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Show Repeal of Timber and 8tone Act. Washington. Tlio necessity for repeal re-peal ot tho timber and stone act, under un-der whlclr. It is asserted, millions of seres of public lands had boon taken up by laud speculators at low figures and sold lator nt phenomenal advances, ad-vances, was emphasized at a session of the national conservation commission commis-sion by Senator Knuto Nolson ot Mtn-resota. Mtn-resota. Senator Nelson's declaration thtit ho wanted to seo tho law oft tho Mtttute books stirred up a lively discussion. dis-cussion. Among thoso who took part In the debate were Senators Flint,' Smoot and Dixon. |