The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-02

BUDGET FROM BEAUMONT.
Cong ressman Cooper Interested A.
Snbine Pnss hnnneI.

| Beaumont, Texas December Hon. s.
II. Cooper, congressman from the Second
district. arrived in the city from his home
at Woodvile this afternoon and tonight
departed for Washington. MIR. Cooper was
one of the most prominent free silver men
in the last congress. but while a vigorous,
persistent and forceful advocate of the re-
storation of silver as n primary money
metal. his labors to advance the material
interests of the Second district we're ef-
fective. and that they were appreciated
was evidenced by the handsome majority
with which he was reelected. In converse
| tion with Tho Post correspond Mt tonight
Congressman Cooper took occasion to com
mend the Beaumont and Orange newspa-
| pers ana Inc Houston Post for their ef-
forts to impress upon tho peop.e of East
and Southeast Texas the vital importance
of ship channel from Sabine Pass aero 80
| Sabine lake to the mouths of the Sabine
and Neches rivers. There Is no improve
ment Of more Importance to East and
Southeast Texas than this ship channel"
| said Mr.. Cooper and while nothing ma
terial can be done in this direction at the
short session, / entertain hopes of secur-
| ing an appropriation sufficient for the work
| from the next congress. While | entertain
| these hopes and will earnestly work for
| their cor summation assistance from the
people living in the large area of country
directly or indirectly Interested will be
necessary. 1t should not be necessary for
me to explain how the people can help in
this work. 1 will say. however, that when
| go before the river and harbor commits
tees and ask for the appropriation, stalls
| tics with regard TO the industries wealth.
| population and possibilities of the country
to be benefited by the ship channel will
be demanded and the citizens could render
l 1,.a Ia "a.
statistics. My success in securing this APP
preparation will also largely depend on the
report OF Mr.. j. l.. Browniee government
engineer, who is now surveying Sable
lake. If, as a result of his survey, MIR.
Brownlee reports the project possible
have no doubt but what the appropriation
will be forthcoming
There arc ether measures of considerable
| Importance to this city and section Cor
which Mr. Cooper expects To secure favor
able action By the next congress but he
regards the Sabine lake ship channel as
vital and talked plainly about it with the
hope OF imprcssng upon the people in
terested the necessity Of concerted action.
! MIR Cooper is accompanied by s. Is. Coop
er. Jr his private secretary
Tho city council met In regular monthly
session this morning, but adjourned until
. o'clock next Friday morning after ap-
proving the official bond Of City Treasurer
| H. d. Fletcher. The council had some i'm
| portant business to transact, but deferred
outline as well as ether business until
| Friday with the hope of securing the pres
ence of all the aldermen.
Mr.. James o. Osgool. civil engineer ior
the Kountze Bros. arrived from the East
| this morning and accompanied Messrs.
| Herman and Luther KounHe to Sabine
| Pass While there are no positive assur-
anccs. The Post correspondent has good
reasons to believe that the present visit of
| the Kountze Bros. means much Tor SABINE
! Pass and Southeas; Texas.
The county commiss oners met in special
session today and took preliminary steps
| towards building a badly needed bridge
| over Hillebrandt's bayou.
A large force Of men and teams today
began converting Washington street into
a grade for the Tcxarkana and Fort Smith
railroad There s about four blocks be-
tween the present terminus and the Nc,hos
| river bridge to be graded.
| At $50 o'clock this afternoon Mr.. II. II.
| Bees. resident engineer Of the Port Arthur
| Land and Townsite comp ny, was married
| to Miss Mary Lamb one OF the most highly
accomplished of Beaumont young ladies'.
| The ceremony was performed in ST. Mark 5
| Episcopal church. the Rev. Dennis offic'-
atng. The happy couple departed on the
| 20 train for bridal trip to Kansas
| City.
e. s. Charlton and A. j. Loveioy, both
white, today donned rolice badges and as
sumed the positions vacated by c. :.
Brown, white. and Anthony Miles. colored
whose reaianailons took effect this morning
pursuant to a resolution adopted by the
| city council In executive sess on.
a compromise was today effected in the
| case Of II Hansen vs.. the Gulf Beaumont
and Kansas City Railroad company.
Sleet and snow have been the prevailing
| features Of the weather today. Reports
from Sabine Pass say hat hundreds OF fish