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<br />212 <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br /><J'l~l;:CJvoLl than .t1"1O rost 01' t.ho compact ma;yr bo f <br /> <br />HR. EMERSON: It seems to me that paragraph as it nOTr stands in <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />Article IV is concisely stated. We do not need to stato the reasons why, _ <br /> <br />congress is e;oing to inquire :into all of these matters, and it seems to <br /> <br />me it say;s what' was :intended clearly and to the po:int. <br /> <br />!JR. C,'.LDWELL: It is not clear to me, Mr. Chairman, that TfO should <br /> <br />even add the provision in ree;ard to ConGress assentine;. <br /> <br />1m. HOOVER: Well, you may have the pact held up for years. <br /> <br />!m. C:.ID'IIELL: If I may ma]co a statement Trhich may explain my position <br /> <br />a little better: Of 'course, I believe it is generally admitted and under- <br /> <br />stood that Cengress dObs not want to reta:in the river strictly for navigation. <br /> <br />What they do want to de is to retain seme rights for the United States, <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />maybe beeause it is; considered to be a navigable river. We are not asking <br /> <br />that the river be considered navigable. The river is still as naviGable <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />as it ever will be hereafter. Under this paragraph all we are asl(:ing is <br /> <br />that it be made subserviont, - navigatien be mado subservient te the end <br /> <br />, , <br />that if we build irrigation Trorks, er' norks for any other purpose on the <br /> <br />river to get the use of the wuters oT theriver, thut navigation shall not <br /> <br />interfere Trith it. NOT[, uny real rights that tho United States has are in <br /> <br />roference to navigation, and thoy art still rota:inod to tho United States. <br />9bviouslY that is all that tho United Stutes wunts. I think thut the <br />states ought to object very' seriously' to the Unitod Statos rotainine; any <br /> <br />right in the r~vorwhich pormits the United States to dostroy or interforo <br /> <br />wtbh any works which aro nOYr constructod for irrigation, or ,'rhich may be <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />constructod horeaftor for irrigution, and as to that I am sure Congros8 <br /> <br />ean have no objeetion, und will havo no objection under this paragraph, <br /> <br /> <br />to any other r ightsinc ident to this; prov'ision. <br /> <br /> <br />MR. U!ERSON: I don It bolievo it is altogether true that Congress Trill <br /> <br />'. <br />