The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-12-10

CldllOu WAS lell last rfluds III Tie
house of representatives at Washing
| ton, when a telegram signed b. the
secretary of the association defeated
the proposed appropriation for Span
ish Springs reservoir
The members of the association
uously opposed the construction Of
Spanish Springs. maintaining that 1t
was not a relief plan but the creation
OF new project Withdrawing waters
from this project. and did not tend
| to induce settlers to take up land in
the half completed Newlands project
The following telegram to the Ne
yada State Journal of December 6
tells of the conclusion:
WASHINGTON, Dec. s. - An
amendment to the interior depart
ment appropriation bill offered by
| Congressman Charles L. Richards to
appropriate 100000 for the Spanish
Springs project was voted down in
the house today after Representative
CraInton. Michigan, in charge of the
/ bill read a telegram from the La
| hontan Valley Water Users associa-
tion opposing the amendment.
The telegram stated that the La
hentan water users commended
Cramton for his opposition to the
appropriation and asked whether he
| could get other congressman and SEN
ators to support his stand.
Charge Discrimination
The Richards amendment provided
that the funds be used for continued
investigation of the project and for
commencing construction. If found
feasible. He charged that Nevada
bad been Disseminated against in
pointing out that Spanish Springs
has heen recommended by the fact
finding commission, the secretary OF
the interior and the budget director.
It was at this point that Cramton
produced the telegram. concerning
which Richards had no previous
knowledge.
Cramton explained that the Lahon-
tan water users were opposed n
Spanish Springs because they feared
1t would interfere with their water
rights.
Against New Projects
Cramton said he personally OPP
posed 1t because II was a new prof.
eet. He added that he would NO.
favor any new project until it had
been definitely recommended to con
gress as feasible Such a definite
+ recommendation, he deelard, had not
! been made for Spanish Springs.
The next move now will be In the
senate. where Senator Key Pittman
will seek to have the amendment
adopted when the bill reaches there
from the house.
Richards tonight declared Spanish
i Springs, so far as he is concerned,
is a dead issue.
81 have done everything | can do.
he said "Those people in Nevada
could all be satisfied II they would
let us get this money, but if they
don't let us get it Washington will
soon forget all about Spanish
Springs.
"If we could get this money We
could settle this dispute to suit
everybody; but you cant get any
money when you bring these dis
putes to congress"
House Rejects Amendment
The house late today rejected an
amendment to the interior depart
ment appropriation bill to mako
4 $500, 900 available for expenditure
during the coming fiscal year on the
Spanish Springs reclamation project
in Nevada.
Few Members on Floor
The amendment, offered by Rep
resentative Richards, democrat. Ne.
vada was lost on a viva voce vote
with less than 80 members on the
floor. As reported by the appropria-
tions committee the bill carried no
funds for Spanish Springs.
The Spanish Springs proposal
came into prominence in the CLOSING
hours of the last session of the sen.
ate. when Senator Pittman. demo
crat. Nevada, caused legislative Jan
with filibuster because an appropria
ton for the project had been omittet
from the secondary deficiency bill
= which was up for consideration a
the time, but was not passed, due t
! his fight. until this week.
With the opening of congress -thii
year the Nevada senator withdrew
+ his objection and permitted passage
of the deficiency measure, with tbs
J announcement that arrangement'
had been made TO incorporate tn,
appropriation in the interior bill.
, When the measure was reported
to the house making no provisions
for the project, however, he declare,
he would attempt TO block it in tn,
senate until funds for the projee
were included
Beekstead Protests
Only a handful of the member
were present In the house toda'
when the Spanish Springs amend
ment was brought up. Representa-
tive Cramton of Michigan, chairman
of the subcommittee in charge of th'
BILL in opposing the amendment pre-
sented telegram to him signed b.
L. A. Beckstead. secretary of th'
Lahontan Valley Water Users asso
ciation, which read:
I'VE heartily endorse your stan,
q on Spanish Springs The settlers ol