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Show I FEW APPROPRIATIONS FOR WEST IN MEASURE WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The sundry' sun-dry' civil bill, present.- 1 before the senate yesterday, carries but few tn-. tn-. reiused appropriations for the WSt The Smoot amendment appropriating StiO.000 to purchase land adjoining the s.iit lake federal building la retain ed. A new appropriation of $60,600 made to fit up the buildings at Foit MucKenzle, Wyo., and Fort Walla AValla, Wash for use for soldier hos-: pitals. N'o increases were made In the ap- pi oprlations for the national parks, but It Is stipulated that $2".,000 shall I be Immediately available for general! improvement. All the amounts appropriated by th houso for Irrigation projects are accepted by the somite without Change. But the provisions of the house bill reapproprlatlng any unex-j pended balance of the appropriation for the Bolso and Minidoka projects ! Idaho, for the current year is 9trlcken out. The committee explains that these changes will only serve to expe- I dite work on those two projects and I that the change of language will not be effective If the reclamation service quickens its action and uses all avail- i I able funds before June H Tho reclamation servlro on the j other hand. believes that these ' changes In phraseology may operate 1 to retard drainage work on the Boise i M project, where there has been a long1 litigation, end may alio Interfere somewhat with wVrk at American Falls, which necessarily must await ; adjustments and settlements with prl- ! vate owners whose propert will be damaged by the dam construction. The bill also carries a new item of 911,250 for new buildings at the Saratoga, Sara-toga, Wyo.. fish hatchery. oo |