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Show IRRIGATION BILL MODiriED. Houso Committee Holds Meeting to Suggest Changes ln Measure. rrntnuNi: spkciaui WaBhlngton, April C The House Committee on Irrigation held a meeting meet-ing today so to modify the pending Inlgatlon bill as to make It conform with the ileus of the President or rather to make the meaning nnd intent in-tent of the bill so plain thnt no misconstruction mis-construction could be placed on any of Its provisions. Section 8 of the bill, which piovldes for Seuto control of tho waters. Is tho principal bone of contention In (he meosuic. NUWUAND'S AMENDMENT. Mr. Newlands of Ncvnda offered nn nmendment to tho bill changing tho phraseology of this section so na to preclude any possibility of adding any powers to the States In addition to those they already possessed ln regard to the control of waters within their boundaries, or under State laws. This, It la understood, will be satisfactory to. tho Prcsldoht. TO PREVENT SPECULATION. Sections 3 nnd 4 of the bill were also amended so as, to prevent any speculation specu-lation In irrigated lands, as It was feared by Borne that large corporations corpora-tions nnd Individuals would secure last tracts of land for speculative purposes. Under tho amendment proposed pro-posed this cannot be atcompilshed by any meann or through any source. The members, of tho committee feel hopeful that the bill as It Is amended will pass the House nnd sccuro tho approval of the President. |