Show requests funds to keep land office clerks employed washington the secretary of the interior sent to congress on tuesday a request tor for an additional tion ot of 6 for contingent fund for local land offices eo so that the clerical torce could be kept employed for th ther iema remainder inder of the present fiscal ear extra work to the present time this 3 sear ear has depleted the fund of and baless unless an additional appropriation pria tion Is made a large number ot of clerks will have to be dropped before before the year ends |