The Winslow mail., 1925-07-24
GOV. HUNT is
OPPOSED TO
WINSOR On
INFERENCE

Another step toward a confer
ence on Colorado river develop
ment between representatives of
California, Arizona and Nevada was
taken this week when President
milford Winsor of the state SEN
announced the appointment of SEN
ate members of the conference COM
mittee as authorized by a resolu-
tion of the last legislature.
Charles E. MacMillin has ap-
pointed the house members of the
committee.
Plans for the conference call for
meeting in Phoenix on Aug. 5.
California legislators started the
movement and Governor Scrugham
of Nevada has announced that he
will name delegates.
In addition to this conference it
is possible that another meeting
will be held on Colorado river prob
lens Governor Hunt has an
nOunced that he holds the action
of the last legislature providing for
a conference as null and void be-
cause of his veto and that he will
name a conference committee in
accordance with a recent sugges-
tion sent him by Governor Rich
ardson of California.
President Winsor and Speaker
Macmillan are going ahead with
their plans for the conference as
outlined in the legislative resolu
hnI nf in 40
province of Governor Hunt to veto
resolution and they believe the
legislative committee will be the
only authorized one.
Instead of naming four members
besides himself on the senate com
Inittee, President Winsor named
eight and each will have half a
vote. He named Senator Lines of
Graham county; kilcrease, of Pinal
county; Smith, of Pima county;
Elliott, of Greenlee county; Hardy,
OF Santa Cruz county; Sims, of Co
chise county, and Robert l.. Moore,
of Navajo county.
Speaker MacMillin named Rep
resentatives Crawford, of Yavapai
county; Murphy, of Gila county,
and Orme, of Maricopa county, on
the committee.
Letters made public at the gov
ernors' office which have been sent
TO Governor Richardson of Cali
fornia and Governor Scrugham of
Nevada still left in doubt just what
Governor Hunt may do in regard
to the meeting.
In the letter to Governor Scrug
ham. Governor Hunt declares, Il
= can not recognize a conference as
valid under authority of house CON
current resolution No. l, that there
is any authority to bind Arizona to
anything. l must, therefore, de-
cline to participate in such con-
terence" The letter does not pro-
pose to Governor Scrugham any al
tentative plan of meeting in which
Governor Hunt will participate.
The communication to Governor
Richardson, however, from Cover
nor Hunt says. "if it is the desire
of California and Nevada to confer
with committee l might appoint
for an exchange of views, would
be very glad to take such action"
The term "such action" refers to
Governor Hunts willingness to ap-
point conferees to a tri-state meet
ing to exchange views on the Colo
RADIO river situation.
Should the conference proceed,
however, without his participation,
Governor Hunt declares in the let
ter 10 Governor Scrugham, the Ari-
iona executive grants the right of
representatives of the states of
California and Nevada to confer
with an unofficial group of mem
bers of the Arizona Legislature
Any conference. Governor Hunt
insists. however, would be unoffi-
cial
Both of the letters go into some
detail in the explanation of Cover
nor Hunts stand on concurrent
resolution No. L. of the Arizona
legislature, which was vetoed by
the Arizona executive.
The text of Governor Hunts let
ter TO Governor Scrugham follows:
Under date of July Is, | re-
ceived a letter from Governor Rich
ardson of California, incloSing a
a copy of resolution adopted by
the California legislature and sug-
gesting the appointment of a COM
mittee to negotiate with a like COM
mitee from the states of Arizona
and Nevada for the purpose of set
tling the respective rights of lower
basin states in and to the waters of
the lower basin of the Colorado
system.
Il wrote Governor Richardson
under date of July 16, pointing out
=. that no legislation existed in Ari-
IONA authorizing the appointment
Of any committee to officially rep
resent the state of Arizona in such
negotiations.
4, however, suggested that I
would be glad to appoint a number
of delegates to confer with Cali
fOrnia and Nevada on the subject
mentioned in the California resolu-
tion, and suggested that inasmuch
as the Arizona delegation must act
without pay, the conference might
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