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Show -91- Mr. Stone. Yes; the proposed amendments, it seems to me, are desirable, and certainly would meet the approval of the compact commissioner from Colorado. I have discussed them with him, I have gone over them with Senator Millikin and Senator Johnson, I am sure they are satisfactory* Senator McCarran. I think the proposed amendments that Judge Stone makes reference to now, should go in the record at this point* (The amendments referred to are as follows:;) 1 Restate the title as follows: "A BILL To grant the consent of Congress to a compact entered into "by the States of Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska, relating to the waters of the Republican River Basin, to make provisions concerning the exercise of Federal jurisdiction as to those waters, to promote flood control in the basin, and for other purposes*" 2. Strike the words "and approval" or "and approved" as the case may be, appearing in line 3> Page 1* and lines 6 and 7, page 16. 3. Strike lines 17, 18, and 1.9, page 14, and insert in lieu the following 3 "SEC. 2o (a) In order that the conditions stated in article XI of the compact hereby consented to shall be met and that the compact shall be and continue to be operative, the following provisions are enacted * * *•" U» In lines J4, 7> 8, and 11, page 15, and line 8, page 16, capitalize the initial letter of the word ffBasin!to 5» Strike section 3 °f the bill* - Senator McCarran. Who else, Senator Butler? Senator Millikin. Mr. Chairman, may I interrupt just a moment? Senator McCarran. Yes, Senator Millikin. Congressman William S. Hill, of the Second District of Colorado, which district embraces that part of the Republican River Basin wh-ich is in Colorado, has been attending the hearing, but has had to leave on other official business. He has asked me to incorporate in the record an approving statement of what is being done here* ¦ Senator McCarran. All right, thank you. (The statement of Congressman Hill is as followsj) Mr. Chairman, this is a very important compact and I am in' favor of the Congress ratifying the agreement which now has been approved by th^ legislatures of the States affected, Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. |