, 1884-02-27
Tho Debate on the water Bill

Tho Debate on the Water Bill.
committee of the whole yesterday after
moor at two O'Clock, Mr.. Daley in the
chair, for the purpose OF considering
what is termed the water and irriga-
ton bill, which had been made the
special order for that hour.
AS the clerk proceeded to read the
bill by sections, quite an animated and
spirited debate ensued and 1t at nee
became apparent that there would be
serious opposition TO it, or at least to
some of it's most important provisions.
This bill in general terms provides for
cutting the territory up into what are
termed water districts, and for the APP
pointment by the governor, of COM
missions to be recommended to him
by the boards Of county commission
ers of the various counties Of the ter
ritory, who shall have charge OF the
water supply etc. it also provides that
the district court of any particular
county shall have Jurisdiction over all
questions arising out Of the water sup
ply of any river or stream when the
mouth Of the same shall happen to be,
in other words, II a stream flows from
Albany county into this county, the
district court here shall have such ju.
rlsdiction, and vice versa. The dea-
mite title of the bill is "To regulate tho
use of water. and To settle the prior,ty
of rights therefor
Mr.. Holiday opened the ball 40 far
as the somewhat informal discussion
WAS concerned, by moving to amend a
section of the bill so as to have its pro-
visions extend only to certain portions
of the TERRITORY. and prooeeded tn e,-
plain his point in reference thereto.
Mr.. Warren asked the oentleman In
deine more exnlicItlv his nos,tion
Mr., Irvine also desired to state a
point or two which he did. 1t was in
formally agreed here, or at least under
stood by the members of the council
that the bill might be read and men,
bers offer their amendments as suR-
gestive as the case might be at n
time before the committee arose.
Mr., Holiday offered an amendment
that the commissioners should be
elected by the people instead of being
appointed by the governor.
Mr.. Warren said he had no especial
objection to that hnt there -=s nc pro-
vision made in the bill for that. He
thought, however. AS the governor is to
make the selection from those whom
the different county boards were to
recommend that there was no necessity
it would be Just as safe there as in
the hands of the people.
Mr.. Holiday thought differently and
still commended that the position ought
to be elective.
Mr.. Irvine was substantially OF the
same opinion; he wanted the voters to
have sometbiug to say upon the sub.
iect,
Mr.. Irvine. the mover of the bill.
hare aroae IN hia taat and mada or,ts
an arpument in spnport NJ the biII.tbe
same beino aomewhat of n oeneral
nature. The deb.ts drifted into n sor,
Of n general expression of opinion anon
the d,ffsrent sections Of the hin while
in The meantime the afternoon was fast
wearing away varIous spooe.,ions
vera made and amendments offsred
and Mt diffsrsnt time. Messr, Holiday
Dater. Irvine Whittier and Rabbit
were on their feet in ran,d .uccss.,on
In make some suuoes,ion or dI,cp..
soma point connected with the hill
Warren. Irvine and Babbitt ware IN
| favor of the hill bpt were wiI,,n, ,ha,
il should bs an changed or armand.
ed. 40 that IT wopld he d,vssted a,
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