The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-11
Secretary Lane of Inferior
Department Pleased M Work
Done BY Congress Just Closeo

| for the bureau of mines at Pitts
bureh.
The appropriation OF $4,000 to.
permit DR.. Rittman TO continue his
research and experimental work with
petroleum and naturai sus.
The creation Of a board Of review
In land casea. in ,he office Of the
secretary % the interior.
The reduction Of the appropriation
for the payment II war pensions by
siG. 600. oo0 over that Of two years
ago.
The act authorizine the opening 20
entry OF a portion of the Fort Her
,hold Indian reservation. in North
Dakota.
The creation 81 the Rocky Noun
tain park. near Denver. COLO. aud
the granting OF public lands to the
city of Denver for public parks.
The v~alidatIon 81 locations Of de-
posits OF phosphate rock heretofore
made In good faith under the placer
mining laws.
The act allowing the secretary Of
the interior 10 withdraw lands within
reclamation projects for public play
grounds. public parks and community
centers.
The act allowing the husband 70
select the residence for both parties
in case OF inicrmarriage among
homesteaders.
Allowing division INTO two parts OF
the hve-months absence privilege OF
the three-year homestead law.
The law allowing a homestead On
trywoman To perfect her claim. al
though she may lose her citizenship
by marrying an allen.
Allowing tho deserted wife OF a
homestcader to submit proof On his
claim ana receive patent IN her own
name.
Extending e South Dakota q part
of The enlarged homestead law.
Validating entries under the en-
larued homestead law in cases where
parties had partially exhausted their
l60-acrc homestead rights.
The law providing for r%eorganiza-
tion OF the force lu the patent ofdcc,
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up with tho increasing work of tho
office but OF minimizing the number
Of pending cases In the office. which
has already been greatly reduced UNI
der the present administrators.
The continuance 81 appropriations
made last year for the first time for
announcement by the bureau OF cdu-
cation OF school and home gardening
and Investigation of rural and indus
trial education. ana the appropriation
of $4,000 Tor medical relief ot the
Indians In Alaska.
Appropriations Of $4,000 tor IN
/ designations In connection with west
crn irrigation agriculture. partly
available for inyestisutions N rocla-
nation projects; and OF $4,000 TO
enable the secretary Of agriculture To
encourage and aid in the agricultural
development Of government rcglImn-
ton projects.
The act for the relief 90 settlers on
the Flathcad Indian reservation,
Montana, permitting thu issue uf
patents before 'uil payment of water
rights. and allowing ASSIGNMENT ut
homcsteads after proof uf residence.
Improvement and cultivation.
Providing funds Tor the payment
Of reclamation charges on the por-
toas 81 thg Yuma reclamation proc
jeCt owned by Indians.
Apprnpriatiug 100000 for the
continuance of work on the construc-
ton of the Flathcad Indian rrclnma-
tion project in Montana, $4,000 for
the Hlacktcct project iu Montana.
and 10000 for the Fort rcck pro-
loct Ia Montana; allowing the sccrc-
tary To- contract for water rights from
the proposed iawtun project, Okla
homa. for the irrigation of 600 acres
at the Fort Sill Indian school, and al
%lottiug $G35.00O for providing q free
water supply for the Indian lands
under the Yakima indian reserya-
ton.
Authorizing tho government "a
spend 100000 iu protecting lands
and property in the Imperial valley
against injury from overflow of the
Colorado river, whom the Imperial
valley irrigation district shan pay
AN equal amount into the treasury
hy contribution.