Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-09
ARIZONA JOuRNAL-MINER
WEDNESDAY........CCT9, 9, 1895
nrnnE.. REcoMMENpArIoNs.

IT e h E~' kREASDA VI EsN tlA 1lNtN~-
 In his annual report to the Secre- tary of the Interior, Governor
 Hughes. of Arizona, makes the fol- lowing recommendations, which will
 be of interest to all, covering. as these suggestions do, many qucs- tionsof vital interest to the territory at large. The governor recommends that Arizona be admitted to state
 hood under an enabling act. Amend ment of the Carey Arid Land Bill, that its provisions may be made
 available to territories. That the
 Salt River and Gila Bend Indian reservations be set apart for allot- ment at once for Indian graduates
 of the Industrial school. Settle mant of title of lands in the vicinity of Tuba City be made. That the south and west boundary lines of Navajo reservation be surveyed. and
 the Indians kept on the reservation.
 That the government encourage the
 construction of reservoirs by grant ing q bonus of lands to those furn- ishing water to Indians for irriga- ting their lands That school ac- commodations for Indians be en- larged. That the jurisdiction of trial of Indians be transferred from Territorial to |. $. District Courts.
 That the San Carlos coal fields be segregated and thrown open to settlement That the appropriation for Territorial Militia be increased. That appeals taken from the Court of Private Land Claims to the Su- preme Court be brought to speedy trial This is in the interest of the settlement of those lands. The i'm provement of the Colorado river. Measures to restrict liquor traffic Tn the territory. That a live stock agent be permanently located at Nogales to inspect cattle when pre- sented for entry. That the Terri torial Board of Education be em- powered to lease school lands, the revenue to go to the school fund of the territory. That a Forestry Commission be detailed from the |. <. Army stationed at military posts. to our forests. charged with the duty of preventing the destruc- tion of our forest area. That pro- vision be made for leasing grazing lands under conditions that will protect small holdings, the revenue to go to the territory for school pur- poses and payment of the public debt. That the Terrified Forest be set apart as a national park. That an appropriation be made to aid in the work of the National Irrigation Congress. That direct railway pos tai service be established between ] Northern and Southern Arizona. That the contingent expenses of i the governors office be increased, ] and provisions be made for an ade- guate clerical force. To encourage | a national school of science near the Grand Canyon and the cluster of natural phenomena tributary thereto. That the right of way be given 10 the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway through the San Carlos Indian reservation. This in the interest of the rich mining in- terests of Gila county, and the bet ter control of the Indians. That a board of irrigation engineers be created, consisting of the territorial engineer and two |. :. Army engi- neers, to inspect all irrigation works and to require safe construction and repair of same. This is in the inter est of precaution and to guard against disaster. resulting from the breaking of dams or irrigating reser- voirs.