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Show Illrl M NIlKV CIVII, llll. I. Amount of Appropriation Mail lorVarl-aim lorVarl-aim l'urpor Washington, D. ('., July 9. The sundry civil bill as reported to senate today by the appropriations committee carries the appro- pnation lo if.il, 241, (IPO an increase of j;j,H,0H0 over tho original bill reported, u,ri."i2,UlJ less than the estimates, and $5,01 l.ffilN more than the bill of last year. The most important feature of the work of tho scnalo committee on ilji , is the elimiiiatioit of tint appropriation, appro-priation, $TT7,5lK) for irrigation sur- vey. This provision wa vigorously j attacked by a number of western sen-! sen-! alors and they succeeded in defeating ! it in committee. Their opposition wa i based largely upon the ground j that its etfect would be to re-servo re-servo from the public domain an amount of public land which would In; open to sell lenient. The appropriation for topographic surveys by geological survey, however, was increased from I'.'OO.MtO to MOO.IKHI. It is provided that half this sum shall bo expended expend-ed west of the 101 t meridian, meri-dian, and so much of the act of October 'I, iHH. a provide for the selection ami location of reservoir and canals upon public land and reservation of irrigable land is repealed provided reservoir and j canal sites heretofore located or aeleet-I aeleet-I ed shall remain segregated and reserved j from enlry or settlement until other-j other-j wise provided by law. |