The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-18
REPORT LIKELY TO BE FAVORABLE.
Little Doubt that Committeeman VIII
Pass Resolutions.
PROPOSED NEcHES RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Resolutions Regarding Il Introduced hNe
Beaumont legation Gresham
for President.
Especial to The Pos..)

Cripple Creek. Colo, July 17.s--At tns
morning session OF the Transmississlppt
Congress resolutions relating to Buffalo
bayou were introduced by j. NJ. Cotton.
These resolutions were drawn mp ny w.
y. Slosson (who, with walter Gresham, 10
on the committee on resoIutlonsl, Frederick
=, Comfort aud william Christian. Tho
resolutions were FIRST submitted to ana
approved ny Mr.. Gresham. II was decided
that Houston and Galveston should work
together on oil mattors pertaining to tina
interests Of the two cltlcs, so closely allied,
The resolutions were a. ones referred ts
the commIttce on resolutions and AFRO coRS
sldcrcd TO b. among the strongest yet pres
sented ON any subject, They are ms fol-
lows;
Whereas, Tho congress Of sha Unites
states has recognized the Immediate neces-
slty Of the construction OF a channel twen-
ty-ave feet Goep aud $50 wide from ths
city OF houston, Texas, 60 the Galveston
jctucg. az recommended by the honorable
body of government engineers, and tho
active work of dredging said channel has
already been commenced; and,
whereas, The rivers and harbers com.
mlttee Of the house of representatives,, of
which Congressman Burton OF ohio IL
chairman. has personally inspected ana re-
Gently made. trip on government
! a4eamer down Buffalo bayou from the city
N Houston Go the Galveston jettles, and
have satisfied themselves Of the iuportanee
nud feasibility Of this enterprise, and of
It's paramount importance, aot only 10
Texas but TO the whole Northwest which
wouid make an inland and locked harbor.
fifty miles nearer 90 the great commerce
and twenty-five states and Territories weaS
Of the Mississippi; therefore, be It
Resolved, That tne Trunsmis8issippi Com.
merciai Congress in convention assembled
does heartily indorse this necessary works
and earnestly petition the congress OF tho
United States 10 make the necessary ap.
preparation to insure the speedy compile.
tlon thereof. SO thpt the advantages, no,
plainly manifest, may be at once realized
by tho producers of the States aud Terri
| tories west of tho Mississippi DO It furthes.
Resolved, That copy Of This resolutions
be transmitted TO the president OF the
| United States and 20 each member of ina
rivers and harbors committed: that a copy
thereof be laid upon the desk Of eachs
| member OF the house of representatives
and senate OF the congress which assemblies
In December. 1901, and that the presidents
Of thls congress be Instructed to appoinA,
a committee Of five persons, from nvS
states OF the Northwest to personally pre-
sent the claims Of this measure before thu
rivers and harbors coEsnittes of congress
in December,
This afternoon the committee on tesolps
tons met and the members were divided
into sueaammlttees. The subcommitteesoR
rivers and harbors made Ex-Governor Ffshs
back Of Arkansas chairman. W, b. SlossoH
Of Houston, who Is also on this snbcom~
mittce, told The Post correspondent thlA
evening that the other members OF thdS
subcommittee were favorable 70 the Buffal0
bayou channel resolutions, and would re-
port favorably, although no meeting has
yet been held. He was also confident that
the general committee and the Congress
would unanimously lndorse tbs report OF
the subcommittee.
Resolutions concerning the proposed I'M
prcyetaent of the Necires river were intro>