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Show -39- [Mr. Hayden] to the amendment of the Senator from Colorado [Mr. Phipps]. Mr. Hayden. Yes, sir. Mr. Ashurst. Let us have the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered, and the Chief Clerk proceeded to call the roll. So Mr. Hayden's amendment to Mr. Phipps's amendment was rejected. The Vice President. The question recurs on the amendment offered by the Senator from Colorado [Mr. Phipps] to the substitute amendment of the Senator from California [Mr. Johnson]. Mr. Bratton. Mr. President, I offer an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the amendment offered by the Senator from Colorado, and ask that it be read. The Vice President. The clerk will read. The Legislative Clerk. On line 2, page 3, of the amendment offered by the Senator from Colorado [Mr. Phipps], as modified, [385] strike out the word "six" and insert in lieu thereof the word "four," so as to read: Sec. 4. (a). This act shall not take effect and no authority shall be exercised hereunder and no work shall be begun and no moneys expended on or in connection with the works or structures provided for in this act, and no water rights shall be claimed or initiated hereunder, and no steps shall be taken by the United States or by others to initiate or perfect any claims to the use of water pertinent to such works or structures unless and until (1) the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming shall have ratified the Colorado River compact, mentioned in section 12 hereof, and the President by public proclamation shall have so declared, or (2) if said States fail to ratify the said compact within six months from the date of the passage of this act then, until six of said States, including the State of California, shall ratify said compact and shall consent to waive the provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI of said compact, which makes the same binding and obligatory only |
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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. |