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<br />("O~[PA('TS ,\xn AGnF.E~lE:-:T:-:; BETWEE~ ('EnTAIX STATE~.
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<br />\'O.:\lP.\(,TS AXil ,\GIlEE:\IEXTS II":TWEI.~S ('EH'f.\I~ :-,1'.\1'I':S.
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<br />was thollg-ht nd\'i:-;abh:- to illclude this pT'l'amblt. b(,c:l1I~e of till:' rath(',"
<br />110\':11 pI'Olllt'J11 pl'l'~(,llft'd Hlld to n~si:!n tlU' J'l'a~ons for th.., mt'il~lIr('.
<br />It has sonll'what of a prf'/'('th'nt ill thr Jpg-ishltinn of C'OIl:!I'(,SS look-
<br />int! to t1w sC'ttl(,ll\C'nt of the boundary dispuh.' tK'twt'\'1\ till'. rnltNl
<br />:--;tatt'~ nud Tt.xas. in whi('h CflSC' the prealllbll' not ollly was:1 part of
<br />thl' I.illllpon intl'udlldioll bllt:l pal't of till' bill \\"11('11 linnl)y ('Illlch'd.
<br />rs tlll'J'{' all\' otlll.'r "hasp of th(' slIhjl.('t that I Illig-I.t LJ(' of aid nn ~
<br />~II". (;lJtlJ)\:liIlOXTZ. T think. ~rr. (':1I'I'(llIt('l'. YOll Illln.' lIIadl' a \"eI'Y
<br />d\':ll' 1llld satisf:u,tol'\" ~tat('llwnt. aJlcl olll' of tlll' h,~t I ('\'('1' Ill'llrd
<br />h(.fol'l' this ('Ollllllith'(I.
<br />~ll". Y.\'n:~. \rhilt sort of distributillll wIIlIld hl;;' unfail' to the Cnitt'll
<br />~(:I tl,~ ~
<br />~I~'. ('.\III'J::'\'T1.:H. III lids Cll~P?
<br />~Ir. '1".\"1'1-::-;. y('~. It is a kind of hypotheti(';!1 '111l'~tioll, hilt ~lIpp(Jst'
<br />the :--\t:lt('~ got (og'l'thpl' alld :Ign'p.! upon till' (IItlll'i.:' lItilizlltiun alld
<br />dj~trihlltioll of tlu' wall'I':-; o( this l'in'r. in whut wny could thnt 1,(, a
<br />d,lI\Hl'l' 01' 1I;II'IIIflll to tllp I'i".hts of the {~lIitl'd ~tat<,s? "'llllt mig-ht
<br />tllt':do~ ,....
<br />~II'. ('.\H1'E:\TFH. It is \el'r hal'd to ('Olljl1dlll'('.
<br />~rl'. Y.\TE~. I SIIPPO:-;l' so.. "'('11. I thillk that Is a slIOir'ipllt nll~\\"l'I'
<br />to the <jllt'St iOIl.
<br />)11'. C.\HI'I::'\'TEH. Yl':-'; it would hl~ a ('olljf'dural injul'Y, It Illig-lit
<br />!Io;;;sild\' t':II1SP illjlll'\" in snIlll' miuol' dC'I!Tl'('. hilt. ill otIH'I. words. wh:lt
<br />ill till' II]aill is good .1'111" tlw Statl~s is good for thc Xation.
<br />] Illi,rht st:ltp. g-1'lIlkllll'll. ill (.Olh'lIldill;,!. that I lIot only iqll'l':ll'
<br />11('1"(' tll~d:t\" as thp personal 1'C'I)I'l'sl'ntatin' of thl~ g'0\-1'I'!10r of ('oio-
<br />l'ado. hl~ h;'jll.!! !1Il:lhh~ to :rtteHd. hIlt al~() liS thc l'l>IH'l'sl'lltntirc of the
<br />gO\'('!'II11I"S IIf the si.\: otll('!" :--\tnt(,:-i, thf'Y nile hy OIW ha\'illg dl'lt'gated
<br />thpil' PPWl'l';'; to IIlP ;l:-i tlH',\' dl'pal't('d {rom till' cit.y. ..\!lel I lIlig-ht
<br />slatl' (Ililt tile !!O\"l'l'Illll':-; of tIle :--\t;l((':'; al't' \.1'1'\' Sl'riolls nud ill d(,:ld
<br />l..'aT'lIest and th'at the legislatul'Ps of tlrt' ~tlltl'~ WI'l'l' sl'riolls and in
<br />('jll'llrst whl..'1l this Ipgi:,datioll was llll:rl'fpd. I am famili:I[' with the
<br />dt,IJatp:-; Inl\.in:! to do witli this Ipgi~.:Iatioll hefore tile Il'gi;.:lutllrf's of
<br />f01l1' I,f the "'j'stl!l'll StiltL~:-;. The C(m'stilJlI \\,:I.S th()rOlll::rlll~' dis('u~scd,
<br />\'cr\, th'lill('l':It('!y ('oll:,;idt'T'('11. hoth ill ('llIIIlllittl'l' and lIpOIl the Hoor.
