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<br />CONGRES'SIONAL REClJRD-APPENDlX
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<br />MARCH 29
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<br />Powers and Duliu of the Sei:retary of the
<br />Interior on the Colorado River Under
<br />the Mexican Water Treaty
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<br />E~'TENSION OF REMARKS
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<br />HON. CARL HINSHAW
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<br />OPCAllFOBNU
<br />IN 'THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
<br />Fridal/. March 29, 1946
<br />I\lr. HINSHAW. Mr. Speaker. under
<br />leave to extend my remarks in the REC-
<br />ORD. I Intlude the foHowing statement by
<br />Representatives SH!:PPMlD. Democrat,
<br />California: Ht=-SHAW. Republican, Cali-
<br />fornia; PHJLLIPS. Republican, California;
<br />Iuc. Democrat. California; and HOLl_
<br />HJ:Ul, Democrat, Clllifomia, concerning
<br />bills introduced by them defining the
<br />pcwers and duties of the Seeretary or the
<br />Interlor on the Colorado River under the
<br />Mexican Water Treaty:
<br />5l11lIllI"aTOVaILLl>Dll<lNC PO....T.l\BA~D DtITUS
<br />Or THlI: St:l3ET.\I.T 01' THE I"TQlOa ON 'fHlI:
<br />COLORAOO ....'11'11 tl"NDElI TIll!: N~C.\N' WATUl
<br />TR&Arf CR. .. S"i-~~-.. 7IInt CONI;;.)
<br />'l'hil blll relates SOIClly tll the CoI0l"lldo
<br />River, and hIlS no application to the Rio
<br />Omnde and Tla Juana Rirer.
<br />The tnaty with .ldulCO or F\'broary 3.
<br />llHf as ratitled with re5ervlltionll by the
<br />Amc~lelUl Senate April 18. 1945. leavaI mllny
<br />qUestions of domestic law and admlnbtra_
<br />tlon open. par-t1cularly with rereren~ to tbe
<br />powe" and duU... at the 5ecretnry ot the
<br />Interior. An attempt h;1ll t:een mllde In part
<br />to ddlnll th....., dutlQl by an Ilgreemtnt bt-
<br />tw"",n the Deptlrtmenl of tbe Inlerl!:r alld the
<br />Department of State. but legialaUon l.s the
<br />appropriate and pennlUlcnt vehIcle for lruClJ.
<br />def!.nltlons.
<br />The bill also mnltee cl....r thot ct..tam de-
<br />lerm1natlo& witb fellPi:et to the ",-ater lIUp_
<br />pI, of the Colorado River, wbleb the nrgo-
<br />tlat<lrl Of the trmty atated would be made
<br />byt.he8eeretaryofthelnterlor.shalllllfact
<br />be: made by that of1Icer. who 1s already
<br />chargKl by l5t.:t.tUte ....Ith the comprehensive
<br />development ot that rh'er. and the con_
<br />struction of the f>tonIge dam.s from whleb
<br />the waur tor Mesieo ....m ne<:_rUy come.
<br />The>;e deU!rmlnatlOlls Indude llodlng.s as to
<br />the el"JlItenee of.urplWl or excess....utts.
<br />Tlblch, undrr the trrll.ty. entitle Mulco to
<br />reulve more than tbl! r:uarant.eed quantity
<br />of 1.500.000 acre-fert Bnnunlly, and. con-
<br />"ersely. the determination of extraordlOllry
<br />drougilt. which f'ntltles the Untted Statrtl to
<br />tutta1ldellverfHtoMu.Jco.
<br />The but also hutructs the $eocN!taryof
<br />Ihe llItnlor that. as userted by the StBte
<br />Department. the United States reservoirs
<br />under his control Mall not be requlnd to
<br />rele48l' water In order 10 Im.prove the quality
<br />ct tb"wllter dellvt'red to MexIco.
<br />ThebllJ Ill.so&pellaol,ltl:erlalnmatterao1
<br />dQmestle la.... respeeting the acquilllUon of
<br />property no..... owned by AmrrlCa.n political
<br />subdlrlslOilB. tor Ullll under the treaty. The
<br />Senate Foretgn RtlatlOIlS CCmmlttc!e ",port
<br />on the trftty uulda clear lhat jur.l.$dleUon
<br />should be vested In the American eourU to
<br />'pa.BlJ upon the neeet8lty of '\<<:h acqll15ltlon.
<br />the amount at compen64tlol1, eto;:... and ,uch
<br />proeefl:l~ ahOuld be under the control of
<br />the DepllJ"tment at Ju.sUce, no Jur1sdlctlon
<br />belng vested In I.ilY adm.lnlatratlle oItlcer to
<br />P8.Sll upon private rlghta or I.ilY c.h3.rllCter.
