Show THE ARID AM LAND QUESTION by ily a recent communication from the tile attorney geno central ral pent pont to congress in anser to tea a resolution of inquiry on the part of the senate a ina matter ater of great real interest to the west is brought directly to the public attention it will be remembered that a year ago latfalla lait lai t all A bill was passed i reserving from entry settlement or occupation pation all lamia lands which cit may hereafter be designated or se selected by euch such surveys in the arid regions for sites of reservoirs refer ditches or canals s for or irrigating puri loses and alt it I 1 lahila I 1 ma made do sut cep tible for irrigation ion efy by such or canals are from this time henceforth reserved from bale sale as the tile property of the tile united states the snatos Sn atoa inquiry was ax as to 0 o the con construction put upon this language by the interior department secretary noble in afta ifta it reply forwards the conclusions reached by attorney general genera miller which it will be seen been are to the tile effect hat that practically the tile whole of 0 the arid and regions of tile west are reserved from settlement bett lemeut lement judge 31 iller says the object of the act 18 it tt was w to prevent entry upon and anti the settlement all and dale male of all t thai let part of tit the arli arid region of the ile public alic lands of the united states whirl it fell could dub bo 1 improved 1 ed by 1 a general I 1 of arries t and all 1 and mag mfg t thereafter bo be d 9 11 or fleeced fleeted elce by 13 united tied bbate on I 1 e as les lor fr orvol rii diches or canala in such uth ut h A system it A ai I 1 the purpose of 0 coutress Coni Cou creiM gress by abis act to upend suspend all 19 ill of 01 edtl entry ul uhn any lands M bich won would id come within it hill the ile lu ludm proving tog operation of the plans of irrigation to be reported by tho dl tit greeted godi gic I survey ley l under ihli this art t c could b hardly t rdby be tt roner ihma than are the sae of ill lu in g this intention should buot not b be permitted hr foe on any y buirt 0 1 th the art arid regions it which in ii polls kolbly pol bly come within IW it abo operation of the acl it is not to be presumed that con grees gross concurs in this wholesale withdrawal ol 01 public lands arora the possibility e lity of entry and the matter having baring been now plainly brought before the lawmakers they should take the business in hand at once and so modify it that while gling the tile government every security for he the prosecution of its experiments or surveys the law shall still accord the settler the liberty to secure and spend labor upon that share of the public domain to which he is entitled |