Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-12-19

and the plans are now maturing for th,
 organization of the congress on new
 lines better suited to the work of legisls
 tion. A committee on organization i,
 now in session and it's report will b,
 presented to the body tomorrow. Per
 msnent organization was effected by tho
 selection of 0. B. Bootne of California
 to be president; Governor elect FraDh
 H. Briggs of North Dakota. vice-presi
 dent, and Jas. H. McClintock, Of Ariz
 ona; A. l.. Kellogg, of Colorado and L.
 s. Hewlett of Washington as secretaries
 National Lecturer J. $. Emory, of Kan-
 sss, presented Q report showing that su b. siantial progress was made during the
 year ln the promotion of irrigation inter
 ests. O. M. Aeintz, of California, ns-
 tional secretary, submitted his annuai
 report concerning the work of his office. Local Observer Blythe of the weather
 bureau presented communication from Willie H. Moore chief of the
 weather bureau transmittiDg oats rela- tive to the weather conditions on the
 western plains. Judge Emory F. Best assistant com missioner Of the land of. flee read paper in support of bis con. viction that the states should be.owners of arid land aa they are now in control Ot the water without which such lands are valueless. A committee on resolu- tiODs was appointed and one of the first presented to them vas stated to be the one unanimous voice of Calif- ornia in respect to the Wright act.
 The resolution says: That all ob- stacles which now stand in the way of the successful operation of the irrigs- tion district system can be removed ID those statee where 1t is desired by del eRatiDg the whole subject to a state for sufficient length of time to enable them to give to the matter a most thorough investigation of existing and afford the fullest op- portunity for suggestions and objec- tons so the statutes may be so amend ed that we nay get the full benefit of the light of the experiences of ten years of practical operation, and that the law may be SO modified that it will unite as Tar as is possible all people of the dis tricts and Ot the state In earnest and unlted eff to conserve the purpose of the law and enjoy it's frui ts.
 O'Neil., of Arizona, moved that con- mittee of seven on organization be ap- pointed to the end that the body take D pon itself more than the existence of three or four days in year. As such committee Chairman E. R. Moses, of the executive committee, appointed D. M. Heiutz national secretary, W. O. I Not Ksnsas, l.. G. Brsinsrds, Con. necticut; o. G. Hudson, Illinois. The Is in session this evening and will report in the morning. Every del agate present seems in favor of the plan, and from the session it is probably the congress will assume many features new to it.
 PHOENIX, Ariz., December s16.- The Irrigation congress this morning ,fter hearing communications took up he matter of recon meDdstions tor egislation. Few of the speskers were prepared for being heard however. One ,f the main speakers of the morning was George H. Maxwell of Ssn-Francisco, ,ne of the counsel in the United States court against the Wright act Of He urged that the conven- ion should unite upon certain proposi- ions as to which all would agree and iraw to their support the press spd peo- ,le of the whole country. He suggest. d fret the creation of a national lrrIgs- ron commission; second, the cession of rid lsnds to states upon conditions as
 turing their reclamation and settlement y actual settlers and preventing mon. 'poly of public domain; thirdly, the of forests as source of Vster supply: fourth. the construction if water storage reservoirs by the rational government and urged upon he convention its strong support Of the Jill of Senator Allen sppropriatipe a hilton dollars for surveys for location f such reservoir sites.
 Judge Kibbey took the ground that egislation was dangerous; that its tend ncy wac toward monopoly and private
 wnership of water; that ,he courts amply power to adjust the iRhts of individuals and as we'll con- erve the interests of the public. The objection was the haste that all leRislation.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The snow storm Thioh began yesterday afternoon, still ontinues. At nine o'clock Sandy hook | eported wind blowing from north, orthesst, forty miles sn hour and very | nick of shore. Telephone lines con- ecting Sandy Hook with the life saving | tation on the Jersey coast is down, pre- enting reports from the life saving | fation. Reports from Come :ticut, and 1assaech usetts and interior New York, how that the storm is of great range. now has fallen to the depth of 3 to 8 ,ohes. The temperature is veil down ,wsrd the zero mark.
 PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 16.-The .orm at noon today shows DO signs of batting. Suburban trolley llnes with DC or two exceptions are snOwbound. now to depth of six inches has fallen.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 16-The CO., sntiOn of the American Federation of
 sbor to day directed the secretary to otify unions, bsrtenders and hotel and ,stsursnt walters, that their represta- ve W. o. Pomeroy, of Chicago had zen refused a seat in the convention nd alternstes would be seated. The ,mmittee on labels reported fsvorably 9 recommendation of cigar makers, lat tin or card board signs. giving var
 us labels be made and distributed TO rata among unions SO as to familisrize ,e public with the labels of trade. The ,port was concufred in. A discussion of le old trouble with the brewers of New ork consumed must of the forenoon
 ssi)n.
 KANSAS CrTY Mo. Dec. 16.-Already )O men are enrolled 10 company which i'll go to help Cuba fight. The author iss srs not interfering.
 MIDDLETowN N. Y. Dsc. 16.- Perry Mid
 Frank Roe and Perry Powers,
 IDS of prominent citlzens of Florida ok s ride in @ sleigh last night return 2 at midnight, Roe and Powers at mptsd to assist Middle brook from the eigh but found he was frozen stiff,