Show SENATH S BIll FOAl FOR lEASING OF GOAl COAL LANDS I I W WASHINGTON ASIn Sept 26 The 26 The bill to provide for tor th tho leasing of or government coal lands was before the senate today for final action The bill practically was completed and the senate was ready really for forn fora n a oto vote when hen It tact met l Final disposition ho however a awaited wa the tho submission submission by Senator Senator Sen Sea ator of or amendments radically changing the bill blU but ut administration were confident of or their rejection The measure aa w now framed differs from that recently passed by the tho house in mall many particulars It provides that the government govern govern- ment meat shall shaU reserve CilO acres of ot coal bearing land in tho the Bering river field and so liSO acres in the held field to be mined at nt the lie ot of the president for or government work workS construction hon and operation of ot government SO railroads for tho the navy for lor national and for re relief roo ro- lief from oppressive o conditions Unreserved coal oal lands would be leased for not more than fin fifty years in forty forty- acre acra blocks cJ s. s in no ca case e exceeding 2360 2560 acres in any anyone one tract at n a royalty of from ron 2 cents to 5 cents per ton and 25 5 cents an aero acre for tho the first year car CO GO cents un an acro acre for tor the third fourth and fifth year years and 1 per acre acro thereafter tho the rentals to bo ho credited against the lie royalty roy roy- alty Leases for purely local needs s would bo be made in tracts not to t exceed ton acres acre to an any one person or association without it royalty or land Jand charge chare Should any of or the thc lessees lesses attempt to monopolize the product or form part of or nn an unlawful trust t or 01 conspire to control more than 2560 acres of or the coal land the leases would be forfeited by 11 court pro pro- A provision pro of or the tho bill would direct lr ct that no per person on employed underground underground underground under under- ground should work more than eight hours a a a. aday day |