Show smoot bill will pass the senate public lands committee has reported favorably upon two bills to enlarge tho the homestead acreage unit in arid end and term semi arid states one was waa the smoot bill which permits entry as homestead of acres of non irrigable lands and provides for ifor granting a patent after cultivation during five years yeara after entry residence on the land is not required objection to this bill originally was waa made by senator heyburn who insisted that idaho should be excepted from its provisions at a recent eating he h withdrew his opposition and ho is included with other arid states ar scope of the measure also reported favor january jn xon bill which applies ex gilce it trean 04 nadlie state of Aon montana tana and ri desert denert tiled filed noblet larid land 0 0 ci lithe entry of air acres as 4 for tho u y acres of which may IN it 13 L red M hin the dixon bill re i iw 1 7 1 i before tin 04 0 it lukinger lU Kinter te ee years and proof land otake N ernal erl lal ut t 1131 less than ta 1 ak jath dav of oa 1 february elir uary ly ile an wes the t iti owing aci nci n a as a requisite the complete irrigation ani an maid id land 1 illard NN ill labis wo of naples arted tp favor bayor I 1 M itt eck and john C bates 6 alea ind and barn hou houchant bouth thant nin of u N aleo grant the janle ann eb 2 cival million |