WSP00417

• File Number: 8200.300.40.A
• Description: Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/23/1922
• Author: Co. R Compact Comm.
• Title: Minutes of Colorado Compact Commission - Meeting #24
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Ghat it did exist what it has long since ceased.

MR. HOOVffi:

MR. EMERSON:

compact.

1m. CARPENT.8R: Merely cut out. tho clause,

1m. EMERSON: We havo been cutting out the matter of argument in

That. is only one man pinned t.o t.he mast.,

All tho more reason vlhy we don't need argument :In this

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difforent places.

1m. HOOVGR: That is. your suggestion, that the argwilent be left out?

I,m. SCRUGI-L\M: I am in favor of the statoment presented by Hr. HcKisick,

lm. jiMERSON: Any time you think Congress is not going to get all

the arguments thero are, you are mistaken,

MR. HOOVER: I think it has this value: A lot of poople will be

considering this pact outside of Congress, and they will jump right on that,

not lmowing anything about the river, and thoy will say "I\ly God, 1'Ie 10ust

nresorve the rights of the United States to protect the navigation of

this river." Vlhereas, by that means you have convinced all of those

people at the outsot,

MR. El.IERSON: It seoms to mG that argument miGht apply to lots of

parts of this compact.

11m. CARPENTER: That is true, of course,

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I,m. EMEHSON: I an "lilling to lot her go.
MR. DAVIS: Will you read that resorvation?
l.m.. HOOVER: u:ln the evont tho Congress of tho United Statos of

America shall withhold its approval from this paraGraph, such action shall

not affoct any of the other provisions of this compact."

]cm. DAVIS: I don't believe I quite IiI", the language "shall not
affect any of the othor provisions of this cor..pact."
1m. HOOVER: How Y10uld yo~ frame it Judgo Davis, just to got it

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