The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-06-23
Will Undoubtedly Become a
Law During The Pres
ent Week.

Congress before adjournment will
pass a bill authorizin, the transfer
from the Federal treasury to the
reclamation fund of not less than $40,
900, 900 and perhaps as much as $50, 900,
600 to hasten the completion of Gov
evnment irrigation projects. This
money is to be returned to the treasury
when the projects are completed and
repayments made by settlers.
The action of the House ways and
means committee last Friday in re-
porting $40, 900, 900 bill is guarantee
that at least this much will be extended
to the West, for the influence that
compelled that committee to act con-
trary to wishes of the majority of its
members will force the bill through
the House.
When the bill goes back to the SEN
ate, Senator Borah, of Idaho, who has
led this irrigation fight from the out
set, will move and insist upon an
amendment raising the amount of the
loan to $50, 900, 900.
Borah declares with emphasis that
he will not listen to talk of COM
promise, but will fight to the limit of
his endurance for $50, 900, 600, which
amount in the Judgment of Secretary
Ballinger, is necessary to complete ir-
rigation projects.
Borah says that there is more reason
for granting $50, 900, 900 than 10000,
900, for $40, 900, 900 will not complete
all the projects, and ould mean either
that some projects will be abandoned
or that none can be completed under
the terms of this loan.
Surprising as it may seem. several
Western Senators, notably Carter of
Montana, chairman of the irrigation
committee, are inclined to accept the
House bill, while others talk of COM
promising on $25, 900, 900. Senator
Jones, of Washington, is opposed to a
compromise, except as last resort,
while Senator Hepburn is standing
firmly behind Borah.
In committee Representative
Ellis. with the backing of two Repub-
licaDs and four Democrats, resisted
the efforts of Chairman Payne, Dalzell
and other Fasteners to reduce the
amount of the bill from $50, 00O,0O to
$50, 900. 900, but he was outvoted, as he
was also when he opposed the amend
ment repeating section 8 of the recla-
nation law.
Because Speaker Cannon, Payne,
Dalzell and other powerful Eastern
leaders are at heart opposed to this
entire proposition and have yielded only
under intense pressure, there is little
likelihood that the house, when it first
votes upon the bill, will consent to any
amendments that may be offered by
any of the Western members.
The only hope of getting satisfactory
bill is in the Senate, and as things now
stand, the West must look to Senator
Borah, Of Idaho, to protect it against
the unfriendly influences that dominate
the House of Representatives
One of the biggest Republicans in
the Senate has said that if Borah
stood pat the House eventually would
be forced to back down and accept his
terms.
IL Borah wins this victory, it will be
such one as comes to few Senator's in
their public career. The whole burden
of this struggle is now on his shoulders,
and should he relent there would be no
chance whatever of getting $50, 900, 900
for reclamation. The ways and means
committee reported what in effect is
the original House bill, which is to be
considered under special rule. After
it passes the house it will 60 to the
Senate, where the Western Senators
will eliminate the objectional features
added by the house committee in the
form of amendments and then be sent
to conference. The Western Senators
have decided to hold up the withdrawal
bill until this irrigation bill is disposed
of.