The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
HEARINGSAT AN END.
Rivers and Harbofs Committee Win
Now Go TO Work on lis Bill.
HAUPT'S PLAN APPROVED
For the Work TO Be Done on The
ilarbOr at Arkansas Pass.
MILES MAKES A CONCESSION.
Is Willing TO Consider Texas for One of
the Military Camps.
CHATTANOOGA TO BE GIVEN PRECEDENCE
Lieutenant lyon Has Returned from tho
| Philippines and Has Resigned
from the Army at Once.
MILES MAKES A CONCESSION.
Is Willing TO Consider Texas for One of
the Military Camps.
CHATTANOOGA TO BE GIVEN PRECEDENCE
Especial 10 The post1

Washington January as,--It is stated to-
day on good authority that the rivers and
harbors committee will decide iavorably on
the proposition of Prof, Lewis NJ. Haupt
to improve the harbor Of Arkansas Pass by
the reaction haclswater or single jetiy sys-
ten.
The plan was explained in The Sess v~-s
or three days ago, at which time il was
stated that the committee seemed TO be iu-
clined 10 believe that it would be better to
place the work IN the hands OF Prof.
! Haupt than 90 have it carried out accord
ing TO the plans of government engineers
and under their supervision Representa-
tive Neherg favored the government plan.
Prof Haupts proposition contemplates
the expenditure of half million dollars
A favorable report from the rivers and
harhors committee will probably mean that
the matter will be favorabiy acted on by
congress.
Today marked the close OF the hearings
before the rivers and harbors committee
Chairman Burton announced some weeks
ago that the time would not be extended
beyond today and all hearings were ar
ranged accordingly Hereafter, II the com
mittee desires TO secure information about
any particular project it will arrange for a
| special hearing. Il is expected that the
! bill will be prepared and ready for intro
ductien in the house within the next ten
days or two weeks.
General Miles has so far revised his
views with reference TO the establishment
of one OF the proposed camps of military
instruction in Texas as TO state that il
!
tanooga the claims Of Texas viii be given
consideration
II will be remembered that the secretary
OF war recently appointed board Of OF
hcers from the department OF IcSas 20 IN
vestigate the various sites offered 1sd il is
thought that sii6e Miles has abated his
antagonism to some extent Texas stands
still better show Of getting one Of the
camps
The president has accepted the resigna-
ton OF First Lieutenant Dupont B. Lyon
Of the Sixteenth infantry. effective in,me-
diatcly Lieutenant Lyons home is in
| Sherman and he is a brother Of Cecil
Lyon, chairman OF the republican State
executive committee, He served as a cap
tam in the Third Texas Volunteer infantry
during the war with Spain, and afterward
secured commission in the regular army.
He is now at his home in Sherman, hav-
ing recently returned from the Philippines.
Orders have been issued by the war de-
partmsnt assigning the Fourth regiment
OF fantry, which. recently arrived at san
Francisco from the philippines. to the de-
partment Of Texas, with stations as fol-
lows; Headquarters and compapies a, .,
c, d, aud + to Fort Clark: company
G to Eagle Pass; company II to Fort eMe-
Intosh and companies !, X, and ia
Fort Sam Houston.