. TO the disastrous
forest fires of the past year, and he
declared that the appropriation ought
to be increased rather than reduced
Millions for Salaries.
Attention also was directed to the
fact that il costs more than $4,000. O0(
to pay salaries and rentals in the city
Of Washington for the forest service
=; Mr.. Hepburn said The Washington
, expense was wasted unless it was pro
/ posed to fight fires by wireless teleg
I raphy, which he declared would b.
/ just as feasible as some of the meth
! DDS that have been used. He though
! the $1000,000 he proposed to hav,
! expended would be sufficient for til,
! building Of trails.
During his general criticism of tn,
forest service Mr.. Hepburn said tina
| in one way and another congress is an
proprating almost SS.OOO,OOO annual,
for the protection of the forests. ~,
charged the foresters with using TIL,
reserves for their own benefit. He al
legged that they profit by collectin,
bounties for killing wild animals
| They create the reserves, proven
others from hunting. kill the gam,
themselves and the collect from tn,
! state. They have private snaps" h,
! said Senator Clark, of Wyoming, de
! nonnced the forestry system in warn
terms, and in doing so, warned tn,
| eastern senators that the time woul,
come when they would rue the da,
that they had procured the establish
ment Of reserves in the White noun
tains and the southern Appalacllians
Among the various amendment
!; adopted was one appropriation O
100000 to assist in caring for surplu
elk in the Jackson Hole country il
Wyoming
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed without a roll call