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H.C.HANSBROUGH , CHAIRMAN, KNUTE NELSON, J.H.BERRY, C.D.CLARK S.D.M9 ENERY, T.R.BARD, A.J.M9LAURIN, THOS.KEARNS, PARIS GIBSON, R.O.GAMBLE, F.T.DUBOIS, J.R. BURTON, F.G.NEWLANDS, States Senate, C.H.DIETRICH, c.w. FULTON, COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS, FRED DENNETT, CLERK. Washington, D. C. , Mar. 19th, 1904. My dear Mr. President:- In accordance with your suggestion that I furnish you with my views relative to the opinion of the Honorable Secretary of the Interior on Senate Bill 3004, introduced by me, and also as to the necessity for such legislation, I beg leave to say: It is the firm opinion of a number of the most prominent men in congress, including a majority of those who tock part in framing the national irrigation act, that the work of and responsibility for "examinations and surveys", and the location of reservoir, dam, and canal sites (which is strictly and peculiarly within the province of the Geological Survey) , should be separated from the work of and responsibility for the construction of the dams, canals, tunnels, flumes, etc., which calls for a high order of engineering skill and should be under the immediate supervision of a high C lass man who will give his whole t ime to it. The bill provides that the supervising engineer shall call to his assistance such persons connected with the reclamation service as may be deemed needful and necessary, so that

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