The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-10-12
Topeka Deep Water Convention

assemblage demonstrates very con
clusively that it was controlled ant
manipulated in the interest of thu
Texas ports solely. The sordid
srasp,ng) selfish spiItthat dominated
the coufcution, is beautifully illus
tratcd in the decisive aud we'll nigh
unanimous vote by which the pro
position to include a Louisiana
seaport, in the investigations TO be
made by the government engineers,
vas sat down upon. Ii is 1aost as
suredly hoping sgainst hope to ever
expect or ask any did Cor South
west Pass from Texas deep water
conventions. They will always be
found solid for-Texas.
Below we give the closing pro
cecdings aud the resolutions, con,
densed from the St. Louis papers,
from which it will be scen that
Louisiana has Leeo hnally disposed
of by being denied representation
upon the permanent deep water
committee
Rcsol,sd, That 10 re~afirc.ance of
the action OF the Denver convention
and Of the committees organized
hereunder, it is the sense of this
convention that it is the duty OF
Congress TO appropriate permanently
and for immediate use whatever
amount is necessary to secure q
deep water port on The North~est
coast of the Gully of Mexico, west OF
90 Il degrees west longitude. capa.
bic of admitting the largest vessels,
where the best and most accessible
haI Dor con he secured and main.
tanned 10 the shortest possible time
OF the least cost, Tho time, place
and cost to lie ascertained BY the
board Of engineers appointed under
on act OF Congress pa.sed at its
last session.
Resolved, That tie permanent
committee appointed at the denver
deep haTbor convention il hereby
requested to continue earnestly ia.
the work &c yell begun, aud 10 in
structed to present these resolutions
to the President Of the United
States, with the request that he
in his annual message to Congress,
recommend such OIL appropriation
as may be reported necessary TO
secure o permanent deep barber
on the coast of Texas, which nav
be recommended by the repor: Of
the board on engineers.
Watts Of Louisiana introduced 0
minority report, the main features
OF which were the recommendation
that the convention favor three deep
'harbOrs on the coast, one of which
that be on the coast of Louisiana. and
should the general committee should
be r%eOrganized Instead Of confusing
he old committee.
There was . running discussion
OF tho two rcparts lasting an hour.
The point in controversy was
whether . portion OF the Louisiana
coast should ie inclsded in area to
he investigated by the government
engineers.
EI.GoT. Anthony of kansas mos
ed that the majority be substituted
Tor the majority report. He thought
it more valuable and practicable than
the other, which he excepted to be.
cause it sssailed the government
and made war on the great tanspor.
tation lines. Because the minority
report was free from any reflections
on the past. and antagonizcd no one,
he favored it.
Judge Fisbback Of Arkansas said
the majority report was unanimously
adopted BY the committee on rcsslu.
tons, in wich the minority was not
ven heard Of. He was surprised at
the discourtesy toward the commit.
tee ahown in the minority report,
taking the ground that the adoption
Of the minority report would undo
oil that had been accomplished by
the Denver convention aud since that
time by the permanent committee.