<br />The propooed bill "",tablillhes the pro<<dura
<br />for carrying these ..reguarda !.nto el!e<:t.
<br />'nl" treaty ill wholly allent on the control
<br />of wute wate.. turned b&elr. by Muleo Into
<br />the dowd Salton Bea. Ballin Tlith1n the
<br />United Stam. The propoRd bill sete up
<br />~ro~ctlve meU\in!ei to pre\'ent thl! !.nunda-
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<br />tloo at Amulcan tBrm lands bY aueh un-
<br />controlled return tiow. It will be reca.lled
<br />that the State DePartment asserted that
<br />some 900.000 l.CJ"C!.feet re~urn flow Tlould
<br />rHoeb the rlnr "'" the r...ult ot apply!.ng
<br />approxlmatel, 3.000,000 aeze.feet or 1l'll.ter to
<br />the lands of Arizona. U thlll ""tto shOUld
<br />hold witb respect to the .att>r delivered to
<br />)dt'llco, highly Productive Amt'rlcan fum
<br />ll<nda In the Imperial Valley would be:
<br />drowned out by the r1lIe of the Salton Sea.
<br />The blll extenda to the Se<:r<!Ury of the
<br />Interior the pn:Jhlbltion laid by the treaty
<br />and Its reM'T'TatlonB upon the State Depart_
<br />ment. forbiddIng Ita .offieere to alter or eon.
<br />tral prlvtlu ....ater rlghtl5. It makes section 8
<br />of the reol:lam.ation la., Which contalna wme-
<br />...hat ,wlmllar controls o,"~r the S/ocleWy of
<br />the Interior. Bppllcable t.o the employees Of
<br />the State Ikpartment.
<br />The D:lvlfi D:lm proJe<< IsreaUlholZed:. and
<br />the Secretary of the InterlOT Is authorized
<br />tll,d ln8trueted to ["harge oft to the treaty
<br />the Inve6tmeM .hleh the trf'llty nqWre5.
<br />follOWing the precedent already Mltabl~ht'd
<br />byleglslatloD reBpecUng tbe dama to be bullt
<br />au the Rio Orande und..r the aame treaty.
<br />It dlJ"e<:ts t!}e SeCretary of the lut["rior to
<br />allocate the power equally Bmong Arizona.
<br />ealHorola, and Nnlldll. and to dls]Xl6t' of It
<br />on the ra.te 6ehedUI",. etc., eatabllahed by tbe
<br />Flood Ccntrol Act of 19H.
<br />CQnstructlon by the Secretary of th... Jo.
<br />terlor Is ala) Buthorlzed for the ScoUnel
<br />Dam on thl! Olla Rlrt'r. to contl'DJ the tlo;lOd$
<br />of that ~trenm. FlOOdS frem the Olla, not
<br />tbe Colorado. OCCtl.Slon~ tht' dtMetraua b~1k
<br />at Jl105. when the whale ColOrado RIV1.'r flowed
<br />Into the Imperlllol \talll'Y for 18 monthll. ere.
<br />Il('t!.ng the Salton &>A. It Is directed that tbm
<br />dam. lInd other protecllve worlts, be built
<br />aimult...llCOUIIly with the construction by the
<br />Mes.lcana of the dlvUl5lon dnm .hlch the
<br />tUfllYllulhorlzesthl."mtobulld.looJodt'r hat
<br />1'l00d!l" of the Olla. ob.structed by thill'~.
<br />stnlcture. wlll nnt again break througb Into
<br />thl! ImperlllJ Vall"y. or flOOd tbe YUtna Valley
<br />In Arlzonll.
<br />Th.. existing 1a... authorlzl'S the Preeld..nt
<br />to make u"<' of tile s..rvlc('tl of the Statl'!l
<br />anti their political lIubdlvbllons In the con_
<br />lltructlon. operation IUld maintenance or the
<br />new workl. and the bll! makHi this authority
<br />apl'llc.:ible 1100 to the 1I/tH"U already bUilt
<br />but whleh are acquired by the united Stllt...
<br />under the Treaty.
<br />The bill Ruthorlzea Rpprop..lauons fOt' the
<br />1VOrksfi~lflea.llyauthOl'1Ud by the fe8.C'I'_
<br />vatlOlla to the Treuy. Indudlng Davis Dam
<br />and prt>tectlve worn. and adds aut1lorl.vmon
<br />for appr(Jprlatlona for Sentinel Dom. It
<br />spCC'ltlcaUy ""lthholda aUthorIty to Bpend all'.
<br />propriated hmds tor proJIlCt6 not authortv.ed.