<br />allli p:l~st.~d substantially withollt allY ohjt'dioll ill C':H'h of the States
<br />aftt'l' dll(1 th'lilwl':ltioll. Tt is th(' ollt('ollll' (If the ~(Jll'lIIll ad. as it
<br />W('I'('-
<br />~II'. ~II("IIE:\EH. Xot of a soll'1Il1l rC'ft.'I'(,lllllllll~
<br />~II'. ('.\B1'l-:xn:It, :\0, :-.il'. It i~ th<, uutl'ollle of thl~ soh'mn :lct of
<br />r:(eh of till' ~t'\.<'1l Statt';':, follllwt'd hy tilt' ~i~lljltlll.t' of tilt-' g-oH'l"nOI'
<br />:lllt! till' appl'o\";d of the hill hy lilt' g'O\.\"'IlOl', aft.,!, ht.'ing thlll'oll,:..ddy
<br />al.his('tlllpon rllP :-;lIIJjl'l't mattel':lt InUld. followl'd in tlll'lI "y tht, gm'-
<br />('I'IIOI'S Ill\'t,till~, 11I,....t ill tlll'll hy tllt'il' appointing- ('oll]lIli!-'.."iorwl's. I'lil"-
<br />sl1:lllt to till' (l'I'IIIS (If till' iL-!:islatioll of 1':1('11 of tilt' Statl'..;: agaill hy
<br />tll(' 'Ton'I'1l01'S It':l\.ill'r tlll'ir.."r\'pl"al capital:-: and IllPt.'till.!! ilt Del]n'l':
<br />lh(,l~ ill tlll'lI. b~. tl7p ~f)n'l'n(ll"s ill (ht, Illajority, at It.':\~t. (~f the
<br />~tatl's I.olllill[!' ill p(,I'~OIl tll \\"i1shillg-toll, illld tllo:-ip not att<'lIdlll.!! ill
<br />(ll'T'."illll C'Il/lIill'!! hy (ll'I':'i/lllilln'prt'st'nt:iti\"l'. :Il1d Iayill.!!thl~ 1IIl1ttl'I' in the
<br />fllnll of I'('soilltioll~ nlld Iwr:mnal iTlh'l'\.il'\\"s bC'foJ'(' tile St'l'n'laI'Y of
<br />nil! Int"l'ior, nud pal'ti<:lIl:1l'ly the P!'(':=;idl'llt. of till' l~llited :--itatC's. ~o
<br />thilt it...; pl't'sl'lItatioll to <..'oll~n'~~ at. this tillH'. although. pr()hilhl,~" ill a
<br />sell....t.. 110\"(.,1 alld sOllwwhnt IlIHI~lIaL IS tilt' l't'sldt of a S('I'IOll~ l..'onsl.Jl'l'a-
<br />tion of the entire subj~ct by tlll' :--l'\"('1l Statrs \\"hos~ kl'l'itory is to a
<br />~l'entl'1' 01' le5=s deg'l'l.'e m\.ol\'(~d, and by t.he sc\.en Stat.es upon whose
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<br />:'II(III'l' d(..\"t.-"OPIll~llt lhl' pt':H'l' anrl qUil'tlld" flf the t1:'-l' of tIll' \\"atl'l'
<br />~lIppl,\: ot that 1:ln>1' Jal"gdy dl'lH'nd...
<br />1 '~lI~ht st:ltl'.]1I tllat qUllI.tel" that without the lI~O of the water of
<br />till' tolOl"ill.lo.HI\.C'r the tt'r~itol''y drained by that Sll'l':1I11 will rl'lJlaill
<br />fon'\.t'I' l.IS .It. IS ~o.day. , ~t Is tIlt' IIW~t ill'id, ill tIll' main, of <IllY pal't
<br />of the 1. lilted .~tatl'!'. J hr IIS(' of thnt wat('1' will eOIl\.('I't it into a
<br />pJ'odw.t1\.e 1'<'g'IOIl, ('o01p<ll'ahl(' with thr I'Pg-inn all'(':HI)' dl'\"l'lopl'd.
