Show CO COMMITTEE FA FAVORS I ITHE THE TILE SMOOT S OIL LEASING JI BILL The house committee on public lands lauds has has reported favorably the Smoot bill previously passed by the senate benato extending the provisions of II section 18 A 18 A of or the oil leasing act to certain la lands in iii Utah The Tho effect of or this bill hill is to give to those persons In Utah Ulah who have expended considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable money mone In drilling for oil oU but who wore unable to work continuously continuously continuously on their claims the right to lo secure leases from the government on a royalty ranging from Crom 12 fa to 33 3 1 p per per r cent Without the passage of this bill the this claimants having failed to gut get patents prior to the tho enactment of or orthe the leasing law would virtually loso lose their rights and their improvements for tor the department would be compelled compelled com coin to put pul their claims up at al auction tion tiomi and sell tIle the leasing privilege to tho the highest bidder 0 o- o |