Imperial Valley press., 1926-12-23
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MEASURE
OUTLINED
Procedure to Be Followed
By Swing-Johnson Bill
Is Explained.
VOTE IN JANUARY
Position In Senate Is
Considered as Favor
able as That in House

The method of procedure to be
followed in Washington since the
House committee reported the Swing
johnson bill favorably becomes a
most interesting topic at this time.
Under n motion made by Con
gressman Swing the chairman of
the committee on irrigation and
reclamation will report to the house
that the committee, after investl-
cation. recommends that the bill
"Do Pass Accompanying this
statement will be lengthy report
on the need for the legislation, ro-
citing the exhaustive investigation
made by the committee, the purpose
of the bill and how the law will be
executed when finally enacted. \
brief recital of what the Boulder
Dam is to be and what the power
will do and how the all-American
canal will be constructed and the
benefits it will cause will all be con
tanned in this report.
The copy of the bill as approved
with this report will then 90 to the
! floor leader of the Republican
party, Representative Tilson Who
will have it analyzed and Il short
digest made. In the meantime the
rules committee of which Smell is
chairman, will be advised of the
report and, after consultation with
Tilson will fix Il date ON which the
bill will be voted upon in the house.
If the opposition insists upon time
for debate, which is certain, then Il
limited time. probobly not over two
or three days, viii be given for that
purpose and Il definite hour fixed
when the vote shall be taken. The
rules committee determines all this
and submits the report to the house
which, under full control of the ad-
adopts the rules committee report.
Under usual procedure a vote
may therefore be expected by the
latter part of January if the admin
istration continues its support of
the measure.
Senate Marks Time
In the senate the bill has already
hcen placed in Il position where
Senator Johnson can call it up at
any time after about the same pc
riod the house acts-Sav Jan. %.
The senate is merely marking time
and the friends of the bill conf
IDENTIFY expect it to be passed in the
Ii hn i, 1X-
He could have passed the measure
last MAY but preferred to await ac-
tion in the house in order to avoid
any possibility of the constitutional
question being raised that the bill
is a revenue producing measure and
can therefore originate only in the
house.
Under all these conditions it is
therefore likely that the bill will
pass both senate and house before
March 4, the date when congress OK
rircs under the constitution. Should
the bill not be passed by that date
it must be rcintroduced in the new
congress, go to the committees and
take the entire rounds all over
again.
There is Il significant feature in
connection with the vote of the
house committee yesterday. Rep
rcsentative Allen of Illinois voted
for reporting the bill. Allen is
close to Madden who was the only
strong man opposed to the bill last
winter. Allen made no conceal
ment of the fact that he voted
against reporting the bill then out
OF Difference to Madden. If Mad
den has been won over the sailing
will be much more smooth.
Opposition on the floor of both
house and senate, is expected to
como from Hayden, Leathcrwood
and possibly other congressman
from Utah and Colorado and from
Senators King and Smoot of Utah
and Phipps of Colorado. Senator
Johnson has placed the bill in such
a position that no filibustcring tac
ties would prevail in successful
UaV i'm thC senate