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<br />193 <br /> <br />MR. CARPilll1'l'J{: That 1salready stated. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />MR. HOOVER: IIArticleIV.. (a) The use of the vmter of the Colorado <br /> <br />River System for purposes of navigat10n shall be subservient to the uses' and <br /> <br />nooessary consTh~pt10n of such wators for domestic, Dlunicipal, agr1cultural, <br /> <br />ll1dustrial and power purposes.1I Continuing the conversat10n which I <br /> <br />delivered this morninc, I would l.ike to suggest for your consideration the <br /> <br />addition of these words: IIProv1ded that speeHic consent to this paragraph <br /> <br />shall be made by Congress." <br /> <br />MR. CARPBNTl'Jt: Why not put it in the negative, that they may specifi- <br /> <br />cally withhold eonsent? <br /> <br />MR. SCRUGHAU: I thinl, that's an invitation to nithhold. <br /> <br />MR. EHERSON: Then the act of Congress would have to refer specifically <br /> <br />to this. <br /> <br />JUDGE SLOAN: Provided th.at Congress may sp(Jcifically v;ithhold its <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />consent. <br /> <br />l;m. HOOVER: That's an invitation also for them to withhold. <br /> <br />1m. NORVIEL: Any sort of reforonce would be ffi1 invitation to nithhold <br /> <br />their consent. <br /> <br />1m. HOOVIill: Suppose we start th'e p2.ragraph "upen the specific approval <br /> <br />of congress the use oZ the wators of the Colorado Eiver System, etc.1I <br /> <br />lim. DAVIS: Why not. say" If Congress shall assent thereto?" <br /> <br />tITl. CArrPI~~T~TI: That is longer. <br /> <br />j,m. NORVIBL: Why not say "subject to tho app,:,oval of Congress." <br /> <br />l;m. HAJ:mLE: What would that amount to? ,'Ihett kll1cl of approval? <br /> <br />1m. NORVIEL: Approval of thoso paragraphs. <br /> <br />MR. H1l1mLE: <br /> <br />That would require specific roforence to <br /> <br />'. <br />J.lt. <br /> <br />v <br /> <br />JUDGE SLOAN: Isn't it wise to leave it ~n such form - the approvetl of <br /> <br />the compact as a whole is an! approval of that paragraph. <br />