The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-30
STARTED FOR TEXAS.
Rivers and Harbors Committee to
Reach Houston night.
CHANGES TO Be MADE IN THE PLANS
The Committee Wants More Time
to Stay In Houston.
CHANGES TO BE MADE IN THE PLANS
TO GO TO GALVESTON SUNDAY.
Preparing to Go by Water from Gall
weston to vclasco--ue mbers Are
Favorable to Southern Ports.

New Orleans. January 2s.--The rivers
and harbors committee left for Texas to-
night Their special car will be dropped
at Beaumont tomorrow morning, whence II
will 10 to Port Arthur. The day will be
spent on Sabine lake and In the pass and
at night tho party will depart for Houston.
arriving there at 1920 p. IN.
Sunday morning the committee will pro-
coed down Buffalo bayou to Galveston. Ar
engagements are being made for u trip by
water, from thence to velasco. whence they
will again 20 TO Houston by rail. This
before leaving and by this arrangement
the committee will DO allowed additional
time In Houston. which they arc very
anxious to have.
There is great desire among the COM
mittoemon to visit Texas and they AJAX
many questions concerning the coast coun-
try. Tho congressman arc all known to
be men OF competency. In a favorable atti-
tude TO Southern ports and ready to lend
their influence to securing improvements
where they will do the most good and bene-
ct the largest number OF people,
Preparations ut beaumont.
| Beaumont, Texas January 2a.--The river
| and harbor committee OF the Ffty-fourth
congress viii arrive in Beaumont tomorrow
morning at o'clock Renders OF The Post
are familiar with the object OF the commit
tees Walt. They left Washington last Sun
day for an inspection tour OF the Southern
ports, and have visited Mobile Ala, and
| New Orlouns Tomorrow thoy 10 10 Sabine
Pass TO inspect improvements made by the
government at that point and fahi!liariza
themselves with such additional improve
ucnts as may be needed.
Tho people OF Beaumont viii DO pleased
IN having the congressman an their guosts
and viii cn1eavpr 10 make PHEASANT tho
short spjourn OF the distinguished yisitnrs.
They will be afforded every facility for In
specting the hartor ut Sabine Pass, where
they VIII necessarily discover that the gov
eminent has obtained the bost harbor on
tho gulf coast with an expenditure OF
money that is inconsequential when COM
pared with the cost incurred at other
points.
While Sabine Pass is the objective point
Of the committees visit they Will also DO
given an opportunity 10 inspect waterways
that are OF equal Importance to Eastern
Texas and Western Louisiana, They VIII
be shown two broad, deep rivers. the waters
Of which ind an outlet In Sabine lake. The
water between the banks OF either OF these
rivers Is sufficiently deep and Wide to float
the largest ocean vessels, and were 1t pos
Aible for such vessels to reach them the
| ~ it,fp ter a
ana forest would find Its way to foreign
markets. The obstacle to navigating thesa
rivers ~ shallow water In Sabine lake.
There IL deep water ut Sabine Pass, the
south end of the lake There is deep water
In tho Ncches and Sabine rivers at ths
north end OF the lake. To connect these
two deep water points a channel across sa-
bine lake Is necessary, and the committee
will be given an opportunity TO learn that
such is fact by personal investigation.
Following are tho committees upon whom
will be devolved the duty OF entertaining
the rivers and harbors committee;
Executiye-Geo. G. O'Bren charman3
Or. W. W. Cunningham, w $. Davidson.
Colonel y. n. Crazy. II. r.. Kelley.
Arrangement---Wil Keith II. T, Robert
son. NJ. H. Dos, ]. l.. Keith, G. II. Bone
Jnyitation--R. d. Simonton. Jr. II. 9.
Iangham, r. II, Il. Henry. l.. b. Pipkin. i.
II. Langham. j..
DalI--R. u. simonton, Jr., II. G. Lang
ham w. y. II. McFaddin, II. II. Beca. Jas.
Furlong.
speciai--H C. Langham. r. d. simontons