AZ vs. CA:21 California Exhibits, Vol. XXI; Nos. 4501-4597

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[4] 2. Extracts From S. Rep. No. 357, 61st Cong., 2d Sess. (March 9, 1910), From Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, to Accompany H.R. 190281 (pp. 1, 13-14). The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 19028) making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, and for other purposes, report the same with sundry amendments and as so amended recommend its passage. INCREASE. Pumping plant on Colorado River Reservation ................................................ [$] 50,000.00s WATER RIGHTS FROM COLORADO RIVER Department of the Interior,3 Washington, February 24, 1910. Sir: The matter of securing water rights from the Colorado River for the entire irrigable area of the Colorado River Reservation is of great importance to both Indians and the public at large. 1This Indian Appropriation Bill was enacted, with modification, as 36 Stat. 269 (1910). 2This item was enacted as part of the Indian Appropriation Bill, 36 Stat. 269, 273 (1910). 3This letter is part of U.S. Ex. No. 508 (introduced in evidence at p. 13,660 of the transcript).