Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-28

vastly important. The commission
ers must agree among themselves
what they are going to do. Any
agreement with the other basin states
mus be submitted to the people forI
approval. Then the legislature must
approve it and finally it must be
signed by the governor"
Ext ensively amended, but still un-
changed in its general import, the
Jones bill therefore seems doomed to
meet with cold reception on the
second floor of the state capitol even
if passed by the bicameral body on
the fourth The measure appropriates
100000 to defray the expenses Of
the permanent commission which is
authorized to represent the state in
the negotiations, protect it's rights
and encourage and promote develop
ment of Colorado river. AS a preface
to the discussion over the bill this
morning, President Winsor called at
tention to the fundamental principles,
upon which Arizona is making it's
fight for river development, as en-
braced in the memorial taken by the
Washington river committee for pre-
sentation to President Coolidge and
congress. There could be no develop
ment without an agreement among
the states interested, he said. 81
felt that the terms of the Santa Fe
compact were fair enough to Arizona
to justify its ratification, as you
know. Since it has been decided that
such is not the case, however, we
should now strive for the amending
of that compact which will adequately
protect Arizona's rights in the river"
Governor Hunt today transmitted to
the legislature a copy of telegram
which had been sent him by Repre-
sentative Carl Hayden from Wash
'ington The telegram in turn, was
copy of one sent H. S. McCluskey
and Thomas Maddox of the three
member river commission which has
engaged in negotiations with Cali
fornia and Nevada for an agreement
on power revenues and ALLEGATION of
water.
Hayden advised McCluskey and
Maddox that in his opinion con-
gress would approve "any just agree
ment made by the lower basin states
respecting payments or other revenue
returns in lieu of taxes to be made
by California to Arizona and New
ada"
Secretary Hoover" the telegram
continued, lis the one who evidently
is most concerned about the estab-.
lishment of precedent which might
embarrass the federal government in
connection with power development
IN otbar n ctraa1,,c
Aside from the passage of two
bills by the house, the legislative
sessions were given over to the
routine Introduction of bills assign
ments to committees and reports on
bills assigned The Winsor measure
providing for the appropriation of
$4,000 to meet half the cost of a
bridge over the Gila river in Yuma
county was passed by the senate.
The house also voted affirmatively
on the measure, fathered by Repre-
sentative Coxon of Cochise, providing
for the exemption from jury duty of
certain classes of school employees.
The Winsor bridge bill now goes o
the house and the Coxon measure to
the governor for signature.
Four game refugees in Greenlee
and Apache counties are provided for
under the terms of a series of new
measures introduced by Hamblin OF
Apache in the house. The new
sanctuaries proposed would be des-
ignated as the Blue Range, Campbell
Blue. Escudilla and South Fork pre-
serves.
Governor Hunt transmitted to the
! legislature recommendation that an