The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

during ne course Of which several bills
Ok ui.rgr cA1Ta1.a- ware PAS "a, ede E5lss
devoted 5Siay 60 4 con inuatI9n Of ne de-
bate on sne rivers AMI 5ar53rs agprnpria-
tiou 1aI, watch was inlerruplci yes 'rd1y
by private bill 6sy The main faa-ure
was an ei7o7ra.s speech hg dg. CaLsni aga
tMi4s.j 10 defence az -he trapr0ys nenE
* rhs laWer MISSES ppl river. Ni7 "a ch-
iHRs rHt,res ir-en rae aoJsse MaTca s.
after lJurteen yszrs ~ sarvl-e during
several G. Rass he WIS chairman ~ thu
rivera aa1 haro5ra CommSolee and turing
an on W0lch be 6ss been the 5p@CIar
Cl4upi0u 90 Improvement % the navizl-
ZION 81 be Mississippi river. His speech
today was "a nhe nature Ok y4iat rtoFy
il received marked o8reatl5n and aL its
combustion Mr. C@.uhiags was given an
0vals5n
some Miscellaneous Cuisines was trans
acted By .he h1nsr a. tlv opening session
to-day A III raascd no ca1nBs and Gx
the dates tor holding District and circuit
COURTS q ahe Eefthets.ern division OF
Tennasaee Several refei bills *ere
pagsea. 4 Request for unanimous consent
20 con der q uiN to restore FraaE
Case % Nsgous TO mis- rank in he
Uu.ef s,ase Els navy mas obie5ted 20 by
STR H0pSius. Case 11usrsctad color
blindness while serving N he Ieanetje
relief eEpo14ra9u- A oiH was passed for
tRe RELIEF % ceraGu fgtiaus ~ she ladln
Territory. who desire 70 sell the.- lands
am remove else Eherc Us we're also
pasted 80 au1h0ri2e the Indians on she
GrAnt PORTAGE indian rtseragtsou 90 an,
ana dispose 9f tiW5er 90 @halr several
EikJameWs Tor gAe Keller OK E. 2 t4y-
den retired ens4sa Of he United Stlte2
agmy, and - au. hOr1e rle construction
Of bridge al oss the Missss Hppi river
a. Cape Gdrarieau No
The hause then wcnt into c5ulnll ttes
81 the WHOLE au1 resumed she co1sldssl-
tion OK he rivers and harbors oiiI
Mr. Calca.nes eIissl, = member OF one
ccnmimee, replied a some lens,h 80 Vac
sck by Mr. Hepburn Iowsl upon tAs
Mississippi river improvements on Thurs
day. MIR CatahinEs saia ne bad indulgea
tie hope before he rdtlred from congress
that Mv. Hepburn would have abandoned
his antasontsm 10 approssria- Ions for the
M@TisssTpi river, 'Bwt AFTER liEeniRe
TO bis spae-h on THURSDAY" said Nr
CRtehimss. Il and that hope eons bgned ~
the liuiSo where lies the 1Ryeckage OF
other 4hsappoihtmenAs OF NY FIFE
Proceeding, Mr.. CsfchlGgs denied that
the commerce OF the Mississippi wag dis.
appearing. ITS charaessr had been vastly
, changed sinre the old days. bM los vol
Gme was as large as ever.
Before cs1ainS MIR CaSchinEs took ur
. Z n
behalf 81 the river and harh0r Improve
merfs ghae had been written By PAtrics
Henry, who a 10 succeed him In CON
Eress, and replied 10 u a length He
should have aDticspat 81 phe attack. said
, he. has Tpe Mr.. Hepburn maize use Of 81
on THURSDAY
Concluiiug. Mr.. CstcaIngs said thi,
; would pltaoably,he the laxl time ha woul1
address pAe hogse 10 behalf OF rha I'm.
provemenn N the lower mississippi. which
he had much az head,
Mr.. Bcreiug KY made a plea TOR thu
; opening oil The Cumberland river " AfcN
Notwithstanding e bad 0eeu surveyed and
! declared navtsable. haa been fgnsred bJ
. ire committee In making 80 its bHi
Aater some further remarks hv Mr. Ruek,
| er tMo.1 and Mr.. Barthol,h (Mo.l IN iavo,
q Continuing The Improvements q the
, Missouri river, the commie,ee rose r,
: unanimous onuSeut general debate on IL,
hlil was ordered closed al O'Clock or
Monday.
Al $3.50 ., m, The house adjourned un4l
!. Monday.