Show Senator Poses Point on Use Of Basin Flow WASHINGTON April 13 VP- VP P New Net Mexico and Nevada Wednesday Wednes- Wednes day demanded an opportunity to I qu question stion the thc reclamation bureau about undeveloped possibilities for irrigation At a hearing before belore the senate interior committee on a bill to toa a aut authorize u t h o 0 r i z e construction of the central Arizona reclamation reclamation reclamation mation project Sen Malone alone R. R I Kev Nev said the possibilities of Irrigation Irrigation irrigation gation by pumping water from the Colorado r river cr in K Nevada evada New Mexico and Utah have ha been neg- neg Estimate Cites to He said Nevada Ne State Engineer A. A M. M Smith estimates that several hundred thousand acres could be bed bed d developed e eve v e l lop o p e d in this manner In Nevada Sen Anderson D D. N N. M M. told the committee he wanted to go into the whole question of development development devel devel- with the reclamation bu bu- bu- bu reau He said he had been told a a special appropriation would be bc I necessary to find out New Mexico's Mexico's Mexico's cos co's possibilities What did they do with the millions mili millions mil mil- lions i m already given them for investigations in investigations in- in yest h he asked Chairman D. D Wyo assured troth Both oth senators an opportunity opportunity opportunity to question bureau tives The fight before congressional committees has been primarily between between between be be- tween California and Arizona but Malone said the three other states entitled to draw some water from the lower basin supply are vitally I affected |