Show FAVOR EN6INEERS BILL Western Delegations in Congress Will Standby Stand-by the Irrigation Measure Senator Kearns Expresses Great PleasureOver That Portion of Jhc Presidents Message Which Refers to Conservation of Waters in AridLand States Contemplating State Control I 0 TRIBUNE BUREAU Room 13 Terrace Capitol BIdE f Washington D C Dee Z 1301 l Senator Thomas Kearns expressed Seat pleasure this evening over that portion of President Roosevelts message I mes-sage which refers to irrigation Discussing Dis-cussing the subject at length the Senator Sen-ator laid emphasis upon the Presl I dents reeomruondallons for State con l I trol and for the protection of vested rights I Senator Kearns took keen interest in the proceedings of the meeting of Senators 3 Sen-ators and members from arid land States last night t and his suggestions led to the motion to draft a bill to be submitted at an adjourned meeting FAVOR ENGINEERS BILL 1 In so far a could be Judged a ma j Jorlly oC the Western Congressmen last night favored what has come to b known as the State Engineers bill which contemplates State control of the waters for Irrigation purposes Therefore the presumption is great U that the draft ot the proposed irrigation irriga-tion bill will be In consonance with the Presidents recommendations KEARNS GREATLY INTERESTED I INTERESED Lt It Is a well known fact at the national nation-al capital that Senator Kearns was the 4 very first to call President Roosevelts special attention to the Wqsts deg de-g mand for irrigation legislation and to explain tho policy of State control Us I proposed to the proposition looking to 3 national control Thus It I Is 100Jdng to se i why Senator Kearns Is taking such Interest In the progress of irrigation I legislation prOICS REQUESTS A SURVEY I Recently the Senator addressed a letter to Secretary Hitchcock citing the necessity of n survey and examination 1 I as to the practicability of diverting j the waters oC Grand river for the IrrIgation Irri-gation of desert lands In Colorado and I Utah an enterprise which 1C underta j ken the State would be of inestimable value to 1 |