Show SOOT ANS Bli ViCI RY Against Montana I and Idaho Senators and Band of Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- He Gets Forestry Appropriation Ap- Ap Appropriation Appropriation Through Senate 4 44 4 4 r 9 I 4 From a Staff Correspondent Washington ton D. D C. C Feb 1 eb 26 0 f For three hurs hours today Senator 1 Smoot defended the appropriation 1 f for the lie forestry bureau the upon 1 1 4 1 floor of at the Senate and anti brought i. i 4 It through to a n note vote ote with no ro- ro 1 4 1 except put on to 4 the agricultural appropriation bill 4 by ti-c ti Senate committee As It f passed d It carried about f the amount gran granted led b by tho the House I G J M Mt t i 4 I T Strong opposition headed by Senator Carter Cartet of ot Montana and H burn of at Idaho was as le leagued with a a. a band of ot Democrats for the express express purpose purpose of knocking out the tho forestry Lion tion Meetings 9 of these forces had 1 I e n n held and a plan of ot campaign agreed a reed upon upon- making Mr Ir Carter the lender of ot the tho party paTty Carters Carter's first amendment provided pro for tor a a. decrease ase of or the funds for tor forestry down to 2 when It was seen that this cut could not be made ho he withdrew tho the amendment and proposed one lo 0 cutting It H the This was defeated ami went vent through ao as pro pro- vided by the House The attacks made upon the tho fore forestry tr bureau by Carter and others were successfully met by Senator Smoot who was ablo o t t offset their statement by tho the production of ta facts ts Ho lie easily proved tho the correctness of or the statement made by high officials of the government that he knows more about forestry than any Iny other man In the tile department Th Tho at nt- nt tack of ot th the enemies of forestry wore werl met at ot ever every turn by hy Mr Smoot Snoot with documents l nd I-nd figures tig to disprove their |