Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-26 | Page 2 | Reclamation Jobs Studied

RECLAMATION JOBS STUDIED v WASHINGTON May 26 26 UP P- P Congressional leaders weighed Individual in individual individual in- in projects of the house- house blocked western reclamation program program program pro pro- gram today in n an effort to tD save portions of the construction construction construction tion planned for tor next year Resuming their review v of the projects to determine those most likely to withstand house assaults senate and house leaders and officials officials Ci ls of the reclamation bureau hastened work on a plan pian they hope to rush through congress congre t this is week or earl early next week Senator Hayden D D. Ariz chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of senate conferees on the interior in interior in in- interIor department supply bill In which the Items were prop proposed sed and Representative Taylor D. D Colo chairman of or the house conferees studied the program m with Acting Reclamation Commissioner John Johr C C. Pago Page and members embers of his staff The group was vas expected expect d to recommend recommend rec rec- to the tho senate-house senate conference conference conference con con- ference drastic drastic reduction of pr pro posed appropriations lons and pl probably elimination of projects most objectionable objectionable objectionable to the house The group declined to say which projects it lit believed had the tho best chance of passage but said the program would be reviewed to de de- de termine those which might be be postponed postponed post post- p for future construction ons post post-I and eliminated from this years year's bUt bill