Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-10-14

Additional blteSOlutlon9 AuoPp4u
6 ! d and Communicates Appointed
T. q
The following +es6l utions, in adstio
top, to- those published yesterday,
''"S~isi ere adoptsd oythe Irrigation Con-!
vention: ,...,.r ,,rS IN.
Senator Stewart offered the follow
ing, which was adopted. t.----,}----.
WHEREAS, II is essential, for the
purpose of economizing the water of
Ei@sany irrigation. district that may be.
Ii formed that all private rights to the
l,.- use OF the water shall be- .xtinguished
and that all the water of a given
stream shall be owned and controlled
q. ,- by the district, as municipal COT
por;,tion, and distributed among the
irrigators by persons elected by the
people of the district; and
WHEREAS, the irrigation law of the
49, last session of the Legislature pro
:vides for the purchase .or condemna-
ton Of all water rights and other
property necessary for the use Of the
district, with the provlso that existing
water rights shall not De acquired by
condemnation; and .s' 80. .. Z -
WHEREAS, There are largo numbers
OF water rights held by private par
ties in every district witch can be
formed in the State; and
WHEREAS, 1t is necessary, in order
to put the irrigation law of the last
session in full operation, that owners
OF water rights shall voluntarily sell
~ the same to the district, to avoid TIE
delay of further legislation providing
for condemnation; wherefore,
Resolved, That mmittee Of three
be appointed OF Persons owning water
rights on each OF the following rivers,
, namely: The Carson, the Iruckee,
tho Wdlksr and the Humboldt, 10
consult the owners Of water rights on
said rivers and ascertain # they will
soil such waiter r,gnLs to the district
tor reasonable compensation, and
take water from tue corporaLiol upou
SUCH tefin3 and conditions us may b.
prescribed for other land holders in
.' Tile district. But the appointment OF
such committee need not Interfere
with the organization of districts.
On the contrary, it is desirable, in the
opinion of this convention, that dis
trict corporations should be formed,
having the power conferred by
statute to condemn such property us
the law authorizes and to acquire by
purchase existing water rights.
Lieutenant-Governor Poujade in.
troduced the following, which was
adopted: ..'..... ...
..s.. Resolved, That the delegates to the
Trans. Mississippi Congress be in
sfructed to ask that body to demand
that the new appolD toes on the Boart
Of Interstate Commerce Commission
ers will be representative men of til,
= Central and Western States, who WI
enforce and not suspend the vita
provisions of the Interstate Com
f.. nerce law. r... ,.a .t..sr q
..t Il. L,-Ealton offered the followin,
resolution, which was adopted
ID Resolved, That this convention
recommends tho several counties il
the State to hold conventions for tb
discussion Of the question Of cedin,
the Grid lands in Nevada to the Stat,
for irrigation purposes in order to CIV
Congress better understanding O
.. the matter.
i. The following by F, G.. Nowlapd
was also adopted:
Resolred, That this convention
suggest to tho Trans Mississippi Con
vention tho adoption Of q resolutio
20 Z, recommending to the sta es an
,a,i Territoriesi@est OF the Mississippi
naturalization IN ConGress OH the par