The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-17
WESTERN MEN
STAND GROUND
Senator BOraIl and Colleagues
Refuse to Bend Knee to
House Leaders.
IRRIGATION LOAN CLAUSE
RESULTS In MERRY MIX-UP
IntermOuntain Members May
Tie Up Legislation Indefinite
ly Unless Bill Stands.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. June i6.-There is a
prospect Of lively row In congress over
the attitude Of house leaders toward the
proposed loan OF $50. 900 900 to complete
existing reclamation projects Sena tors
from the intcrmountaln statcg are in.
tensely Interested in this loan.
Senator Borah took up the subject will,
the president and explained the deplora-
BILE conditions OF settlers In the reclama-
ton projects. who went there on the
faith of the governments word. where
development is at a standstill for want of
necessary money TO complete irrigation
works.
President Taft was pronounced I'm IA
Vor OF the loan in "A speech, and later
recommended il in his annual message.
IL was first proposed TO Issue bonds but
IN the form that legislation finally passed
the senate the issue OF $50. 900 900 worth
OF per cent certificates OF Indebtedness
was authorized In this form the bill
went 10 the house and was sent to the
committee on ways and means and IL
soon became known that Speaker Cannon
and Chairman Payne were unwilling to
have the bill reported out.
Placating Western Senator'S.
Senator Borah and his western col
leagues immediately got busy and an
nounced their intention OF attaching the
proposed authorization as IL rider to
the river and harbor bill unless the
reclamation loan were retained in it. AS
surances were given the western scnu-
tors by President Taft that If they would
refrain from urging the matter as an
amendment to the river and harbor bill
he would use his influence TO have the
bill reported out in the house, and the
house leaders gave the assurance.
But realizing, as the adjournment drew
near that there was no prospect of ac-
the lntermountain senators bestirrcd
themselves and attached the reclamation
loan 10 the administ ration bill.
Today the friends OF the irrigation
project were informed that the house
leaders would not consent To a confer
ence on the conservation bill with the
irrigation amendment in. They assertcS
that IL carried an appropriation and, un-
der the rules OF the house. would have
TO be considered by the committee.
Would Cut Down Loan.
President Taft invited Senator Borah
to come 10 the White house today, and
when MIR, Borah arrived he found Chair
man PAYNE and Representative Dalzell
there. President Taft submitted a pro-
posal 10 Borah To have the senate re-
consider its action on the conservation
bill. which the president is very anxious
TO have passed. and eliminate the $50
600. 900 loan in order TO facilitate agree
ment on the conservation bill. In con-
sideration OF this concession the president
said that he authorized to say that
the bill now I'm the ways and means COM
mittce would be reported favornbly with
the amount of the proposed loan reduced
10 100000. 900
Senator Borah Declines.
Senator Borah declined to accept the
proposition. He said that IL appeared TO
him like Il plan To XIII the proposed loan
Dalzell was frank enough To admit that
IL presented the same aspect TO him. Sem
ator Borah conferred with representatives
in the house from the lntermountain
states in which reclamation projects are
located and there is a disposition among
them to hold up general legislation unless
faith is kept.
The western senators were saying to-
night that q plain compact between them
and the house leaders. by which they re-
Trained from pressing the reclamation
loan earlier in the session. had been
broken and that It is the grossest eXhi-
bltion OF bad faith that has been wilt
messed in congress for many years
Conservation May Become Rider
The house leaders reply that IL the
western men do not relent they will sim
ply commit the conservation bill to Il
committee and let Il repose there. and
then attach the language OF the conserpa-
ton bill without the reclamation amend
ment as a rider" to the general def
cheney appropriation bill In the house,
The western men rctort that II this is
done there Will be no general deficiency
bill, and that other legislation OF import
ance may be held up and the session OF
congress prolonged indefinitely.
The sudden complication that has en-
sued makes the outlook FOR an carly ad-
leaS hOpaflll