Show v v. t tI w wI I I I Boulder D Dam re re Passed in Senate Senat r SWING JOHNSON BIll GOES OVER lONG FIGHT ENDS Amendment by Sen Reed Delays Taking of Final Poll GOES TO HOUSE NOW NOW Eight Year Deadlock Comes to Close WASHINGTON Dec Dee 14 United I Press The Press The Boulder dam bill ill providing pro pro- viding government co construction of ofa a flood control irrigation irrigation tion tin and hydroelectric system in the C Colorado r v-er v passed the senate I late te tod today y The favorable vote ended an year 8 deadlock on the measure by effecting a compromise between California and Arizona The vote was 64 to 16 WASHINGTON Dec Dee 14 AP P- P With a clerk just ready to read the roll f for r a final vote on the Boulder dam bill Senator Reed Republican Pennsylvania offered an ai amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment respecting the power plant tobe to b be built at the proposed dam which threat threatened ned to delay the e vote on passage passage passage pas pas- sage sage Indefinitely The Th Reed amendment would have havethe the tha bf bill l declare ithe the policy polley of or l this p f c tl tion of the darn dam oni private capita cupita h has s tailed failed to offer tory bids This question had been threshed out out yesterday and a row tow at kt tha that thai time was averted by Sen Senator Phipps o of Colorado withdrawing a similar proposal The s senate nate today rejected an amendment by Senator Hayden D Democrat Arizona designed to protect protect protect pro pro- I Arizona's asserted right to levy I taxes taxes' on the power to be generated At the dam The vote was 42 to 35 The senate later rejected the Reed amendment to the Boulder dam bill ill bya by a vote o of 53 to 24 A final inal vote te on the bill then appeared appeared ap ap- ai- ai imminent Hayden said his proposal was In conformity with the wishes of or President Coolidge as expressed d in his lois annual message that the rights of all states should be fully tully protected pro pro- The amendment was opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by Senator Johnson and Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Republicans California Call Call- fornia tornIa who contended that Arizona already had been adequately provided provided provided pro pro- pro pro- vided for forin in other provisions of the bill We have in this bill been more than Just we have been generous to Arizona Senator said What more does Arizona want 1 Senator Walsh Democrat Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana said he had no fear tear Arizona would place a confiscation tax upon the power generated at Boulder dam b because ause to do so would require th the state to Impose a similar tax on all power companies This he said would not happen n By KENNETH G. G CRAWFORD United Press Staff Correspondent I V WASHINGTON ASIU Dec 14 The 14 The last serious obstacle to senate eat apPo approval o of the year old Boulder dam bill was apparently removed yesterday w when h hen o n antigovernment antigovernment- ownership forces decided to abandon abandon aban aban- don their fight against power features features features fea fea- tures o of the bill Senator Phipps Republican Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado Introduced an amendment I providing that the se secretary of ot the Interior who will have charge of ot the tho project shall not construct a hydroelectric plant at at the dam darn site unless he is unable to secure a satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- offer otter for tor construction and operation by a state city or private enterprise WITHDRAWS AMENDMENT After Atter considerable debate during which Senator Johnson author of the bill denounced the amendment as a measure which would tie tle the Continued on pa page e 8 SEN REED HALTS FINAL BOULDER MEASURE VOTE Continued from Crom page paso 1 1 hands of ot the tho go government nt Phipps voluntarily w withdrew It and no similar similar similar sim sim- ilar proposal was a advanced ad In Its place Senators S opposed opposed to bo government nt operation were apparently convinced con convinced con con- vinced either that President Cool- Cool will veto tho bill In Its present present present pres pres- ent form or that any secretary of or interior elect President r may appoint will not not- exercise the tho government government gov sov- operation option As the bill nov noyo stands tJ the sec secretary ec- ec rotary of ot the tho Interior Is given the choice of oC leasing water waterpower power at atthe tho the dam erecting a hydroelectric plant and nd selling the power wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale or erecting a plant am an leasing leasing leas leas- ing it by units The Tho bill passed by the house last spring would make government construction construction con con- and operation mandatory Senator Borah Borab Republican Idaho Indicated 1 yesterday an effort might be made to incorporate the same provision In the senate bill but such an amendment is Is conceded but slight chance of ot pas passage if it introduced introduced intro intro- Amendments adopted yesterday before the the unexpected colla collapse so o othe or of orthe the power fight raised the total tota authorization from t to or or the entire project t tand and designated of oC this thi total as a flood control fund no noto not notto to be bo returned to the federal government government government gov gov- until other amortization dusts costs are met 5 If profits proms from front the salo of ot power power pone and water ex exceed ced tho cost of amor G 62 1 2 1 per cent of ot the exy ex e. excess cess coos would be beu used ed to to pay back bacle this thu and the remaining 37 ty Ys per c cent cant nt would be bo divided equally equal equal- ly Iy between Arizona and Nevada th the tho two states between which the dam would bo be constructed in Black o or Boulder can canyon on I |