San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-05
CONGRESS-.
Second Days Session Held Today.
Yesterdays Excursion and Night
Session-VisIt to the Govern
ment Military Post
Today

Yesterday aftprnO n the delegates were
treated in a royal manner at the Hot Sui
phur wills by Col. ShackIeJt and the en-
tertainment committee, and af,er thor
oughly enjoying themselves in swimming
in the pool Of the bath establishment, in
which nearly the entire company, S. in
numb r, ] lined, the Schuermeyer irrigat-
ing eStablshm was visited, and the
product of our local breweries was tested
and pronounced excellent for the purpose.
The south ives ern asylum was next ms
pected thoroughly and the delegates then
returned to the city la time for supper.
The evening session was begun by the
appointment of committee on reSolu-
lions and tre further report or the cre-
deutial> committees, seating a large num-
Der of late de egateS
Resolutions from Starr county were
presented, providing for Oue-haf re-
ductiOn OF selling price OF state
lands; to allow fair comp 'nSation to
renters for impr, vement Of water supply
IN lands for irrigation, and asking for an
International boundary commission on
water and irrigation from the Rio Grande.
Referred, President Clark stating he had
prepared similar resolutions at | iSt irri-
CATION congress, which had been adopted
and the memorial sent TO the state de-
partment.
Rev. N. Schultz then addressed the con-
vention oman Amateurs Observation of
the Weather in Texas" His was very
able paper.
Delegate Easily, of Hondo, said the dele
gates wanted II know where the water
could be had for irrig alton. They wanted
practical not theoretical SuggeS lions.
A desultOry discussion OF methods OF
water supply was then INDUCED in, tn g
irrigation Of snail farms aud the defec
tive Texas irrigation laws coming N for
the ma j1r part OF the talk. ArteSian wells
and water storage were also discussed,
and the convention adjourned until this
morning.
THIS MORNINGS WORK.
At $50 O'clock the convention began
work which continued until II m. when
the convention adjourned until night SeS-
sion
Major C. + Dalton delivered an able
address on Irrigation Laws" which was
well received and the notes were referred
to the publishing committee.
A committee on Legislation was ap-
pointed, President Clark beng maze
chairman.
Prof Dumble introduced a resolution to
appoint a committee to frame a COnSritu-
/ zion az q bylaws for the formation of a
permanent state irrigation association.
Adopted and the committee was appoint
ed
a committee was appointed to attend
10 the publication of 10000 copies OF all
| the important papers read before the con-
vPntiOu.
Other business of minor Importance
wa transacted.
This afternoon tire delegates will visit
the military post and witness a grand re-
view Of the troops of the whole garrison.
NOTES.
Mr. II. D. Kampmann, whose fine irri
gated farm, from arteSian water, Just
east OF the city, is the pride OF the Salido
section, has invited the delegates to visit
it. The invitation has been a'cepted.
1t is likely the delegates will not have
time to visit the irrigated orchard by the
hot sulphur wells on the Terrell ranch,
seven miles south west Of san AntDatO,
nor the Rogers ranch. west Of the city, nor
the truck gardens northeast, but
one Of the BeXar county delegates will be
appointed to address the convention on
what BeXar County can show in irriga-
JiOn.'
PERSONAL.
Delegate w K. Pace, of Webb, was the
wonder and admiration Of al, in niS aero
hatic featS in the Hot Wells swimming
pool.
Several delegates last night visited the
west side Of the city and examined
the moonlight restaurants
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Tho cOrnDIete wOrka Of Victor