Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-20

During the last two terms of con
gress Hon. Mark Smiths record has
been so prominent in that body and is
SO Well known to the people of ART
zona that il is hardly necessary to
even mention il in this article which
includes many accomplishments by
him of great value to the people of
Arizona during his early years in CON
gress.
For the past three years the ques-
ton Of statehood has been the para
mount question in congress in which
the people OF Arizona were interested
and because of this few represents
tives IN congress have ever mad the
opportunity to render such distIngu-
ished service to their constituents as
Mark Smith rendered to the people of
Arizona At end Of the fight against
joinst-statehood which resulted in the
preservation Of the right of self-gov-
efnment to the people of the territory
Mark Smith received the praise of his
constituency, irrespective of politics,
for his untiring efforts in heading OF
this monstrous iniquity. During the
FIRST session of the present congress
he presented many measures of great
Importance to the various sections of
Arizona, including the securing of an
appropriation for government build
ing for the city of Phoenix which viii
be erected in the near future.
The date of the many measures
passed by Mark Smith for the benefit
OF Arizona and Arizona people during
the fifty-ninth and sixtieth congresses
is not at hand now, but they will be
given before the end of this campaign
wherein republican papers and orat-
ors are trying to belittle the aceomp-
lishments of the democratic candi-
date.
But it was not only in the present
and recent congress that Mark
Smith rendered good services to the
people of Arizona ana made for him.
self an honorable record; he mas al
ways been equal to every emergency
in looking to the welfare and protect
ing the interests Of Arizona and Arr
zonans in the nationaI law making
body
Mr.. Smith was first elected TO the
fiftieth congress, 18S7-1SSS, and the
January following his election Marx
Smith introduced house bill 6166 to
develop the water resources of Arr
IONA and TO provide for the reclama-
ton of the desert land withic our ter
ritory. Our delegate worked hard to-
secure the passage of the measure but
it being one Of the very first irrigation
bills public sentiment was against
him, yet he is credited with making
one of the best and most forciblel
speeches On the measure that was
heard that session IN the same month
he introduced and passed a bill re
ducing the White Mountain Apache
reservation and secured a title for the
settlers in the town Of AacCic1la" :,
thus saving many early settlers their
homes. During the same session of
congress he introduced ami passed.
a bill giving Arizona an additional jus
tice Of the supreme court, which all
attorneys will testify was very much
needed in the administration Of JUS
tice in this territory. !4atar he intro
duced bill to forfeit tie Algondis
land grant in Yuma and upon the
showing made by Mark Smith of this
gigantic swindle this grant was de-
ciared fraudulent and opened up 70
public settlement. He passed meas
ure permitting estray cattle to be re-
turned from Mexico 10 the United
States without payment of duty-this
bill saved hundreds of thousands of
dollars to the cattlemen of Arizona.
He secured by act of congress title
to the lands occupied by the settlers
on the Fort Lowell reservation near
Tucson.
He introduced bill No. 1879 and sub
sequently obtained relief for the set
tiers on forfeited land grants, who
had paid double the MINIMUM price
for the land, thus saving large sums
of money for the settlers. He intro
duced bill for, and finally ad pro-
vision passed, compelling the govern
ment to try in its own courts all In
dians accused of crime, Taus making
a great saving to the taxpayers OF
Arizona. He also passed provision
requiring the government TO repay to
the various counties of Arizona all
monies paid out in Indian cases and
induced the government to assume
and pay all costs to the territory and
counties for the maintenance OF In
dian prisoners, thus another large saw
ing was made to the taxpayers. He
passed a bill for the relief of John
Marion of Prescott, -Suo D. drought
had defauIted large sum OF money
on a Wild hay contract with the gov
eminent. He passed a bill giving the
right Of way for the GIIa Valley, Globe
& Northern railroad across the
Apache reservation yetoed by Presl-
dent Cleveland on the ground that the
bill did not provide for getting the
consent Of the Indians. Mr.. Smith
prepared and introduced q new bill
meeting this objection and passed the
same within txo weeks. He passed
a bill giving Flagstaff The right 10
bond the city for water works and
sewage purposes; passed g bill per
hitting Maricopa county to issue
bonds for the Phoenix, Prescott &
Santa Fe railroad to a-d IN construct
ing the road This was done after
90 per cent Of the voters OF tue county
had voted on the proposition. Presl-
dent Harrison very properly vetoed
that bill. He passed a bill permit
tifg the counties to ssird their indeSt-
Cd Ess and get on cash basis tbs
is only part Of the fndastfiops ana
diligent showing disclosed by the
records Of that congress- Besides this
Mr.. Smith addressed the house on
the following questions:
Relief of the councfes OF Arizona
Relief of Joseph Campbell 'hisni
OF way for the C--YaIer company.
speech on Court Of Private Land
Claims. speeeh on the Arid Lands Re
lief OF John Marion, Public Lanc
Laws, Territorial School Iancs, o. s
Land Courts. speech o.. SURVEYS 81
Land In Arizona The aDCve record
puts a veto on the republican faisi
fer. and shows that orr delegate wa
exceedingly blsy darzgs ffat session
OF congress.
Flfty-flrst Congress.