Vernal Express | 1937-09-16 | Page 10 | Bill Would Compensate Indians for Coal Lands

Bill Wot Would d Compensate Indians for Coal Lands Sen William H King will in- in introduce introduce another bUl bill in m Congress to compensate Indians on the tab tah Reservation for coal lands taken Into the Uintah National Natrona Forest he announced following receipt of word from Washington that PresIdent Roosevelt elt had ve- ve vetoed vetoed ve vetoed toed the bill for tor appropriating for the landsi lands i The appropriation was for 32 acres out of or an original 1 acres originally taken over by I ex-I ex- ex executive ex executive order of the late President Theodore Roosevelt In 1905 1005 Senator King in explanation of the presidents veto eto expressed the belief belie that the chief executive and secretary of the Interior did not understand the value of the lands and thought the appropriation ex- ex excessive ex excessive veOn ve veI I On his return to Washington Senator King will wUl confer with the president and Secretary of or the In- In Interior In Interior I Ickes on the matter and will reintroduce the bill at the next session of Tribune Congress Congress Tribune Tribune I