<br />The bill, in 6hort. JlI an earnest o1l'ort to
<br />define and q>ell out lbe lunctlons Ilnd powt'l'S
<br />or the &ocretary or the InteTlor. 1M) "'" to
<br />tntegfBtf> his functlona Ilild dutlell undu the
<br />~ty w:ith theR 'Whkb he po;>MI'..n under
<br />tbe ~Bmatlon La..... It draJa aolel1 WlfJt
<br />matt.e:ra 'Which are tbe proper .ubJec' of
<br />doall!'stkl leglalatlon. and the ea..trot lJ.
<br />American statutory o!!Icel'lil IUId 'Am~..ll'n
<br />.orks. and does not Ilecess&tll1 OOOC>!tn or
<br />Btrect!>!es.leo.
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<br />HON. WllUAM S, HILL
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<br />OP.eoLOUllO
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<br />IN T'ID!: BOUSI': OF BURES!:NTATIVES
<br />-Friday. March 29, 1945
<br />Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker. l'e(:ently
<br />when an Increase of 20 percent in the
<br />allotment of sugar for commercial users
<br />'\'as granted by the OPA and a s1In11ar
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<br />aise was not given to Indh1duaJ home
<br />nsumen. I questioned the fal:rness or
<br />Is regulation. It seemed Ul me that the
<br />A had failed to colUlder the proper
<br />r aUonshJp of the ImUvldual consumer
<br />t the commercIal users.
<br />orne consumers. good citizens. and
<br />pa totlc as they are. made little outcry
<br />or ave lltUe evidence of dl.ssatp;fadion
<br />whet'! they suffered drastic cuts tn the
<br />amo~t of sugar they WE're permItted Ul
<br />use ~urJng the war. period. The ha.lf
<br />POun~f sugar per week per Pt:>tson that
<br />has n meted out dUring the war was
<br />only ,fraction of the usual amount of
<br />rugal' 1conrume1 by our hom~ folk.!.
<br />Tht'n. you will remember that In late
<br />19-15 th~ home consumer was again com~
<br />pelle<! to accept a 42-P!;'rcent cut In his
<br />already q1eager a.pportroiiDwnt of 6ugar.
<br />Now our borne folks are only - Mlotted 5
<br />POWlds qery 4 months. And; if'lb8
<br />fa.mlly u~ coUee \\1th sugar 4Qd ex-
<br />- peets enout'h tor an extra cuP. he wUJ
<br />find that hlf sugar rationing wlJll8.bt Iit~
<br />tie OVer two,.thlrds of th~ allolud time-.
<br />If a consumer used two c~ of coaee
<br />pt'r meal and one tt'aspoon of sugar-t-at".h,
<br />at the end ot a year he would find him-
<br />self 7 ~~ pou~ short of enough sugar
<br />for coaee alorw. to say nothing of occa-
<br />sional home-Cooked pie.!!. cakes. and
<br />cookies; end he. would havc no sugar for
<br />h1s breakfast c.,-eaL
<br />. I have reliable information that we
<br />wUl have availabJ,e for distribution In the
<br />United States during 1946 a million ad~
<br />diUonal tons of ~ugar over and above
<br />the amount avall3ble In 1945.
<br />I believe that the OPA sho4.ld corred
<br />Its maldlstnbutlon and allot sugar In
<br />such a way as to permit enough sugar
<br />for coffee and for additional ham", cook-
<br />Jng uscs. Certainly the enUre tonna.ge ~
<br />of sugar available fot 1946 should not be
<br />allotted entirely to cOtnmerclnJ users.
<br />We ]t'arned a cruel lesson at the end
<br />of World War I In the stock piling of
<br />sugar, and a subsequent surplus and
<br />prlce .collapse; let us not repeat this
<br />mistake by creatl.ng a stock pile of sugar
<br />at Utlstlme. .
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<br />Noles on Americall-Philippine M~-.I
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<br />HON. GEORGE p, MILLER
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<br />OP"CAllFOBNrIl.
<br />IN THI!': HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES
<br />ThundaJl, March 28. 19-16
<br />The Rouae fn eonunttteoe of the Whole
<br />BOwe on the StBIe of the Uhlon had undtr
<br />conslderatlon the bill (H. R. 5856) to provlcSe
<br />for tnde R'laUonB bet....een the UnIted Stat.ee
<br />and the I'hl1Jpplllea, and tor other p~
<br />Mr. MILLER ot California. Mr. CbaIr-
<br />man. on December 28, 1941. when the
<br />Pllipino armed forus were makin, the
<br />last stand "ith their AmerIcan ~m.~
<br />rades on Bataan. the Amertcan ptoDpJe
<br />through their President solemnly plt'dged
<br />the establishment and protection of the
<br />indept'ndence of the Philippines. In bk
<br />message to the Filipino people on ;hat,
<br />da.te. President Roosevelt told ttum:
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