Show WILL OPEN UINTAH R-ES R RESERVE FOR SETTLEMENT jill Bin Bill of Senator Kearns to Be Favorably Favorably Favor Favor- ably Reported Committee by-Committee on Indian Affairs WASHINGTON D D. C. C 1 March darth h 1 The 1 The I pill recently introduced Introduce In In- inthe the the Sen Sen 1 q ai by S Senator Kearns providing for oro o the selection and allotment of of ertain tOads lands within the Uintah Indian reservation in Utah and for the opening to settlement nt or of the residue of f the lands in the thereser reser reser- reservation reservation will be taken up b by the Committee Commit Commit- tee oh on Indian Affairs of of the Senate and the matter of r reporting It will be voted on On by the committee It is stat stated upon reliable authority that the measure measure will be favorably reported to the Senate and in all become a law during during dur dur- luring lur- lur ing the present session of Congress The bill provides that each Indian who Is the head of a family shall be allotted acres of land and each IndIan Indian- who is not the head of a family shall haH have forty acres This land must b be allotted within six months of the li passage of the act Senator K Kearns yesterday introduced a bill for th the rebuilding of r Fort Douglas in the State of Utah The bill provides that the Secretary of War be authorized tl and directed to improve the military oost noat at that place In acc accordance with the plans and recommendations of the board of cf military and camp sites and provides for foran an appropriation of of to be expended expend expend- ed under the direction of the Secretary of War Var in accordance with said plans and recommendations |