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<br />(The following- statt.'nll'nts \\"t're suiJmiUl'c! by )lr. ('arpl'lIh'I':)
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<br />"1":~ltlll:.\:'\"I){,~1 ....'\0 HUIH. CO~<UC".I:,q; I.l-:t,I:':'1..\1"1(1:,\ 1.001-.:1.,\(; TO j'O.'II'\~-" ('1'0'11
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<br />fll(lI~1 IIIJ]I:WI.!"II illld dl";"!I~ltl"lI "r 1111' walf'I'."; of Ill.. 1'11],11':1.1" Hi\"I". alld "f
<br />I.hi' ~!n'l~III'" 1111111':11')" 11l"'.I,t". by ('''"11':1(.' 1.\'1\\""1'11 llil' Slilt,,:o: ,,1' .\l'i1."lla I'all-
<br />llll.IlI". l ,,10":\111>. ::'\p\nd:l. :-\I'\\" :\11':\lc'41. (.Iall. :Il1d \\"\.lllllill" .
<br />. Th':.'~h.iI'(1. is III lll"j'ntdl.'I' I.lil' 1.":-;j,t'I't;\.I' ri:.,d]I:O: 0;. IiiI' ;i:1I1'" I" IIII'll"" ;llId
<br />d.I,..p"....III(J/l (I[ 1.111' \\"H.II'I"..; "I 1111..: :':1"1'111 l"in'l' prin!" 1110111.\. rllt'lIl,'I. lat.:.,:" ",,11..11"111'.
<br />I~"" nr ""11'"";1\1: 1I11!jZ;ltjolll ,]' I !II'"'' \\":I1O't...:. ill "l'Ih'l' 111;11 Iii" ri:..'lil:o: "!" 111,'
<br />Slllll':-:' :11101 Ih.. (.II\"1'I1I11"l1t IlIay II!' ""llh.d :11111 dl'l"l'IlliIH'd ill ,llhlllll'~' lit' 1."Il.
<br />H':I,'l'llll1t :t1~,1 h,'!ol'!' illl,'I...lilll' nl' ,'lhl'I' I"'lll]."\."]...;i,':o: 111;1\ :tl'j":I'.
<br />lit" 1'1'lIdlll:..' !I,1I1 \\.;1" iUI/"lIdlll'l.tl I'lIr"II:1111 ,,, l'I'.."Jllf:"JI';ldl'ld"oI :11It! ",j::lh'd !I\.
<br />111I' :..'1l.\.I'I:"'~I.S 01 tlil' "'1'\"11 SI:ll,',,; lIb,,\,. 1I:IIIU'oI:!t 11,'11\1.1.. i'nlp,,\!:I'. 111 I~r>i
<br />\\"111'1'1'111 If '.... I.",.jt,.,]. thill ,.adl "r llil' .....\,.11 :-:1:111'.". \\ h'l",. 1"ITilnl'\. i.ll"lll;\"':' -it;
<br />Pill.' lh~' 1\1';\111:1:.:,'..1 11ll'."111"1":lllo l:i\,'I.. 1';1" :111.",1<1., /or,.\j,j,"J I..',. :ldill...l111"111
<br />./"1'''111'1..1 II;.:" Itl': t Utili:,' 11111 j 1.:1 ~ ."~I :11,.1 tl:.., ,,,...; I j"lI "t" 1 1;0' \1:1 I 1.1.' ":' I II;. ..;:' ..
<br />:lIlol 11,1'" :IPI'" lJl,'r] II... .1."IIIIIII......I'III'.\" III ..,'1'\ I' I\ill, '."IIII.li.....:"t...\".. 1'1'11111 "Ib,'r
<br />1.111"1" ~I"d :-'1"lt... :lLIl \1111I ;1 ""lI.IIII:--...i"II"I' I.) II(' :tl'I'"illll'd 1"1' II,,' (.lIil,.J :-;1:11""
<br />Illl' II.... :";,'111'1':11 1'III"J"I"'".
<br />'I'll.. I'I,..,IJIIII"II 11:1,1.. :1." 1'1,1111\\."::
<br />_. \\.. l., . r I ': I" 1 III '. ;"i I :( : ' . '" .. r \ I" i / III,: I. 1':1 I i f"'.1I i: I. (',,:. of', III, '. .\ I" : I ~ ,: I. :-.:, ' 1\ .\ " ' .. i ell
<br />I .1;1 J I.. ;! H! ~ ".\ 1I1l< III:": Ii: I \!' 11\ :11'1) I'. 'r 'I" i:ll,' I, :.: j"';:t 1 i "11 :Jlll Ii "I' z, ,I I" ,. :";' ,\ I 'I"I~' '1<
<br />Ilf .":I!O I ;0.;1.:1 I'..; f~1 :,J ~I 1111111 ,., 'II III I i....., '11"1" I."I.I"!....,'II r II:..: "'a i, t :-<';1 I\'''' r".' t 11>'
<br />1'1\11"...... "j .1 ]11."1'111.:': nit.. :1 "'.I.ll!':I'.1 'I,' 11:':1". "11"111 Iwl '\'."II":lj.j :-:1;11'.... illlll
<br />].1'[\\..1.'11 ~a.I'! ,...1:11.1..... allll 1111' I II 1",1 :--':11"", 1"l''''IJ''''lill:'': Ihl' L"ll\U\.,' 1l"i\./:lli"l'
<br />and dl"'\''''''Il'"\\ Ill}"" ..1:1[1'1',,; "f Ill" C.,oI"I':III" I:i\"r :llld Ill" ~11"'.111"; .,), .
