Show F D R Says Rivers Bill Excludes Irrigation Needs WASHINGTON May 12 UP A p President Roosevelt said Friday that an omnibus rivers and harI harbors har lIar I bors bill as passed by the house i I failed to provide for the use of water for irrigation in accordance with tested laws and practices A controversy has d developed between between between be be- tween irrigation and navigation interests during hearings on the bill now before a senate com commerce corn com merce subcommittee with the Irrigation ir irrigation irrigation ir- ir people asking for protective protective tive amendments on projects in inthe the Missouri river and other western west west- western em ern basins The Th president in a letter to Chairman Overton D D. La of the subcommittee said I am concerned that th bill should provide to the fullest possible possible pos pos- sible cx extent ent for the prudent husbandry husbandry hus bus bandry of r f our vast r resources so of pt water water- and land and should result in the great greatest st and most wideSpread widespread wIde wIde- wide wide- sp spread ead benefits to the people As As the bill bUl was passed b by the house louse it f did not in some some respects adequately serve t these es objectives fIt It contained a provision that would woul completely exempt the great central valley project in California from the excess land and laws Jaws that our pr predecessors d fought to place on the statute books for the benefit benefit benefit bene bene- fit of the home builder and his family It failed to provide for the Ute use of water for tor irrigation in accordance accordance accordance accord accord- ance with tested laws and tices It did not set forth for the projects included ded in it the e policies for forthe the s sale le of ot electricity that congress congress con gress had established and arid adhered to in legislation for similar projects projects projects and which proved to be sound |