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<br />ao.m~ 400.000 acn-IK't of ma.lDtlueam ""awr
<br />tha.~ had Rpar...t<<t the Sto.t.e1I at Denver.
<br />Were we to .uaWn Ca.llfon11A'. argument
<br />heT6 that trtbuwle. nnat be Indudtld. CalI-
<br />fornia would KUaUy get more than .he "'u
<br />wtll1l1g to settle tor at Denver.
<br />That the apportionment ..."'" from the
<br />m.a.lMtrelUIl only 18 .1&0 Ittongly Indlcate<J
<br />by an analym or the ~lId p.....graph of
<br />14(.) or the Act. ThO'r" Congress authO!'-
<br />lz.e<l Arlzolla.. NeVada. II.Ud CalUornla to
<br />mall.& a e<m>pa.ct allocating to Nevada 300,-
<br />000 ....,re_fl!'et and to Arlzona 2.800,000 plus
<br />one-batt 01 aurphu. Which. with California'.
<br />..400,000 and baU ot the aUTplUll, would UD-
<br />der CaUfornla'. Ink>rpretatlon of the Act u-
<br />haust the Lower Bnaln waterll. both malo-
<br />.trea.rn and trlbutarles. But Utah and Ne.
<br />MeDco. u Congrl'llll kneW, bad Intereeta In
<br />Lower Buill trlbut.artea which CongreM
<br />lurel)' woulll have proUCted In some wa,
<br />had It me1U1t fOl' !.he trlbutarlea of thOlle
<br />tWO ata~ to be Included In the water to
<br />be dlvtded &mollg ArIzona, Nevada. and
<br />C&ll1orn1a. We cannot believe that Con-
<br />gnu would h..'O'", permitted tb.rK' Sto.teI to
<br />dl1'lde among til<~mael~ee waur b<!longtng to
<br />.ll.ve 8tatN. Nor can we believe that tile
<br />repre.entaU1'H or Utah and Ne", Meslco
<br />would have .....t quietly by and acquiesced In
<br />.. oongT_lonal attempt to Include tbPlr
<br />tr:Ibut&r1ell In wawra gl.ven tile other thrH
<br />5tatQ.
<br />Plnally. In COnsidering CalUornla'a claim
<br />to lIhare In the t.rtbut.a.rlee or other Stat.<.-,
<br />It Ia Important tbat rrom the beginning or
<br />tbe dlac~IOnJI and negotlatlonl ...blcb led
<br />to the ProJed Act. Arizona OOlUllatently
<br />claimed tbat .he mUlt have IOle uu ot the
<br />0111.. upon ",hleb bu eIilUng economy de_
<br />pended."' Arlzon.... claim WBlI IIUpported by
<br />the tlW:t that only Ibe and New Mesleo could
<br />etteetively U8e tbe Olla. waUn, whlch not
<br />only Itnwred the Colorado RI1'er too cloee to
<br />Menoo to be or much \lie to any otb..r Statee
<br />but 1.110 ..... ndu~ virtually to a trickle In
<br />the hot Arizona .ummers beron It could
<br />reach the Colorado. In the debate. I.he Sen-
<br />aton ron.latently admowledged that the
<br />trlbuta:rlN-<>r at leA.llt the waten ot the
<br />OUa, tbe only mI.Jor ArlzonI. trlbutary_
<br />wen ucluded trom the allooc.tlon they wne
<br />making. Senator lLnllUl, In teap<JnM to
<br />queeUolll by Senator .JoblUlOn, Mid that the
<br />Callfornl& Senator.u correct In staUng that
<br />the Senate had _n tit to give Arizona
<br />2.800.oooaere.t~tlnaddltlontoallthewater
<br />In the 0111.." Senator Job1lBOn had ......11"1'
<br />stated. MII]t la only tbe tnaln atream, Sen..
<br />tors ..111 ffC&n. that ba.e been dilleul&ed. M
<br />and one ot hla arguments 1n ravor--ot Call.
