Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-11
new MEXICO IN THE LIST
HER DELEGATE IS OPPOSED TO
CHANGE IN FLOOD PRoTEc-
TloN PROGRAM
RESOLUTIONS ARE REJECTED
JONES PLAN OF GOVERNMENT AS
slsTANcE TO IRRIGATION
is APPROVED

Denver, April 1.-THE irrigation
conference here today voted to recon
slider the approval given the pending
Newlands -Broussard drainage and
flood prevention bill last night and
then laid the entire matter on the
table. The vote to reconsider was
nine to six, each of the Is states rep
resented having one vote.
The states voting for a reconsidera-
tion were Colorado. Montana. Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon. South Dakota,
Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Against reconsideration; Arizona. Cal
ifornia, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska and
Texas.
The effect of today's action was to
put the conference on record as re-
fusing to endorse the drainage bill
pending in congress. Last night a res
olution presented by the California
delegation was adopted by the confer
ence, endorsing the Newlands bin.
When the resolution was adopted the
lEesterp vanseEence was IN.
TIT
Today the action of the 81 con
ference was reported asd met with
instant onnnaition
When the irrigation conference be
gan it's work today the governors we're
on hand. Governor Ammons of Color
ado secured the adoption of a rule
giving each state one vote in the con
ference. Then Governor William
Spry OF Utah took the floor He ask
ed for information as to the action Of
the conference last night.
Chairman Jones read the California
resolution. Governor sperry then ask
ed for a reconsideration Of the vote
by which the resolution was adopted.
That opened the battle. John Fair
weather of California defended the
action Of the conference. Then Cover
nor Carey took the floor,
The committee on Carey act pro
jects prepared fresh report in place
of the one which failed Of adoption
by the conference last night. The
new report embodied a combination Of
the committees original plan Of pat
enting Carey act land to the states
and the suggestion Of A. A. Jones, as
sistant secretary Of the interior for
government aid to those projects.
The resolution. which was submitted
to the conference, follows:
whereas. certain projects under
the carey acts are uncompleted and
the states have found it impossible
to secure their completion.
Therefore, be. it resolved, first,
that the lands included in any Of the
Carey act projects now uncompleted
may be patented to the states when
ever the secretary Of the interior IS
satisfied that such action win insalra
the completion Of the project and tue
protection Of all the rights Of settlers
on such project, and on conditions
that will guarantee such profession.
Second, that in all such projects
where the state declares itself unable
to complete these projects that the
national government proceed. with the
completion Of the projects under si.Fc-
iaI appropriations or with any other
funds that may be or become available
and subject to such regulation as the
secretary Of the interior shall approve
and that on the completion Of such
projects the national government shall
extend to settlers in making settle
ment on them.
At the opening Of the conference
M r. Englehart Of Washington intro
duoed the report Of the irrigation dis
trict committee The report reaom
mended the underwriting Of irrigation
district bonds BIZ the government and
the investment Of postal savings bank
funds in such bonds