The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-09
Hi EVENING sEssIoN.
The StrevelI Substitute Ad0pted-TIle
HOtkin Resolution.

The SErevelI Substitute A~dOptSd-The
Hotkin Resolution.
Immediately on the rsasssmbling Of the
convention at eight O'Clock, Chairman
Chisholm reported that the COMMITTEES Of
the whole had recommended the adoption
of the Strsvell substitute for tho first Sec
ton OF the Salt Lake resolutions. Judge
Strevell moved the adoption Of the report
of the committee, and in a short address
explained why he had introduced it. He
said he thought IL was something Montana
could ask congress for with the hope of OBJ
tanning, and that senators whom he had
met in WashinRton had intimated as much
TO him. When the motion was put 1t was
unanimously carried, and the result was re-
ceived with prolonged applause.
The resolution offered by A. @. Botkin,
concerning the taxation Of irrigating
bitches. was thcn taken up, and the con-
yentlon ven into committee of the whole.
Thompson and Holter Of Lewis and Clarke,
Burton of Choteau. and Brooke Of Jeffer-
son, spoke in favor Of II, while Harden
brooke of Deer Lodge, aud Irwin of Silver
Bow, opposed 1t. Mr.. Irwin took adyan-
taRe of the debate to explain the position
OF the Silver Bow delegation on the Salt
Lake resolutions, that they wers willing to
be guided in the matter by the desires Of
the agricultural members, and they had
come to thu convention with that idea. On
motion of Seligman the chairman wal In
structed to recommend that the resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
Sutherlin, of Meagher, introduced the
following:
Resolved, That the next legislature Of the
state of Montana be memorialized to enact
O law similar i'll it's provisions to the Wright
irrigation law Of California, for the fur
therance of the interests Of the farmers in
the matter Of constructing reservoirs and
irrigating canals, and the government Of
the distribution OF the waters.
Very little oppositson was developed to
the resolution, and the committee recon-
mended its passage.
Weed, of Lewis and Clarke, introduced a
resolution, rsciting, that a. a national irri'
cation convention wal to ,naeet in 1882, that
the convention instruct the delegate from
Montana to invite the convention to meet
in this state. Thls was also recommended
for passage. A resolution that the delega,
ton be memorializea to sppoint q state en-.
gineer. was recommended for indefinite
postponement.
When the convention r~eassembled, the
work of the committee of the whole wal
ratified. On motion of Wade, of Lewis and
Clarke, tho president was directed to APP
point a committee, consisting of one mem
Der from each county. this committee te
agree upon some definite city to which tt
invite the national irrigation congress
Lie poA1ACAAoA So1APOnAA8 uAO oAON0AVA0l
committee was named rs the on
to select the place. W. A. CLARK
who is the member from Mon
tana Of the executive committee of thu
national congress- said the action Of til.
congress in selecting a definite city to which
to invite the congress was satisfactory Il
him, as il relieved MIN Of q great RESPONSE.
bility. Butte and Helena had each asked
him to work for those cities. and the recon
mendation Of the convention would be hi
guide in the matter. He felt %snnguine thu
Montana would get the convention. Ate
an informal talk by Mr.. Power an adjourn,
ment was had until 10 O'Clock this morning
The special order for 10:l5 is the repor
from counties on the state of irrigation
within their boundaries. The two remain
ing planks in the Salt Lake resolution will
be acted upon, and q vote taken on the city
to which the irrigation congress shall bt
invited.