Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-07
viii Meet IN California City
Next Year. Governor Cham
berIain, Of Oregon, Elected
New President,
BOND ISSUE ASKED
FOR RECLAMATION
Minority Committee Report
Requesting Government to
Finance Scheme Tabled
Arkansas Fight Renewed,

Boise. Idaho, Sept. 6.-The four
teenth National Irrigation congress
closed its sessions this evening after
voting to hold the next congress at
Sacramento, Cal, and electing as
president of the fifteenth congress
Governor George C. Chamberlain, Of
Oregon.
The enthusiasm of the Californians
over Sacramento's victory was the
more pronounced because of the mar
row margin by which the victory was
won. The attraction of the James
town exposition was cleverly put for
ward and on the first ballot James,
town was ahead, but Sacramento won
out on the second When Governor
Chamberlain was escorted to the
platform to express his Appreciation
OF the honor accorded him by repre-
sentatives of thirty states of the Union
he was given a tremendous ovation.
There was some evidence of discord
In the election of Secretary d. H.
Anderson, a Chicago publisher, who
was the choice of the nomination COM
mittee. His published utterance in
criticism of the federal reclamation
service was urged against him, but
the convention endorsed the nomi-
nation.
The shouters for "A hundred mill
ions more for irrigation" came before
the congress with minority report
from the committee on resolutions de-
manding that tie national congress
authorize bond issue to raise such a
fund. After spirited debate the mi
nority report was voted down.
special train which left Boise
over the Oregon Short line late to-
night carried large number of dele
gates to the congress who will spend
two days inspecting the irrigation
projects of southern Idaho. The great
dam at Miner, the Shoshoni falls,
the Twin falls irrigated tract and the
Minidoka tract will be visited.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was presented when the
congress reassembled.
A minority repor; was presented
by Oregon's and Utah's representa-
tives on the, committee >voicing a de-
mand that the federal government
authorize the issuance of per cent
bonds, running twenty years to ena-
BILE the reclamation service to finance
and carry out 'All practicable irri-
cation projects in the United States. 3"
Opponents of the minority repre-
sentatlves maintained that it vwould
be unwise to present sucn a demand
to congress at this time.
Congressman Reeder, of Kansas,
voicing this opposition. said the east
ern congressman would resent 1t. He
said they had little faith in the sue
cess of the reclamation law now be-
ing put on trial In this connection
he quoted Speaker Cannon as having
said ten minutes after the passage of
the reclamation act:
'Reeder, that's the biggest and
sllckest steal | have seen since have
been in congress-"
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, endorsed
what Congressman Reeder had said.
and stated that but for the personal
efforts of President Roosevelt the
reclamation act could not have been
passed.
BY decided vote the congress vot-
ed to table the minority report.
Frank G. Goudy of Denver, moved
To strike out the resolution urging
congress to extend to the federal
conrts jurisdiction over water rights
on Interstate streams.
1t was the old fight of Colorado
and Kansas over the Arkansas river.
The Kansan favored the committee
resolution. DR., Elwood Mead, of the
reclamation service, moved as a suS-
S'i'u'S NHdt tile DItSiueHl appoint Il
committee of five to investigate the
questions at issue and report to the
next congress. This was agreed to-
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee as thus amended was adopted.
and the chairman named as the COM.
mtttee Elwood Mead and Morries
Bien. of the reclamation service;
Frank Freeman. California; Ira In
glehart, Washington and j. II. Lew
Is. Oregon. AS the committee on
publicity for the ensuing year Gov
ernor Mead in the chair named Pro-
lessor Fortier. Of California, and
Messrs. Hurd. ARR, G. r. Reeves, Me-
vada; Goudy, Colorado; f. II. Ray
Montana.
The congress then adjourned sine
die.