davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27

New York. September 2s.--More business do
Ing in cotton goods. chiefly in bleached buy
ers looking for higher prices in some of the
better grades OF these. Brown sheetings and
drills strong but demand quiet Coarse
CO lnred co.tons also strong with moderate
sale. Print cloths inactive at previous prices.
Prints and ginghams very Arm. Mems wear
wcolern and worsteds continue dun but no
change In prices. Demand for wooden and
vorsteo dress goods shows slight improve
ment
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
PRODUCE


BEANS-1mported navy beans 3Ac; Bayou
aiac English dried &c; pinks 3Nc; Lima GAG
fAc; black eyaJ 4Ha5c; Texas black eyes
Suic.
BU1TER-Blue Star 2iG2gc; dairy lsc; Red
Star 23c: Egin creamery 2idt25c: oeomar-
ger ne dairy prices lsc; Lincoln solids li1ac;
prints l2lRc; Special Blue Star 17isc; Crystal
Gem and Country Rolls Ice; special dairy l7c.
fancy dairy 1Sc; Texas country butter lOQe
l3c. Texas bricks 15Ml9c.
CABBAGE Colorado $2.50Q3.oo per craze.
tlEESE-Wisconsln full cream rolls liis@
15c; Wisconsin full cream daisies l4isc.
hGGs--Tsxas, 12l4c; Kansas, l6W17c, guar
anteee.
KRAUT-New In half barrels $50.
ONIONS-l%02c per pound.
PEPPER-Chile l41l5c per ID. black Sngs-
pore loo
POTATOES California S5d9Oc per bushel
Caltoruia s5d90c per bushel.
POULTRY-Hens 50 0002.j0 cocks, large
old Sl.50ds 90; mixed 10 - sg@A0a3 90; tryers
81 -563 %, broilers &S;T0de Is, Turkeys, hens
"a 5ou6 o.; gobblers sG.00Gs. 90 per dozen, ac-
cordpR to size ana quality. Ducks. large
S. 5pN3. 25. Geese, full feathered S3.0Odi co.
Gpfneas 81 .50d2 ~.
ToMAToES-Per crate of four boxes 75cD
81 %.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27

Chicago, September 2S.--Cattle-Receipt,
ep'Ouo including 5000 Yves ern and 900 Tex
ands; ma i've steers and hItrbers, 80
seady to lOc lower; Western same; Texans
SLOW quality Inferior; natives, best on sale
taay. Two carloads. at $780, good to PRIME
telected feeders weak, 5.sofI6 CO., MIXED ockl
~ slaas over 2.5J43. so; COWS 10 lover.
1tq4,l0; heifers 2.9OG5 co. Gamers 2 .OO9
= % bulls 100 lower; . 5OQ4 30 calves steady.
4.gOI6 5V. Texans-Receipts 500: best on sale
tocay one carload at 1866. Texas fed steers
4,zUq5 go; Texas grass steers 3.G5d4l0; Texas
pulls 1908 40. Hogs-Receipts today 80, 900
tomorrow 27OOo left over. estimated, 4OOO
stea1y to strong ac,ive top $50; mixed and
Dutcners 5l545, 55; good TO choice heavy 5. 20
@5;o5; rough heavy 4S5G5.O5 light s POO
DO bulk OF sales 5.25d5lO. sheep-Re-
cepts $4,000; sheep and lambs strong; good
70 choice wethers 3s5d4 25; far to choice
mixed 3. 60d3 .90 Western sheen & 40M4 %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27

Following are the clearings OF Houston
banks for the week thus far and for tie
corresponding time last year. together with
the Increase or decrease.
This year. Last year Inc.
Monday ..... $2,s14, 6e3 81, 70i 642 81. no. 5l
TUESDAY ........ 2S05.7s6 1,7o9,4l5 9631
Wednesday ...... 2.l36,6Sl 1,7o1,s1s 4Si,7lS
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
CONFUSION AND UNCERTAINTY
In New York Cotton Speculative Cir
cIes YektcrdnN.

