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Show BORAH INTRODUCES NEW IRRIGATION" BILL Special to The Tribune. WASHINGTON". Dec. 10,-Senator Borah today introduced a bill to advance 530.0000.000 to the national reclamation fund to enable tho .secretary of the Inter In-ter or to complete tho Irrigation projects which have been commenced under the national Irrigation act. The 530.000.000 Is to be in addition to the 520,000,000 advanced ad-vanced by the act of June 25. 1M0, and Is to bo raised through the Issuance of certificates of indebtedness, to be redeemed re-deemed by payments received for lands and water rights of Irrigation projects. It Is expected by Senator Borah that, with the proposed additional advance of funds, the Irrigation projects which have been commenced can speedllv be completed com-pleted and a large acreage of land placed at tho disposition of settlers. |