<br />tornla" rl!Olll"lng 4.600.000 &ere-teet rather
<br />t1an 4.200.000 "'aI that Arizona WlUI golnR to
<br />kll!'l'P all her trlbutarlee In addltlon to wWlt-
<br />evt'r portion ot the m.Il.In rlvu allocated \0
<br />ber.- Senator Johnlon a1.eo arlP-led th&t
<br />Arizona $hould bf1u' more t.ha.n halr tbe
<br />Lower Bae.ln'a Meslean burden beea~ In
<br />addition to the 2.800.000 acre-ted allotted
<br />ber by the Act Ibe would get the 0111., wblch
<br />be erroneoully eettlnaWd .t 3.500,000 acre.
<br />t....t.. &nllotnr Plttman, who boo At In on
<br />the Oovernora' conJnence, IIkewtMt under.
<br />atood that the -.a""r wall belng aJloc:atcd
<br />trom "tbe maln Colora4o m"er."" And
<br />Oth"' lnte-reeted SenatoTll almltarl,y dlatln.
<br />~lehed between the malnlt:ream and the
<br />trlbutarlea.. Wblle the debates. e:l(tendlng
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<br />"' E.g.. Report. Colore4o River CommlMlon
<br />ot Arizona (19211, reprinted In Heartng3 on
<br />H R. 5773, I"IIprll oote 25. .t 25-31; 69 CoN-
<br />"IESIIIONAL RJ>COaD 94-54 (1928) (Arlzona'lI
<br />propos8.latDo>n\"erl.
<br />.. 70 CONClI.ESIIloNAL Rf:<<>al> 467-468 (19281.
<br />~allOid.at463-4114.465.
<br />.'d" at 231.
<br />-ld" &t 466---4117.
<br />"'ld., at 4(19. &fo allO jd~ at 232.
<br />"s.-e tcf.. at 463 (Shortrld~J; td, at 465
<br />(King)
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<br />CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
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<br />over . tong period ot ye&l'1l, UIIdoubtedly
<br />contaln statements wblch IJUpport Inter-eneea
<br />In ooonlct wltb those we hllou lIra.n, we are
<br />JM'rsuaded by tbe legtalatl1'll hlnol"J &II .
<br />wbole that the Ad waa not Intended to give
<br />California any claim to sbare In the trlbu.
<br />tarT watera or the other Lower Balin Statee.
<br />C. The project lW:t.s .pportlonment and
<br />dlIIt.rtbutlonllCbelllll: The leglalatlve hlatol')',
<br />the langua~ ot the Act. .nd the echeme es.
<br />tablJ.obe<1 by the Act tor tht ltor. and de-
<br />livery ot ....ter oon"lnee ue. aDo th.t CongreM
<br />Intendoed to pro1'lde Ita own method. tor .
<br />complete apportionment ot the malnJIt.reftm
<br />water among Ar1zona. CalUornla. and
<br />Nevada.
<br />l"1r&t, the legl.al.tlvt hlatory. In hearlnga
<br />00 the HOUM blll th.t be<:~ the Project
<br />Act. Coogream&n Arf!ntz ot Nen,da, liP'
<br />parently imPAtient with tbe del.y to thla
<br />much needed proje<':'t, told the oommltlee
<br />on Januuy II. 19311, tba.t U the Sta~ could
<br />not t.bemeelvea allocate the ..te-r, "there
<br />muet be socne power ..hlch wlll AY to C..II.
<br />tornl. 'You CIIn not take any more than thl.
<br />&mOUllt and the baJanoe la alloe&te<I to the
<br />other Statee."M. Laur. May 25, 1928. the
<br />House p.......:I the bill." but It did not con_
<br />tain any allocat.lon ".,beme. When tht' Sen-
<br />.te took up that bill In t)eQtmber. pr_\1l'le
<br />mOUllted ewltUy tOl' amendmenU t.bcI.t would
<br />pro"'de a workable meothod tor appart.!onlng
<br />the watera among the Lower BuIll. SlaW.
<br />and dlltrtbut.lng them to Ullerll In the St&tM.
<br />The eeealon convened on Oeoemb<!r 3, r928.
<br />on the ntth the Senate tool< up the bill.-
<br />mIl.. d.ya lateT the bUl .Ith Ilgnlncant
<br />amendments paaaed the Sen.te,- tour d...y.
<br />at""" that the HOUIIfI eoneurred In the Sell._
<br />..te'lI action." and. on the twenty-llnrt the
<br />PnreIdent algne-d the bill.. When the bUI
<br />4nrt reached Ule Senate 11001'. It bad a pro't'\-
<br />lion, added In committee. lImlUng Oal.1torola.