New York. September 26.-All was con-
fusion and uncertainty in the local cotton
speculative circles today. The market started
easy IL tone with prices unchanged to 8
points lower and continued to shrink rapidly
following the call under brisk liquidation OF
long cotton purchased last night on the
behel that today would witness marked re-
4guon from the weakness then prevalent.
Inc selling was mpeled by sudden and
" enouneed decline IN the Liverpool market
The heavy receipts and splendid Aeather
helped 10 Undermine the English market. The
crop movement was decidedly larger than
generally looked for and crop accounts from
the central and eastern belt were Eeassur-
Ing.
Sool, after midday the market took turn
Tor the better on reports that a cold wave
was ~ store for the Southwest tonight with
rain likely to accompany the drop IN tenn
perature. AS that section OF the belt was
alrc dy suffering from excessive precpita-
tons, the local trade became apprehensive
Of Hood damage and a further delay IN crop
maturement, the latter being already dan
Rcrousb late and making damage by killing
frost imminent
Estimates for tomorrow's receipts did not
call fol- amounts as large as the movement
today led the trade to export. On the ad-
vance. the foreign. Southern and Wall street
conunSents came 10 the front MS moderate
buyers OF the winter months. while room
shorts heavily covered Fab River cloth
Southern spot markets were encouraging as
whole and helped sgnally to right the
laie afternoon market. Throughout the day.
however. there was clearly manifested a feel
ing OF distrust and timidity with goodly
number Of traders actually withdrawing from
tho market where opportunity afforded until
new developments of importance came 10
light, In the last half hour a furry OF local
covering carried prices to above the close
Of yesterday. The market closed hrm with
prices net 4 TO IL points higher.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
DuII Turned Hear

Cargil & Richardson say in their circular
OF yesterday:
The leader Of long weeks OF bull manipuia-
ton In the Liverpool cotton market turned
seller today aud the result was severe
decline in that market. September october
losing 16-64ths or iao per pound late months
closing 9ia-6iths lower than yesterday: 5000
bales were sold on the spot at l-leth decline.
The weakness abroad was reflected in lower
opening in our markets and during nearly
the entire forenoon selling predomlnated,
prices being quoted at one time IL to Is
points lower than the close yesterday; but
under covering by shorts ON reports that
the weather as far south as North Texas
would be much colder the next two days, n
sharp advance was scored New York clos
ing to higher than yesterday, New Or
Jeans 6 to higher Spots Lice down In
New Orleans and Galveston. unchanged else
where. Estimates AT New Orleans were three
times the amount received last year. but the
movement TO Houston was only about half
as much as last year, due TO the recent
storms in North Texas. The demand for
cotton Is very limited, but on the other
hand. there seems no pressure to sell from
the interior. Holders are satisfied that con-
ditions warrant high prices aud are unwill-
ing to sacrifice cotton on these periodical
depresslons we arc seeing. Liverpool should
be 6-64ths up tomorrow. III they respond
fully further improvement is likely In our
markets. when sales should be in order.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
Houston sDot Quotations.
The local spot market closed quiet; prices
sales 147 bales.


Gaiyeston-spots closed quiet and STEADY,
prices 1-t6c down.
Low ordinary. ,sk Middling ......10 1-1s
Ordinary. .......sft Good middling 10 Sis
Good ordinary ...eM Mlddling fair. 10 9-l6
Low mdding. 9M Sales ......,..147
New Oreans-spots steady; prices l-1oc
down.
Low ordinary. IN Middling ..f0 3-i6
Ordihnry. ......Sh Good middling 10 7-1o
Good ordInsry..,s 15-1b Middling fair. 10 ills
Low mlddling. o 1916 Sales ........ 425-
New York-spots closed dull prices un-
changed.
Good ordinary. o 1i-16 Good middlng.l1 lie
Low middling. 10 5-16 Middlng fair liz
Middllng. .....i0& Sales .........343
Llverpool--Limted demand; prices 1-i6d
down GALES 5000 OF 2100 were American
imports 1000, of which 1900 wore American.
Ordinary. ,,...5 1892 Middling ....67s
Good ordinary 80 1892 Good middling l5-ib
Low miedling. Sc Ills Middling falr...7 3-l5
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
uou.t.n paIIy sta,emen,.


