The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-09
The MEETING OF CITIZENS
70 Prepare for the Visit Of the
Legislators
AND TO TAKE THEM DOWN THE BAYOU
~ Inspect Bousscn's Waterway and
Incidentally 10 See the Historic
nattlcae1d Of san Jacisto-

There was q well attended meeting o.
citiEene at the Cotton Exchange at Il
o'clock yesterday morning. pu-suan; TO q
CALL requesting their attendance for the
purpose OF making arrangements for re
ceirine and entertaining the members o.
the Texas legislature CT thnlr proposed
visit to this city. with the view Q! Iaakine
the trip down the bayou to Galveston,
where they 20 10 participate in the cere-
mnny OF Receiving the battleship ToxRs
I; was originally INTENDED to hol4 this
meeting in one Of The small annex rooms
OF thu exchange, but the attendance was
80 large that the meeting had finally 70 be
adjourned 70 the fo1- o. the exrhnnre
much TO the discontinue o. The bulls and
bears. who cid 20: appear 10 he al all
pleased a; this invasion upon their sacred
territory.
Among those present al the meeting were
Mayor H. B. Rice. Aldermen Aahlr, i-atn-
am. Aube-ttn- He.ser. Matthews. Croa2n
Ceiselinan. KohlhEug AID Burke. City As
sessor and Collector White. County Iuase
Shaw and Commissioners Hirxch ErhErat
Mckinney and Becker, II. W.GArrow presi-
dent o; The Cotton Exchange. and G. "
KIDD, secrv,ary. T. =. GTihhle president Of
TIE Business League. and Tom Richardson.
secFeiary; Captain Fred ALLEN. commodore
OF bayou transportation. Coz J.. Porter L
Raphael. J. s CARAT. Judge Norman G
kiitTeli. Captain y 4. ReichE-lt. CsptEiu
Jas. Hunter Wn. williams gnd others
On inotion Mayor Rice Was called 20 ihs
casir and Ar. Tom kichAr1s9a was made
SECRETARY.
Mayot Biee STATED The oh3eot q the nee,
ina 70 b. 20 arrange fpT tue reception and
The Trip 1nsn The bayou q tbe members OF
The Texas legislature
Judge Hif'rel orphaned how the invita-
ton had bern extended and acrcp,rd by the
lesisiaturc and b. Thought ihe ATTENDANCE
would he general embracing nearly fhs ca.
tire bosv Of lss 10 10th hosses Eie said
The cilrf ihiurs 10 bs iorEed after were
meats CO ihs trip.
Captain Alien said bls steamer would !
nat safely accommodate ovsr 900 pay~uc- l
er1. but otber transportation might be pro I
weed By ths ,sSc Of bafEes In tow
Mr. csrEit sAid ihst he ladies' O. ,hs I
Daughters q the Republfe would proy3e /
refreshment for he urip freq o. cost. pro-
Weed me committee voald attend to the .
serving q IT,
u WIS susEcsied that ihose LADIES woald
dualre 10 be Of the glarty making the trip
ooSn ihe bay0V aut this suggested au-
olher computation hich resulted in eFtl-
'naiinr ne tatal number 70 tc provided for
~ f--,o 9a1 ~ IN
ChslsToaV Rice raEgstsd ,lat some rom.
riit'ees shoala be formed 70 iook after the
various details
Mr. Porter heartily lndofsed the inviting
81 Tire Legislature to max. fha trip town
tie bayou, lie recorded il la sory wise
tb'ns 20 %.
Nr. Gribhie moved thai "a executive
cotnfaitte0 81 seven - appointed by the
chair WITH 'he mayer rs chairman 20 map
OF llan for The catcFtaium.ni and to
rer-r' beck 20 gere~al lneefinf 70 be-
held ut lie council ehsmhrr o. fhe Clay
Hall or Nedues iay afternoon 81 s O'Clock
TINS rotioa was oari1oa. also another by
Alderman Street that ID. chairman also
Afroint three committees on finance one
frcr1 The boari AZ county ooafn SIS loners
s1athf' from the riiY rouuel aud BE bird
FROM ihe Cotton EEchanse. Bps.nUas League
au6 CiuTgur o. large
TIE chairman announced that &C. waul'
tafe further upe 20 appoint hs executive
eofusriftc,- - vtYrr ara would ar-oun-a
the committee ia'rr through 20. prres
The ta2nos coaluitfee b. ueigcd a. fol
lows
PROM ne County Commissioner Judge
fhsw chairman ard be eriirr board
Prom iae CITY Council TIE mayor aui
board ~ sidenacr
Tor 'he 0fasT committee. from the Cot
ION Kseh4rRe bislrrsf Lesrue ant eft
zfns gcrGaily he named Captain r A.
ReictarH' rs chairman. and that gcn'le
nnan NAMED ~ his aee2oiZtcF 4 Rachael
". a. Chsldrnss. ~ %. Cleveland All Geo
l. Porter
The meat.ag then adjourned % meet AGAR
a. o'clock Wolncfisy evening. RI, The
council chamber
Mayor Rec. later IN the day appointed
Tho following executive committee a. pro-
,iaed for above
WIN y Reed chairman; 2 o. cnshin-.
=. q. klureii. Tom Richardson John T.
CARAT. v. y. Chew and George r. AZ.
noi5
Tho resolution creating This committed
provided that Mayor Rire should b. the
chairman.