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Show SETTLERS IN WEST RISE IN PROTEST Object to Any More Forest Reserves in the West and a Halt Is Called. . (Special to Tho Tribune.) (By A. F. Philips.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Ono of the most important orders to the inter-mountaln inter-mountaln country issued for soveral years was mado by the President tills morning regarding forest reserves. The Interior department has been setting set-ting aside so much public land for forest for-est reserves and has in view the setting set-ting apart of thousands of acres more that many arid States have protested. ' Protest after protest has been filed with the department against the enormous enor-mous acreage withdrawn for this purpose, pur-pose, but apparently without avail. Senators and Representatives have i been flooded with petitions until the larger portion of tho mall for Western members consisted of these petitions. Senator Heyburn of Idaho had a conference con-ference with the President on the question. ques-tion. Tho conference was a prolonged one and tho result was that the President Presi-dent Issued an order to the Secretary of the Interior to create no more forest reserves and make no more withdrawals withdraw-als In any State without llrst consulting consult-ing the Senators and members of Congress Con-gress of each State and giving them an opportunity to be heard. It Is understood that another con- t Terence will be had on Monday with . the President upon tho same subject. It Is also understood that the President Presi-dent will discuss the question with tho Cabinet, as no much public land has been set apart for forest reserves and withdrawn for Irrigation purposes that but little public domain remains, Lands within a five-mile limit of Pocatello on the Fort Hall reservation will not be open to entry at tho date expected. Tho bill providing therefor which has passed Congress and which was sent to tho President for signature, it Is discovered, has a flaw in It. Through an error In engrossing tho measure making provision governing a portion In range 31 eaat was written 3G cast. This Invalidates the bill, and It will have to again take its regular courso. It Is understood unanimous consent will be asked in both Houses when the bill Ij again Introduced: to have the measuro put upon Its passage without a long delay in committee rooms. 4 V Congressman French has secured the passage of a bill through the Houso granting a pension of $30 per month to William A. Sheridan of Moscow, Ida. Senator Smcot Is advised by tho Pension Pen-sion bureau that a pension of $12 per (Continued on Page 9.) SETTLERS IN WEST RISE IN PROTEST (Continued From Pago 1.) month .has been awarded Mra. Isabella "Workman of Salt Lake City. Senator Kearns returned' to "Washington "Washing-ton today from Chicago, having- accompanied accom-panied Mrs. Kearns that far on her Journey home. She will remain in Salt Lake City until after Lent. Tho Senator has received a petition from a number of women ln Ogden, the wives, sisters and daughters of honorably hon-orably discharged soldiers, urging1 the passage of service pens-ion bill. He will put tho petition before tho Senate on Monday. John Peters has been commissioned postmaster at American Fork, Utah; JSzekial Lee at loua, Ida, |