The herald., 1893-10-12
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Second Day OF the Irrigation
Session.

Tho Second Day OF the Irrigational
Session.
Yesterday the second days session
and first convention under regular
business programme was called to order
at o 20 a. M, Judge Emery of Kansas
presiding.
On suggestion OF Mr.. Hinckley oi
Kansas additional honorary vice-presi-
dents OF the congress were chosen in the
persons of W. K. Smythe, editor of the
Irrigation Age, and Col. Richard Hin
ton, editor OF the Irrigation Market.
p. III. Porter was presented as Ten
nessee's member of the rules and order
committee. Secretary Allies said that
Texas and Washington also now have
representatives present.
There was an effort to save time by
dispensing with reading OF the minutes,
as the newspapers contained complete
record, but Texas delegate, who appar-
emily hadn't seen the papers, said he
wanted the minutes read 80 that he and
other late corners could be ''in the
swim" The minutes were accordingly
read by Fred l.. Allies. secretary of the
congress.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Chairman E. r. Moses. on the COM
mittee of rules and regulations, then
read the report as follows:
THE REPORT.
The sessions of this congress shall be
from 8 a. m. to IL and from l 80 to 5
p. M. and night sessions shall be held
as the exigencies of the proceedings
may require.
All persons reported to the congress
by the committee on credentials as
accredited delegates shall be entitled to
participate in all the debates and other
proceedings of the congress.
The final adoption of any resolution,
memorial or authoritative expression Of
this congress, shall be by roll call OF the
states and territories represented here,
and upon such final votes all states and
territories represented by duly accred-
tied delegates shall be entitled to cast
80 votes, and the affirmative and mega
tive vote OF any state or territory
answering to roll call shall be announced
by the chairmen of the various delega-
tions.
No subject not cognate with the object
for which this congress has been called
sh,Lll be coneidered, and no resolution
not german to the general subject of
the development OF systems OF irriga-
ton shaM be offered.
All resolutions offered which may be
deemed irrelevant to the objects OF this
convention upon the question of order
the chair shall decide, and upon appeal
from the decision of the chair it shall be
decided by the convention without de-
bate.
Your committee further recommends
that all resolutions offered to this con-
vention shall be in writing and shall
frat pe read by the secretary Of the
convention. and that all motions shall
be submitted in writing on demand of
the chairman.
ToDAY's PROGRAMME.
The programme provided for today by
the chamber OF commerce will include
Economy in the Use of Water, Arthur
p. Davis.
Irrigation Below the Sea Level, @. r.
lockwood, member OF American society
irrigation engineers, Arizona.
The Nations Relation to the Irriga.
ton Problem and Water Management,
Col. Richard ]. Hinton, New Mexico.
Irrigation Legislation and Its Opera
y So,A - Oniloinin Iluus VIII .. 0reer,
Colusa, California.
Relation OF Forestry to Irrigation,
Gustsve D'Laveaux, Los Angeles.
And the evening will be devoted to
short addresses on important topics
limit 70 minutes to each speaker.
ALLOWANCE OF PROXIES.
Quite discussion arose in the Cali
fornia delegation as to whether proxies
should be allowed, on motion that the
vote on resolutions be by actual repre-
sentation in the congress. Mr.. Irish
said the proxy rule was carried too far
At the Salt Lake congress, as a number
OF newspaper reporters were voted as
proxies. Delegates from other states
protested that unless proxies are allowed
California will have an unfair ADVANTAGE
by force OF numbers in the congress.
Colonel Irish explained that DR.. Blowers,
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