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Show PRESIDENT'S POLICY FOR GRAZING ADOPTED WASHINGTON. Feh. 13. Withont pontinuinfcT its hearing upon the Burkett pmendment to the Agricultural appropriation appro-priation bill providing for the leasing nf the public lands forN grazing, the Senate committee yesterday agreed to idopt the amendment. .Several amendments amend-ments to the Bnrkett proposition were idori4, however, designed to protect he We-8ts of tne homesteaders. ThX',li'y outlined, which is favored 5v the President, waa, agreed upon by i bare majority of the committee. It s not unlikely that a point of order Tiav be made against it in the Senate, is it is conceded to be general legislation. legisla-tion. One amendment provides that the retarv of Agriculture is to exercise -oatrol it and nz the fees to be charged tot grating. |