| Show TRY IT ON NEBRASKA Legislation on Grazing Leases Confined to That State Stat For Present Present n Republican Special Washington March 12 Tile The The pub public lie lic Ic n lands committee which has hns bemi ue 1 discussing ln for fOl some seine time tho the advisability advis ability of enacting a general tri law briM hns ll reached a n conclusion to tl Confine confine con con- fine legislation along this thiN line to the Mite of 01 Nebraska and anel to for I this hits purpose pur IO pose has appointed a sub committee uh of or t which Congressman John ohn F. F Lacey Lace is iH chairman They will vIii wi l use C as lie tho basis of th the the hilt bill In Introduced In- In measure to IK- IK drawn up itt hi by ly Mr lr Lacey early 1 In the lie session 01 but bit several Important lant changes eg Lacoy's bill 1111 pro pro- will wi bo he made mad Mr 11 hi Ino- Ino the public domain should that exceed be lie leased In tracts not nol to 0 at ot graduated rates of from flum I 1 to toC toI 0 I C G cents 10 per acre IH per ler annum the different tilt dif r ferent tInt rates a to be hi n assessed o a according to tilt the classification of or th the Inn land Question of iii Limit It 1 has t el developed i. i howe lr however that a acres rs S Is 15 1 not 1111 a nt ore area to toUl tobe tobe be Ul of ot belth to cattle catle and amid sheep inen men but at nt time the mf nie lm time lime in order ordet to II prevent pre pre- vomit vent corporations eO ns and even evoil l Individuals lalo fm from leasing vast t n areas M of public land it Is Is thought i ac advisable abl to have hu some somE limit and this the thit committee hn has found a n hard harl proposition llon with wih ili which lo to contend As stated t above e aho the bill hi to 10 be 10 drawn will 1 be he confined conOn l to Nc- Nc c- c braska and anil if the scheme works well veli here It 1 is IR alo altogether probable a general grazing law will 1 he be enacted text congress The Tue proposition now nov no before beCore the subcommittee sub sub- committee which s seems onis Nm to meet with he the most mOM favor fn C Is 18 that lint tho the maximum or of land which will wil be leased pc to t o person or corporation will wil be ll Ked b by tub ie following method I When is mode lo to Ipa lease e for COl gras graz- In lug ng purposes niri S tin lit lit- sc secretary Ci of th the In- In tenor will wil n muse cause use n an au 1 Investigation to b bo be m nude k of ot the 1 t tract met sought to t 11 be lie leased 1 nail awl have hn e it i anti and he will wil hen lease n a tract the appraised l value of nf w wl rh i is not nol In excess s of ind 4 per cent 11 per annum will 1 h be hi hul ell upon tho the amount of appraised alue of tracts In to h lie hp It leased n lel |
