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Show -11- Mr. Vinson of Kentucky. The bill provides that the granting of all these lands shall be effective upon, first, the filing by said grantee at any time after the passage of this act. Mr. Stafford. Yes. I direct the attention of the House to that provision which the gentleman has just adverted to, on page 3. This corporation has a right to take in all of the public lands, fit for all these purposes, and it does so by the filing by said grantee at any time after the passage of this act, with the register of the United States local land office in the district where said lands are situated, of a map or maps showing the boundaries, locations, and extent of said lands and of said rights of way for the purposes hereinabove set forth; the approval of such map or maps by the Secretary of the Interior, with such reservations or modifications as he may deem appropriate; then the payment of $1.25 per acre for all Government lands conveyed under this act other than the right of way for the aqueduct. I know the gentleman from California [Mr. Swing], when he went back home last year, made great acclaim to the people of his district that he got through the House, in spite of the perennial objector, Stafford, of Wisconsin, a bill that granted great privileges; but if he can make a claim like that for getting through that bill, he will have all the bands in California receive him when he gets back and continue the parade throughout the entire State if he gets this land grab through this Congress. I reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Blanton. They ought to grant him the California service cross. Because this Congress for the past few years has been handling some very choice financial plums to the great Commonwealth of California. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |