Show C COOLIDGE Will GO CONO N fU FURTHER ON N fl FLOOD U DIll BILL WASHINGTON April 23 CAP CAP- AP Summoned to the White House for tor Another conference on Mississippi flood control Chairman Madden of the house appropriations committee declared today upon leaving leavIn that President Coolidge has made all the concessions he intends to offer to I the supporters of the Jones senate bill Madden s scarcely had left the White House when Chairman Reid Held of orthe the house flood control committee announced that hi his committee had decided to accede in lit part to the tho president which Reid Held said the committee would sponsor on the house floor will be A A. provision to place upon the states Instead of the tho federal government govern govern- ment tho the costs of o-f furnishing the rights of ot way for levees on od the main stem of ot the tho Mississippi river j from Cape Cape Mo to the Gulf ot of Mexico The elimination of a section of the measure neasure which would make flake the federal government gO liable for damages dam dam- am- am ages to railroads which traverse th the path of the proposed flood warsin ways wars in Arkansas Louisiana and Missouri The addition of a a. clause absolving tn ing Izig the fed federal ral government from liability during future floods NO PACT IN SIGHT In view however ho of Maddens Madden's announcement which appeared to amount to a a. White house ultimatum ultima ultima- tum turn there was wag no prospect ct yet of an agreement between the president i dent and the house because the amendments ments agreed to b by Chattman Chairman Chair Chatt- I man Reid Held fall far tar short of Mr CoolIdge's Cool- Cool Idge's Mes wishes Madden adden said the president adhered adhered ad ad- hered to 10 the views he had expressed to house leaders leaders' Friday evening when he Insisted that at least the following four provisions be in included included in- in eluded In the bill 1 1 That New Orleans and MIs- MIs nouri couri localities respectively protect protect protect pro pro- the Ute government against any ary damages damages' accruing during the period of construction of the spillways and floodways 2 That localities along the main mainstream mainstream stream provide the ground for far the construction of levees free of charge to the federal government 3 S. Participation to the extent of 53 13 1313 3 3 1 per cent by br states of the cost of flood control work along the tributaries PAY Y FOR LANDS 4 That the federal government would pay for an any lands which it might t take ke over or use in the execution execution tion of the flood relief plans Chairman Madden foresaw an aneal eal early vote ote in the house on the senate senate sen son ate Jones bill and although he would not predict its Us defeat he was was confident that administration supporters supporters sup supporters sup sup- porters could muster enough votes i to pr prevent vent over a veto These calculations were based on that the house and th would reach no agree agree- mont ment t. t I m |