<br />1:11'.\ 111"I'I'I"::lIlol .1 I 1l
<br />.. \\.III'l.'~:I...lli,' ~1l1"1'lltot... Ill' "':li.1 .....'..1.:11 :-:':1'(" h:II." IlllllI,'d ;11l,J HI'I"lilll",[ Ilh'
<br />'.11]1111'1.....1""1'1." "UIIII'lrIP',lt,d ],\ 1111' JI,"j...hril,' 'wl.. .Ii" 1.' .1. \. I
<br />1'''''''.1", il . -. '.,'J 1....'11'. .11\1.111'1',._
<br />.. /,',.",{,., -f. '111.;1/ III" (''''1:"1',,.... "I' 1111' '.lIirl'r! :"ilall's h,'. ll]I'1 it I... h'I",'Io\. 1'1'
<br />q~Il."",.!t ,Ill 1'1',.\ I',,' f"I. 111(. :1/l1""I,llll,'ltt "t' ,..tllllll!i";--':"lll'r..; "II b,.lI:l] r "f' II",
<br />11.'.1":11 ;..;I:'I'....I.":L<"I :1" 11:1'111'""1'''''[''';11'1 '.''I1I11::.."i''IL: ;llllll". il flll'IIIt,1'
<br />I,' .:,l .'.. I.h:n 11... 1'1"111"'''''.'' .]1':111 ,~r:1 Ioill f,'I' l'I'I'~"lll:llillll I" 1":11' ,', ~~ '1
<br />I., PY ol \\ :11"11 ~" 111.1''''" al,:II"II,',1. 1,1' "llt'I,,'d ;1" ;1 "11::::,'''li''11 1'''1' It.::....I:111,.1I j.,,'I.
<br />1111' 1'111.1"'..'.... al,,""":1 d: :11.0[ I". il (1'1"111"1'
<br />"I."",,"'.,:!. '1"1':1.1 1;,,\. ThO/JI:!.. I:. (.:llIQ;1.,.1I. "f .\r.j;r."Il:I. :111,1 Iii" :":'11"1"11'11." "f
<br />,11"11111'.1' ;';':11('.. 1.1.' 1111' ""!III':IlI" 1,11,'1' 1::1";1),0\" ....1(.11 1.,'!'I."....'IlI:llil,':-' :1" ]111.\
<br />1.1:11 "':'I'I":rll.\ d'....I:..:ll:".. I",. and 1111'.\. h"I,,'I.y :HI', ,11I1III'I'jZ,'i! I" 1'1."""111 l!li'..
<br />1......~lllrJldl III /111' '.'n......I, III :1111) III 1111' l'dJl~I"'''"'' lIl' ,Ill' "!lill'd :-;/:11, .....
<br />"('. IIII' 1l1Id"~.:-;I:..'"II'd, 0/" 1I"I'd.:'o" ""l.lif.\" IIl.lt til" f'Il"':..'"u.tI'.!: 1"':'l>]lllioll \\"1":
<br />iltf"l'f.d l,:. 11I11\llllll"II'" \"1(' :11 ;l 111' dill" IIf 111,' "'1\"1"111'1'. f' I,.. " I' .'
<br />. I .. I . , I. .. . . - -~...." . '1.!J11:1. :1 11"I'llla.
<br />f unl.ll": .\I\lI'.'1. ."P\\ ",'-.1'.0.11:111. :IIICI \\.\11111111:':. 1l,'ld:it 1111' '.:lIdl'd .n
<br />')('11\1'1'. 111111.. ~Ial" 41f f',,!"I';HIII. lIll 11Iv lOlll day "f :\1:1.\.. 1~':!1. '
<br />Tllll~l\s 1-:. '.'.\11'1:111. 1-:.\1.\11;"1" /I. 1:",,1.
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<br />:-it,/Ie E,l!Jil/(('/,. 1t(ln"'I/,'I" <Jf f/"h.
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