Gross receipts thus far thu. week. .... 5T,752
Grogs receipts rs days this year .i6s. 634
Gross rece'ptD 20 days In 1ss9-ls0o !. ga. $50
Gross receipts % days In ls97-as 40. .27b, AS
Houston Railroad Receipts.
Following are the receipts Of cotton by ths
yarlous railroads entering the city;
Bales
Houston and Texas Central ....l...-..... .Sss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
MARINE NEWS.
Port OF Galveston, ssr''AN I

Port of Galveston s'r''n's
ARRIVED,
SIS Hortentious, from st. Vnc''s
CLEARED. ~
So Sabine. for New YORK nSei
SAILED.
So Sabine, for New York
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
NEW ORLEANs.

NJ, IhpeclaI 10 The Post)
NE" Orleans September 26-The New Or
leans live stock exchange reports:
Sseceipts; Calves and yearings 81
sales Cattle 1903; calves and yearlings $50;
~ hogs 256; sheep Is.
Snolee beeyes 375q425, fair to good 3.0Odb
s Q eo COWS and heifers s25Gs75; fair to good
o'o oS1s S:uV; yearlngs 30Od37b: fair TO good
s' ~ iz,oo calves 375d4,75 fair TO good 60O1
~ corn hogs A750625; muttons s5Oai .O0
.o D.nlsna good only for choice heavy beeyes;
s ,na inferior all classes, in over supply
S,ssr, Sow sales at low figures Calves and
iln,t,iaass receipts exceed requirements. Hogs.
united demand but firm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27
SHIPMENTS FROM yrcToRIA.

victoria. TeXag. September g. The follow.
ipE I've stock sh pments were made yesler-
auY. From Keeran station. three cars OF
steers and on- Of calves. by Stiles W lder.
ana two cars by " w. Jordan. TO New Or
.eans' IRON Fannin. one car mixed cattle
steers ant cows. by Jake CaSsss, and enc
car calves by j. Won Roeder. also to til.
~" orleans market; from Edra pens, one
ca. hogs 10 Houston, by Mr.. Mauritz.
III, \, H. East made a trip to Keeran
s..hAteruty 70 attend to the shipment OF the
et ts a Welder cattle and left in the
si aelhcon for Clip to arrange for shipments
nom there Thursday and friday. This Arm
that point
~ w Griffith has bought OF Val Kutschkc
~ rErs OF Steers at private terms
y, ~, Fleming and J. f. NNelder went west
Yesterday on cattle business
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
EVENING SESSION.

The evening session Of the House
was we'll attended. The bill creating
an insurance department was killed,
The bill providing for the transporta
tion of bicycles free as baggage was
passed. Several private hi Is were
acted upon favorably and the bill pro-
viding a clerk for the adjutant gener'
al's Office was passed In concurrence
The joint resolution relating to the
price the state should pay for news
papers was adopted in concurrence,
Two bills of a private nature were in
PRODUCED. The report Of the specia.
committee to investigate the owner
ship of the normal schools was pre-
sented. A joint resolution authoriz'
ing the normal school commissioner
to secure the entire control of the
normal school buildings by lease OF
purchase, and II they cannot secure q
satisfactory contract to negotiate fol
new buildings and report to the legis'
lature at the next session, was adopt.
ed by the House. The House killed
Road Commissioner Wallis bill ano
adjourned.
In the Senate there was a hearing
on the Barre water cases.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
CITY NEWS

