Show 2 G 5 KITE I J FEAR OF KIT GRAZING RATES ry d N FOR PRESENT 1 t ird rd 1 Fight W Wins s Da DaSt Day Y For St Stockmen of Western States f Herald March 13 Western sah Ington n. n I I and cattlemen men may rest at least In the thel he hetter p for another year of ot Increased grazing rates on I Irest l J although reserves although only by a a. rest st t reserves fight and a a. vcr very narrow margin 1 defeated recen recently proposition tho the ti the agricultural appropriation presented to tho bonne it 1 ItI I u that hereafter the fed ft a provision each permits upon grazing 4 IS a svgs uge the n national for shall bo be not Ie leea 7 tho the appraised value of ot pasturage deter deter- a such ouch rational national forests as ns filed feed 1 J by br tho the secretary of ot agriculture on 00 time to tune time UI 1 b but t at least every i beginnings beginning with the calen- calen calena rUN V re the basis of ot the ther 1921 upon a r rates tes charged for pastur- pastur lands of or similar g upon Into account tho the advantages es Ii d fag Ing disadvantages of Uio respective This proviso so far as l It provided pro It the fixing of ot the charge for graz- graz Lc vy the tho secretary 7 of or agriculture on onI one e I biBis buls of tho the value of or pasturage simply a 1 legislative statement of ot ofie ote ie o e basis on oa which charges are aro made nd d to that extent there was no nothing thin the paragraph that was objection objection- ble The committee however In fn put- put tine hig the paragraph In the bill and pro- pro for Of a a. readjustment from time i tune time beginning with the tho calendar and In providing that the tho eJ ea should hould be bo mado upon tho basis baals the commercial rates charged for ce on lands landa of or similar r charac- charac r very clearly Intended to have havo a a. nt of or rat rates rate's 3 within tho the next I I year and un undoubtedly hoped for a very material Increase in rates Parliamentary l Fight ht With this view of or the matter r hold western members member It was agreed that points of or order should bo be made against tho the paragraph and the the- they were mado by French of or Idaho and Hayden of or Arizona Thereafter members of the agricultural committee proceeded to offer amendments to tho the forest appropriations appropriations in tho the form of or limitations the effect of 01 which would have havo been to increase at once tho the grazing fees on forest reserves all the way from to per cent The fl first t of or these was offered b by Chairman cn of ot the tho committee and provided that no part of oC the appropriation should bo be ex expended expended ex- ex on nn any national forest In which tho the fees for grazing shall be bo les less than per cent of 01 tho the existing rate A point of 01 order was made mado against this amendment and discussed at length Most of or the tho recognized parliamentarians ians lans of ot the House held that 1 it was not subject to a Q point of or order Congressman Mondell and other western members supported the point of or order the W man arguing I at nt length lenth to tho effect that tha the tho a amendment amendment amend amend- ment was clearl clearly an attempt to change existing law and limit tho the discretion of or an executive officer on an nn appropriation appropriation appropriation bill and therefore not in or or- or der Tho The chair finally sustained this argument and tho the amendment was Wag do- do Similar am amendments all calculated calculated cal cal- to increase tho rates offered offered of of- and antl defeated by Congressman Mondell and other western members so that tho the law remains without modi modi- In addition a n motion by French of ot Idaho restored to the bill an nn Item of ot which had been disallowed disallowed dis dis- allowed by tho the committee for tor the tho study and improvement of grazing conditions conditions conditions con con- on national forests Different In AVent Mr said it was all very cry well ell for tho the gentlemen gentleman having In mind tho lush pastures of 01 Kansas Missouri and Maryland arland to Imagine that the tho privilege of or grazing on national forests forests forests for for- ests was comparable with handy anc and convenient grazing privileges of 01 the tho kind they had In mind mind- Ho reminded members of or the committee of ot the wl widely widely wide wide- ly varied character of or forest reserve lands of ot tho the fact that considerable portions of or them were exceedingly rough rock rocky in high altitudes diffIcult difficult cult of ot access far removed from the tho ranches of or stockmen afforded aford d pasturage pasturage pastur pastur- age but for a 1 limited time and that of a 1 precarious character duo to the dangers from predatory wild animals and inclement weather Ho lIe suggested Bugs that If tho the committee was not satisfied with present rates they should first Inform themselves as all asto asto to tho the facts and urged the members to find time limo personally to visit and Inspect in inspect In- In tho the national forests In any event contended contend tho the W Wyoming congressman congressman con con- gressman no action should bo taken until simple opportunity had been given to hear hoar tho the sto mens men's side tilde An effort to authorize tI te committee to visit the reserves w wJ d' d defeated b bj by Blanton of ot Texas 41 11 ij Tho The action cUon and attitude of ot tJ the tho ag agricultural agricultural S ag- committee Vaa as a a. good deal of or a 1 surprise to west western n members as asvery asvery v very ry little had b been en aid ald about tho the item proposing increased grazing fees prior to its being pl placed ed cd In the bUt bill bULAt At any anT rate tho the situa situation n has hns been mot met and the danger for tho pres pres- ent Western members s are aro hopeful that before another attempt to raise tho is made mado th committee may Inform itself and allo alloW sufficient time for tor tho the stockmen to bo o 0 heard |