<br />to 4.(100,000 aere-te-e-t,- and Bomator n4rDDl
<br />on December G propostd nclUCinIl' th.t lib......,
<br />to 4.200.000." The nert day, December 7,
<br />Mr. P1ttm.an, eenlor Senator trom Nevada.
<br />vlgorouely lU"gUed that CongT_ mould
<br />eetUe tbl! matter without delay. lie II.ld.
<br />"Wh.t Ie the dlmculty? We h.ve only
<br />minor queetlona Involved here. There II
<br />practIcally nothing Involved e"'''''pt. dlllputt'
<br />between the SlaW. ot Arbana and C.U1ornla
<br />wltb rerard to tile dlvlalon ot the Incnaee<1
<br />waur that wUI be In1pounded behInd the
<br />propoeed dam: th.t 18 all. . . . or the
<br />7,&10.000 acre.feet of water let down that
<br />r1...'r they have gotten toIether wlLhIn too..
<br />000 acre.t....t. They h.ve ~t to pt together.
<br />and It they dO not get togethl!r CongTeea
<br />mould bring thHn togeth..r.....
<br />The da-yatter that. Dec-ernb<!r 8, New !.I...-
<br />Ico'lI 8enlloWT Bratton .uggeet.ed &n amtlld.
<br />ment aplltUng tha dltterence between the de-
<br />mand.ll ot Arboona and California by tlm.ltlng
<br />CaIUoru1a to 4.400,000 acre-t....t... On Ule
<br />tenth. relleetlng the prc.ovaUlng "'IlIIe (l(
<br />urgeocy tor dec:lalve lW:tlon, Sell4tQr Bratwo
<br />empbaalzed that thle...... not a dlllpute Urn.
<br />lted limply to t..o StatCll: '
<br />"The two Stau. WI", e"'changed vie......
<br />they have negotiated, they hI.'" end~V'On!d
<br />to reacb .n agreem"nt, and UIIW now bave
<br />been uWlble to do 10. This contro1'eI"llY doee
<br />not atrl!d thOIt' two Statile alone. It al'l'l!Cts
<br />oUlu 5t.atea In the Onion and the Oo\'ern.
<br />ment.. well.
<br />"Without UIIderta.1l:lng to upr..... my "Ie....
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<br />. ",,&Tinge on H.R. 5'1'73, "'pra note 25.
<br />at 50_
<br />"69 CoN"I!ESlUONA.1. ~I) 9990 (19281.
<br />-70 Co:<GIIPSIONAt RIl<;'OOUI 111 (1928).
<br />. (d.. at 603,
<br />"'ld...t837---838.
<br />-45 Stat. 1051.
<br />.. s.... S, Rep, So. 592. 70tb Cong.. 111 8esa.
<br />2119281.
<br />",0 CONGIlE""<I0NAt Rn"oU> Hl2 (19:181
<br />"ld. at 232,
<br />"ld..t 277. 385
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<br />9.119
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<br />either ....y upon the lubJeet, I do think that
<br />It the two Statea ar" unable to agree upon a
<br />.ll.gure then that we, .. a dla1n"'re'~ and
<br />rrleodly .gency, $I:lould pa8lI . bill which,
<br />aCOO!'dlng to our combined Judgment, ..111
<br />JUlUy and equitably aetUe the conl.l'Oveny.
<br />r IUgee,led 4.too.000 acre-teet ....lth th.t In
<br />view. I aUIl bold to tbe belle! that eome-
<br />\IIhere btot....een the two nguree We muet n:l(
<br />the amount. and th.t tilla dl1l'ereooe ot
<br />400.000 aere-feet ahould not be allowl!d to
<br />bar lI.nd preclude the paaage ot thll 1m.
<br />porta.nt m"....ure dealing with the ..normoUl
<br />quantIty Of 15.000.000 acre-teet ot \114r...r and
<br />Involving ...ven Statee .. "'IoU &II the Gov_
<br />ernment.....
<br />The 1'err nt.lt dfly, December 11, thl. cru-
<br />e111.1 lIDlendment WILl adopted," and 00 the
<br />t1lleltth Senator H4TDaf pointed out that the
<br />bill aettled the dlapute ou'r Lower Buln
<br />watel'1l by giving 4.400.000 acre-teet to Call.
