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Show mm b'll . IS . COaSIDERED Wa -!i.it.ton, Ff-b. 17. For more tl'iiti i .v.i ho n s .iJ:iy I h senate? lls-niid lls-niid lu a db.. u.Hsi-11 en" the senate I ill Hii'.herl?. tig the ('Mtaneo of ?30,-u.iii.tiiiii ?30,-u.iii.tiiiii enih ef certificates of ln-i ln-i bte-iiiics inr the completion ed Irri- tl 11 projects already be gun The measure was championed by a ji.mber of seinaturs, Cispecially by Messrs. Carter and Borah. Mr. Carter mJ.I Unit in :i number of cases reserva-vedt!! reserva-vedt!! had been icmpleted while the ditches had not been constructed The effect was to withhold Ihe watt wa-tt rn hutii settlers. It was stated that the money would be all repaid by set-l' set-l' rs end that. In reality, the treasury wi'Uld not In any way b? effected. "The fear was voiced by Senators Flint and Crawford that the depurt-i.ient depurt-i.ient inUht bi? tempted to enter upn.i new schemes belore the completion of present enterprises and thus soon involve the government in further .di-laatlns. .di-laatlns. It wna contended n be-l.nlf be-l.nlf of the nn.asjre that the danger bad been averted by the language of the b'l!. ?M3int.ir Heyburn snid the shortage r'l the reclamaib 11 fund was due tn the w it bilr.i wal ol the public lands from si !e. Thus the mini had been starved b t!)e 'oveiument ami congresH had bee ik'jsiy permitted the process. He b.l'.l it v.ould nH be asking tno much iii a.-k the api'iopt iat leu of the money 1 iieccsjar.i to niako K"id the wrong 1 done. lie urged thai the relief siiuuid ! 1 e:l be cramped The bill was uiiik-r consideration '.'en the ten.-uo adjourned. |