| Show UTAH UPSETS S SITUA SITUATION ON BOULDER DAM DAE Controversy With Cal Cal- California California Likely to Block Action In Congress WASHINGTON Jan IG-Dy IG The Associated A Press Press A dispute between Utah and ind California Ca ovel ovee iI werning the th pro pro- proposed proposed pro proposed posed construction construction ot of Boulder canyon dam across the Colorado river further c the leg leg- legislative eg- eg situation confronting that project today The controversy came cam to a focus when the th Utah delegation In congress sent telegrams rams to both the Utah governor and legislature which Colton Re- Re Re Republican Republican publican Utah said salol ald in n effect sug- sug suggested aug that the state withdraw from th the six six- state six I Boulder canyon can- can yon pact It if persisted In Its opposition to amendment proposed d by Utah PLAN X WIlL TOPPLE Colton predicted that It if Utah the pact the whole Boulder canyon de development would be toppled and legislation certainly could not be passed at this sessIon The Arizona delegation Is fighting the tho measure known knon as as the Swing Johnson bill The Th amendments lr i dispute pro pro- provide pro provide vide ido for a formal protest against any plan for tor or the entry of tho United States Into the water pow pow- power power er Industry and would prevent diversion of ot water wate ate from the Colo Cob Colorado Colorado rado river 04 crept o-crept ept by the unanimous mOils consent of the th signors of ot the pact While the Utah delegation was preparing Its Ines message ago to the state legislature the tile Call California Cornia delegation delegation delegation tion was aas as In conference with Mayor MayorI I Continued on Page ILIe Seven Senn UTAH UPSETS DAr DAM PROGRAM I Continued Pram From Page One John L Bacot Da and City Attorney S AttorneyS j Higgins of ot San Diego who urged ed prompt action on the tha bilL C ST After Arter the conference Senator Johnson n Republican California made mado public a statement tatem by Mayor Bacon Dacon which declared dec there I In is not one clause In the John Swing Swing son non on bill that gives Cs 1 California an any advantage e over any other basin tare slate Mayor Maor Bacon BaCIlli Senator Johnson said cited the tiro recent earthquake lIs as additional reason for tor prompt action on legislation as there was no way of ot when one ot of the mud vol volcanoes in Mexico would come up under the levees along the rl river and turn the now flow of the tho into the tho Imperial valley The bill 13 tr J now V on the calen calen- calendars calendars calendars dars of both the senat and house and standing third on the prefer prefer- preferential preferential legislative Jec list of ot the senate while supporters will argue be- be before before be before fore the hou houM houas rules committee next Thursday in an effort to give It privileged status fatus I atus in the house S Special Dispatch SALT LAKE Jan Decisive IS 15 action on the Colorado river com com- compact compact compact pact and the SwIng Johnson bill now pending bet before ro congress which may result in legislation re- re repealing re repealing pealing all action previously taken In approval of o both the state six six and state seven-state pacts is scheduled to to be ba taken up early next week III I result of telegraphic communication tion Saturday from Utah's dele dele- delegation delegation delegation gation In congress A special meeting of ot the gov gov- governor's gov- gov governor's governor's general ad ad izory commit commit- committee committee tee the Colorado i ce on matter has haa p m Monday I and Senator Knox Patterson ot of ofSan ofSan San Juan county plans to Introduce a bill In the upper house repealing all former action by Utah on the Colorado river compact This action ho he contends will Utah in a wholly Independent po po altion In the matter of protecting protecting its Its rights In the river and will place It in a position where the theother theother other states Interested will l have to treat with Utah Instead of Utah having to treat with the the other states AUERBACH BILL DILL There is now pending be before Core the senate of the tho Utah legislature a bill by Senator Herbert S Auer Auer- Auerbach Auerbach bach of ot Salt Lake Lako county repeal repeal- repealIng repealing In ing the act of the 1925 legislature approving the six state pact on the Colorado river Passage of ot this bill l it is contended would pro pro- pre prevent vent enactment of ot the Swing Swing- SwIng Johnson Johnson bill which carries carrlos an Ill Ill- appropriation ap appropriation for tor the tho Boulder dam darn project In California and which 1 Is la held to be inimical to the interests of ot Utah This bill is ready to be reported back by the committee of revision and printing and then will have to tobe tobe tobe be sent to a standing committee under the regular order of o procedure procedure procedure ure Some Iome members of the legisla legislature ture do not think that pa passage sage of the Auerbach bill is sufficient to In view of ot the tact fact that the seven soven- state seven state pact contains a section reI- reI rel relative e to the tho Colorado river being now non navigable This T ls section Is considered to be dangerous da to the Interests of Utah in that It might ml-ht raise a question 03 as to the tho states foutes ownership of the bed Lcd of oC the river and affect its title to oil developments In the bed CO COMPLETE RIPE REPEAL In view of ot this Senator Patter Palter Patterson Patterson son has announced his Intention of a bill bl to tho the senate I Monday repealing the former acts of the legislature lature approving both the state six and state seven pacts The governors governor's advisory com com- committee at a recent meeting adopted a majority report favoring amend amend- amendment amendment amendment ment of the SwIng-Johnson SwIng bill to properly protect Utah's rights In Inthe inthe inthe the river while a I minority report was III also so forthcoming urging Im- Im Immediate immediate Im Immediate mediate repeal of the tho states state's ap- ap approval approval ap approval of the state six-state pact The situation as u it now stands will be bo laid before the tha committee Monday afternoon by the governor ana It was the tho general Impression out the capitol Saturday that the teal outcome would be repeal ot of the at states state's approval of ot both the state six and state seven-state pacts n |
