Show propose homesteads on grazing lands washington Washing D C april 17 A bill to provide for the opening to homestead entry of 66 stock raising lands I 1 in the public domain tt as reported to the house thursday by the public lands committee it was agreed upon after conference between u house and bentte members and of the interior department the tile measure would authorize orize the secretary of the interior to designate a as subject to entry in tracts of not more inore than acres lauds the surface surf ice of which is in ins his opinion ell le fly valuable for grazing or raising ng forage crops and which in his opinion do not contain merchantable tim timber ber and are not susceptible of irrig irrigation aiom any a known source 4 14 of water supply 11 entrants in order to perfect title 11 would be required to make permanent improvements on the tending to inc increase its value for stock raising purposes amounting to at least 81 25 an acre |