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Show MONDELL 'S BILL FOR $30,000,000 BOND ISSUE WASHINGTON. Jan. 17 Tho Issuance of $30,000,000 worth of government ten-yoar ten-yoar 3 per cent bonds for reclamation projects desired by the administration is provided for in a bill Introduced today by Chairman Mondell of tho house com- mittco on public lands. Mr. Mondell also ofTcrcd the only other of the eight bills sent him by President Taft and Secretary Secre-tary Balllngor which ho approves, to allow al-low moro liberal assignments of p homestead home-stead entries of reclamation lands. Mr. Mondell saw the president today and later declared his position in the matter had not been correctly stated. Ho said ho was not opposed to conservation, lie o.bjocted. however, to the form and purpose of four of the most Important of the eight bills prepared by Secretary Balllnger to carry out the president's wishes. |