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Show SECRETARY HITCHCOCK IS j j SHUT OUT BY THIS BILL Congret I Endeavoring to Take trrl gallon Work Away From Secre tary of Interior and Create an Independent Dureau. Waihlnaton Th nenalr commit If on Irrigation ha reported favorably the bill which rrcenllr paaanl I ho houae providing that the rarlamallon arrvlrr- ahnll ronatltnla aeml Indo-prndrat Indo-prndrat bureau In charge of a dlren tor to be appointed by the president, nod hn ahall receive a nlary of Ml imn a year The acnatn rontmltiee amended 1 1 hoiiM bill an lo take control of reclamation work alrrwiat entlrel uiit of the charge of the eerntary of the Interior the bill aa amended prnvbl Ing that the director of the aertlce ahall have control of etamlnatlonaanl urtea, and ahall locate mnatruct operate and maintain Irrigation tonrka na provided In the Irrigation act uli lect lo the approval of the aecretary of the Interior In routine mailer mil) The bill alao prmldea that nnlll the irealdent apptdnta a director of the leclamnllon aertlce the dittlea of the olflce ahall lie tierformed ht th ' db lector of the geological anrvey who nhall receive a aalary of tlrmd. In ad flllon to Ida preaenl compenaallon The hill na reported b the rommlllee It N belleteil will hate the auppnrl nt the geobiglcal aurtey nn I reclamation rvlce onieera and will Ik) opiaiaeri Mgonmaly by the aertelary nt the In lerlor It I probable the bill will wa the eenate aa amended aa moat memlicr nt nerally do not apprme the cnnetnnt ntiioaltlon vihlch hna been niflnlfealeri In the aerretnry of the Interior In III" full ullllajillon of the Irrigation fund |