The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Measure in Iden tic a
Form Already Passed
by House.
NOW TO PRESIDENT
FOR HIS SIGNATURE
Gives Water Supply and Power
Rights in Valley of Yosemite
National Park to City OF San
:. Francisco-Debate on
Naval Holiday Reso-
luton in House.

WaShins ton. December 6--Thc Rake.
bill. giving San Francisco water supply
and power rights In the Hetch -Hctchy
Valley of the Toulumne River Yosemite
National Park. passed the Senate at
l1:57 tonight hy Il vote Of 80 10 ~
The bill had previously passed the
House in identically the same form. and
goes at once to the President for gig
nature.
The passage or the bill three min
utcs before the hour set for the .rbi-
uary adjournment or the senate was
attended With unusual scenes. Fear
tul that the final vote would be defeat
ed by lack or time Vice President Mar
shall. the reading clerk and members
Of the Senate themselves brought n
week OF debate TO an end in sixteen
minutes OF hurried voting Party lines
we're divided in the hnal vote on tie
bill. Several Senator's cut short their
remarks 80 that tho vote could be
taken before midnight. according to
the unanimous consent agreement
reached come time ago.
Ends Long Fight.
The victory for san Francisco ends :,
night that has been waged in Congress
FOR several years, i'll which conserva-
tonists and nature clubs took I, con-
Francisco authority TO erect a dam IL,
the Hctch -Hctchy Valley creating =
storage reservoir, authority TO fiood
The ncccssar! parts or tho valley TO
create electric power, and sell II under
ilr local regulations or California. and
TO construct conduits and canals
through public lands. where nccess sary.
IS part Of the citys water suppiy svs-
tein
Provision is made IL protect tile wa
Ter riShts OF settlers in INC san Jao-
ruin Valley, ana the city viii be re-
Quired TO construct roads i'll the park.
including scenic highway, 10 build
slightly buildings and furnish power
at cost To irriGation usars,,asOpp"nents
az tho bill included ihose lwho claimed
the BEAUTY OF tho valley would %.
spoiled and that settlers ON irrigated
lands would be deprived OF an ado
Iuate supply Of water
Protests against the Hstch HetchY
bill from Charles w Eliot, president
emeritus of Harvard; Frederick Law
olnistead OF rho National Fine Arts
Commission. aud from individuals and
associations in many states again
markcd the reopcning Of the fight to-
day ia the Senate.
senators Bristow ar1 Works pre-
Sentcd petitions and kilograms against
the bill, while senator Ashurst offered
kilograms in support OF H. lie sald
he had received nearly 4.oGo communi-
jcct, and only one against II,
Senator Norris. supporting the hili,
declared he did not believe the beau
ties of nature OF III. rights cr irri-
sationists would bc intrineed iie out
lined the expenditures hc said. san
Francisco had already made in con
ncction with the work
The maximum number Of visitors TO
the valley in any one year TO date, Nh.
Norris said, was 90, and for the last
or
those going on official business had
made the journey.
Never "a second Visit.
NO man has ever gone to tietch
Hetchy second time" said the Sena-
tor
senators Llppitt. Thomas and Reed
spoke in support of the bill, and Sena-
tors Sterling, Smoot and MARITIME crit
iczcd their position.
Seuator Ashurst ascribcd the Vigor-
ous opposition which has developed
during the consideration OF the bill!
in part to. the activities OF tic Spring
Valley Water Company. which now
supplies the city OF san Francisco with
water.
Senator Reed argued that the ap-
pcarance OF the valley. from scenic
standpoint instead OF being injured.
would be improved by the presence OF
the lake. which would be formed by
Dcbntc on Naval Holiday Bili.
Washington, December 6.--With only
Cna or two voices raised against the
fIensley naval holiday resolution,
which would authorize the President TO
accept the suggestion of Winston
Churchill. Lord OF the British Admi-
lalty. for q world wide abandonment of
nAvai CONSTRUCTION for one year, the
debate on tine resolution was brought
10 {, clorc today in the House. vote
WI DC taken Monday.
.1ost OF the speakers advocated the
u.yst,t e OF the resolution. because war
aa!aa belonged to "a past era Repre-
favored i. merely as an expression OF
c.."NGinR sentiment.
RESOLUTIONS will not bring peace"
so!d Representative Iulings. Peace
so,:.ties Will not stop war. Disarma-
rCi1ic :nal after peace is established.
because Il lacks power. We will have
var until the day comes when inVcn-
iiocg make war impossible
Representative Mann, of Illinois. sup
norted the resolution, declaring it
Individual TO offer proposition that
spoke for peace nor to the discrcdit Of
any country to propose such Al plan, re-
Gardless OF whether it should succeed
or fail Representatives Helm, of Ala
nanln, and Slayden, of Texas. also in
oorscd tho resolution. MS did Repre-
sentative Saunders, OF Virginia, wh..
declared no nation in tho world