Show OPPOSING COMPROMISE Shall of Nebraska Fights the Pending Irrigation Bill Eill WASHINGTON D. D C C. Feb Teb 5 Congressman n Sh berger of Nebraska Nebraska Ne Ne- braska will oppose the irrigation bill lill now pending before the House While Mr 1 is in favor of an irrIgation irrigation irrigation gation scheme he does not believe the pending bill will be of much benefit to Nebraska In In Inn an n interview yesterday he stated I have made ade a a careful study of ot the compromise irrigation bill which Is no now v before the Irrigation committee and I Iam Iam am convinced that so many com compromises compromises compro compro- pro pro- were necessary in order to reconcile reconcile recon recon- cile cue the differences between the mountain moun moun- tain and hill hill States and the great plain States that benefit bene- bene It has very little of lit fit left in It for the State State of ot Nebraska or the other prairie States The most dangerous provision in inthe the bill Is contained in the last clause wherein the Government surrenders to the State all control pt pf the waters to be stored by Government funds Under this bill it will wilt be be- possible for Colorado and Wyoming Jf if vater tight dams and reservoirs r Were Vere placed a across ross the streams at our western State line ne to divert all aU t the e water flowing from the mountains in these streams and rob the State of o- Nebraska entirely of the natural flow of these rivers There are s several sevel-hI ver l other reasons why I 1 arft am disposed sed t to be against the proposed bill but I r would be bein in favor of a bill which would be of advantage to my State but not one which would deprIve us of the natural flow v of streams which would i be an injury rather than a benefit |