The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-04-20

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crease in population, as the table In
the hearings (p. 9613) will show,
from 76,807 in 1900 to 310,844 In
1920 in certain cities and towns.
In the pending bill l should say
that we have made o reduction OF
81, 500, 0O0 below the estimates this
year submitted for reclamation
work. The reason is this: Those
appropriations are taken from the
money in the reclamation fund, and
no more can be used than is in the
fund, whether appropriated or not.
In the last year or two we have
been overestimating the amount in
the reclamation fund, and hence we
have been appropriating several mil
ton service than there would be
available in the fund. That resulted
in expensive changes of plans in the
Reclamation service and turned re-
j0icing to grief in western commun-
tiles when they had to go without
those projects that were appro-
priated for and which they thought
would be built. So this year we
asked Director Davis to submit re-
vised estimate on conservative
basis Of how much money would be
in that fund, and by reason of his
estimate, with reduction of ST.
100000 our appropriations were cut
in the same way.
Our Workers Scored High
When the bill was finally ap-
proved, known as house Of represen-
tative bill number 10329, it bore the
following provisions for Idaho,
which we quote in full and with
much pride in our workers in and
out of congress, since it provides
about all we asekd for and it looms
large in comparison with what was
given to other western statess
Idaho
For support and civilization Of
Indians on the Fort Hall reservation
in Idaho, including pay of en-
ployees, $25, 900.
For support and civilization of
Indians under the jurisdiction Of the
following agencies, to be paid from
the funds held by the United States
in trust for the respective tribes, not
to exceed the sums specified in each
case, to wit: Occur d'Alene, $14,-
900; Fort Hall, $4,000; Fort
Lapwai, $4,000.
For fulfilling treaty stipulations
with the Bannocks in Idaho: For
pay of physician, teacher, carpenter.
miller, engineer, farmer and black
smith (article 10, treaty of July 3,
1868, $4,000.
For the Occur d'Alenes, in Idaho:
For pay of blacksmith, carpenter
and physician and purchase of
medicines (article II, agreement
ratified March 8, 1891, $4,000.
For improvement, maintenance
and operation of the Fort Hall irri-
cation system, $4,000.
For charging and repairing
canals, repairing structures and
dam, and replacement of structures
Of the irrigation system for the ir-
rigation of lands on the Fort Hall
reservation, Idaho, and lands coded
by the Indians of said reservation,
| 100000, to be Immediately avail
able, the total cost Of the work to be
done on this project not to exceed
$3.50, 900: Provided, That the
amount to be appropriated in the
future for the completion of the
work shall be divided equitably by
the secretary of the interior between
the Indian lands and the lands in
private ownership: Pr ovid d
further, That no additional work to-
ward the enlargement of this pro-
ject, but only the necessary repairs
to the present project shall be made,
unless and until the secretary of the
interior shall be able to make or pro-
vide for what he shall deem to be
satisfactory agreements with such
private landowners to repay their
proper proportionate part Of the cost
of the entire work to be done: And
provided further, That in case Of
lands still held in Indian ownership
benefited hereby there is created a
lien against such lands for the pro-
portonate share of the money ex-
pended hereunder, which shall be
enforced against such lands by the
secretary of the interior under such
rules, regulations, and conditions as
he may prescribe.
The work to be done on the pro-
ject this spring is to build concrete
dam to replace the earth dam at the
lower end of the reservoir; stop the
leaks in the side of the reservoir
near the southern extremity Of the
reservoir, where streams flow into
the mountain and travel by subter-
ranean passages out into the Port
Neuf valley and to enlarge the sys-
tenn for distribution on the reserva-
ton.
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