Show INTERIOR BILL INTRODUCED Measure Provides for Uintah Indian School a. a WASHINGTON D Dec c. c 10 AP AP- AP The he second big money bill of ot the short session that for tor or the Interior department w was was s reported to the house today by Its its' appropriations committee It It- c calls for tor an expenditure expenditure expenditure of ot during the tle next fiscal year year to carry parry on the widely Idely ramified activities s of ot a doz doz- ozen oz- oz en 0 of ihla 1118 federal arm TJ The e mea measure ure to be taken up on the floor tomorrow provides an In Increase Increase Increase In- In crease of ot ov over r the current current cur cur- rent rent appropriation but a 8 decrease of ot under the budget bureaus bureau's bUreaus bu bureaus bureau's bU bu- reau's recommendation The pension office is given the bulk of the total appropriation appropriation- Of Ot this amount amoun an aji an increase of over over this years year's appropriation is provided for Cor actual payments to army and navy pensioners 8 MILLION FOR PARKS For administration of ot Indian affairs affairs af at- af- af fairs increase of ot 1 ov over r current A total of ot is provided pro- pro vided for the national park service ah h i Increase of ot and for forthe forthe forthe the reclamation service a n little more than half halt of ot the current current cur cur- rent appropriation for this branch While WillIe the appropriation for Jor pensions pensions pen pen- lons for this fiscal year was tho the committee report said a deficit of ot was in prospect prospect pros pros- duo to Increased obligations of arising from front the act of ot last May l allowing 40 a month to Civil ChU war widows 75 years ars of ot age or Continued on page 3 INTERIOR DEPT BILL INTRODUCED Continued from page lage 1 be e under the bill FUNDS DECREASED The decrease from budget proposals resulted from the committees committee's curtailment by 6 of the estimate for the tIle Vale project in Oregon and Q by the thc recommended sum for Kittitas dIvision division divi dIvi- sion slon sion of or the Yakima project in Wash Wash- state Only OOOO is carried car- car tied ried in the tile bill for the latter and f for r the Vale project The TIle committee saM It was not satisfied that the conditions at- at t- t tendIng the development of ot those thoro projects are such as IS to justify the continued program of construction at it this tills time It added that the of reclamation holds that hat legislation is necessary to Insure in inSure inure In- In sure ure the tho successful development of these hese projects The increase proposed for the Indian Indian In- In dian ian bureau will go toward promotIng promoting Ing ng better health and education among the Indians of the nation while that for national parks will vill be used for construction of roads and trails trans and for purchase of privately owned lands in existing parks and monuments EDUCATION PLAN In the proposed for the bureau of education an item of is included for starting an Investigation of secondary tion ion This Tills would occupy three years year at a total cost of For the territories of Alaska and Hawaii Hawa and the Alaska railroad the bill ill provides a a. reduction of f from 1929 fiscal year funds This the committee report explaIned was due to the absence ot of f any appropriation for the legislatures legis- legis I of the two territories 1930 being eing the off year ear and a decrease I. I of f in the estimated operatIng operatIng Ing ng deficit for tho government- government owned Alaska railroad Nearly claims have been filed on n government lands in the flowage flowage flow flow- age area of the proposed Boulder dam am on Colorado river involving approximately acres of ot rugged rugged rug rug- ged god desert land Commissioner William m Spry of the general land office testified before the house interior in- in tenor department appropriations sub-committee sub that in addition to toland toland land and claims more than mining claims were involved in the area REPORT ON CLAIMS Of land claims he lie said the theand theland theland land and office examined 1386 and only 83 were reported favorably 1303 unfavorably reported Spry reported d that hat there remain acres of land In domain with acres in national forests ex exclusive cx- cx elusive of land in lii Alaska The government also retains he said mineral rights in I acres under the home I stead law and in more than 12 12 acres of the area arca patented under inder other laws there is a specific I reservation of coal oil on phosphate and amid other minerals The income from froni public domain last year to- to tailed must of which comes from royalties under the mineral min min- eral ral leasing act The cost of or administration administration administration ad ad- ministration was less than 2000 00 a large part of ot the tho difference going to states in which public lands ands are located for educational and road building purposes During the past year Spry reported reported re re- ra- ra ported oil and gas lease ap- ap I had been received 1 were vere pending further consideration I were granted and final action I was vas taken on Many applications for coal oal potash potash potash pot pot- ash and sodium entries were received received re- re and more than 2000 ions were received for coal leases and permits Coal prospecting per- per mitts were issued involving acres PROVIDES BUILDING The bill provides for construction and amid improvements at following In Indian Indian In In- dian reservation and boarding schools Hopi Ariz Valley VaHe Cal Cat Kiowa Kloa Fort Sill I Okla OkIa 11 Cheyenne and Arap Okla OkIa Uintah Boarding Board Board- lag ing ng school Utah boarding school Washington 1300 13 00 Western Navajo boarding school Ariz Fort Mojave Mo- Mo Io- Io jave ave Ariz Phoenix Ariz Truxton con conyon cOnion on Ariz Theodore Roosevelt school ort Fort Apache Ariz Sherman Sherman Shernan Sher- Sher man nan institute Riverside Cal cat Fort BIdwell Cal 00 laskell Haskell institute Lawrence T Carson Cit City Nov Kev 13 Albuquerque IS N. i. i 4 4 jv Iv Santa Fe N. N M. M Charles II H. I. I Burke school Fort Wingate N. N M. M Okla OkIa 00 00 Sequoyah orphan training school neat near Tahlequah Okla 93 Bloomfield Okla Euchee Euchee Eu- Eu chee Eufaula Okla 58 Chemawa va at Salem Ore For aid of or five civilized tribes school in Oklahoma an item of or Is provided as is a alike alike like amount to be spent pent for tor the same purpose from tribal funds runds of iho those e Indians For support of or schools school other than those of or the five civilized tribes of tribal funds would be spent INDIAN HOSPITALS HOSPITAL The TIle bill also provides pro for Cor the following following fol fol- fol lowing amounts for or Indian hospi hospitals Arizona Indian n Oasis hospital Ka Kayenta enta sanatorium 32 Fort Defiance sanatorium 38 Phoenix Phoeni J sanatorium Pima Truxton canyon Western Navajo ajo Chin Lee Fort Apache 25 Hopi 3 5 I Leupp upp San Carlos Carlo Southern Navajo ajo Phoenix boarding school hospital California valley Soboba Fort JOt 12 I Fort Yuma Port lOrt Fort Lapwai Tort Yort Hall Montana S Fort l Peck eck Crow agency Fort FOlt Belknap Tongue river Nevada Nevada la Carson hospital 18 18 Pyramid lake New ew Mexico Mexico hospital Jicarilla sanatorium 36 36 Laguna sanatorium I Eastern Navajo 1 2500 Northern Navajo Taos Zuna Albuquerque Albu Albu- qu querque boarding 5 school hospital H. H Burko board- board in ins school hospital i OO Santa Fc l boarding school hospital Oklahoma Cheyenne and Arapaho Arapahoe Arapa- Arapa ho hoe 1100 Choctaw and Chicka- Chicka ka shaw Shawnee 2000 SeRer Seger et I JO iO I Yakima lon Tacoma 1000 f |