Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-23
HAYDEN
DENURS
TO BILL
Files Minority Report
Against Boulder Dam
Appropriation.
CLAIMS BAD FAITH
Arizona Senator States
California Has Broken
Solemn Agreement

WASHINGTON, June 90. W.pl-A
minority report protesting against
the initial $l0,660, 900 appropriation
in the second deficiency bill for be
ginning work on Boulder dam was
filed in the Senate today by Scna-
tor Hayden, Democrat, Arizona.
Hayden demanded that the appro
priation be deferred until "Arizona
is assured of fair proportion of
the waters of the Colorado river -
The total of the bill as reported
to the Senate was $70032, $50, as
compared with sos, 1885, ,ss4, as passed
by the House.
Among the new items were $3i6,
600 for extending the work of the
bureau of fisheries, authorized un-
der recent act Of Congress; $751;
305 for acquisition of additional land
at Fort Bliss, Tex, and $4,000 for
creation of n migratory bird refuge
at Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas.
In his minority report, filed after
the Senate appropriations committee
approved the S77s,0s2, $50 second
deficiency bill, Hayden stated;
ga solemn promise made in order
to secure passage of the Boulder dam
bill has not been kept. Congress
was repeatedly assured Los Angeles
would be the principal guarantor for
the return of the money advanced
by the federal government for con
struction of the dam. The city has
guaranteed nothing. Something al
legged to be lust as good has been
substituted. -
"Thc contract for lease of power
privilege is made subject to the
condition that it shall not 90 into
effect until after Congress makes an
appropriation of money to com
menco construction of Boulder cam
yon dam. There is testimony in the
committee hearings TO prove this
contract is so drawn that the private
power companies of California will
gain control of over one half of the
firm energy produced at Boulder
dam, and the majority portion of
the secondary energy.
Asks Immediate Decision
"This requires an immediate deci
sion as TO whether it is advisable
for Congress to appropriate public
money collected from Taxpayers
throughout the United States to pro.
duce cheap electric power which will
be distributed at retail to consum-
crs in one section of the country
by private agencies for Imofit.
Section Four (A) of the Boulder
Canyon project act authorizes an
agreement or compact among the
states of Arizona, California and
Nevada for an equitable division of
waters of the lower basin of the
Colorado river. Arizona has in good
faith diligently and earnestly on
deavored to enter into such com
pact. The commissioners represent
ing that state have at no time
sought to depart from the express
intent of Congress with respect to
the division of water which the act
proposed.
"California has consistently and
persistently refused to divide the
waters of the Colorado river basin
with Arizona. IT is the intention
of that state TO avoid any agreement
whatsoever with Arizona respecting
an apportionmcnt of water. Through
the use of the money and the power
of the federal government, that state
hopes to gain control of all the wa
ters of the Colorado river which can
possibly be used in California and
hold the same by right of prior ap-
preparation. -
WASHINGTON, juno 30. U.P>-
The Senate appropriations commit
see today approved the second de.
ficiency bill passed recently by the
House, including the $l0,660, 900 ap.
preparation for beginning work on
Boulder Dam.
Chairman Jones of the committee
announced he would seek consider
alton of the bill by the Senate to-
morrow.
The Boulder Dam appropriation
was approved over the protest of
Senators Hayden and Ashurst, Dem.
ocrats, Arizona, who have indicated
they will fight the allotment on the
Senate floor.