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aJQ222 -41- '. "Turning to the enumeration of thl powers granted to Congress by the eighth section of the first artio1e of t he Constitution. it is enough to say that no one of them by any implication refers to the reclamation of arid land, * * * No independent and unmenticned power pacses to the ~Iational Government or oan rightfully be exercised by the Congress. * * * But it is useless to pursue the inquiry further in this direction. It is enough for the purpose of this oase that eaoh State has full juri.sdiotion over the lands within its borders. including the beds of streams and ather waters. (Citing cases), * . * It may determine for itself whether the cammon law rule in respeot to riparian rights or that doctrine whioh obtains in the arid regions of the Viest of the appropriation of waters for the purposes of irrigation shall oontrol. Congress oan not enforoe either rule upon any State. * * * One cordinal rule. underlying all the relations of the States to eaoh othor. is that of the equality of right. Eaoh State stands on the same level with all the rest. It oan impose its own legislation on no one of the others. and is bound to yield its own views to none." (Kansas v. Colorado. 2c6 U.S. 46. f'r7-97). . In conoluding the above deCision. the SUpreIOO Court dismissed the oese without prejudioe to the right of Kansas to institute new pro- ceedings. "whenever it shall appear that through a material inorease in the depletion of the waters of the Arkansas by Colorado * * * the substantial interests of Kansas are being injured to the extent of des- troying the equitable apportionment of the benefits between the two States resulting fran thl flow of the river." (206 U.S. 46. 117). . The United States has large interests in the form of publio lands within the Colorado River area. and has already oonstruoted large irri- gation works near Yuma. Arizona and is engaged in irrigation of Inrge areas along the lower portion of the stream and in the vioinity of the Salton Sea. The seven Colorado River States have already enaoted legis. lation authorizing commissioners for each of the States. to meet with a representative of the Uni ted States, for the purpose of formulating and entering into a oompact or agreement respeoting the future utiliza- tion and disposition of the waters of the Colorado River and its tribu- taries, Any such compact will be of no binding foroe or effeot until rntified by the legislatures of eaoh of the States and by the Congress of the United Stutes. The seven State sovereignties have legislated. The governor of eaoh has appointed a oommissioner pursuant to the legislation, The governors have oollectively waited upon the President and presented their written request for national legislation authoriz. ing the appointment by the President of a representative for the United States. ~