Show SCRAP 1 UTAH ASSERTS Passage of Boulder Dam Bill Means Court Action Says Leatherwood WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Feb 5 fEy 5 ByThe The Associated Press Press-A Press A fight over the SwIng-Johnson SwIng Boulder canyon dam bill was waged In the house today with Its friends prO prO- pre predicting dieting passage at this lIes session lon and opponents warning that If It enact enact- enacted enacted ed cd the measure would be contest contested ed all the way to the tho supreme court rt Representative Leatherwood Ito Re- Republican Re Republican publican of o Utah assailed prop proponents on- on COts of the bill for taking what he called an uncompromising attitude and declared declare 1 that If It the bill Mil went upon the legislative rocks rock on one of the chief causes would be bo that a aman 11 man not a 0 n member of this body had disregarded the flood hazard hanging over Imperial valley Cal Cal- CalIfornia California Cal California to make snake the measure a 0 po- po political po political Issue In the 1328 1128 campaign He did not Identify the man by byname bYname byname name LEA LE NOTICE On the other hand Chairman Smith of the Irrigation commit commit- committee committee tee which reported the tIre bill pro pre predIcted pre predicted that within the near future the rules committee woul would give the bill legislative right of way WilY and anI thereby Insure a vote by the house before congress adjourns Mr lr Ir Leatherwood contended that congress would accomplish nothing by approving the tin bill In la Its prell pres- pres eat ent form as It would encounter lit lit- litIgation In the courts FLOOD CONTROL This warning frequently has been given by Representative Hayden Democrat of ot Arizona but pie e state state- statement statement ment meat by Leatherwood waa wa-s the firSt In congress that Utah contemplated such action I Under questioning by Representative Republican of Michigan a a member of the tho rules committee Smith said that flood control was the th primary object of the bill and denied suggestions that the furnishing of ot drinking water to LOll Loa Angeles was wal the chief object 5 |