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Show APPROPRIATION FOR WELLS IS ADOPTED Special to The Trthome. WASHINGTON. .TuTy 7. The senate today adopted an amendment offerer! by Senator S-moot to the a cri cultural a; 'propria! 'pro-pria! ion bill, to appropriate SKiO.OOO for Investigation and cxrerimentint: with ar- 1 tesian wells and underground flow ol water on public lards in t'ne arid and semi -arid sfa ; es. T::e amend rr,enf. was opposed by Senator Tr.omn of Colorado, but snpporred by his colifarue. Ser.ator Siia f rot h, and by nt .cr west ern ser.a tors, iniudmc Senators Warren and Borah. It was adopted by a two-to-one vote. Representative Howeli ar.d his family will h-ave here Monday for I.o-ran. Mr. i Howeil will return here after a short J luy in Utah. 1 |