The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-10
DEEP WATER COMMITTEE.
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Sun Building, 1917 L street.
Washington, March THE Houston
deem water committee has performed It's
work and departed for home. II has done
It's work we'll. Every man on the delega-
ton put his whole heart and soul into
the work outlined for them. Houston mas
every reason to be proud of the men she
sent here to represent the vast commercial
interests that will be subseryed by the
improvement of Buffalo bayou. 1t was q
working delegation from start to finish.
There were no drones.
The morning they arrived here they
began the work of button holiDg every
and anybody who was supposed to have
any influence whatever with the river ana
harbor committee, and they did not stop
until they were ready to 60 home.
They did not travel in punches; they
hunted in pairs and single handed and
alone The only place they went in a
body was to call on the president and
they there made most favorable impress
sion, II the president was honest in eN-
preston TO them at that meeting. they
saw Tom Reed and he promised them that
blu at this session, and gave them to UNI
derstand that in his opinion there would
not be- they could expect a slice of the
Federal pork" next December. Chairman
Hooker of the river and harbor committee
gave them every encouragement and the
remainder of the committee gave the ad-
dresses made by Messrs. Hutcheson, Reed
and Cleveland the closest attention and
evinced the liveliest interest in every
statement of fact submitted by them
After the hearing proper was over the
Houston people scattered and commenced
TO game single handed. They interviewed
everybody they knew and those they did
not know they went to with somebody
who did know them. They received loyal
support from the Texas delegation in con-
gress, especially from Congressman Tom
Bali and Joe Sayers who were incessant in
their efforts to render all assistance pos
sble.
Houston has made no mistake in send
ing the men she did and they have done
for her all that anybody could do now.
There is no longer any doubt in the
minds of well informed persons here that
There will be no river and harbor bill re-
ported at this session OF congress. Tom
Reed, Dingley and the whole republican
crowd are against any such bill at this
session on account of the hiatus between
the revenues and the expenses of tho gov
retenchers for policy sake hope for some.
thing to turn up TO take them out of the
mole they are now In before next Decem-
Der and they don't care much what II is.
IL, contrary to all expectation, river and
harbor bill should drop out OF the con-
sressional grabbag, then Houston will be
ctrictly in 1t for small appropriation.
which would probably b. enough to start
the work and place It under contract and
keep the work going until finished.
| really think, however that Houston
would fare better If bill Is not reported
until December, for we will then be sure
20 get much larger amount aud perhaps
the whole sum asked for or at least half
Of it. While the people down there may
be somewhat disappointed at not getting
quicker action for their money, they should
possess their souls in peace. for no public
work was as far advanced as this at such
trltling cost to the people who are to be
benefited by it. The money raised by the
people OF Houston to defray the expenses
If the committee sent here to work IN her
interest will be returned to the contribute
ors tenfold within the course of twelve
months for the appropriation will have
been made long before that time.
iere have been many committees here
this winter looking for money for public
improvements lut none OF them have
impressed themselves upon the river and
harbor committee as has tho one sent here
by Houston, aud none OF them have ac-
as much.
There arc many sore disappointments
here over appropriations asked for and
never received and / consider Houston
peculiarly fortunate in standing so well
o the front rs she does today l have
watched this play very closely since COM
ng here and I say TO the people OF Hous-
on that they owe their committee vote
# thanks. Gaze.