Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-06-19
IN SECRET SESSION.
The Senate Yesterday Considered
the Nomination Of Capt Crozier.
IRRIGATION BILL PASSED BY HOUSE.
Many Amendments We're offered, but Only
Minor One, Except Those offered BY
the Committee, Was Adopted-sec-
lions of the Measure.

lions of the Measure.
Washington, June 14.-During the
greater part Of yesterday the senate
was in executive session, the nomina'
ton Of Capt. Crozier to be chief Of
ordnance of the army being the par
ticular subject under consideration
The presidents message urging the
establishment of reciprocal relations
between the United States and Cuba
was received after the senate had
gone into secret session. The doors
were opened, the message was read
and then the secret session was re-
sumed.
Senator Cockrell said the appoint
ment had been made because Of the
exceptional fitness of Gen. Crozier
for the position and that he was in
every way personally and profession
ally worthy of the compliment which
the appointment implied. He called
attention to Gen. Crozier's record as
an ordnance officer and said there
were many presidents for the pro-
motion of officers from low rank to
high, instancing the cases of Gems.
Wood and Bell especially.
The session adjourned without the
senate reaching a conclusion on the
question and no day was fixed for
continuing consideration, owing to
pressure of other matters. Gen.
Croziers confirmation is generally
conceded by his opponents.
The house yesterday passed the
irrigation bill by vote of 146 to S..
Many amendments were offered, but
only one, except those offered by the
committee, was adopted. 1t was of
a minor character. The bill already
has passed the senate. The friends
of the measure greeted the an
announcement of its passage with a
round Of applause. The bill as
passed creates a reclamation fund
from the sale of public lands In
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,
Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming, less the
amount paid to local land offices and
five per cent. due the state under ex-
listing laws for educational purposes,
the reclamation fund to be used for
the construction and maintenance
of irrigation works in the states and
territories enumerated. Provision is
made for the payment out Of the
treasury of any deficiencies in the
allowances to agricultural colleges
owing to this disposition Of public
lands. The secretary of the interior
is authorized to examine, survey and
construct the irrigation works and
report the cost thereof to congress
at each session.
Section provides for the letting
Of contracts for the works contem-
plated in sections when the neces-
sary funds are available in the re-
clamaton fund for such section.
Section 5 provides that mo right
to the use of water for land in pri-
vate ownership shall be sold for a
tract exceeding 100 acres to any one
owner and no such right shall per-
manently attach until all payments
therefor are made, and no such sale
shall be made to any land owner
or occupant thereof residing in the
neighborhood of said land"
Section 6 authorizes the secretary
to use the reclamation fund for the
operation and maintenance of the
irrigation works.
Section s requires state control
over waters of non-navigable streams
such as are used in irrigation.
The presidents Cuban reciprocity
was then laid before the
house, It's reading was listened to
attentotiyely. but without any DEM
whatever.