| Show IS MEANT BY BURKETT BILL Measure Introduced ced Into United States Senate Detrimental To Dry Farmers TEXT HEREWITH PRODUCED Tho Strain AVns II For Vor Original fill Hili Hut But It Contains Coul n J rOI iou ns liS So Ko Interest having boon it I liv Ls 1 the th Introduction duclion Into Inlo tho Iho Is 11 known tho s senate ot of what 15 t 3 bill 1111 designed deBI to permit un tin unlimited limited leasing ot lands In the tho slates ot tho Union the full tull text tit ot J tho th Uro Is I herewith reproduced that Is I the text ot of tho 10 Cur bill which was sas substituted for tor tho the Burkott measure on account or of the strong op opposition position which sprung up against tho latter but tIm tho Curtis Curl Is bill practically tho the tanio provision and would have tho the same detrimental effect upon dry farmers ana sheep raisers or oC orthe orthe the west set should It become law Ian as the tho Burkott I bill Lull would hove have had Tho rho measure is h known as WI a senate bill 1 WItS was introduced Into till tho senate by h hIr Mr Ir Curtis on Feb Keb IS 1 und and referred to toS S the committee c on agriculture and for tn The Tho text of ot tho the measure fol fot follows fo lows THE rin BILL DILL BILLA DILLA A bill providing for the control of ot grazing upon tipon tho the public lands In tho the thoin in arId Uld Id states slates and territories of tic the United and arni for fol or other purposes Be It enacted by hy iy the tho senate and andi i house of ot of ot tho the United States Stales of ot American In assem That the unreserved public lands hands of ot tho United States shall bo subject to tho the provisions of ol this act and tho thu president of ot tho the States Stales Is hereby to establish from rein to time by b proc Iroc proclamation proclamation grazing districts upon the tho unreserved public lands ls of or tho the United States Slates conforming to state and territory lines linos BO io far tar ns as practicable whereupon tho the secretary of ot agriculture under rules and regula regulations proscribed by him Khali hahl execute or cause to 10 be executed tho the provisions of ot this act net appoint nil all officers necessary sary RIY for lor tho Ihl administration and protection tion of such grazing districts regulate their use us for grazing purposes protect them from from depredation and Injury re and Improve their grazing value Issue I to 10 graze livestock there thereon on Ott for or periods of ot not moro than 10 years which shall Include tho the right to fenu fenc the same Mime 1 giving preference when practicable to homesteaders and to pro pre pent occupants ot or tho the range who own wn ranches or oi who have pro water alm for fOI livestock grazed on the public lands and charge and ow col cot cotet lect et fees for such nuch I grazing penults bast d upon the he grazing value of vf the tho land In III each locality provided provide that Urn maximum grazing fee fco shall bo four cents per ier aero acre and arni tho tIle minimum cent per acre micro Set See Sr 2 That hut the users user of tho the pub public lic lc lands l under the tho provisions of ot this act may select s leeta a committee of not more moore than tour four members from the tho users ct vI any mirly nil such sud grazing district which committee shall be bo b proportionate with of or different kinds of ot stock J lug at least leant t ono ouo commItteeman to toach toach ach ath class of o livestock users of ot the tho tholand land lana who wh with the tho appointed by tho thc secretary l of ot agriculture In charge tharle ot n such luch grazing district shall lali constitute an executive board who vite shall determine whether tho the permits for tor such grazing districts shall bo ho Issued upon an or upon n it per por capita basis hall make such division of the tho range ran o between the tho different kinds of stock as all asU allI asU U I necessary and anif shall decide whether tile the distribution of ot the tho range shall bo be boby bob beby by b Individual or 01 community allotments The lh executive board bean shall also determine the total number ot or animals to be grazed crazed In each ouch grazing district when Permit are 1110 Issued on a per ver capita ba bat Is S and shall decide upon the Limo then lion of at any special rules to meet local conditions and shall prescribe special lulei to Ic govern the tho movement of ot live Stork stock across the tho public lands In such districts so an as to 10 protect the tho users of or th Ih land in III their rights and tho right of or Persons having the tho necessity to drive unions tilt ilio same I Tho rho executive board also uio determine the iho preferences III In the allotment of grazing privileges pro provided vided for In i section ono one of at this act acL and determine ii thin vai uc of lit If the he t hi Improvements and und of ot uso of ot the theIn F mr In may become necos T ISy t until under the tho th provisions of ot this net act I the Hie administration of or the same Am differences between a majority of or ilir and time the officer In lii ft i bo 10 referred rc l to tho the sec cc i 1 IHry Hy of or agriculture shrill ho bo ad nil In the tho manner proscribed by hy Inn titi Any Interested d party lart shall havo have i right to 10 appeal from any decision of ef the tiji board loUrd to 10 tho thu of ot agri it ir tIle the users tillers of ot tho the land fall fail to tin till committee na as herein pro hid I for tin tilt president of tho the United l s s Sia q shall name such committee from Miti Ii districts apportioned unions tin owners of or tho the different kinds of or n Ii 1 took ix nit above provided fi e 3 5 That Thai lands within Huch graz in districts bo be continually sub l i t to 10 hom entry and to oIlier lon and disposal under all nil land l laws now no existing or which it h It hereinafter enacted Provided That time tho establishment of any Hi h district no form of ieee H Ion n Or QI t entry thereon shall 0 0 C right to 10 privilege on en except when O under i lv r 1 cultivation or nr ni j 1 t