Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-16
Ihe snhincL nr a rniIrnal mtn the Bral-
Irrigation ia Che Senate.
PHcnlx Bopubuoan

fl is gratifying t2 the Chicago Inter Ocean that some one in o'iicial position is looking iutc!HguHy into the arid lMl qucs ton. The idea had begun to prevail in tine West, t very tutbruly says, that it was almost usole s to attempt to milucuca either branch of Congress against anything advocated by Major Powell
 In spite of the protests of tao people iu aii the Territories where thc arid lands are located, Congress. at the instance of Major Powell, laat year withdrew them from entry sUspendEg all laws in regard tO them so thai the settler could neither purchase nor homestead them Nothing c1uid have been done that cou!d more eltciuaily keep the arid lands and pre- vented them from ever being rendered ! tiHable than tis. YAis was done. too ilst at time when the subject of ir.igl 1 ton was Uppalmost with the people oi ! those Territories, and practical efforts were hcinE made flor its mtroduc- ,ion.
 Especially was tllis the ease in Ari- l zona and New Mexico In those Terri tories thousands of acres would havc been under water and in bearing con dition by this time bat f0r this action. which not oniy does mot encourage irri- tion and the redemption o- arid lands, ] ba! practically forhld7it Some of the i members of the Senate seem. finally .o have heard i,om the ggtievid Tcouie of 1 the Territories where the arid lands are. ! Senators Spo0neT and Plumb. according ! .o the reports of WcducslaYs proceed ngs are beginning to think that some things rocommWdcd by Major Powell ] may be questioned
 Even thut is a great way for a Senator tO 20; for the Ijaa prevails largely in he West thgt Major Powell is Senatorial pct. Report hls it that there ia no end to the Senatorial families that have either sons, or HepheW7. or proteees ol some sort Ou PuWeIia si.iI cor arc n some way conec,e. wlth tha -EDCya. This may or may not he true, bu # is told in ,he West as reason why lt js impossible to prevail at Washington when Major Powell i7 on oother side. The debate ou "Wednesday is an encouraging sign to thc people of the West and We hope ia ho ah.e to record murcoi a similar charac fer.
 The withdrawal of tbc arid lands from entry Was a ridiculous performance. and the Territories of Arizona and New Mexico are especially suffering from it. ! Congress ought not to adjourn until fl unJocs its former blind work. and res torcs tho Ule that prevailed before the arid lgnds were withdrawn from entry The cza1se doubtless was maJc thal fruds were being committed by which somo men were securing moro land than they were entitled to. That should have been corrected by hay
 ing the laws more ridgidly enforced. and not by action that would retarI the settle ment of 8 country that, with water and energy. can be made to blossom like tae rose and produce in great abundance
 The irrigation surveys arc good things
 and ahouid be encouraged. bat uo. a. 5 they have been prosecuted within fine ] last two years. They sh0nl1 be prose
 cutel for the purpose of developing anl - settling up the country. instead ol ratard
 ing both development and settlement a. . they have been. lt is to be hoped tha
 Me-srs. Spoouer and Plumb will continu
 their efforts, and that something will b. 2 done that will convince the people of tht
 distant West thai Major Powell not a' [ powerful .' Washington