The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-08

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always beon In favor Of the froo coinage
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THE IRRIGATION coNoRsss.
Nee Very Large As,saAasss 81 xssssss
asy's Msstiss.
DKxvx1, Sept. THE attsndance d
the irritation cou9rsss to-day wAs smaller
than hsestosors, several delegates having
already left for home. The chairman an
nounosd the committee on resolutioos
would not b ready to report until ,
o'clock. This raised storm Of peoteste.
On motion Of Joel Shoemaker Of Utah
. COMMITTEES was appointed to walt ON The
committee on resolutions and demand
report at once. While waiting for the -.
port, Thomas r. Cutter Of Utah read .
paper on beet sugar culture after which
esnce Ybsrolla Of Nsxieo spoke on the
necessity Of having an international water
oommission 10 settle disputes bstweea
Nsxieo and the United States regarding
water privileges.
Upon rsasssmbllns, the committee o.
resolutions submitted mAjoeity and mis
nority report. The majority report was
% follows:
Tue national executive committee q
| h. l. Asn Sna fessaA
10 prepare series Of bills for prsssntar
tion to the congress Of the United States
smbodying the following psopositionss
The repeal Of the desert land Law.
2-Ths Withdrawal from ssttlsmsnt Of all
arid lands within the arid region mot
found TO b capable Of irrigation, all sueh
lands, except mineral lands. to b held
for catchmsnt areas, pasturase
and timber. 3-Lsasins Of pas.
turass lands, giving pcsfsesnce to
actual oeeupants and eultivators OF
adjoining irrieAble lands, - .ths sale Of
surplus timber, the peoceeds arising from
such sources to b devoted TO tho devslop.
meat Of water supply for irrigatioa within
the state, and whom NO longer required
for such purposes, to belong 10 the state.
THAT the states b permitted to osleot
the lands for reclamation and make thsm
the basis of security for the construction
Of irrigation works, the title to such lands
to remain In the federal government until
such time 20 II passes through tho state
to actual settlers, no one individual being
permitted to acquire title to more than 20
acres Of irrigated land, except In the case
Of land % that local conditions necessis
tate the snlarssmsnt Of tho homo unit b.
cause at the small value Of the crops pro-
duesd. The money received from such
sources to b reserved for the purpose Of
dischareing the obligations incurred In
tho work Of rsclaiming the public lands.
This Recommendation 10 independent Of
the Casey law and b not ihtsndsd to con.
hict with o. modify the provisions thereof.
tThat when any state shall have ~.
claimed land under the plan provided IN
ssctiou Il shall form irrigation divisions
according to photographic conditions. and
whom suflcisnt number Of settlers shall
have actually located on the land within
such division the state shall, condltionAlly,
turn over the local administration to the
authorities Of said water division. g.
That before any state can avail itself Of
thess provisions II shall have . legally
constituted state irrigation department..
That there shall be appointed . national
irrigation commission, vested with the ad-
ministration Of and government Of
pastoral and forest lands, OF such irriaa-
tion works 40 may b undertaken under
the federal authority, and be empowered
to consider and authoriss the genera
plans the exclamation submitted BY the
irrigation department Of any state.
The national irrigation commission
shall also b charged with the work oi
making an immsdiate investigation Of
the problem Of interstate streams and 70.
port to congress 80 early - possible o
measure providing the means for o
speedy and Anal adjudication Of the ques.
tious between the states, and plan for
the division Of the streams on basis oil
justice and equity. THAT the
territories bo included In the provisions oi
the Carey law. 8-That an interna.
tional commission b constituted. com
posed Of representatives Of the United
States, Canada and Mexico. whose pur-
pose II shall be to thoroughly examine
into and srbitrate the questions arising
between the said nations because Of the
waters Of rivers partly In each Of the two
countries, or serving a. boundary BE-
tween tho two, and to scttle upon basis
and Q method for an equitable di
vision Of the waters Of such
streams when used for irrigation
9-That sufficient appropriations bs So
cured for carrying on the work Of gaug
ing the streams, selecting and se9rseat
ing the reservoir sites. and for prosecut
ing surveys to determine the location o
lands susceptible OF reclamation, ant
such other work In the line Of investiga
tion and experiment ~ may be legiti
mately undertaken, such appropriation,
to be expended under tho direction Of th,
national irrigation commission. 10-Tha
the reservoir sites heretofore reserved b,
tho government, which may become ncces
sary for tho use OF tho states under ih,
operation Of tho Carey law, shall he re
leased and made available upon applica
tion therefor by the states or territories.
Tho minority report favored tho owner
ship by the several states Of the arid land,
within their respective territories ant
mentioned the conditions upon which tn
ownership is to be acquired.