. Conservation. Forests and forestry. fHon. Hoke Smith, Governor of^Georgia power to acquire lands within a state, solely for forest reserves; but under its constitutional power over naviga- tion, the Federal Government may ap- propriate for the purchase of lands and forest reserves in a state, provided it is made clearly to appear that such lands and forest reserves have a direct and substantial connection with the conser- vation and improvement of the naviga- bility of a river, actually navigable in whole or in part; and any appropriation made therefor is limited to that pur- ; The
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. fHon. Hoke Smith, Governor of^Georgia power to acquire lands within a state, solely for forest reserves; but under its constitutional power over naviga- tion, the Federal Government may ap- propriate for the purchase of lands and forest reserves in a state, provided it is made clearly to appear that such lands and forest reserves have a direct and substantial connection with the conser- vation and improvement of the naviga- bility of a river, actually navigable in whole or in part; and any appropriation made therefor is limited to that pur- ; The committee decided that the pending bills, not being limited to the 256 aforesaid purposes, were unconstitu- tional. This opinion, whatever may be said of its legal value or of its statesman- ship, made it necessary to w'ork along the lines of protection of navigable streams to secure immediate practical results. Fortunately this could be done, as nearly all the needed lands were on the watersheds of such streams, and this protection had always been an im- portant object in view. The Senate bill was modified in its form to meet the judiciary committee's opinion, wa^ passed by the Senate in the closing days. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
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