Arizona republican., 1921-06-04
GOv. CAMPBELL Is
 BUSY DURING HIS WASH|NCTONv| VISIT

Confident that the Colorado River Basin bill will pass before the ad- journment of the present session of congress, Governor Thomas F. Camp hell. who returned Thursday from Washington. declared that he had high hopes the bill wou,S be given favorable consideration.
 In the capital for several weeks the governor devoted his every no oment to the advancement of reclamation for the western states. to hospitaliz ation work and to assisting disabled soldiers by taking up their particular cases with the wal. risk insurance bureau.
 The chief executive of Arizona de- clined to discuss federal patronage. asserting that he had no interest in the matter and had not given atten- ton to the appointments to be made
 Governor Campbell left here ir May to attend joint meeting of the | LeaEue ~ the Southwest, of which l Reclamafon association and the he is prevalent, the Western States Colorado River Basin commission. which met in Denver May 12.
 At this meeting a bill was drawn to be introduced in congress provid- II LUX lhaA AAt nRHoAAAt commissioners to act with the istate commissioners in negotiating a com pany between the state and the United States relative to the usinr of the waters of the Colorado. The passage of the bin will make 1t pos
 sible to carry on development with.
 out> interference of cour action, ac-
 cording to the governor.
 The bill as drawn at the Denver nf
 ator Bursum of New Mexico. Tn.
 irrigation committee of the senate referred the bill to the secretary O state. who will make a report or
 the international questions involved
 and on Tuesday 1t is believed tn,
 committee win take favorable actioI
 on the measure which is now or
 the docket as Senate Bill No. 1853.
 Governor Campbell is of the opin
 ion that, despite the fact that con
 gress is engaged in tax and tariff . revision and appropriation bills fo carrying on the business of the gov
 ernment. the bill will be given con
 sideration during the present sessio
 which he believes will extend into tn
 late summer. All of the seven state
 in the basin have officially request q satisfied that it will be given Governor Campbell said that th ' Smith McNary bill calling for s25o - 100000 for reclamation projects I the western states is now before tn l' senate and house committees on il | rigation for hearings and win be re 7, ported favorably. by both branchs ' at any early date. The Fovernc s looks for opposition to the bill l ;. eastern representatives and from tf !, grange states. He had assurance, I ' said, that the bill would pass u 2. senate
 While in Washington. Govern. r Campbell took up a number of cas, Q with the director of war risk insu n ance securing successful action IS the majority of 1T cases He recei'
 ed the assurance of the immedia r construction of a hospital at whipp ,r Barracks, s600.000 is to be expend.
 on the project as outlined by the wi n department. That the work will ,f rushed to completion Is evidenced | 7, the fact that an engineer already Id on the Job. This will increase il
 capacity of the hospital from 500 n l.200 beds. An effort was made r. the governor to secure addition Y quarters in Tucson. either by an fl