Show NEW LAND FOR SETTLERS Bill Opening tort Port Shaw Shau Reservation H I Likely to 10 I P Pass Republican Special Service Was Was-hington May 21 The Tho senate committee on public lands has favorably favor favor- ably reported th the lit bill 1111 recently passed by the tile l hO house t providing IHO for fOI opening ti P settlement the lands now no within th tIle the Fort Shaw abandoned military mil mu- ItAm reservation In Montana The rile reservation atlon contains 2 98 2 acres 0 of or ond of this acres acres' are an said to lI 11 be very er very valuable t v I cultural tho the being balance rough rough- grazing izing all eyell The lie committee in Ill repotting reporting th the bill 1111 says the d department of the Interior has now ready for fOI Immediate llon u a lange irrigation it project along Sun gun river If which runs luni through th the Fort FOIt Shaw reservation resel The Time proposed propose canal co c covers tile the 1 acres acre of agricultural ag ag- ag lands land above referred to lo and antt the committee says S It is of or urgent necessity that these lands be immediately imme open opened ell to settlement under tinder the provisions of the tile l' l reclamation act By liv Bythe firth th the provisions plo of or the tile bill 2000 acres of oC land are ale to be reserved reset for the Indian school which is maintained 1 on tho thu le reservation The bill will in ill all aU probability pass time the senate and be he signed by hy th the President Pres Pres- ident |