The morning call., 1893-10-12
ALL THE PROCEEDINGS.
An Earnest Plea for the Western
Territories.


Los ANGELES, Oct 1.-THE Irrigation
Congress reassembled at 10 O'clock this
morning. 1t was voted to save time by
dispensing with the reading of the min-
utes, when Texas delegate who arrived
this morning objected, because he wanted
to be apprised Of what had been done.
An interesting debate then occurred
over granting proxies. Many California
delegates objected to proxies, and for half
an hour the discussion was hot. The vote
for proxies was carried by 80 majority.
a large number of resolutions were then
presented. Arizona asked that Congress
be memorialiZed by the present Irrigation
Congress to admit the Territory as State.
The resolution sets forth that the reclama-
ton of land by irrigatian greatly depends
upon that being done.
Another resolution was offered, that
where States or Territories did not have
an irrigation depar tment OF bureau
steps be taken at once to have the Legis-
latures establish such. Another resolu-
tion was offered, that once water was
brought to land the owners of the land
should have right to it. All the resolu.
tions were referred to the committee on
re solutions.
Another resolution sets forth that SET
tiers on semi-arid lands Of the Govern
ment should have Government aid in re-
claiming water supplies and some part of
the money received by the Government
for the land should 60 in establishing
water basins and other water supplies.
T. Fl. Newell of the Interior Depart
ment read paper on Government investi-
cations. He declared that the main ques-
distribution of it.
T. Ramon de Yparrola. the Mexican del
egate, was then called to the chair and
presided while John P. Irish read paper
on the need of unity of action and the
compilation and publication of irrigation
matters.
The afternoon session was called to order
at 1852 O'clock, and, in the absence Of
President Emery. Hon. j. r. Mcdonald
was called to the chair. A telegram was
read that the Colorado delegation would
be in at 6 P. NJ
The following resolutions were presented
and referred to the committee by Judge
Anderson of California;
WHEREAS. The people Of the Territories OF
ArlZana, New Mexico, Utah and Oklahoma are
all vitality Interested in the question OF the re.
clamation of the arid lands belonging to the
United States; and whereas. the question must
soon be discussed and acted on In the Con-
gress OF the United States; and
whereas. it is but fair that people
having such vital interest in said questions
should participate in said discussion and action
thereon, and
WHEREAS. 1t is for the benefit Of all of US
interested in said question that we should
have the advice ana active participation OF the
representatives In Congress,
Resolved, That in aid OF the great cause that
we have assembled here to advocate and ad-
vance, we earnestly urge that said territories
be admitted into the Union at the earliest
moment practicable. FiTst-By making the
necessary surveys to formulate a uniform sys-
TEN to use economically all the water available.
Second-To build all the necessary reservoirs
ana canals to convey the water to the lands and
to add the cost Of such developments to the
price OF the land, said lands to be sold to actual
settlers only. in lots of forty acres each.
BY Kellogg of California, THAT It is the
sense of this Congress that the Govern
ment of the United States make the neces-
sary developments to unite the water and
land in the arid regions"
BY Powers of Arizona, resolution that
1t is the Governments duty to provide
skillful hydraulic engineers to assist in
locating, planning and constructing canals.
reservoirs and other Irrigation works, and
to extend such other aids as may be found
necessary to place irrigation enterprises
on systematic, safe and enduring basis.
Hon. }. W. Gregory OF Kansas read a
paper entitled "rhe Significance of Irriga-
tion as Regards the Great Plains Regions
of the United States.'
The committee of resolutions organized.
with General Lionel A. Sheldon as chair
man. 1t will meet tomorrow morning to
discuss the questions presented.
DIR. Joseph Jarvis of Riyaraida read q