The people's voice., 1958-10-10

velopment roads and trails. Additional
| $525,00O of this amount apportioned
to Montana in 1858 for forest roads
in Bitterroot National Forest $780,
O00). one in the Flathead National
Forest ($225, 5,0O0), and one in the
Deer Lodge National Forest ($100,-
O00).
IL. Appropriation of $75,107,000
for Forest Service, as compared with
$68,357, 200 requested by administra-
ton, for range improvement, opera
tion outdoors, fire control, reforesta-
ton, maintenance and operations,
and timber sales.
IS. Increased protection of nation
al wildlife refugees. New regulations,
stemming from legislation introduced
by Montanans in Congress, will pro-
vide for orderly development of oil
and gas deposits under game ranges
while at the same time protecting the
wildlife for which these lands are
being managed.
TRANSPORTATION
1. Removal of 3 per cent excise tax
on freight, by enactment of legisla
ton similar to that introduced by
Montana congressional delegation
early in 1857.
2. Hearings in Helena, upon re-
quest of Montana delegation, by Sen
ate Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee, dealing with high Mon
tana freight rates
3. Hearing by Civil Aeronautics
Board in Great Falls, upon request
of Montana delegation, on Montana
local (air) service case, which will
be considered by CAB in Washington
this fall.
4. Appropriation of funds for Chalk
Butte Road near Cut Bank.
5. An act to extend to February 1,
1860, the life of the Alaska Inter
national Rail and Highway Commits
sion, charged with studying additional
highway and rail links between Alaska
and the other states.
6. Appropriation of additional So
million for public land highways for
1859, 1860, 1861, pursuant to Mon
tanans' floor amendment, which per-
mits construction of final portion of
Lewis and Clark Highway.
7. Amendment of Forest Highway
Act requiring cooperative study of
forest highway formula by Bureau
of Public Roads, Forest Service, and
state which will lead to new formula
for fund distribution. Amendment
also stopped administrator from TAX
ing several hundred thousand dollars
away from Montana in 1860 and 1861.
RECLAMATION
1. An act permitting establishment
of adequate irrigation units on the
S19.1 million East Bench unit in
Beaverhead county. Water for some
28,4OO acres now under ditch will be
regulated and irrigation for an ad-
ditional 21,300 acres will be made
possible as soon as construction funds
are made available.
2. Appropriation of $2,538,000 for
1urCnor Work on CIle I1eleIld NdlIey
unit, for completion of pumping plant
at Canyon Ferry Dam, 2.8-mile tunnel
and 81 miles of main canal, and to
continue construction of laterals and
drains. This 12,516,O0O project will
furnish municipal water for the City
of Helena, irrigation of 1880 acres
(some of which will start next spring.
and may furnish supplemental irriga-
tion for an additional 5,100 acres.
POWER
1-2. ALLEGATION of funds, following
of an act providing payment
of $2.5 million to Crow Indians for
Yellowtail Dam right-of-way, with
provision that tribe may seek addi-
tional compensation in the courts.
3. Joint hearings by Senate Interior
Committee and Senate Public Works
Committee on management and oper-
alton of the upper Missouri River
Basin, which helped lead to provision