| Show lAND SPECUlATORS Will WIN I HOUSE DETERMINED TO ROB THE PROSPECTORS Senate Provision Prohibiting the Leasing of Indian Mineral Lands I Will Probably Be Defeated Special to The Herald Washington D C June 2SIt is very doubtful if the leasing prQvision in the Indian appropriation bill can be defeated notwithstanding the second insistence by the senate on its original proposition prohibiting the leasing The nembers of the house committee seem determined to hold out for the Lacey amendment permitting Indian councils to lease with the approval V the secretary secre-tary of the interior FORT HALL TREATY The Fort Hall reservation bill is still hung up in the house The entire Idaho delegation has waited on Speaker Reed and tried to have a day fixed for the consideration of the measure The senators sen-ators and Captain Gunn impressed on the speaker the importance of speedy action to relieve the people of southwestern south-western Idaho The speaker would not name a day but promised to consult Chairman Sherman of the Indian committee com-mittee on the latters return from New York Sherman is now at home fixing his political fences Owing to the approaching ap-proaching close of the session it is doubtful if anyfinal action will be had on this bill FOR UTAH INDIANS The Indian office has decided to expEnd ex-pend 5000 for the relief of the St George Indians The sum is to be immediately im-mediately available and Commissioner Jones has so informed Congressman Kins KinThe omnibus claims bill which carries car-ries 12000 for Utah claimants will not be again taken up in the house this session The failure to hold a quorum is responsible for the postponement of action to next session UTAH INVENTION A patent for a wave motor was today to-day issued to Robert J Robinson and W A Nelden of Salt Lake city An original pension of S10 a month has been granted William F Wilson of Ibapah Utah Henry L Hammond was today commissioned com-missioned postmaster at Janesville Ida Gay Lombard has received definite assurances that he will be apPoint In I the army this week I S ar II |