U 1 u of o tho time land Provided That i T flails to graze live Iho stock upon land hand i li ii IS s subsequently appropriated un 1 n C law shall not ba b n Ir j III iy by such subsequent V lit pl as its II to t a tho lie I lend land ii c ly op lp until thu tho end onti of ot the tho current i 1 u lUlng period 10 rl 01 Provided Cur fur ih r hut no khair bo tie given shen tn 10 J v iiiI i tr ci 01 i which will nHI ut id Ii t ii tu to tho time use uso of ot any my buildings iii J Ii i 1 MI or 01 other Improve SS 1 m t r ned or controlled by ii a 11 prior r c t mm until ho lie has W lcJ Uchi prior a or mt n a pro iwo rata value lie h L UH of ot such If It i th i I rifi IH I s cnn can not hot Ii h I of or such payment nt I bo be r i rt under of time tho iJ secretary j And provided further r t upon which mr fr r rn I Ss n r or other other hn lie 1 uw or or lawfully con Iy time tho ho of ot a por per 4 tell Pl estabi sta iea shall hull not lint Cy v frh such exceed 1 In n nH as doler I L by y ules 18 of ot time tho secretary or of non oil nl UI br be ml to 10 r 11 I l Iad I under the tho pub during the tho per hier ported period I without Iho tho consent con ot or tho the owner of ot such buildings corrals reservoirs wells or monts and when such are Iro Worth less than settlement way may not bo bl made upon lands 1 con ron taming them during tho permit until the tho now occupant has hia paid such amount for tho the Improvements ns os tony may mn bo be determined tinder tho the rules ot of tho the secretary of agriculture Section 4 That no grazing permits permit Issued under this net act shall shah prohibit rH prospectors and others othor from entering upon such grazing district for tor all proper propel anti and amid lawful purposes In Including time tho ho mice uro and enjoyment of lit their rights and anil property soul anil pros prospecting prospecting locating and flu developing tho thu resources of or such dl lId wagon roads or 01 Improvements may ma bo he thereon In HO cc nce wRit with law and nil alt persons shall have havo the Ula right to move moo livestock from rein ono one locality to t another under such OUch restrictions only as are oro necessary to protect time the users of ot tho thu land which will bo be driven across Section B ti That the time secretary n of or ag agriculture I may set aside Huch such public lands In any ammy nn grazing gazing district ns nH nrc 1110 not occupied by L a settler sot tier or I claimant under tho time public land law I Inot not to exceed In till any case caSt three per pel c nt of all nil public lands in any an graz grazing grazIng ing district when such KliCh landu landi are needed for tOl school houses churches s mid and state or county buildings or for tor public administrative experimental S or Improvement purposes under tinder this or any an other oth r law In and when lands so set aside aShl havo have been listed ed In time till locAl land office of rico they thOy shall not bo ho subject to settlement entry or 01 location under tinder the tho public land laws until such Huch lists are revoked by h tho the secretary All Alt Allwater water on public lands Janus or subject to 10 the Jurisdiction of tho the United States within such grazing glazing districts nay may mil be he used for fOI domestic mining milling mil I 1111 or Irrigation purposes under time the laws lawn of ot tho tIu state or territory wherein such grazing districts dl are aro situated or Un tnt Under del dec tho tIme laws lawn of the thc United States Slates and anil tho the rules and regulations Section C G That tho the secretary of f ag ng agriculture a shall shaH fix a date dite which not be less titan than one year from froth thu establishment of any grazing district and after atter such date tho the pasturing of any an class ot or livestock on public land landin landin in the tima grazing district l without a per ncr permit mit obtained or IF herein provided shall a Il and shall bo he punishable by a tine Uno of not less titan than 10 nor moro than 1000 or 01 for fOI not nol loss less than 10 days nor not more than tutu ono one year or 01 by both hoth such line lino and anI Imprisonment In time tho discretion or of the tho court that homestead or other oilier settlement location on entry try patent till all other othor disposal al of public lands under the public land laud laws law shall bo ho In no wise restricted limited or abridged hero here hereby by nor shall Hhall anything herein heroin be he con eon construed to prevent settlers or residents from grazing their thell used for pui purposes poses on tho thu public lands affected hereby Sec IkC 7 That time tho sum Bum of or dol lure lam Is lii hereby appropriated to be bc avail available I able until expended for tor tho ho payment JI m nt ot or expenses es necessary to execute tho the pro nrc provisions visions of this thin ant mut All 11 not moneys re received calved from each grazing district dur duro during during ing any an fiscal your year shall Hhall bo be tumid paid at nt tho the end thereof by tho thu secretary of oC the tho treasury to Ute UIO tato or territory In Iii which said grazing district Is situated od ed to be expended na its tho or ter territorial I legislature may mil prescribe for fur tho time bandit of ot Uio the public schools and the tha public roads Oads of oC the county or counties In which tho tin grazing district Is IH situated Provided That when any mimmy grazing district Is 18 In moro more than ono state or territory or county count tho the distil distri distributive b llo share sharo of each from the tho proceeds of ot raid fald grazing district shall bo be pro proportional to Its area nica therein Sec See 8 That tho the president Is hereby authorized to modify any 1111 proclamation tion establishing any grazing district but hut not oftener than once in live Iho years to tako effect In not mint less than titan one ono year enl thereafter and by 11 such Buch tion may reduce tho the area orea of ot change chanh tho the boundary lines ot of such grazing dis ills district district S |