Tomorrow evening is the opening
of the new hall erected on Granite
ST., by the Socialist Labor Party. A
long night Of pleasure will be the pro-
gram with an entertainment and
social first and dancing afterwards.
The infant child Ct James Fitz.
patrick of the quarries died yesterday
morning. Funeral was held yesterday
afternoon the intermeut being in the
Catholic cemetery.
The c. O. f. dance and banquet
will take place at 5 O'Clock Friday
night. Everything possible is being
done to give the ladies an enjoyable
evening. 1t is for the members only
and their lady friends.
II. E. Morrison left last night for
| Denver, Col, to remain during the
winter.
James Andersen returned this
morning from Boston where ne mas
been with his wife who is going to
Atlanta, Ca, her home, to spend the
winter.
The Gale last has been continued
until Wednesday.
w. C. Olds is moving his household
goods to Erie, Pa, having left the
employ of G. e .Tayntor & Co., and
entered that of bis old firm at Erie.
Mrs. Dean p. Town went to Water
bury this morning for a short visit
with relatives.
All the grocery stores and markets
will be open Wednesday night to &C.
commodate those who wish to buy
their Thanksgiving dinners.
The dancing school will be held to-
night in Miles hall.
Turkeys, the best in the market,
for lsc. a pound at F. D. Ladd's.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
END IN SIGHT

The majority Of the Senate were
opposed to more frequent changes In
the Constitution than at present, al
lowed, once in ten years, the vote
standing - yeas to l6 nays.
Only five Senators voted in chang.
ing the time for holding the Septem.
elections to November in harmony
with the other states, and having the
Legislature meet In January instead
of October.
Only five senators favored the idea
OF electing the senators by districts
instead of by counties as at present.
There was q warm debate over the
House bill 448 appropriating money
for improvements at Wat. rbury and
Brattleboro asylums. IL was finally
passed with a few proposals OF amend
ment.
S 151 the state pharmacy bill was
also passed as vas S 81 fixing the
salary of the Judge of probate for
Washington county at $1,000, h. 469,
466, 455, 400.
or these only 466 was important.
This related to the public health.
S 10 repeating the acts relating to
the making the holding of United
States liquor licenses evidence
Of violation Of the prohibitory law
caused considerable discussion and
the vote refusing it q third reading
was reconsidered by a vote OF Is to
IA and it was ordered to lie The re
port OF the joint committee on final
adjournment, making the date We'd
neSday morning at 8 O'Clock, was
ordered to lie.
The Senate killed H AS to protect
travel on highways; 473 relating to
schoul age; 1929 to ~equalize taxation,
and several other bill OF minor i'm
p~ortance. A lot of other business
was:done and the Senate adjourned al
6 O'Clock.
In the evening the committee on
corporations held an important meet
ing on the spring water bills from
Barre.
The House was busy all the after
noon and pretty nearly cleaned up its
business. The more important bills
acted upon was Fl 1913, reducing the
amount in trustee process from $40
to IS.
Much time was spent over II 1871,
appropriating s15, 600 for a fish hatch
cry at Swanton for the propagation
of lake fish. This was passed by a
vote of Ill yeas to "a nays.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
N

Miss Claire Carpenter is at home
from her school in Montpelier.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bradbury of South
Barre was in town over Sunday.
D, S. Brown has gone to New Hamp.
shire where he has employment in a
saw mill.
V. M. Curtis of Waltham, Mass.
was in town last week to attend the
funeral Of his brothers wife.
D. E. Worthley has so far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able tic
walk about the house.
L. W. Burnham is i'll with what is
feared may terminate In a rheumatic
fever.
Mrs. Rory Mcdonald and d. M.
Flint are i'll.
E. M. Briggs is at home for a two
weeks vacation from his school at
New Hampton, N. H.
A little daughter Of John Dewey is
i'll with scarlet fever.
c. H. McAllister and E. K. Hough.
ton are drawn as petit jurors from this
town to the December term Of Orange
county court.
The work OF repairing the buildings
on the D. NJ. Miles farm has been
completed.
O. W. Beland and son Peter are at
Lebanon, N. H., for a few days.
G. D. Parkhurst has been suffering
from an liberated tooth the past week
and is as yet unable to be out.
G. Il. Smith is soon to leave fol
South Royalton where he has work for
the winter.
G. w. Downing has sold his engine
and boiler at G. W. Huntington's mill
and is removing it.
Myrtle McCrillis, wife Of Asa Z.
Curtis, died at her home near this viii
lage, Nov, 22d, after an illness of sew
eral months, aged % years. She was
beloved by all who knew her, and dur
ing her illness, eve after she knew
that The end must soon come, the
same Christian spirit still prevailed as
it had through all her life. Her only
thought seemed to be in trying to
make the labor of those caring for her
as easy as possible. A large number
Of mourning friends and neighbors at
tended the funeral which was held
from her late residence on Saturday,
Nov Gath, the pastor from her former
home Rev. Edwin Blake OF Strafford
officil ing.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
EsoLUTIoN
ReIatln9 to and Am ar ding Chapter
5 Of CITY Ordinance.

