The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-01
RIVERSAND HARBORS
Bill Passed the Senate Without Any
Great Amount of Discussion.
NOW GOESTO CONFERENCE.
Measure Has Been Greatly Altered
Since II Left the House.
Mr.. BALL SAYS HE is CONFIDENT
ll'ers,, "a of the Cut on the Ship Chan.
D. :" III Be Restored.
Too -
ENTIRE ROUTE MUST BE RESURyEyED
Ball viii Try to Have the Survey Made
by Board OF Army En-
aneers,
Mr.. BALL SAYS HE IS CONFIDENT
irers,, "a of the Cut on the Ship Chan
% i'll Be Restored.
ENTIRE ROUTE MUST BE RESURyEyED
Ball viii Try to Have the Survey Made
by a Board OF Army En-
anecrs,
lsneclnl To Tho pnstN


Washington, February Is Now that the
opposition to the ADMINISTRATORS pet
measure giving the president carte blanche
IN the Philippines has dwlualed away ana
that question has been satisfactorily dis
POSED Of the senate is making up for lost
time and today inside of two hours PASSED
the rivers ana hnrbors bill. which now goes
to conference. whore It viii have 10 face
the divergent Views Of the house conferccs
The situation is vastly improved by 10.
days action Of the senate. The measure
mas been greatly altered In the upper cham.
her and amendments have been made which
VIII meet with vigorous opposition from
Chairman Burton ANA his associates In the
house
The items in the bill for Texas passed
exactly as outlined in previous dispatches,
with the exception that the amendment OF
fcred by senator Mason of Illinois appro-
nrintlng 100000 TO reimburse the Bruzos
River Channel and Dock company for *
penditures upon the jettles at the mouth
of the BRACES was cut down by the com.
mercc committee 10 100000, which tho
senate adopted.
Mr.. Ball was In conference today VITA
Messrs Burton, Reeves and Gatherings. who
pose Of discussing Texas matters White
he did not feel at liberty TO discuss tue
resolutions or what transpircd, he OK
pressed himself confident that the item o.
100000 TO reimburse the syndicate would
60 out OF the bill. when the proposition
was originally submitted that the govern,
ment take charge of the works nj the
mouth Of the Brazos and compensate the
,h..t.
member of the rivers and harbors commit
tee he declined TO support any appropr a
tion Tor the mouth of the Brazos until the
syndicate had conveyed the jettles to the
government without cost. He then az
sumed the position. 10 which he Sun al.
here's that the company had made a DIS.
astrous speculation, believing that deep
water could not he ohtnined at Galveston,
and now that II could not possibly pay
them to complete the jettles they ought
to be willing to release them ia the govern.
ment and rely upon their land holdings an
river frontage hcing benefited -by the gov.
eminent improvements. The snmo terms
were made with the Arkansas Pass harbor
company in regard to their iettlcs before
the government undertook the work there
Neither of the Texas senators advocated
lowed to 90 in to avoid discussion in the
belief that 1t would go of in conference
To permit 1t to remain wouid. of course
reduce the chances of securing concessions
FOR the other Texas projects.
Mr. Ball feels encouraged to believe that
he will be able 10 have restored at least
$4,000 Of the cut made by the senate on
the Buffalo bayou appropriation and hopes
10 have the full amount passed MS orig
iually contained in the house bill and also
to have the survey by n board of army en-
gineers approved.
MIR Ball says that there has been some
Misrepresentation in regard TO the extent
Of his rcsurvey. The rcsurvey in both the
house and senate bin is for The entire
project. from the mouth Of the jetties to
Houston. ard the report that the rcsuryey
did not apply to that portion OF the survey
through Galveston bay TO Morgan cut Is
Incorrect. The reason for this resuvey
was the statement made before the com.
mittee that the project ought not to he
carried TO the foot Of Main street. but
stopped at Harrisburg or some distance
above there Colonel Robert and Major
Miller. both on the original board. con.
CURED IN this opinion, Major Miller going