Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-02

self an honorable record: he has al
 ways been equal to every emergency in looking to the welfare and protec- tion of the interests of Arizona and Arizolans in the national lawmaking body.
 Mark Smith was first elected to the
 fiftieth congress, 1SS7-1SSS, and the
 January following his election. Smith
 introduced house bill 6166 to develop
 the water resources of Arizona and
 10 provide for the reclamation Of ths
 desert land within our territory. 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
 ne is credited with making one of
 the best and most forcible speeches on the measure that was heard that session. In the same month he intro troduced and passed a bin reducing
 tie White Mountain Apache reserya-
 ton and secured a title for the settlers in the town of McClelland, thus say ing many early settlers their homes, During the same session of congress he introduced and passed e bill giving Arizona an additional ustiCe of the upreme court, which all attorneys will testify was very much needed in the administration of justice in this territory Later he introduced a bill to forfeit the Algondis land grant in Yuma and upon the showing made by Mark Smith nf tais gigantic swindle l this grant was declared fraudulent and opened up to the public for settlement. | lie passed a measure permitting estray cattle to be 'retus ned from Mexico to the United States without ipayment of duty-this bill saved hun dreds of thousands Of dollars 10 the lcattlemen of Arizona He secured by | act of congress a title to the lands joccupied by the settlers on the Fort l Lowell reservation near Tucson
 He introduced bill No. 7G79 and | subsequently obtained relief for the l settlers on forfeited land grants, who lhad paid double the minimum price | for the land, thus saving large sums
 Of money for the settlers. He intro duced a bill for, and finally had pro vision passed, compelling the govern ment to try in its own courts all In- dians accused of crime. thus making a great saving to the taxpayers of Arizona. He also passed a provision lrequiring the government to repay to the various counties of Arizona all monies paid out in Indian cases and induced the government to assume land pay all costs to the territory and counties for the maintenance of In dian prisoners, thus another large lsaying was made to the taxpayers He passed a bill for the relief of Johr Marion of Prescott, who by draught rad defaulted large. sum of money lon wild hay contract with the gov lernment. He passed a bill giviy-g the fright of way for the Gila Valley, Globe l& Northern railroad across the
 Apache reservation vetoed by Presi
 dent Cley eland on the ground that thu
 bill did not provide for getting tnt
 consent of the Indians. Mir Smitf
 prepared and introduced a new bil
 me ting this obection and passed th'
 same within two weeks He passed
 bill giving Flagstaff the right te
 bond the city for water works ant
 sewerage purposes: passed 9 bin per hitting MarieOpa county To issns bonds for the Phoenix. Prescott S Santa Fe railroad 10 aid in construed ing the road This was done afte
 % per cent of the voters Of the count. had voted on the proposition. Presi dent Harrison very properly vetoel that bill. He passed bill permittini the counties to fund their indebted ess and get on a cash basis. I'm is only a part of the industrious an, ldillgent showing disclosed by 10 Irccords of that congress. Beside this. Mfr. Smith addressed tho hcus cn the following questions:
 Relief Of the counties Of Alizona