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Show USE PROVIDES CASH FOR WEST WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 Without a recoid vote the house today passed J and sent to the senate the annual Interior In-terior department appropriation bill carrying approximately $",'9ii,000.000 Previously a motion to recommit tho measure to eliminate provisions ol the offices of surveyor-general In five western states was voted down -13 to 12. The bill, which is the sixth supply measure sent to tiie senate this session, ses-sion, carries J252.000.000 for payment I Of war pensions during the coming flacn.1 ve.ir 14 'Ml 000 for iont tnnlnir work on ;o land reclamation proji in the west. $9,862,000 for the bureau of Indian affairs $3,110,210 to be used towards completion of the Alaskan railway and $1,400,000 to cover the anticipated deficit In operation of the road Provision also is made In the bellef for a number of aethitles of the interior department. The measure was approved by the house practically In the form in which It was reported by the appropriations' committee only a few amendments of minor importance being adopted |