The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-13
Should Be Improved Next Time, Says
Hon. J. M. Coleman.
RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS.
The Proper Meeting for an lnfluen-
tial Delegation.
SHORT REVIEW OF WHAT WAS DONE
Houston's Representative Member Of
the Committee to Present Resolu-
tons to the President.
RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS.
SHORT REVIEW OF WHAT WAS DONE

Mr. j. NJ Coleman. the Houston delegate
10 the National Rivers and Harbors con
gross. held at Baltimore on October s and
y returned TO the city yesterday.
Mr. Coleman has prepared the following
report Of ais trip FOR the Houston deep
water committee. which he represented at
the congress and permits The Post to use
It In advance without intending any dis
courtesy TO the committee:
Twenty-Five States were represented at
the congress, most OF them having large
delegations. Upon the organization OF the
congress two committees were appointed.
one on permanent organization ana one on
resolutions The committee on resolutions
consisted " one member from each state,
besides one from each section. consisting
81 North. Middle and South Atlantic
states. tae Guf States, the Central West
EN- states and the Lake States. ! was ap-
pointed on this committee as representing
the Gulf states. consisting of Alabama,
Mississippi Louisiana and Texas. The
resolutions recorded by this committee and
adopted without change by the main con
gress were as follows.
Resolved That this congress asserts
the, tae best Development OF our National
resources demands tur adequate improve
meut of our waterways; ard. Therefore. ID
iudorses aud urges upon the congress OF
the Lltal STAGES liberal policy Do their
imp.lyeucrt. through sys,cma. lc and AIDE
guate APPROXIMATIONS. Iu pll iy uuequiyo-
cal terms, ni> congress depioles and con-
dennis ANY action IS Iitu leads goo the failure
of rivers and harbDs. LEGISLATION
Resolved, That ID is the use OF this
congress lhar tbe !mulol rI1"at of nN"rs
and bafh,.s is fully .s Important as the
work carried ou uy any department of the
general government and Tor FulS reason
rlsra rbat. suDI op.3afisuS therefor ua
sf ali rfues ample funds tor % b.. orous
prosprr-f.u or tue work. ava 90 ihl- end,
~ tr,.r-. fbr system of continuing CON.
tracts
oEnsotva1 Tin. iu she Judgment OF this
congress. sI items shall Ue excluded from
49,. ri.s,s .r# b4rt.r. tIl fhuf dD moi 4p.
te-,ein IN The if.ura,.mspi of Aarbuts
and w.o,ar,.a,e for tine purpose OF water
hon. GGrirle,re
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