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<br />153 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I.ill. i]EEJ1S0N: I think TiO hOod better have the sontiment or tho Conu:li~;Gi011 <br />expressed. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />LlR. DcWIS: I think Colonol Scrur;ham's idea is a very nropor ono, <br /> <br /> <br />except I sue;gcst tho Chi..urm<1l1 himself TIarJe this out hhaseli' Trith such o.ssis- <br /> <br /> <br />tance as he desires so tho.t no may have something definito b(~foro us o.nd that <br /> <br /> <br />con be dono rrhilc tho other committee is TiOrkinf, out the other clo.usoc <br /> <br /> <br />1m. NORVIEL: Hr. Cho.irLlo.n, I confc;Jo I didntt like this bofore, but <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />votod for H for the s,"ke of harmony, as it didn I t '.cppoar to partioularly <br />affect J\rizonn. Thc;ro is no doubt in my mind but thct if the river is 0- <br />nnvignblo strenm nt all tho navigation right in it bolonging to the government <br />is absolutely parnmolll1t to overy other right in tho river insofar o.s no.vi- <br />gntion is concerned, and thO,t Congress mny i.."'.bsolutoly contro.l the diversion <br />of any. 1;lo.tor from the. rivor if it affocts no.vigo.tion Clr:-d it is. thc dcsire of <br />Congross to maintain tho nClvigntion right in tho river. Then I think this <br />suggestion is unfertunnto in thnt the states undertnlce to "nice n PQram(lunt <br />right of the cevornment serviont to all other rights on the stream and <br />probnbly Tieuld provolce discord nmong the Congressmen rrhen it comos bofore them, <br />IJR. EI.IERSOJ.l: 1.11'. Chnirman, I nm dinmetricnlly opposed to the posihon <br />of l.!r. Norviol in this., -- <br />1m. NORVIEL: (Interrupting) ,~nd in all things olse. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />Lffi.". ti.lEll.SON: ~ro 0.11 practical intonts o.nd purposes the river is not <br />navigable so Tihy try to holLl this club over this river. The idoa that we <br />might build up grent properties upon the T/Qtcr supply and then at somo time. <br />in the futuro the government cemo along and deprecj,at.e t.he vnlue of our <br /> <br /> <br />properties upen tho right of nnvicntion is somethinG thnt I don't look upon <br /> <br /> <br />vlith nny pleasuro nnd I for one think TiO sheuld tnke the bull by tho horns <br /> <br />!II <br /> <br />and e;ivo Con(:Tcss rtt least n chanco to pass upon this qucstion<\ It ,Scoms to <br /> <br />me in fairnoss as it has ne praeticnl purposes for naviGQti.on they might be <br /> <br />"lOll willing to sny so cmd remove this everlnsting cloud ns you might cnll it" <br />