San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-05
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SATURDAY. OCTOBER s. 1880
RETURNED DELEGATES.

Arkansas Pass on Top--All Serene
at San Antonio--A Good Con-
Vention and Good Results.
The San Antonio delegation to the
deep water convention at Topeka re-
turned today. The gentlemen COM
prising the delegation were Uriah
Lott, and A. w. Houston, of the s.
A. P, Messrs. Barnard, Paschal, Rob-
inson, Hugo, King, Stevens, Grice, of
the Express, and Messmer, of the
LIGHT.
They report very successful and
harmonious session, and decided
gain both in the general sentiment in
favor of deep water, and in the enlist
ing OF congressional members. sena-
tors and representatives, in aid of the
deep water project. Senator Plumb,
of Kansas, as permanent chairman OF
the convention gave weight and prom
Use of congressional aid to the meas
ure which had not heretofore been
secured. The absence of Senator
Ingalls, who was to have delivered
the address of welcome was much re-
GREETED, more particularly as his alb
sence was caused by the death of ex-
Governor John 1. Martin, OF Atchi-
son, personal and intimate friend
of the senator. Hon Perkins of the
third congressional district of Kan
sas took Senator Ingalls, place, and
made very acceptable and happy
address of welcome, which was res
pended to most tically and
elOquently by Ex-Governor Hubbard,
of Texas.
Dana, of Denver, secretary of the
permanent committee was chosen sec
rotary of the convention
The real work Of the body was done
in the permanent committee and
in the cOmmitte on resolutions.
President L. Lott, of the 5. A. p,
is San Antonio member of the per-
manent committee, as is also Walter
Gresham, OF Galveston. Countenanc-
ed by Ex-Governor Evans, of Colorado,
who is p esident of the permanent
committee, Galveston endeavored 10
carry out her programme as decided
at home, before leaving for Topeka,
and compel the convention to
name Galveston as the port 1t
was soon evident that the Galveston
incisors than they could masticate,
and Gresham had sense enough to see
it. His delegation were not all so
wise, and split occurred, nearly half
of the Galveston crowd going home.
The views OF President Lott and How
ell Jones, of Kansas, fully harmon
lied, and as a majority of the perma-
nent committee fully agreed with
them il was not work of many hours
to decide upon the character of the
resolutions required.
Senator Houton, of San Antonio,s
and Walter Gresham, of Galveston,
with Messrs. Garnet, Ford and Doug
lass were the Texas contingent on
resolutions. This committee was not
long in session and soon decided
unanimously not to travel beyond the
plain leading of the Denver conven-
ton and presented it's resolutions
strictly in accord with action at Den
yer, "deop water in the quickest time
and at least expense
An attempt was made to introduce
aminority report but it was squelched,
and after sharp and decisive fight of
less than one hour the committees
report was unanimously adopted and
the convention adjourned, at noon on
Thursday.
After adjournment of convention
the permanent committee met and
arranged to push the work before
Congress, Texas undertaking to raise
s.. 800 for that purpose.
The San Antonio delegation have
again scored a victory. The con-
vention's decisive action in demand
ing of Congress a deep water port at
that point recommended by the U.
>. board of engineers, created by
congress in response to the request
of the Denver convention, is just
what the friends of Arkansas Pass
have always conteuded for.