The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-03
PROMINENT 1 POLITICIANS.
Seaators and conarsssmcn Arc 10
the City.
WILL TAKE THE BAYOU TRIP TODAY.
penators Mills and Chiffon ON the
Condition Of the Times-Gov-
ernment by Injunction.

"A Houston was honored yesterday by hay
Ein9 no less DISTINGUISHED visitors than tn
1.-TWO United States senators from Thu
Estate. Hon. Roger @. Mills and Hon
IIorace Chiffon and Congressmen Thomas
NH. Ball and Joseph D. Sayers.
# The object OF the assembling OF thess
;;>distinguished gentlemen in Houston is tC
|ssstart from this point upon trip OF in
Sspection OF the waterways Of Texaz. To-
sscated along the coast, In order TO fully
tsndvise themselves Of the needs and neces-
'tsities of each. Hence their trip beine
8purelv Of business character there was
Esnothing attcrnpted In the way Of any pub
Slic or formal entertainment. and the Wis
eItors were given an opportunity OF meet
4tng their many personal friends
NJ The hosnitaEties OF the clubs were e1-
Blended them and Mayor Rice was partlc-
siIlarly jealous in his attention. besides be-
Sipg busy during the day in arranging
TRANSPORTATION. etc. for the trip down the
bavou. which will be made today on the
steam tug Eugenie, leaving the wharf at
I'D a. m.
VA MIR. l.. l.. Foster ot yelasco Is also In
The city and will accompany the party.
Mayor Rice has also extended an invita-
sion to Congressman Hawley OF Galyestoa
70 be one OF the party. What citizens viii
20 besides the mayor. Major e. W. Cave
and Mr.. W. d. Cleveland could not be
positively stated BY Mayor Rice when seen
ate yesterday afternoon.
Senators Mills and Chiffon and Congress
men Savers and Bal we've visitors at the
Cotton Exchange yesterday afternoon and
learly all day the direren, visitors were
1ept busy resolving Old friends and making
aew acaualntanccs.
Early in the morning The Post r.
porter called on Senator Mills and found
lin and Mayor Rice enjoying a social
conversation in his room al the hotel.
The conversation was an informal one
nd took In variety OF subjects.
Senator Mills was in excellent health
nd laugbingly said that he would have
o begin taking antl-fat medicine. He
aid he had written to his friend Dick
hubbard, to recommend The best remedy,
UT Dick replied that none OF them were
aorth an Austin dam. for he was grow
az fatter every day.
Speaking OF Texas Senator Mills said
here were very few representatives aud
enators in congress who realized the size
\ I our State. and when ii was COMPARED
nth tho number OF other States required
make up the same amount OF terri
Dry they invariably expressed their sur
rise.
Relative TO his visit IN the city he said
e, IN company with Congressman Savers
nd Ball. were famiiiarzing themselves
nth tie demands Of the people for ports
nd wa'erTaya along tbs gulf coast
hey had just returned from Arkansas
ASS. Sabine ana VeIasco and were now
eady to examine into the feasibility OF
ne buffalo bayou improvements He
'ould always favor the opening Of harb9rs
nd rivers when the demands Of com
leree made It practicable
The senator objected to a formal inter.
lew on the political situation pleading
rat he was taking rest and thought NO
nan should be subjected to the ordeal
( ilthout having time TO consider ques-
;ons pertaining TO public affairs.
Speaking OF ih0 general condition of
nairs In the United States. however, he
aid he was not prepared to express an
pinton as to the effect that would be
reduced on the body polite by the great
trike and the convention OF the leaders
Et 81. Louis. He admitted that he was
opposed TO government by injunction, be-
ewing that the Federal judiciary were
onstructing laws instead OF enforcing
nem. by making use OF this extraordi-
airy remedy.
HIS attention being called to the claims
3F inc republicans that prosperity had
ow pesup and would continue by reasons
tho Dingley tariff and McISnley's wise
ADMINISTRATION, he replied that he con
dercd that the agricultural region OF
ar country would prosper so long as the
emand for ocr wheat and other products
p NIL the vacancy made IN other coun-
fies ny short crops existed. but there
sould be no general prosperity without a
eturn to the principles OF democracy
Chile the price OF articles needed by tho
onsumers was advancing. wages were
4 Of. consequently tariff taxation would
ecome very oppressive to the wage
arnpr.
Returning to tho subject of Texas flu
aire greatness the senator grew animated
yer the prospects and predicted that the
xtent OF her resources and material
ealth could never be comEdted
Senator Horace Chiffon OF Tyler arrived
q yesterday morning from home. to join the
santy for Velasco and will go down the
sayou today and visit the mouth OF the
razos later. Last night reporter FOR
y: ahe Post met Mr.. Chiffon at the Capitol
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