offered by Patterson. October l6, 1900
aud referred to committee on Legislation
Adoped by the Board Of Alderman. Octo-
Der %, 1906.
BURT II. WELLS, Clerk
Disapproved by MAYOR, Nov. 5; 1900
Adopted by Board Of Aldermen Nov. 20
1900, Notwithstanding objections Of Mayor
BURT H. WELLS. City Clerk
CITY OF BARRE
Offered Oct. 16. 1900.
Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen
of the City Of Barre, now in session, as
follows;
That Section 10 of Chapter 3 of the ordi,,
nances of the City of Barre be amended
so as to read as follows:
1.-The financial year shall begin on the
first day Of january in %eachNyear and end
on the thirty-first day Of December next
following"
JAMES MACKAY,
Pres. of Board of Aldermen
Barre City Clerks Office, Nov. "a, 9
hereby certify that the foregoing copy
is a true 0 . of the Ordinance and Reso-
luton passed by the Board of Aldermen
and as appears by the files and records OF
this office.
BURT II. WELLS, City Clerk
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
EAST CORINTH.

People are killing poultry for
Thanksgiving.
Joe Londry is digging a we'll so as
to bring water to the house and barn
and avoid, II possible, the necessity
of brinA ing water another summer.
willoughby Corliss i. to have a box
sociable in the schoOlhOuSe in the
Robie district on Monday evening,
Dec. 8. Come all hands and have a
good social time.
The wind did more damage than
could be easily enumerated to forestry
and shingles. Forty-tnree trees OF
good size were blown across the road
from O. W. Sloan's to the Hight Grow
place. A gang Of men were busy
cutting a way for teams to pass.
Thomas Kasson and MI. Currier
of Newbury, took dinner at J. e.
Taplin's last Thursday.
Clarence H. Kendrick and Fred G.
Eaton arrived last night from Holeb,
Me-, where they have been for ten
days hunting. Each Of them brought
back two fine deer.
Phelps Brothers horse got tired this
morning about 8 As and laid down In
the snow. With the energetic efforts
OF many citizens he was finally put on
his feet again and stood there without
any assistance.
The M. & w. railroad ran a special
train in at 3 O'Clock this morning fol
the accommodation Of the Odd Fellows
who went to Groton yesterday to al
sist In instituting a lodge there.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27

The Rev. Ef1e K. M. Jones will en-.
terrain the members of her Sunday
school class at her home on Friday
evening from s to 10 o'clock. No in.
dividual invitations will be issued, but
all who belong to the class are to con.
slider this notice sufficient.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27

Dew tits Witch Hazel Salve will quick
ly heal the worst burns and scalds and
not Lowe a scar. 1t can be applied to
cuts end raw surfaces with prompt and
soothing effect. Use it for piles and skin
diseases. Beware Of worthless counter
feits. Kendrick 4 Co., Barre, Wilcox &
Gillette, Moretown, w. E. Poole. East
Barre, vt.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27

WANTED-Heavy teams to haul in logs at
the Groton Lumber Co.'s Mil in Orange. By
the day or job. Winter job. Address Groton
Lumber Co, Groton vt 1902 If
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27

