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<br />iJ- <br /> <br />.PROCEEDINGS O~' 'rH2 C010RkDO RIVEa mTZRSTATE <br /> <br />CO!.Il'ACT COMMISSiON 'hT HEi.iUUG HI STATE <br /> <br />SENATZ CHA1,IBER, , DEI.JV:3R, COLORADO, MARCH <br />31st AND A.f'RI1 1st, A.D., 1922. <br /> <br />, <br />.Pursuant to notice to all the inhabitants of all <br /> <br />states interested as well as to the Government of the United <br /> <br />States, the matters and things pertinent to the issues in- <br />volved between the several states of the Union, as well as <br />some quest ions of treaty with Mexie o. came on for hearing be- <br />fore the above described CommiSSion, en bane, o~ the days <br /> <br />, <br />first above mentioned, whereat Qnd whereby the subject of a <br /> <br /> <br />compact and distribution of waters of the Colorado river, in, <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />of and concerning the respective states affected by said <br /> <br /> <br />river, were quite ct len6th &rgued. discussed ~nd testified <br /> <br />concerning same, to-wit: <br /> <br />HOIWIffiBLZ HERBLRl' HOOV'i;R: The heai'ing will c onie to order. <br /> <br />Before proceeding upon these hearings it is usual to make a <br /> <br />.ste.t"r.lent concerning the pu"Xpos0sof the hearinG in order to <br /> <br />enable those who are }resent before the commisslon to direct <br /> <br />their testimony and ill~tters offered to the points at issue. <br /> <br />It is r8cessary to st2te the purpose of the Commissior. The <br /> <br />Gommissio:,' was create{. for the )ur:pose of formulatir.b a )act <br /> <br />to be l'eCOj",llileno.ec, to the vario'.ls le'}lslat;.ll'es and to the <br /> <br />reder~l Congress with re3ar~. to settle@e~t of vested and other <br /> <br />,e <br /> <br />rights it: reS}6ct to the waters of ';;;18 Golol'ado river, and. it <br /> <br />D <br />