Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-31
FOREST RESERVE SURVEYS
Agricultural Bill Carries Item that
Will Aid Entrymen.
BILL PERMITS RIVER STRUCTURE
senate Passes Measure In ALLOW
Central Railway and Bridge
Company to Construct
CrossfnR.
From a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 3o-,special Tel
egrsm "A provision for surveying asrs'
cultural lands in national forest reserves
has been included in the agricultural bin
BIZ the conference committee. II Gala
for an appropriation Of $500 Repre-
sentative Martin of South Dakota
originally introduced a bill on the propc.
sition asking for tncoo II was later
added TO the agricultural bill in the sea-
ate as an amendment, but the appropria-
ton was reduced.
Representative Martin said this morn
ing that, while II applied to all national
forest reserves. 1t was Of special value
to the Black Hills forest reserve. vhiea
included large area Of agricultural
lands.
II will save TO every entryman fling
on agricultural lands in national forest
reserves the cost Of a survey by private
parties. The surveys are TO begin this
summer. under the supervision Of the Dc
partment OF Agriculture.
II will result in continuing approprta
tons in subsequent years as fast as the
entries are made and surveys required
The listing Of the agricultural lands
affected has been done heretofore b. tHe
forest surveyor. but no surveys we're
provided for. II IL estimated that sim
liar appropriation Of $500 will be made
annually until such surveys are COM
pieted.
Bn for Missouri bridge.
The senate today passed the bill 20 per-
NIT the Central Railway and Bridge COM
pany to build a bridge across the Mis-
souri, river near Council Bluffs II Is
provided that the bridge must be begun
within one year and completed within
three years after the final enactment II
the act. The measure passed the house
week ago and needs only the presi'
sents signature to become a Law.
New Homestead Law.
The senate has agreed to the report
Of the conference committee on the Borah
three-year homestead bill. The house
viii agree TO u, Il IL claimed. within q
day or two. A number Of important pro-
visions In the bin are due TO the work
Of representative Kinkaid. II applies 10
unprotected entries.
II allows the entryman 10 choose within
sixty days after he receives notice from
the secretary Of the interior Of the pass
rye Of the act. whether he wishes TO prove
Up under the old law OF the new. II
practically exempts the claims under the
Kinkaid act frpm the cultivation require
ments. thereby reducing them materially
from what they would have been had not
the exemption been made. Kinkaid
homesteadsrs can also prove up In three
years instead Of five.
Representatives Burke and Martin have
recommended the reappointment Of Fred
G. Bowies ~ postmaster at Dell Rapids,
SD.
VITA Cadet Places.
Grover n. Young Of Deadwood and Rob
ert O. 0uyer OF RrcokinEs. who have
been appointed ~ first and second alter
Mates 10 West Point military academy
~ Representative Martin. have success.
fully passed their entrance examinations
As the principals failed. n win result Ia
the appointment Of both young men "a
West Point.
Mr. Young had an alternate appoint
ment from Senator Crawford also, and
AZ Senator crawford's principal failed. u
leaves him eligible. Guyer Is . son Of
Prof. Guyer OF the Brookings asricul
tural college. They viii enter the acad'
envy with the fall class
Meney for Genoa schsei.
TIE senate committee on Indian affair
ADDED TO the Indian appropriation bill
reported today the following items fol
the Genoa Indian school. -Four thousand
dollars for the superintendents cottage
p.0o for editions 10 the hospital and
office and 1850 for . septic tank on III.
sewer main.
The bill Of Representative stephen'
for allowing the ssntee Sioux to submit
their claims TO the court Of claims. wal
aito added a. an amendment.
Cash for other schools.
me Indian Appropriation bill reported q
the. senate today by the Indian affair,
COMMITTEES includes tssopo for new build
ing At the Rapid City. s. D.. Indlsr
school: $500 for repairs 10 the boys
building and 400 for other repairs. Eigh
thousand dollars IL included for the gym
nasfum At Fiandreau. One thousane
dollars 10 for repairs al the Pierre fndIar
school Al the Yankton agency, tioec
Il set aside for repairs.