PROGRAMME.
Part song, 'Tis Morn,"
Quartette.
Song, The Cameron Men,"
Mr.. Anderson.
Song, "The Spinning Wheel"
Miss Phillips.
Song, ALTON Water"
Mr.. Murray.
Reading, "Sandy McDonal's Signal"
Miss Nadine Nichols.
Part song, "Annie Laurie"
Quartette.
Song, "Flowers % the Forest"
Mrs. NJ. d. Lamb.
Song, "Clansmen,"
Mr.. Anderson.
Duet, Ring on Sweet Bells"
Miss Phillips and Mr.. Murray.
Miss Healey, accompanist.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
aaen ~ rhree Fortunes.

NON H0o Three poFtuneo,
the one he didn't get, the n he lost, and
the one he's going to get. Insurance COW
ers, discovers and RECEIVERS all three. 1t
helpes you get, keeps what you got. and
brings back what you lose.
National Life Insurance Co. OF Vermont
Mutual) ORGANIZED In 1850. s, $. Bal
lard, General Agent, N. B. Ballard. Local
Agent, Rooms 2 and 8. Miles Block, Barre
Vermont.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-11-27
CLAN GORDON CONCERT.

Clan Gordon, o. S. c., concert and
dance in Miles hall, Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 28th. Concert begins at 8
o'clock.
The age-herald., 1900-01-23
HE ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER W ALABAMA
Work in Clarke County.

The value of thorough canvasses of each county is shown in the result in Clarke county. Probate Judge Wilson and his CO., workers heretofore carried the county as they wished, and they had planned to turn it against Senator Morgan. and they would have accomplished the task as readily as similar workers did in Jackson county If MT. Bowie and Representative John H. Wallace and Chairman Frank White and other speakers had not discussed the issues of the campaign in every beat
 The people of Alabama can always be trusted to vote intelligently when the issues are brought home to them in full and satisfactory manner. Three such men as White, Bowie and Wallace can readily dissipate all misffts and mis- statements. They can separate truth from error, and make all things plain It was this that counted in Clarke, together with the house-to-house canvass that goes with it. Outside of half-dozen of populist counties there is not county that would vote, after a thorough canvass, to turn out Alabama's great senator, who is in the very height of his influence, and who promises to open the Pacific to the products of every>Alabama county.
 The lesson of Clarke county, once thought to be an anu-Morgan county, Is the need of work before the people-work on the stump-work in the homes of the peop!e- organization in beats and precinets-un- ceasing work To sit down. doing nothng' is to hand the counties over to the mas representations of the enemy. Jackson Is an example of a one-sided canvass, as Clarke is of a thorough discussion and or excellent campaign work of all sorts. Captain White is an admirable leader, ana if he has proper support he will organize Ill April, sweeping Clarke-county victory.
The age-herald., 1900-01-23
No River and Harbor Bill.

The administration is trying to reduce the aggregate of appropriations by pre- venting in this presidential year the re- porting and passage of river and mar bor bill Such action is of course in the interest of party alone. for it will not avoid a single appropration. Il will on the other hand make more expensive some improve ments, because on account of a lack or appropriations work will have to be stop ped when it cannot profitably be inter rupted.
 The opposition to the administration pro- gramme will make effort at the meet ing of the committee on January 30 to over come this determination, but the indica- tions are that the administration has Bully determined to keep down appropriations by keeping down a river and harbor bill. It is playing politics, in other words. It is par tand parcel of the demagogism that is ever present in a presidential year.
 There seems to be no way to bring about change in the admins rat ton plan except through further play of politics, which would make a bad case worse To uphold an administration measure until a river and harbor bill is brought in would be altogether too much politics, but it would be but fair offset to the wretched and transparent demagogism which prevents the presentation of a river and harbor bill in presidential year. when such a bill is presented in every other year. Undoubtedly a better plan consists in giving the mem bers of the committee plenty of evidence that public sentiment favors the presenta- tion in this congress of river and harbor bill. A majority of the committee can be brought to support such a bill if pubEc sentiment plainly demands it.