Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-26
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enoeus The session mas been the mOel
 business-like known to the body and
 the organization will henceforth be
 upon the new basis of 8 regular organI.
 zatiop, with paying members, with Especial committees and with funds for
 pushing legislation.
 The following officers were elected for
 the ensuing year: Chairman of execu.
 tive committee, E. K. Moses, of Great
 Bend, Kan, re elected unanimously, ss
 was also Vice-Chairman Brigham
 Young, of Utah, and E. G. Hudson, of
 Illinois; treasurer, l.. B. Brainard, of
 Connecticut, rational lecturers, J. E.
 Emory. Of Kansas, and l. A. Foot, of | Nebraska.
 Lincoln, Neb., was fixed upon by
 unanimous vote for the site of the next
 coxgress.
 California will be represented in the
 nstlooal committee by ;. D. Schuyler,
 ana Arizona by Jsmes McClintock. One of the main resolutions passed
 was presented by the Cslifornis dsle- ga:ion.
 The resolution says: That all ob- | stRcles which now stand in the way of | tue successful operation of the irriga- | tion district system can be removed in | those states where 1t is deslred by del egatiDg the whole subject to a state | commission for sufficient length of time | to enable them to give to the matter a 1 most thorough investig stion of exist- lng conditions, and afford the fullest opportunity for suggestions and object lOns so the statutes may be co amended
 that we may get the full benefit of the light Of the experiences Of Leu , ears of practical operation, and that the law may be so modified that 1t will unite as
 far as is possible all people of the dis
 tricts and of the state in earnest aud
 united effort to conceive the purpose of
 the law aud enjoy it's fruits.
 The other resolutions passed are as
 follows:
 That members of congress be hereby
 instructed to use all honorable means to
 procure the passage of ap act providing
 for practical hydrographic surveys and
 the collection of such information as
 may be of use for the location aud con- struction of reservoirs for water storsge
 both to secure water for agricultural
 uses and ts make the lands below free from damage by floods.
 Lsking an appropriation by congress for SlOC ,OOO for siDking test vells for the development of artesisn we'll possi-
 biltes of the country.
 Commenting the erection of . great storage dam on the Gila river, Arizona, near Florence primarily for the purpose of supplying water to the Pima and Maricopa tribes of Indians.
 For 8 national trersLrer A. G. Uttley, of Rhode Island, was substituted for Brainard, resigned.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio Dec. 1S.-When the American Federation of Labor met to- day, president Gompers, who received unanimous vindication ID the executive | session last night, wss in cheerful spirits. A special order of the morning | session was the following resolution of delegate Asheworth of Boston, "Resolv- ed; That we, delegates of American Federation of Labor, in convention as- sem bled, demand such amendments to the constitution.of the United States the constitution of the several states thers- of, as will deprive the courts of the power to set aside jaws duly enacted by legally chosen representatives of the people, ss We believe the proper function of courts to be to expound and administer law, hut not to make it. The discussion wss participated in by most of the delegates. The imprisonment of Eueuns V. Debs and, other labor leaders prosecuted on account of strikes, and the income tax decision were referred to bitterly. Some speakers condemned the course several, but most held that the constitutions were against the laboring classes more than courts and favored sbolshing all ss it was difficult to amend these instruments so as comply with changes of the times.
 A resolution extending aid and CO., operation to Colorado miners wss adopt, ed. Yarnell, of Colorado, then offered @ oationsi conventions of '93, '94. and 1895; endorsing the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of l6to l. Del gate Lennon offered @ substitute re- affirming the action of previous conven ions on silver and denying in SO doing ;hat the Federation endorses any poliGi- gal party. Ysrnell accepted Lsnnon's ( 'ubstitute as an amendment. Delegate ( Garland offered resolution endorsing , high protective tariff which was ruled ut of order. After many speeches the ( srnell silver resolution as amended by Isnnon was carried; yeas 1885; nays |S2.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18- Secretary )lney was before the senate committee if foreign relations toosy for a consider ble tune. All members except Gray nd Daniel were present. The meeting vas held for the exI ress purpcs. of con- 2 lDulng the discussion of the policy on ' be Cuban question to be recon mendsd T " the committee. The meeting was , : ictlyIprivste. O.ney icing the only the c ,ersop, not Der, who wa Ia lis advice was against precipitate &C., a .op. The foreign relations committee, f owever, agreed to report the Cameron a ,ubsn resolu ton. Cameron's resolu. f ion was ss follows: d
 Resolved, by the senate and house of | epre resentatives of the United States of c lmerics, in congress assem bied, that fl he independence of the Republic of a ,u ba be and the same is hereby scknow. T edged by the United States of America. Il Sec. II. That the United States N hould use its friendly offices with the \ overnment Of Spain to close the war v etween Spain and Cuba. c The committee changed the Cameron 6 solution so as to make it more emphs- e. The title was changed to read <. Joint resolution acknowledging the ~ of the Republic of Cuba" n be words ''the kepu blic" being insert ou u l Instead of declaring that the Unit- U ] States should use it's friendly offices :. le resolution was made to read "the 1s nited States will" do SO. Secretary e I,av al ipad hv tho mann hoYo of Ss