Show HEYBURN r CAUSE m r OF STILL MORE IRE DELAY Idaho Senator Is Practically Alone in Opposition to an irrigation Bill SHARP TILT WITH BORAH JUNIOR SENATOR SOMEWHAT EMPHATIC IN HIS REMARKS Washington April 6 Senator War Warrens Warrens Warrens rens bill authorizing the disposal of ot the surplus waters of ot government irrl Irrigation Irrigation gation gatlon projects to private corporations was the subject of prolonged debate in inthe inthE inthe the Senate again today When Senator Warren moved to take up the bill no vote was cast In the negative and it was believed In view of the subsequent adoption of or an amend amendment amendment ment meat guaranteeing the rights of states in the matter of o the control of streams str within their borders a compromise had been reached that would Insure early action Such did not prove to be the case The states rights amendments were presented by Mr Warren who said they had been revised by Mr Heyburn who had successfully conducted two or three filibusters against the bill Ap Apparently Apparently Apparently mollified by the amendments at first Mr Heyburn Reyburn ultimately took the position they would be of ot no service and vigorously denounced them as sub subterfuges subterfuges subterfuges and delusions He announced however that having practically ex cx exhausted exhausted hausted himself he would not continue his opposition to the bill Renewed His Opposition The Idaho senators submission tp what hat apparently he lle had conceived to tobe tobe tobe be the inevitable was not of ot long dura duration duration duration tion Two or three other senators hav hay having havIng haying ing given him encouragement to believe he had support on the floor he ho renewed his opposition and denounced the meas measure measure measure ure in as vigorous terms as on any previous day When later In the discussion Mr Heyburn stated the bill had been dic die dictated dictated by the corporations Mr Warren denied such was the case With some degree of warmth he said saidI I deny that imputation I drew the bill as the result of or a suggestion from froma a government gov official and not In the Interest of any corporation Much of the days criticism of the bill by b Senator was directed to the omission of individuals from the list of those to whom the government may IT ay de deliver deliver deliver liver water as provided by the bill He contended the effect would be to pre prevent prevent prevent vent the use of water r domestic or mining purposes Denouncing the bill billas billas billas as a legislative crime he asserted he could explain the apparent willingness of ot senators to permit the measure to pass only on the ground they the failed either to comprehend the terms of the bill or to appreciate their duty General Discussion At this juncture Senator Carter at attempted attempted attempted tempted to pour oil on the troubled wa waters waters waters by proposing an amendment in including Including eluding individual consumers but while the amendment was accepted by all this action did not put a stop to the discussion in m which Carter Heyburn Warren Burkett Flint and Jones participated Senator Heyburn Reyburn was again sharply antagonized by his colleague Senator Borah who In emphatic terms de declared dared clard the bill to be in the Interest of the people of Idaho Idah and acceptable to them Pointing out that the bill pro provided provided provided vided only for payment for the thai deity delivery delhery ery of or water by the government he contended that It did not authorize the sale of water as had been asserted Then how can the government sell Inquired the senior senator from Idaho The government does not sell It flatly replied the Junior senator from Idaho The Th bill so provides positively as asserted asserted asserted Mr Heyburn It does not do anything of the kind even more emphatically replied Mr Borah Bomb Both senators evidently were stirred over the situation Later Mr Heyburn expressed regret at the conflict with his colleague Mr Borah did not appear to tobe tobe tobe be at all an placated by the mild mUd manner of his associate He differs not only from me but from the state land board and all oth others others ers era who have the matter mattor In charge he said With this exchange of amenities the bill was laid aside for the day |