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Show SALT LAKE CITY TO BE PORT OF ENTRY Senate Committee Makes Favorable Report of Kearns's Bill-How Bill-How Fort Douglas Will Be Garrisoned Pending VU ft Arrival 'of Regular Regiment. II fj JT V (Special to Thc Tribune) jB (By A. P. Philips.) JLj) "WASHINGTON",- Feb. 24. The Committee on VTuyfT and 7Icaii3 today decided de-cided to make a favorable report upon the bill of Senator Kearns to make Salt Lake City a port of entry. Inquiry at the "War department today elicited the fact that for the time being two batteries at Fort Douglas will garrison that post. These batteries will be relieved by cither the Eleventh Infantry, which sailed from the Philippines February loth, or the Twenty-ninth infantry. If the Eleventh, the headquarters will not go to Douglas, but to Fort D. j A. Russell at Cheyenne. 1 The matter will be decided In a few days. There is hardly any probability that the Ninth cavalry will figure In tho matter. The Indian appropriation bill submitted to thc House contains these appropriations: appro-priations: Shoshone agency, Wyo., S1G0O; Uintah Ouray agency. Utah, 31S00; Fort Hall. Indians, 5C000; Shoshones and Bannocks, $31,000; Iemhl. Ida., agency, $13,000; Shoshones in Wyoming, 520,000; Western Shoshone agency. New, SS000; Incidental expense service. Idaho. 51000; incidental expense service. Nevada. JH900; Incidental expense service, Wyoming, $1000; Indian school Carson, Ne- 559,400; Indian school, Shoshone reserve, "Wyo., 570.700; Indian school, southern Utah, $13,925. J. A. West of Ogden, who is here endeavoring to get concessions from tho Government in order to extend Sumpter Valley. Oregon, railroad through the Blue mountain forest reserve, Is making good progress. Utah people are largely large-ly interested in the road, David Eccles of Ogden being president. If concessions conces-sions are secured the line will be built to Burns. Harney county, a distance of 125 jnlles west of Its present terminus. Mr. West had a conference with Chief Forester Plnchott today. William Butler, general manager Telegram, was In Washington today on his way to Salt Lake City from New York. Many old friends gave him welcome. Congressman French of Idaho was a guest tonight at a banquet given by the American Credit Men's association of New York, where ho responded to tho toast "The West." Congressman Howell today called on the Second Assistant Postmaster-General Postmaster-General In regard to the service from Center to Vernon. The route has been discontinued in the interest. It -is alleged, of economy, and mail Is taken from Vernon station. People at Vernon remonstrated against the change, alleging It was to the deterlmcnt of the service. Howell Is Informed that if the allegations allega-tions of the remonstrants, prove correct the department will at once advertise for bid3 and re-establish thc route. ..' Efforts arc being mado to get grazing permits by sheepmen for the Fish Lake forest Tcserve In Sevier county, but the Interior -department Is averse to the move and every Indication Is that-it will not be granted. , j Congressman' Howell was a guest -at the merchants banquet at-the New Wlllard hotel' tonicht. , ' Senator Smoot Is advised that Waldamar Van Cott,' his counsel, will , arrive here on Friday. ... E. B. Critchlow, who was summoned here as a witness In the Smoot case, has been In Philadelphia since Sunday, where Mrs. Critchlow was visiting. He returned here tonight. |