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Show I Bill Amended to Give Indians More Funds j ' W ASHINGTON, Feb. 3 Authorlza- 2 tion of nn amendment lo the Indian I appropriation bill for schools In I in- 1 tah and Duchesne school districts in ' 5 Utah, with ti- stipulation that schools I receiving benefits from tins ipproprla- lion shall accord Ihr same privileges j to Indian a white children, was I H given here- I Another amendment conveys to thcij state of Utah a government bridge i U across Duchesne river near Mytr.n uiul I H to luchesne rnunb hridce across ; H ihr Duchesne river near Duchesne, the, j H bridges hereafter to be maintained lo- I B rally. The house refused to agree tn I this provision when the bill was first M onsldered. I B The senate committee also de-1 1 I I creased the appropriation "f tribal j runos for the Goshute Indians from ' f ?8264 to $8000 and reduced the ap-II propriatlon et Uintah tribal funds, c fiom 523.850 to JJO.uOO. i A new Item was Inserted In the bill I appropriating $20,000 for the "W.ti.i " river Irrigation project. Wyo. The ap-i propriatlon of Shoshoni tribal funds I was cut from $T0,00ti to $50,1 ' The appropriation for the Fort Hall jj irrigation project was Increased from ! I ', J5000 to $60,000 and a provLso was I added to tho effect that "all approprl-1 t a i ions made for Irrigation work on the, I (Fort Hall reservation are hereby de- ! lared to be reimbursable on a pcrj( iacre basis against land benefited, re-!i kgardleas of ownership;" This proviso was urged by the In- : idian office, which has been strenuous- , ly objecting to a provision In the orlg-' lnal law, limiting the charge for 1 r r i -1 ' gation against white settlers on this,' project to $r. per acre The port HallM proJcct is costing $4f: per acre atel the I Indian office contends that white Set-1 1 'tiers should bo compelled to pay the j actual building cost and no longer' shoulder onto the government the dlf-1 , feienco between $6 ami $46. It is lr.-i tended, if this restriction remains In; ,lho bill, to make retroactive and to) apply to all white settlers on the pro- , Jcct. 00 ' |