The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
COMMITTEE IS HERE,
The Congressional Party Arrived In
Houston Last Night.
BUFFALO BAYOU TO BE INSPECTED.
Necessity for Its Deepening Viii BE
ShOwh.
THE VISIT TO SABINE PASS
Committees from Orange nnd B~nu-
mont Produce Statistics aud Mans
to Hack Up Thcir Claims.
lFFAl0 BAYOU TO BE INSPECTED.
HE VISIT TO SABINE PASS.

The house committee on rivers and har-
uofs. who have been on u tour 10 tho
southern ports. arrived last night on tho
southern Pacific in their special Pullman
car from Port Arthur. where they spent
yesterday on a trip TO the Jetties sabine
PASS and on Sabine lake
They were met at the Grand Central de-
pot by committees Of citizens and driven
III carriages to the Capitol Hotel. where
they retired TO their apartments soon after
To wear of the fatigue In order that this
morning they may Epi an early start aud
make the trip down buffalo bayou In tie
party arriving last night were. j. G.
cart Missouri e. u IA, buru aud
VIC, 1onnwkana - & Alexander. con-
GlcsFman elect. Huualu, n. s. H. g.
lovenor AMI wife, Vest Virginia \. $.
ueifN, Kentucky, and gon. a 5 Berry
III bcngcr Hcrmpin and wife OREGON
Master Hermann aud Miss Hermann: zen
eial James A Walker Nitglnia WAl,Sr
Reeves and wife. Illinois. s N. Stoyunson
Michigan, 4. II rlark Alabama G.. 4.
Iowno and wife, Duluth. Mimi. 7 u
burton, Ohio, ". II. Hooker aud VIE. New
York, chairman, Henry g RaslN clerk OF
the committee. W, \ Walters. sergeant at
arms, Melville NJ. GillCtt. ouglnror. Major
Miller. United States engineer Galveston
rms morning az 30 o giuek the commit
toe, accompanied hy a number of iluuston' =
ronreaontat,Ne men. viii leave che Grand
Central depot over the Texas Tranauorta-
ton railroad for clinton. eight Mules Gown
ON the haSo whore Il boat viii be iu walt
ing and the party will embark lor Nor
ENhh Point whore the hnNpu omptics into
Galveston bay and whore dinner VII be
prepared for them after partahng of which
lhfN M I'd "a ttulNaafp4
The following cltlxous, ladies and gcn
lemcu. have been invited 10 accompany
the party on the trip down the bayou
Tho Arrangement committee by whom tho
invitation Sc extended is az follows; n
W Garrow chairman W. D. Cleveland. y.
" Cave William NJ. Read. Charles Mildly,
W a. Thlidross. II, y. Grihhle. 4. W
House.
Those - 9helu invitations were cstsndc,
to be nrcsent sre as foiloss'
Congressman J &. fluichosop, Y n
Hnwley, Mayor H. II Rice, Congressman 3
elect r. II Boil Presley Is Ewing. 4.
NJ Miller, William Y J,idson peniel Rip
lev. Charles nilliughHm. W. q. Van Nicck,
u. J, lin. u. NJ. Johnston, W. Il, Chew.
] W Jones o. r Holt. james A. Blair,
John g, Dennis W. X Gillette. 49, A.
Riosnor. Rufus Cage, II G. House +.
Never W, H. Palmer, T.. a Richards.
George w Neville. j. NJ Dorrance r. \.
Rice. s. X McIheuuy { LOMBARD Tom
Richardson. l.. J Parks, II Hcnke T W.
CrenRn. G. " lcin, II. A Jones'. +. a.
liotmauu. A. s. VAN, NJ. 7 Jones. r.
H. pner & c street. r " scnnlan. Geo
l.. Porter Mtsdamcs 4 s Hall, Daniel
itnlW. O 4. Holt G. Lombarii J, M.
Dorrancc. II T. Wecms, Rosino Ryan, J.
G. llutchcson. J. W barret. c. S, Wig.
The party left New orleans Accompanied
by Major quinn, United States engineer at
New Orleans. ox Senator Paddock Of Ne
brasl,a and MIR g. ncdcll Moore Of the
firm cf Intchcr 6 Moore. lumber dealers,
Of Orange Texas. and arrived al pcaumon,
at a. M. where their car IVES delivered
to tho Port Arthur route. which had a
ercCial train in waiting aud an hour later
tho committee, who In the meantime. hal
hUen met hv Congressman Hutchinson and
Hon Presley * Ewing oi Houston and
CONGRESSMAN elect r II bali Of Hunts
yillc. vero seated ln the spacious dining
room Of tho Sabine Hotel, at Port Arthur.
which ovcrlooks Sabine lake, Here they
were iolnod Inv the following gentlemen
: g pc,tioolas. A. q. Mclean. J.. T..
noiiis. + w. Bancroft. Peter lawson
George cat swinford w W Reed.
charles NJ Rein q ncdell Moore OF
otanrc W. s Davidson Mark Niors. II
- I'm, -, "a ~" n, H. u.'' q
o,..N, Coo,ee r o,nrion i,hr ~
I,,r IA, ~ " cnnninsha,n ~ !, Isci
lcy \ II McC;erv ~ loaunnn,
An inviting breakfast was served nv
Canaan I,nrlnnr and tho marty nrcnarc1
fcr mo trim through tho pass
A shnr, distance out the committeeman
c,,,,o,s ,ra renroscn,n,ivcs -, tho nross
ol''AehS anu representatives OF 'ne pres"
werc placed aboard ihe steamer Henrietta.
wh..rc they were Joined by MesstS Frank
Mcdonald raness CIV. II u peaIes II
:, =. - So. -. AZ n.n
So '""''"','", ''' ~
lin ~ Port Arthur Ahou, 10 III. the
Henrietta was headed southwark toward
Sabine pass aad The leIties
THIS was an eNec,l'nsly interesting ulp