<br />torl11.a and 2.800.000 to Arlzon.;
<br />"One Idlapuul II bow the ...vt'n .od a
<br />balt mlllloo acre-teet abatl be diVIded In the
<br />lower buln. The Senate hall ...tUed t.hat by
<br />. vo'-thllt CoJ.ltornl. may have 4.400,000
<br />acre-teet ot tbat water. It tolloWl 10g1ool1y
<br />that It th.t d~mand II to be eon~ed, u
<br />~verybod1 agTII!II!tI, the rem.lIlder I. 2.800,000
<br />acre.t....t tor Arizona. That wtU" that part
<br />ot thecontl'Overly.""
<br />On the AttIe day. Sen.tor PIttman, Inti-
<br />mately t&mlUar Wltil the "'hole w..""r pl'ob_
<br />lem," summPd up thl! teellng or the Senate
<br />that the bill bed a Iln1lt on Calltornla and
<br />practically allocated to Arlzon.. ber mare
<br />otthe..ater;
<br />''nIe 8en.t.e haa alreftdy dtte-rrnlned upon
<br />the dlvllllon or war...r between thOllll! Statee.
<br />Ho..' It haa determined bow much "'.ter
<br />Callfornl. may UMI, and the rNt of It II
<br />.u.bJe<:'t to WIll! by Nenda and ArIzona.
<br />N"vada b&ll already admitted that It can \l$I!
<br />only an lnelgnltlc.....t quantity, 300.000 acre-
<br />teet. That leavH the rut ot It to Arll!lOn...
<br />Ae the blll now .tandfl It-ta Just M mucb
<br />dl1'lded ... It they had mentioned Arl!lOna
<br />and Nevada and tbe amounts they are to pt.
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<br />"All I und""lltand thlallDlendm.mt. Arizona
<br />today blWl pracUca.tly.lloeated to It 2.800,000
<br />acre-teet ot .ar...r In the main Color1Ldo
<br />River.""
<br />Tbe Senator went 00 to tlIplaIIl wby the
<br />&0.1t' bad tound It ne.ctIIII&rJ to eet up Ita
<br />o'l7n plan ror allocating the water:
<br />"Wby do .... not lean It to Calltorola to
<br />..,. how mu<:h ..ter sbl! ehaIl take out ot the
<br />river or leave It to Arizona to llaY bow mUCb
<br />.....ter ah~ aba11 take out ot th~ river? It II
<br />beeaUlle It h.ppellll to bceome .. duty ot the
<br />Umted statEs Senate to aetUe tbl.!; matter,
<br />and that la tbe rl'D.eOn.M,"
<br />Not only do the e10elng day. or the debRte
<br />allow that Oongreu 1nteod~d an apporuon.
<br />ment among the Statee but Illso provllllollll 01
<br />the Act crente Il\ltCblnet')' plainly lWIequate
<br />
<br />"14.,.t333.
<br />"101., at 38'1'.
<br />"ld...t 467. See.oo M., .1.465.
<br />.. Pt>r eJ:a.r:nple, Senator PlUmlLn', active
<br />tol" In reeolvlng the whole Colorado JUvu
<br />problem wu oc.knowledl>ed by Senator Say-
<br />denOll the Sen.te noor:
<br />"WhI!'1l Oongree.a .....mbled 1n l)e-oember,
<br />19:17, no agrffment hlWl been mad... The
<br />Rn\<< 8eriiltor trom NeVll.da. IMr. J>JTno;ANI,
<br />In COtlUnuatlOD ot tbe earnest eaorta that he
<br />haa made aU th_ y",-", to bring about a
<br />eetUem..nt ot the oontl'overay between tbe
<br />StatH ..Ith reepect to the Colorado Rh'f!T.
<br />Invited .. number ot ua to conterenCN In hili
<br />olllce .nd tbelll! we talked over the IltuatlOn."
<br />Id., at 1'l'2_
<br />"'ld., at 468-48'9.
<br />"ld., at 471. Thl! Sen..tor added. "We
<br />have already decided aa to the dlvlalon ot th~
<br />waur. and we eay th.t If the Statell w1&b tbey
<br />c.an enler loto . lIubaldlllry agreement eon-
<br />nrmlng that" 1b.d.
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