Show INDIAN Al APPROPRIATION BILL The The Indian appropriation b bill l as finall finally agreed to in conference and approved by the house and senate accords a generous treatment to Utah The preparation of the bill by the house committee on Indian affairs was commenced prior to the Christmas Christ Christ- mas holidays and the bill hill was reported re- re reported reported re re- ported to the house January 28 The house passed the bill with a few amendments February 8 It was taken taken taken tak tak- en up by the senate committee on Indian India affairs and reported to the senate if arch 9 The 1 senate g. g t J passed sed the bil bi with 1 17 7 amendments March larch 28 and returned it to the house with request for a conference The house did not agree to a conference conference conference con con- ference immediately as is the usual course in matters of this kind but sent the bill to the house committee commit commit- tee on Indian affairs where commit I each senate amendment was taken up Department representatives representative and others were called before the comI committee committee com com- I mitte and all the information possible possible possible post pos pos- t sible was obtained concerning the va vaI various va- va I I I rious items that had been added The house committee then again reported reported reported re re- ported the bill back to the house with recommendation that all senate senate senate sen sen- ate amendments be disagreed to and i the conference requested by the senate senate senate sen sen- ate agreed to The bill was sent to conference April 14 The conferees conferees conferees con con- held the bill under consideration consideration consideration consider consider- for nearly a month a considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable portion of the time delay being due to the item providing for the opening of the gilsonite lands lauds in eastern astern Utah which had been added as a rider in the tho senate and the conference report was not submitted until May lay 8 The conference report was agreed to by the house and senate senate seuI sen seu- I ate May 12 and went ent to the president president dent for his signature I |