OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 



581 



wheat standards; to the preparation of phms for cooperative ad- 

 ministration of wheat grades in Kansas, Okhihoma, and other States, 

 and to the powers, duties, and work of the United States game 

 wanlens. 



'J'he office prepared, or assisted in the preparation of, numerous 

 reguhitions, orders, forms, specifications, and schethdes required in 

 the administration of various statutes committed to the department 

 for execution. Some of the more important of tliese were reguhitions 

 governing tlic importation of animals; amen(hnent of the meat-in- 

 spection reguhitions inid of reguhitions under the migratory bird 

 treaty act and under the Ahiska game law; regulations under the 

 virus, serum, and toxin law; regulations governing interstate move- 

 ment of live stock; reguhitions governing compensation to the owners 

 of tuberculous cattle destroyed; regulations to carr}' into eifect the 

 food-]Droducts inspection law; regulations governing wool and grain 

 warehouses; i-egulations under the ])lant quarantine act; amendments 

 of regulations under the cotton futures and grain warehouse acts; 

 and numerous amendments of the administrative and fiscal regula- 

 tions. Orders for the establishment of plant and animal quarantines 

 and for the revocation and suspension of licenses of grain inspectors 

 were prepared. Assistance was given in the preparation of speci- 

 fications of commercial grades of a number of vegetable products and 

 in the preparation of grain- inspection certificates and appeal forms 

 under the grain-standards act. 



The long and stubborn contest against enforcement of Federal 

 legislation for conservation of migratory birds was brought to a 

 close on April 19, 1920, when the Supreme Court of the United States 

 in the case of the State of Missouri v. Ray P. Holland. United States 

 giune warden, sustained the constitutionality of the treaty Avith Great 

 Britain for the protection of migratory birds and the act of Congress 

 of July 3, 1918, to carry the treaty into effect. This case was an 

 appeal by the State from the decision of the district judge for the 

 western district of Missouri dismissing the State's suit to enjoin the 

 United States game warden from enforcing the migratory bird treaty 

 act in Missouri (258 Fed., 479). The importance of the migratory 

 bird treaty and the act of Congress to carry it into effect is em- 

 ))basizeil by the Supreme Court in its reference to the subject matter 

 of the treaty and the act as ''a national interest of very nearly the 

 first magnitude." 



Law Avork for the Forest Service during the year, other than under 



the A^'eeks Forestry Law, included handling the following cases and 



other business: 



fjaw icork for the Forest Sen'ire. 



riaiiiiis 111 lands 



lit ariims iittfiKh'd 



I •tiKisitioiis tiik«'ii 



I'.riHf>i |>rpi>ai»'«l and filed 



Appeals to Secretary and brief- 

 .Met ions for rehearing and brief. 

 I'eti linns for exercise of super- 

 visory authority 



< >ral arfrunients 



475 

 44 



9 

 21 



5 



1 

 2 



Trespasses: 



Grazing 



Timber 



Fire' 



Oecui)ancy 



Property 



(Jnnie 



General litigation 



Contracts, leases, and similar 



papers 1, 4'J7 



Written opinions 383 



5oe 



37 

 96 



I 



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24 



> 190 cases prosecuted In Btate courts in addition to the number above reported. 



