Show Indian Service t Fund WASHINGTON March 28 UP- UP P The house appropriations committee commit commit- tee Monday recommended for the Navajo-Hopi Navajo Indian service service pearly nearly more than was allowed last year At the same time it wrote a prohibition in the Interior department department department depart depart- ment money bill for the next fiscal year ear beginning July 1 against the use of any Navajo-Hopi Navajo welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare funds for payment of social security benefits Payments of social security benefits to reservation Indians were made from Indian bureau funds throughout most of last year Recently the Indian bureau said that its money for this purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose was exhausted I Funds approved for the Navajo- Navajo Hopi service by the committee in included included included in- in for construction work and for industrial agricultural educational health welfare and employment services The amount earmarked for construction construction construction con con- on the reservation was above the amount available available available avail avail- able this fiscal year jear the committee commit commit- tee said Among construction activities would be the building and maintenance maintenance maintenance nance of roads and trails irrigation irrigation irrigation tion systems buildings utilities reclamation of lands for farming and water exploration The amount voted by the committee committee committee com com- for the Navajo-Hopi Navajo Service was below the figure requested requested re requested re- re quested In the Ule presidents president's budget |