Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-19
Inter- State Dsep Water Committee
Created by the Denver Convention
Mssts in Adjourned SESSION.
The Form Of Bill Adopted Providing
tor S10,O00,000 Appropriation to
be Expended On One Point.
The Location TO be seleotsd by Government
Ensiaeers After the Appropriation
Has Been Made.
Special to the Gazette.

Arkansas, T. F. Ssrrels. Pine Bluff;
" .iIjsm tisaoaCk, Fort Smith.
Colorado, Governor Alya Adams, ex-
Governor EVRls, T. L. Dsns Of Denver;
9. G. D.its, Leedyille; Senator AGAR OF
Wilson.
K.ns,s, Howell Jones and j. R. Null
Vsre. Topeka; ". E. Hu.chi5on, Wichita,
snd f w. Emory aad Msrsh NJ. Muir
dock Of Lawrence.
Nebraska-Hor. Casmp;on C. Case,
Herman Kountz ana William n. Mason,
Omaha, o. E. Goodall OF Lincoln.
New Mexico-Frank C. Plume Of Taos
snd o L Houghton CT Lss Vegas.
Iowa. P. Chamberlain Ct Des
Moines.
Missouri-Sens!or D. Fl. Armstrong.
TeXas-J. A. Carroll Of Denton.
Utah-E. Wilder and ChsEles T. Torey.
TIE meeting WAS called TO order by
Governor Adams, the chairman, and
Mr.. T. L. Dsns, the secretary, was al
his post. EX Governor Evans stated
the jact OF the meeting which is to visit
Texas and transact any business that
might be brought up for consideration.
Mr.. Mason of Omaha remarked, that
knowing the hospitality of the people O!
be called or TO consider several invita-
tons TO accept and enjoy the same. and
added that the representatives. OF mis- Sec
ton came g long ways to sid in the work
for which the body vas called together,
and re desired 10 see the business trans
acted first, and afterwards consider invi-
rsiions from the people Of Eexss TO PSF
take OF their hospitality.
Judge GEesham OF Galveston, repre-
senting tie Municipality and citizenship
OF nis city, extended the committee 5
hearty Invitation to visit 1t, stating thst
free transportation wculd be furnished.
Senator Houston then extended the
hospitality OF the southwest to the com
m.t.ee.
MaYc- Bad Conner then stepped to tie
ircEt gEd said thet ss the committee
tad business 20 trsnsact he would
not burden them with lore
sld formal speech, bu. in The
name q Dallas he extended q hearty
! wGlcCma 20 the committee.
| Colsrel Mason then read the following
resolutions:
| Whereas, The government Of the United
States, under whose exclusive control
me hafbors of our c0untry have been
placed By cur constitution, has contrib,
utsi nearly 100000, 600 Of money and
Eearly 20. 000,000 acres OF our national
land to great railway lines belong.
ing 20 private corporations and
running Scroas the northern part CT ouI
country, srd
Whereas, the northern and
eastern harbors through which
which these railway lines empty theil
/ ~ fl; into tie lakes and oceans have had
many millions CT money appropriated
from time to time By the Congress e
meet the past demands Of lie va8G COM
meIce thus built up, aud
Whereas, there is sn immense area o.
country .ying between the Rocky noun
| ing nesrly one third of our national DO.
msin ana havirg nearly one
fourih Ct our national popu,
which Is the Gulf OF Mexico, but for the
opening Of whose hsrbors the Congress
has appropriated amounts totally IL.
Adequate, sid
WleTeas, it is not consistent with tht
general welfare, nor can We believe tina,
national sense Of justice and fair PLAY
CT our feloR citizens who have been &C
greatly beuefted by the appropriations
for northern snd eastern harbors will in
sist that the traffic Of this great regio,
shsll be forced to be transported
hs!f Way across the continent
thus imposing a burden
on cur commerce which amounts often t
8 total Introduction, and ct all times to .
serious charge upon both consumer ant
producer, therefore
Resolved by this convention tha. we de
mand of every Senator and Representa-
tive from this regicn genuine and heart,
co operation in an effort to secure th,
necessary appropriation for opening al
such hsrbOrs on the northwestern coss
OK the Gull OF Mexico IS may be necesser,
to mess the demands OF cur growing com
merce.
Resolved, that the chairman CT TIL
committee be appointed sub-conmitte
Of one to prepare snd subject 10 the Leg
lslssure OF the several states Of the Uniol
st their next session an address, toge.he
With copy Of these resolutions.
Judge Carroll moved then that the IN
vltations to visit the southern aDd south
! western Texas be accepted.
Governor Adams Of Colorado said tia
70 go to one place to make en- exsmina
ton G? its claims would entail visit t
every place on the coast which think
i. has any GLAZING, and the. would requir
aixiy or ninety days. II the committe
went TO the cosst he wanted them to z
rs pleasure seekers from the great north
west AID not as Committee officially In
vestigstlng the merits OF any plsce for
deep water hsIbor.
TIE committee than took recess II
O'Clock.
Ca reagsembling the resolutions wer
declared to be out Of order, the Denve
C nventicn having covered all the grcunC
Many matters were discussed pertainin
to deep water.
Judge Hancock thsn offered the forl
CT d bill 70 be Introduced in Congress
providing for an appropriation of $40
. 600. 600 10 be expended on one point @
the Texas coast for the purpose {
securing deep wster harbor, the poil
to be selected ny b commission Of GOT
eminent engineers after the bill pSgytdiI
the money has been passed. %LSAa
Senator Houston offered an and dI0
to the effect tla. the point sele3t
the engineers shall be adopted onl y6T@(
concurrence OF the Secretary ct VIZ
; This amendment brought up q dnR
, sion pro and con that lasted until
midnipht. but finally Hancock's formt