The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-09

| DENVER, Sept. S.-AfteT discussing the
minority and majority reports of the COM
mlttee on resolutions to exhaustion. the
| irrigation congress reached an agreement
and ali the resolutions were smended and
| made TO read as follows and unanimously
| adopted
The national executive committee of the
irrigation con gress is hereby instructed to
prepare series of bills for prosecution 20
the congress of the United States, embody-
ing the following propositions:
First-Repeal the desert law.
Second-Whereas, the public land states
are already invested with power under the
Carey law to undertake the reclamation
and settlement of one million acres each,
and
Whereas, There is wide diversity Of
opinion concerning the best policy TO pur-
sue with relation 10 the remaining irrig
able lands; therefore be it.
WANT A NATIONAL COMMISSION.
Resolved, That the proposition contained
in section and of the report of the ma
jority of the committee of reso-
utions is reported back to the
several state irrigation commissions
with instructions TO endeavor TO report TO
the fourth national irrigation congress. a
more definite and satisfactory plan for the
reclamation of arid public lands through
the cooperation of state and national au-
thorities.
Third-That there shall be appointed
national irrigation commission vested
with the supervision of such irrigation
works as may be constructed by
the federal government. The national
irrigation commission shall also be
charged with the work of making an i'm
mediate investigation of the problem of
interstate streams and report to the con-
gress of the United States as early as pos
sible measure providing a means for the
speedy and final adjudication of questions
between states and plan for the division
OF streams on basis of justice and equity.
Fourth-That the several territories be
Included in the provisions of the Carey
law and other laws asked for to be pro-
yided for In these resolutions.
WANT MONEY FOR DISCOVERING WATER.
Fifth-That sufficient appropriations be
secured from the general government for
carrying on the work of discovering
waters applicable TO the reclamation
of the arid lands, and for the
prosecution of surveys necessary to deter
mine the location OF the lands susceptible
VI lEIlSdiiOu anu TIC ScItCllOu ScSIcBd-
ton of reservoir Sites
Sixth-That reservoir sites heretofore re-
served by the government shall be released
ana made available upon application there
for by states and territories.
The following was adopted as part OF
the report but not referred to the national
executive commission: Be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
congress that the president of the United
States take such steps looking 10 the APP
pointment of international commissions,
composed of representatives of the United
States and Canada and of the
United States and Mexico, whose duties
it shall be to thoroughly examine into and
determine questions arising between said
nations, because of the waters of the rivers
partly in each of countries or serving as
boundary between two and to settle upon
basis and method for the equitable
division and use or the waters of such
streams when required for irrigation.
That portion of the report of the COM
mitree referring to state legislation was
adopted after which the congress ad-
journed sine die.
The address TO the American people
adopted by the congress sets forth tue i'm
porIance of irrigating arid and semi-arid
lands, thanks congress for legislation al
ready enacted and urges the necessity of
further legislation.