Show MEASURE IS IN HANDS OF DERN FOR SIGNATURE I House Acts Speedily When Bill Colorado Colo Colo- rado River Compact Is Introduced The house of representatives Tuesday afternoon passed the Auerbach bill on the repeal of the six state pact on the Colorado river problem under a suspension of the rules and the bill is now in the hands of the governor Representative Archie M M. M Mellar I chairman of the committee on irrigation ir- ir called up the Auerbach bill soon after the house met moved I a suspension of the rules that the bill be read a second and third time and placed on its passage The motion was adopted and the the bill was passed The house vote on the bill was 51 to 1 the dissenting vote against the repeal being cast by Representative Representative Patrick H. H Goggin of Salt L Lake There There were were three house members embers absent at the Ray Sal Sal Lake M MM M Larsen of D g tb JL nt t d lN of R J Aw telegram in reference to the state six bill b before fore the house of representatives was received received re- re today by As A. P. P Irvine president pres pres- ident of the senate from Senators Reed Smoot and W. W H. H King and Representatives Don B Colton and E. E O. O Leatherwood The telegram read Hope house will suspend rules and pa pass s the senate senate sen- sen ate bill No 1 today If amendment protecting Utah interests are agreed to our legislature can again pass the six state six state compact W Want nt action action ac- ac tion by house before rules committee commit commit- tee of the house of representatives acts WASHINGTON Jan 18 APA APA AP- AP A commission of engineers would be directed to make another survey of the lower Colorado river and re report reo port the best site for a dam dnn for flood control and production of the power under a joint resolution offered offered of- of today by Senator Phipps Republican Republican Re Re- publican Colorado who is is' is opposed to the pending Boulder cAnyon bill WASHINGTON Jan 18 AP- AP President Coolidge hopes and expects expects ex- ex ex- ex that congress will enact some legislation at this this' session regarding a a. Boulder canyon dam on the Colorado Colorado Colo- Colo rado river 0 r The White House disclosed today that while the pot not indorsing in- in dorsing any bill he Is in favor of the general proposition of erecting a dam In the Colorado river for the purposes of stoppIng stoppIng- flood flood providing southern California wIth w water ter and the surrounding territory territory terri terri- tory with irrIgation water and of i using such power as' as m may be developed developed de- de for good ot of that section t The answer answer of r the Utah state senate to the appeals oJ df the Utah congressional delegation and others to speedily pass pass legislation repealing repealing re- re pealing the six state Colorado river compact to fore tall threatened passage In congre ot of the Swing Swing- Johnson bill was even iven In terms Mon Monday ay afternoon on by unanimous passage of of t e Auer- Auer Auerbach bach bill This bil uc first day of the as an emer- emer by Herbert S. S Auerbach of S Lake origl- origl nally was worded In Its title to re- re Continued on on page 7 i PASSAGE OF AUERBACH'S BILL SHOWS UTAH STAND Continued from page 1 peal the state six pact and affirm Utah's stand In favor of the seven seven- state pact entered into In 1923 By motion of Senator E. E R. R Callister Cal Cal- lister of Salt Lake the title was amended to exclude e au ul reference to the state seven pact antI to cilia eUm- mate paragraph I 1 which was described de- de e- e scribed by Senator Auerbach as a gesture of friendliness intended to assure the other othel states that Utah was not averse to entering into another another an- an other agreement This paragraph however was regarded by Senator Senator Sena- Sena tor Callister and by the vote or of orthe the senate as beIng unnecessary In Iii its amended form the Auerbach Auerbach Auer- Auer bach bill passed with 18 yeas Son Son- Senator ator Peters b being Ing absent and not vo voting ting Senator Peters how ver had voted vote for the bill biU on on its second see sec ond reading In the form the Auerbach bill w wae s to the house ut representatives for tor action where it was expected to com come up for consideration Tues Tues- day I COMMITTEE ACTS Almost Immediately after convening convening con con- the Auerbach bill wis vs reported re- re ported back baci from the committee on revision and printing and reassigned reassigned reas- reas signed to the commIttee on irrigation Irrigation tion reclamation and drainage ot of which Mr Auerbach Is chaIrman The senate recessed or five tive mEn mEn- mites utes while thi this this' committee took formal for for- mal inal action and reported back fit ta- to the senate On motion of Senator Auerbach the rules were suspended and the bill blU d at once upon second reading This motion was opposed by Candland of Mt Pleasant who sala saia that while Jle e would assure the senate ot of his favorable vote on the measure he desired to have a little more time for consIderation Mr Auerbach's motion carried with only Senator Candland voting in inthe inthe the negative Following passage on th second Senator Auerbach Auerbach Auer- Auer bach delivered a lengthy address favorIng the bill tho text of which is printed elsewhere in thIs issue Senator Callister then proposed hIs big amendments and Senator Knox Patterson of Moat a member o the committee In charge ot of the bill supported Senator Auerbach's all address dress wIth witha I a speech In iii whIch he declared himself himsel not only heartily In favor i of the Auerbach bill but also served notice that he would introduce a abill abill bill callIng for the repeal of the state seven pact Mr Patterson based hIs objections to both covenants covenants cove cove- cove cove- nants upon the claim that Utah's water rIghts were not protected as fully as they should be and declared that the burden of f a mandatory accounting of all water sed In the upper basin and the he necessIty of delivering a certain cerain ain tain amount of water to Lees Lee's Ferry is as contaIned In both would develop into neIghborhood and individual problems affecting every spring ditch rivulet brook and md tributary In the basIn Mr Patterson also stressed the need for retainIng retainIng- full title to the bed of i I the Colorado river whIch he claimed was impossIble under the state six and state seven corn com pacts COURT MUST DECIDE Both Mr Callister and Mr 11 Patterson pat Pat- terson declared that final tion of water rights s would not b be bea a matter of legislation or compact II signing but would have to be by decree of the States supreme supreme su- su preme court and that any attempted attempt attempt- ed of water rIghts In iii compacts would only embarrass the Issue After tile the Auerbach bill was read for Cor the third time and was ready for passage the senate recessed for 15 minutes to ascertaIn the progress and opinIons of the governors governor's advisory advisory ad- ad commIttee In session in the executive offices Following passage of the Auerbach Auer- Auer bach bill Senator Patt introduced Intro Intro- his measure tor br repeal ot of the state seven compact whIch was referred to the committee on revision re- re vision and printing The senate until 2 2 o'clock afternoon |