Show COlORADO Will MAKE E IMPORTANT TEST CASE Question of the Legal Rights of the Governments Forest Policy Will Be Fought to a Finish Denver ColoFor the purpose oft of-t In tho courts the right of the national 1 government to establish forest for-est reserves within the boundaries of sovereign states tho state of Colorado Colo-rado will be asked to appropriate tho sum of 10000 to meet tho expense ex-pense of such a proceeding This IS the substance of a bill Introduced in tho senato on Friday I The bill authorizes the attorney general to proceed Immediately upon the adoption of the measure and to prepare and appear in cases where ho operations of the forestry department i depart-ment of tho national government appear ap-pear to have encroached upon the rights of tho state It is hinted In the bill that possibly pos-sibly tho operation of the forestry system may have retarded the development de-velopment of the states agricultural mining and power advantages and is preventing the construction and op oration of irrigation systems that i would be of inestimable value to the upbuilding of the stato The bill has a provision authorizing authoriz-ing the attorneygeneral to employ special counsel to assist In legal actions ac-tions that may arise as an outcome of the proposed fight |