The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-08
THE PORT ARTHUR BILL
IT u 10 sE TAKEN UP BY THE SEN.
ATE COMMITTEE.
Th.,. Are Conflicting Vis~s ard the
Hearing May Be- Postponed TO
Give All a Chsree.


vsshiagtor. January The bpl intro
duced By Senator Mason OF Illinois WHICH
seeks 90 make Port Arthur port OF entFy
IN new customs district composed OF the
pressn; district Of the Tsche In LOUISIANA
and the four Texas counties Of Orange, JET
ferson. Jasper aud Newton. Is scheduled TO
5a taken up by the senate committee on
commerce tomorrow. In connection with
the measure the COMMITTEES will probably
be asked to consider Representative Coop
ar's bill making Port Arthur SUPPORT ~
The Galveston district. THIS latter bill, u
will be remembered. passed the mouse AZ
tie last session. An effort IS being made
% have the hearing postponed for week
and this may be successful. Senator Bailey
who Is looking after the matter In the
upper house, has wired from st. Louis
that II will be impossible Tor him TO be
here tomorrow, but that be is willing 70
have the hearing proceed Patrick calhoun
OF New YORK. who Is deeply Interested Ia
tie matter. will not be here either and It
is possible that as a result OF kilograms
sent This evening the hearing will be post.
pousd Tor week.
Two citizens Of Houston Who are Inter
ssted 10 the case wired here today saying
that 10 their opinion Sabine ought 70 be
mafs the port Of entry and Port Arthur
tho SUPPORT for the reason that the deep
water facilities at Port Arthur are in the
hands q 8 private concern. IL IS claimed
that Beaumont and Orange are IN favor Of
Sabln, as against Po-t Arthur FOR the same
reason
Robert &. Lovets % Housto1 arrived here
this morning aud after lcoSinE after some
business matters left tonlEht for New
York The purpose Of his visit 90 wash
lnsto1 10 % look afte- the Interest Of the
railroad companies he represents in the
case IT Pa-dae against Aldrlch. involving
certain terminal rights AZ Dallas. the case
Is expected 70 come up IN me supreme
court during the early psrt Of the comiAS
week snd lfr Tovett VIII return here
ou Monday reTt 10 argue It.
Governor elect Lanhau today introduced
State Senator e. L. Potter and wife 10 the
president
Representative Russell today Introduced
bin apuropria-ng 10000 FOR the eclars
Ing and improving the public building at
T~ls- and another lpprnpriatiuZ $4,000
Tor new building ri Terrell
Represe3tatlve Henry returned today
from his holiday visit 20 Texas.
A. r RandelL SOD ~ Representative Rsu-
dell. Is Spending e few days With bis par
euts here. ne IS 4 student al Princeton.
r. E Cowsrt Of Dallas arrived here today.
The senate today confirmed the following:
Charles Page Bryan. minister 10 Portugal;
David J. Hlu minister 10 Svtt1eTla nd;
Francis B. Looms, assistant secretary Of
state
There vas renewal 10 the senate today
OF the talk - compromise ~ the differences
on the Statehood question on the basis ~
two states one TO hs composed Of Okla.
hona and Indian Territory and the other u
New Mexico and arizona The leaders on
both Sides refused 70 consider the sugges-
lion, brt other senators appeared 70 regard
IL as q feasible means 81 bringing ~ n
clo<asa debate which promises 10 consume
MUGS Of the time ~ the session