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Show the extreme southern part of that territory ter-ritory there was no tlber, consequently consequent-ly the people were without fuel unless they were allowed to use thciooal of that region, i "In fare of the fact that there are valuable coal fields in various parts of the territory, the people have not been given opportunity to use a ton of It. with the consequence that they are compelled to bring their fuel either from Australia or China, or around the Horn from our own eastern states. Thus thoy aro compelled to pay from $12 to .'?20 per ton when they ought tq got it for $2." This he denounced as "conservatism run riot." Between the withdrawal for forest reserves and on account of the conl deposits, he declared Alaska had been placed In a straight jacket and Its development greatly restricted re-stricted Mr Nelson was interrupted several times by Newlands. who called attention atten-tion to "the fact thai one of Mr. Nelson's Nel-son's constituents. Mr. Weyerhausor, the "lumber king." was the owner of a million acres of timber lands that the Nevada senator said he had been able to acquire under "our misfit land laws " Mr. Nelson replied that Mr. Weyer-hauser Weyer-hauser bod become one of the most ardent conservationists. "He out-Hcrods Herod," he added. Mr. Newlands also fell into a controversy con-troversy with Mr. Hughes of C'olo-tado C'olo-tado over a statement by the former to the effect that one concern in Colorado bad been enabled to procure Immense deporlts of coal contrary to the general public inetrest. Mr. Hughes denounced the statement as an aspersion upon the state, and declared de-clared It to be "radical and unwarranted." NELSON CAUSES SENATE SENSATION WASHINGTON. June C Declaring that Alaskn hod been placed in a "straight jacket" by the withdrawal of the public lands. Senator Nelson today sharply criticised the policy of conservation as practiced in that territory. ter-ritory. The Minnesota senator was discussing the bill authorizing the President to withdraw from entry-lands entry-lands for public purposes, which he :;docated. The measure 16 one of a 1 series of administration conservation ' bills and was taken up on niotlou of Seuator Smoot. -Mr, Nelson's declaration attraelc-d Hie-cial attention because he is chairman chair-man of the Ballinger-Plnchot committee commit-tee and also of the public lands com-mlitee com-mlitee of the senate He said It should be understood that he did nol mean to criticise either the present administration or the preceding one He thought congress was as much to blpme as any one. Mr. Nelson's address followed a speech made by Senator Clark of Wv-omlng. Wv-omlng. sharply criticising the bill. The Wyoming Senator contended tho bill would ronicr au authority entirely to wide, r-s It would supply a lecis-kilivc lecis-kilivc Interpretation of tho words 'prbj:c purposes" f".r more comprehensive compre-hensive than ever hd been civi-n it. He presented ;m amendment rer.tiict-lag rer.tiict-lag the phrace to lu- ordinary acceptance accept-ance cf its meaning. .Mr. Clark contended con-tended that the Prci lent never had J nuthorit for (be suspension of t lie public laud iawr.. lie believed there night o be some legislation giving HK-'n authority, but he would have if j rop.-ily limited. Advocating the pas-Mj.e pas-Mj.e or tho bill sii reported. Senator Nelson contended that H imposed a restriction instead of granting new puthcrity. Never had the presidents right to withdraw the public lands teen questioned, he said, until exception excep-tion was taken to Lho excessive witli-, witli-, d ravels mode by Secretary Garfield forlng the ilrsl month of President yiooseY6lt's administration. Mr. Nel-ton Nel-ton found justification in existing law lor the withdrawal of the public lands from entry. However, he favored conservative action on the part of tho executive in depriving the public of the opportunity to avail Itself of iho public resources. He thought that the present generation should have full f ccess to these reservations. As illustrative illus-trative of his contention that cxecu-"tlvo cxecu-"tlvo action might go too far, Mr. Nelson Nel-son Instanced the course cf Secretary Garfield iu withdrawing for water power purposes about G.noo.Onn of land In the west during the last month of President Roosevelt s administration. Mr. Nelson said thai while he gave bis adherence lo a conservatism policy, poli-cy, he old so only when it was in-liorX in-liorX Hi? would have th public re-murc-s administered so as to afford tho living KcnernMon the opportunity M the full and proper us of them. "Thero will be plenty of water hun-riredi hun-riredi of year after we are de-ad," ho raid "No man can ttop It unless he can prop precipitation from the clouds. Why Hhouid our supply of coal be tl"d up and th people piovented from utilizing that fuel?" Dlpcu-sin- ih application or the conservation policy to Alaska, h dwelt upon the fact that except la |