Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-01 | Page 1 | Congressman Killed in Plane Crash

Congressman Killed jn in Plane Plane rash Crash fl D l' l PROJECT T URGED BY UTAH SENATOR Measure Would Make 7 State Compact Mandatory Mandatory Man Man- DEMANDS Board to Probe River Development Development De De- Sought WASHINGTON May 1 I AP AP- AP Resuming his attack on the he Swing wing Johnson Boulder can canyon dam canyondam on dam bill bill Senator Smoot Republican of Utah in his second days day's speech In Tn the senate today proposed a substitute providing principally for flood control control con con- along the Colorado river The substitute would provide that in case a storage dam Is required for flood control that all aU seven states in the Colorado river basin should sign should sign the Colorado river compact compact com com- corn com pact before the dam is begun He would authorize for tor flood lood control to protect the Imperial valley vaney The first provision of the substitute tute however would provide ap appointment appointment ap- ap of a board of engineers with a business man as chairman to examine Into development ot of the of-the the Colorado river He would have the war department engineers pass on any any plan for flood nood c control and se selection selection so- so lection of dam sites W WASHINGTON May 1 AP- AP Chairman Snell p the the house bouse rules committee announced d today that the committee would meet tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row to consider a. a request that the Swing-Johnson Swing Boulder canyon canyondam canyondam dam darn will be given preferred legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive status in the house so that it might be brought to a final vote vote vote-at at this session 4 I