OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR. 

 Fines imposed under the bird reservation trespass law. 



601 



NATIONAL FOREST GAME REGULATIONS. 



(Regulation T-7.) 



Thirteen cases involving hunting and fishing on national forests 

 in violation of State laws were reported to the Department of Jus- 

 tice. Of these, three were closed, two by conviction and the imposi- 

 tion of fines and one by dismissal. The remainder were pending 

 at the close of the year. Fines were imjwsed as follows : 



Fines imposed in cases involving game violations on nation<il forests. 



PISGAH GAME PRESERVE LAW. 



(39 Stat. 476.) 



Four cases were reported to the Department of Justice. At the 

 close of the preceding fiscal year six cases were pending, of which 

 five were closed during this fiscal year, two by conviction and the 

 imposition of fines of $10 each, and three by dismissal. None of 

 the four cases reported during the year was terminated. Five cases 

 were pending at the close of the year. 



UNITED STATES COTTON FUTURES ACT. 



(39 Stat. 476, as amended; 40 Stat. 1351.) 



A doubt having arisen as to the permanency of the amendments of 

 the cotton futures act contained in section 6 of the wheat guaranty 

 act of March 4, 1919 (40 Stat. 1348, 1351), the department recom- 

 mended to Congress that appropriate action be taken to remove the 

 doubt. This resulted in the inclusion of a proviso in the agricul- 

 tural appropriation act of May 31, 1920, declaring the amendments to 

 be permanent. 



Aid was given in the preparation of suggested amendments to the 

 act to include American-Egyptian cotton and in the preparation of 

 several amendments to the regulations under the act. Assistance was 

 given the future exchanges in amending their rules to conform to the 

 act as amended, and to the Bureau of Markets in its cotton classifi- 

 cation work, and in the establishment by the bureau of a spot-cotton 

 quotation service. 



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