Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-06-08


unconditional cession of all the public
lands to the states and territories. After
long and stubborn fight between Gov.
Murphy, Of Arizona, supported by
the members of the committee from
Colorado and Kansas, who favored the
state cession scheme, and George H.
Maxwell, Of California, aided by l. d.
O'Donnell, of Montana, and Col. II. B.
Maxson, Of Nevada, representing the
national irrigation congress, an agree
msnt was reached in the committee un-
qualifedly indorsing the resolutions
and policy of the national irrigation
congress. These resolutions were
adopted by the entire Transmississippi
congress without dissenting voice.
BY a rising vote the delegates adopted
the following:
Whereas, The acquisition Of the Louisiana
territory by our government in 1908 was fraught
with incalculable import to the material well
fare Of the country and the preservation Of
o .'., government anu repuoiieah In
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memorated.
second-Resolved That the proposed inter.
national natl exposition to be held at s. Louis in
1908 In commemoratiOn OF the Louisiana pur-
chase has the hearty Endorsement Of this con-
eress w WIN
Third-Resolved, That we hereby earnestly
request our representatives and senators In the
'eueia' congress W aiu cnat exposition oy sup
pl'.ue 'ne propos',loh iol .ne Ieaerai govern
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'AS IT,
A paper entltiea ancient ana Mod
ern Canals" was read by Prof. Water
house, OF the Washington university,
st. Louis. Hon. Sidney Clarke, OF
Oklahoma, then addressed the congress
on statehood for Oklahoma.
The merchant marine resolution fol.
lows:
In our opinion, II h the duty of congress-. nj
the earliest day possible To enact legisa tion IN
secure such restoration by the payment Of sub.
sides to American built mail carriers and
freiQhters sufficient 10 enable them To success.
fully compete with the subsidized and haunted
merchant ships Of foreign countries in the ca r.
rying Of our imports and exports.
The free homes resolution declares:
Whereas The policy Of free homes for Amer
l.an u.'n.ns nas '.,o''ou niole unanimous IN
than INV other measure before ~ the 1 American uS
people; and
Whereas Congress has failed torecognize this
maorse ,s ,,, Pc ~ o.. +, ,,,
pioneers, nome pullaers ana natlon suppor Dr. S
that recommendation be included in the next
message to congress-
Another resolution asks Tor the open
ing OF the kiowa, oomanche and Apache
lands IN Oklahoma 2,ooo' ooo acres
On freight discrimination the con-
gress resolved
lne fa,es on wn sa %'ia corn anu 'ne 'nu.
i'm nnunas md II difference in the rntes nov ~,
exist between these and other commodities in
the raw material and the manufactured articles
from mat raw material, the interstate 1 com,
dr S 9 removed MS soon n, rs nossb n '
The IRRIGATION resolutions include
recommendations for the continuation
of the reservoir construction nv tbe