Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-31
DEEP WATER.
The Senate Passes the Bill Appropri-
u ating s6,2OO,OOO for Galveston.
The Biils for Improving Arkansas and Sabine
Passes to be Cared For in the River
and Harbor Bill
GETS THROUGH THE SENATE

GETS THROUGH THE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The senate
yesterday accomplished coup 'etat IN
passing the bill appropriating Sc 200 900
for a deep water port at Galveston. This
is s long step forward and the outlook
to-day for Texas marine harbor is most
encouraging. Great credit is due to both
Of the Texas senators, Senator Frye, the
chairman of the committee on commerce,
Senators Teller of Colorado, Plumb of
Kansas, and Vest of Missouri, who sup
ported the measure and made telling
speeches in its favor.
The passage Of the Galveston project
does not necessarily mean the defeat of
the bills for improving Arkansas and Sa-
bine Passes, both of which will be cared
for in the river and harbor bill. Senator
Coke, in closing his remarks upon the
bill, said: 'We want one great COM
mercial port, one into which all the yes
sells of the world can enter, and Calves
ton, by the report of the engineers, by
the conveyance there of the great
est commerce on the gulf coast
west of New Orleans, by the
indications Of nature, is the point, and
where we can get such a port. We do
not need it for Texas alone. Behind US
is the Indian Territory, that great area
so shortly to be settled. Arkansas,
Kansas. Iowa, Nebraska an I all that
country has memorialized congress for
deep water port on the gulf of Mexico.
There is no trouble about Arkansas and
Sabine Passes. The commerce commit
tee will make liberal appropriation for
each Of them.
Senator Reagan will speak tomorrow
on the bills for issue of treasury notes on
silver bullion and for the free coinage of
gold and silver dollars.
HOLSTERS FOR GALVESTON.
The United States fish commission sent
a messenger from New York yester-
day by steamer for Galveston with 8UU
Holsters, part of which were females,
with fortified eggs. They are to
be planted off the Galveston break
water. A shipment was sent last
year to the came place, but owing TO
very warm weather at the time, did not
survive the journey.
Last summer the fish commission were
successful in transplanting some Holsters
from Wood s Hall, Mass. TO San Fran
trip viii be equal IY successful.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-Tbe house
committee on naval affairs to-day COM
pleted the naval appropriation bill. 1t
carries a total appropriation Of $50 ,l51,-
523, which is S459 ,0l3 more than the ap-
preparation for the current year. The
bill provides for the construction of four
large, heavily armored sea-going YES
sells, one to be built on the Pacific
coast and one on the gulf of Mexico or
the waters tributary, If they can be
built at a reasonable cost. There is an
item in the bill of So, ZOO for the Mare
Island navy yard.
Senator Gibson to-day reported a bill
appropriating 1921 ,25O for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river
from the head of the passes to
the Ohio, for the salaries and ex-
penses of the Mississippi r liver
commission and for the improvement of
the harbors at Hickman, KY, Green
vile, Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss.
and New Orleans, La. and for the res
LITIGATION of the Red and Atchafalaya
rivers, provided that not more than half
- said sum shall be expended in any one
hscal year.
PAN-AMERICAN CONVENTION.
The Pan-American convention to-day
adopted the report of the committee on
custom regulations. The United States
delegates presented a proposal that a,
monetary convention meet within a
year after the adjournment of the con-
ference, to take into consideration the
establishment of a unit of circulating
medium among the republics repre-
sented. Formal action was postponed
until next week.
PAN-AMERICAN RECEPTION.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-The recep-
tIon rendered the foreign delegates to the
American conference by the mem
bers of the delegation from the United
States took place last night.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
WASHINGTON, March 3o.-A full meet
ing of the executive committee Of the
national association of Democratic clubs
was held at the Ebbitt house yesterday.
Hon. w. i. Wilson member of congress,
was elected chairman OF the executive
commit Gee, and Lawrence Gardner OF
Washington, was chosen secretary Of the
association.