Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-11
$|,7OO,0OO FOR HIGH
DAN n J. 100000 FOR
WHOLE RIVER ASKED
Appropriation Estimates Given
to Congress by Federal
Department Heads.
APPROPRIATION FOR
BISMARCK $2e, 900

submitted to congress today. OF this
amount $1,700,OO0 is to be applied tc
the completion of the high dam al
Minneapolis, $1,900,0O0 for improve
ment between the mouth of the Mis-
4 souri, river and Minneapolis. $1,000, ,OC
between the mouth OF the Ohio and
/ the mouth of the Missouri, and y6,
900, 900 for the lower river
j Two thousand dollars is requested
for maintenance and improvement in
the Mississippi river between Brain
erd and Grand Rapids, and 100000 for
improvement of the Mississippi and
Leech rivers, in connection with the
reservoir project at the headWaters OF
the river. For immediate improve
ment of the Missouri river from the
mouth to Fort Benton, Mont, an ap-
preparation Of $2,275,OO0 is asked.
The secretary of war also asks ap-
preparations of $4,000 for mainten.
ance OF the Duluth-Superior harbor,
| $4,000 for the harbor at Grand Marais,
Mimi, $4,000 for Warroad harb0r and
Warroad river, and $1,000 for Seippel
bay. Lake Of the Woods.
100000 for Reclamation.
Estimates of appropriations for con.
tinuing work on reclamation propects
in the northwest aggregate more than
1000, ,000 The estimate for the Hunt
| ley project in Montana is $l6S,000, for
the Milk river-St. Mary's project, Mon
tina, $696,000. for the Sunriver project,
Mont, $207, 900; for the Yellowstone
project, Montana and South Dakota,
$35 900; for the North Dakota pump
ing project, near Williston, $4,000;
and for the Belle Fourche project,
South Dakota, 100000. In addition
to these, $4,000 is requested for con-
tinuing irrigation work in the Black
Feet Indian reservation, in Montana,
$75O,0O0 for the project in the Flat
head reservation, and 100000 for the
Fort Peck reservation project.
For commecing and continuing WORK
on public buildings the secretary of
the treasury has submitted the follow
ing estimates:
Anoka, Mimi, $4,000; Bemidji.
$500; Dickinson, N. D., $4,000; Duluth
Installation of mail conveyor), $4,-
coo; jamestown, N. D., $4,000! Kali
spell, Mont, $4,000; Little Falls,
Mimi, $4,000; Madison, S. D. $15,-
600; Missoula, Mont, $4,000; Monte
video, Mimi, $4,000! Redfield, S. D.,
$4,000; St. Paul (mail conveyor ma
chinery). $4,000; Valley City, N. D.,
$6O, 900.
$150,0o0 for Indian Lid.
For medical service for the Indians
the secreary of the inlerior has sub
mitted an estimate of $500, 900, and for
suppression of the liquor traffic among
Indians, $150,000, an increase of $780,.
600 over the current ppropriation.
Some of the funds supplied for these
two purposes will be spent in Mime
sofa and other northwestern states.
Estimates for other appropriations for
the Indian service in the northwest
are as follows: ,,-
Minnesota-Pipestone school, $751;
725; support of 'Chippewas, $4,000.
Secreary F. K. Lane also asks con-
gress to reserve to the Indians the.
mineral rights to lands transferred to
whites. He also asks congress to
authorize him to pay one-fourth of the
pro rata share Of the tribal fund OF
the Chippewas to any Indian that is
destitute, helpless or i'll.
North Dakota SUPPORT of Sioux, S..
900; Fort Berthold agency, $4,000;
Turtle Mountain band. $1,000: Bis.
marck school, $22,200; Fort Totten
schools, $4,000: Wahpeton school,
$66,540.
South Dakota-F1ndreau school. $6S,
995; Pierre school, $55,O0O; Rapid City
school, $4,000; support of Sioux, $307..
600; education of Sioux, $500, 900; sup.
port of Yankton Sioux, $4,000; in.
sane asylum at Canton, $4,000.
+ Montana-Fort Belknan agency.
100000. Flathead agency, $4,000;
Fort Peck agency, 100000; Blackfeet
agency, $25,O00; maintenance of Fort
Belknap irrigation system, $25,O0O;
fulfilling Grow treaties, $4,000; north.
ern Cheyenne and Arapahoes, $85,00O:
support of Rocky Boys band Of Chip.
pewas, 100000.
Money for Assay Offices.
There is an annual fight to abolish
the assay Offices in various places, but
the secretary Of the treasury has sub.
mitted estimates for the appropriation
of $500 for maintenance of the Office
at Deadwood, s. D., and $500 for the
Office at Helena, Mont.
The secretary Of agriculture asks
for lump sum appropriation of $10.
500 for investigation of fibrous plants
for paper.making, including the ex'
periments with fax straw in co-opera.
ton with the North Dakota agricul.
tural college. He also requests appro.
priations of $159,746 for administering
forest reserves in Montana and $22,.
743 for the reserves in South Dakota,
For supervising the Minnesota ma
tional forest an appropriation of ST.
$40 is requested and for similar pur
pose in the Superior forest reserve in
northeastern Minnesota. $s.O5O.
For National Parks.
Two appropriations for improve.
ments in Yellowstone park are re.
quested. One is for 1922 to be ex.
pended by the army engineers for i'm
proponents and the other for $S3,309
to be distributed by the secreary of
interior. For the improvement of Gla'
cier national park, Montana. the sec.
retary asks $132,16O, and Tor Wind
Cave national park in South Dakota,
$6,66S.
The war department asks $168,00O
for the maintenance of Battle Noun