The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-29
LA PORTE SYNDICATE
Has Decided TO Make an Effort in the
Senate TO Hurt Houston.
Mr.. BURTON OF KANSAS
viii Offer Amendment to Ship Chan
mel Item.
WANTS WORK DONE ON SECTION 1
And None Of the Money TO Be Appronriat.
ed Expended on Section !.
| HARDLY LIKELY PLAN WILL SUCCEED.
Spokesman of the Syndicate Is Pecuns-
arIy Interested in the Success OF
the Land Scheme.
And None Of the Money TO Be Appropriat.
ed Expended on Section !.
HARDLY LIKELY PLAN WILL SUCCEED.
Spokesman of the Syndicate Is Pecuns~
arIy Interested in the Success OF
the Land Scheme.
CsnecIal to Tho rost.l


Washington, March 2s 1t appears that
after all an attempt is to he made to inter.
fcre with the Buffalo bayou project during
the consideration OF the rivers and harhors
bill hy the senate committee on commerce.
The attempt will come from a source
the specification Of which viii probably not
cause great deal OF surprise among those
who are Informed in the premises. This
source Is none other than the syndicate
Of Northern capitalists which is attempting
to develop along certain lines the town OF
La Porte.
The president Of this concern was in
Washington few days ago for the pnr~
pose OF trying to interest members OF the
senate in his plan but 1t Is not he who is
10 appear publicly as the supporter of the
! plan ia question. The gentleman to whom
this distinction is to be given is senato,
Burton OF Kansas, who Is said on the best
of authority to he deeply interested in the
la Porte company and who has asked I'll,
chairmnn of the commerce committee toi
an opportunity TO present the claims o.
himself aud his associates.
These claims Will he in the shape Of as
appeal for an amendment to tho rivers and
harbors Hill providing that all Of the work
|
TN as Il passed the house shall be done on
section OF the channel instead OF equally
ON sections ] and ., MS provided for in the
house bill,
Section Of the channel is that portion
} extending from Galveston across Galveston
bay TO san Jacinto ony. Ia Porte heing IN
J the nelghborhood ~ tho upper end of This
section. the La Porte company would, in
tho opinion Of those who ARE seeking &c
put the plan through, he IN POSITION
the amendment should be adopted, 10 claim
that the whole project was Ia favor OF la
" Perte without amy reference TO the srea'
!. rcetion OF country which il will really nen-
= cHt.
n There is no reason 10 beiieye tnat sens
> ator Butons influence will provo strong
9 enough or his case mCrltorlous enough TO
: bring about favorable action on tho pstS
q Of the commerce committee; hut even
3 should the proposed amendment be agreed
a to there, it would be quite impossible Tor
q II to get safely through the conference
g committee.
. senator Burtou's meddllug in matter
9 which only concerns him in pecuniarS
way IS resented by those who aro closely
identified with the project, and his actor
. win by no means tend 10 increase nus pop
o ulRrity.
senator culberson appeared before IN
Z commerce committee in the interest OF u
= Trinity river today.
Representative Kleeerg and Frof' heup
or wore also before the committee, a hearin
es being given them the Arkansas fas
~ project. the latter contending for mis- prop
VI sit,on to have the whole work placed
his hands and the former in favor OF u
a. matter being left in charge Of the govern
ist ment engineers.
nd phe impression IS prevalent in some qua
Ily tiers that the committee win sdopt amen
ire ments favorable 10 the Trinity river al
NC Galveston inner harbor projects, thus pa
ale ting up to the conferences committee =
he settlement OF the discrepancies between q
at house and senate bills.