Show irrigation IN the importance of the right kind of legislation and the diversity of views view as to what la Is the right kind was no DO doubt firmly impressed upon the minds mind of several members of the legislature at a coin conjoint joint meeting of tho house and senate committees on 00 irrigation and agriculture held bold jat it evening bealles the be members member spoken of the session was attended by president george Q cannoo judge JL W shurtliff col co and other gentlemen identified with the deate irrigation association by prot AA A A mills milla of the agricultural asso ao and prof J H paul ot of the agricultural college by bishop raw sod mr israel evans E vans who were considered representatives of the old settlers and by judge dusenberry prof cluff anu ana others nearly every visitor present was waa heard beard in remarks upon the all agreeing as to the tremendous importance of the questions involved and also aleo agreeing upon the main maiji proposition as to its complexity wun to legislative treatment and ae extreme care with which new laws lawe auld be considered perhaps president Preside ut most successfully represent athe views of the majority of those flent in hill bia suggestions tiona as to the uc ae termination recording record ioK and maintien of existing water rights ald as to the measurement of the water 0 our streams the latter is a proposition which offers tow few difficulties and concerning toe the see sIty of which there can hardly be kiy question As to the former the afoa was waa to have local boar is r of arbitration in n the various to certain by evidence the clatuis and jots of the water users usera these rights 0 o be affirmed by certificates in other words water deeds and the whole flutter then than if necessary t be made leally binding by being decreed and ana floed on record in ia the courts vw resort to costly litigation vow V deplored and the injustice thin might be done in the ordinary courts and ana bt ilider the usual legal beaure wap pointed out and the expert of bishop rawlins and associate with reference to the adjudication of water rights la I 1 a one of the cotton woods I 1 in a this cou county aty made an effective 10 favor lf if the arbitration plan the wright law of california the much discussed wyoming law jaw 9 and incidentally the carev cr law kw BB as to public lands in arid AW artee were referred to and the difference between conditions east ot 01 oma and those exist ioK rig here as aa I 1 indi in d I 1 amitia Rt iii the character of prospective bation was dwelt upon and found in the idea that so far is as practicable legal enact enactments enactment men s instead ol of overturning should confirm and crystallize rules and usages which have exited since lace the settlement of the th e bbate the meeting was in all respects an agreeable and profitable one and it it if auly to be hoped that out ot the many made and the material toft lef ith the committee in the form ol 01 0 a exhaustive written dissertation on the whole subject by coi stevenson some joae simple law jaw may be trained framed and adopted looking at least to 10 the two points above referred to as matters maiten ol of immediate necessity |