Show Indian Department Representatives Representatives Representatives Representatives' Represent Represent- Make lake Adverse Report Th The Randlett people will not secure a bridge e across the river I A petition signed recently b by practically everyone living li in that i immediate section was forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded to the Indian department depart depart- ment at Washington The Indian Indian In In- dian ian appropriation bill had already al al- already r rad ready ad passed parsed the House but the Utah delegation thought it possible that an amendment mh might ht be inserted in the Senate Senate Senate Sen Sen- ate providing for fOJ a small ap aT for a Randlett bridge The commissioner of Indian affairs was consulted by Representative e Howell and Senator Smoot and he in turn referred the matter to Mr l Eary Ear Ear- y ly special agent in char charge e at Ft Duchesne Duches an anti and Mr lIr Bryant engineer These latter two reported unfavorably unfavorably unfavorably un un- un- un favorably in the matter Both protested on ou the ground that tha t I benefits resulting from bridge would accrue al almost ost to whites that there was no do necessity f for fora r ra a bridge from standpoint of Indians Indians In ln at this time It was hoped that the dep department department depart depart- rt- rt ment representatives could S see their way clear to make a favorable favorable favorable fa fa- faI fa- I recommendation in this matter An appropriation for this purpose would would not in an anway any anyway anyway way have affected the Indian appropriation which has already already already al al- al- al ready passed the house nor would the money have bave come come out ut of the Ute fund I Had ad the Utah delegation been able to tog g- g get gt t it through as in the case of the Myton bridge it would have been a distinct federal appropriation ap ap- I |