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Show FISHER ASKS ASSISTANCE. Confers With Western Governors on Revision of Land Laws. St. Paul, Minn. After hearlriR the sovernors of the northwestern states ind their accredited representatives mtllne what, In their opinion, la ronej with the present administration A the land laws and what Is neoded to further the development of the seat. Secretary of the Interior Fisher Monday afternoon explained to the L'ongresH of Wentern Governors the idmlnlHtration's policy reRardlni? public pub-lic lands. Secretary Fiither agreed with mom )f the Biwakera that there are many svlls in connection with the land laws lhat nhould he corrected, but he Bald ie had no power to correct them; hat it ww a matter that should be ut up to concress, and he abked the oisifitaiice of the western governors In lecurliiK needed legislation. |