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<br />163 <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />SECOND LilT, 22nd HEETllTG <br />MR. HAMELE: Tho Fodoral Govornmont should havo tho porcer to do th<:t if <br />that nero truo, but thoro would bo no reQson for its assortice; th<:t p01:or; <br />the only roason for assorting MY pOYlors would be for tho bonofit of those <br />states, - it is going to be the biggest single investor. This development <br />is to a large extent. going to be mado by the Unitod States, .and it is only <br />right, it seems te me, that the United St,rtes should havo such ri.ghts in <br />connection Tlith tho uso of thoso Haters that it may.officiontly h,mdle tho <br /> <br />lUatter os to tho seven stO,tcs in an impartial l,TaYtt <br /> <br /> <br />1m.. HOOVER: Thore is nnotllOr nrgumont thQt might be bl:euCht forward. <br /> <br /> <br />S.upposo the Federnl Govornment claimod all of tho unnpproprin~ed natoI', _ <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />a claim against oach stnte. This is not a division betTIOeD states, _ it is <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />n divi[lion betTreon trfO weups, ilnd if thQt could hold it could still npply <br />without any of the nogotiations of this pact. <br />MR. JUi:iELE: It might nlso bo urgod, - but thore is uncertaintios in a.'.l <br />of thoso propositions. I only wnnt to got it vary clear for tho recerd. <br />W1. EC CLUR!':: I cannot rofrain from raisinr; this quostion as " <br />practical question mentioned by tlr. Hamele, viz: thQt if at Qny time the <br />Federal Government hnd injocted its interest 'in tho Sacrnmento River a very <br />great developmont TfOUld have been hindered. l\S a D1Qtter OJ' fact HO have boen <br />permittod unstintedly to removo ,-rater from that river, nhich. is "ctually a <br />nnvigable stream, and never yet have wo bcen interfered nith. <br /> <br /> <br />UR. HOOVER: Hr. Hamele has raised five 'phases of the Federal interests <br /> <br /> <br />on navi;:;ation. I think we should give tho matter more consider::ltion. I <br /> <br /> <br />understMd there is no confliction the Indian lands, _ we have made provision <br /> <br /> <br />for that. Have you anythinG to say on this wholo question. <br /> <br /> <br />MR. CARPBlTTER: I think it has been very welleJi:pressed by the Chair. <br /> <br /> <br />We arc otctinr; under special, direct authority by. Congress, which, in my <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />