V you a penny
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HiraSi It dont
Jf extra to
< hZnr > ur garments in
i buttons sewed on
< trfl for smoothing
fflrtS of collars nnd cuffs
Cttlng your bundle
girds Laundry ffiVIa
2HOR5EPOWER
foos Gasoline
Engine
IN U SIXTY DAYS
55 BEEN
WILL SELL CHEAP
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toward Smith Co
110112 TRAV a STREET
GEO P HALL and
W 1 ROGERS
Formerly rf Galveston
tStti limited to Hie Dlsenses or tbe
MAR NOSL AND THROAT
OfSer H iz Pilldlng
houstov jixas
a H J n i
teidsnt
R M Farrar
Vico Pies and Mur
II1EI LOMBER GO
Itrfcsf Timbers Tiea Shinolea
Sssh Doors and Blinds
Beth Phones 1246
MIE AVE AND DOWLING ST
1IARRII TREATAICNT
5500 per Honth
Dr A M AUTRILY
tkM Criduilc
< 01 Mil on Block
NONMAILABLE EDITIONrCITY AND TRAIN
P HfiS
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NOS F MEYER CO
I
vXVIirm YFAllKO 328
Wholesale and Retail
Cement Lime and Brick
Fire Brick and Fire Clay
Paints Leads and Qil
P O Box 612
8io Willow Street Houston Te
H H TOFTE Proprietor
Trorapt attention paid to patching and re
pairing 11s well as to new work 100 111
Milam St Phone 170
THOUSANDS ARE USINQ
IT TLTLASES BTSCAUSL IT MAKES
DLLICIOUS BK1LAD AND PASTRY
QUOTH THE RAVEN
5 ASK THE WOMAN
ADt IN TKt
T H THOMPSON MILLING CO
isSSSSSSaSISISSK2J 3S5 3KHtSSSS3E5a KSSS
HOUSTON
TEXJiS
Meyer Ranger Black
Land Plows
New Casady Sulky and
Jno Deere Gang Plowf
Disc and Tooth Harrows
Cotton and Corn Planters
1
Buckeye Drills
City Ticket Oflice
202 Main Street
Phone 224
taaia
GALiFORlim POINTS
OneWay Colonist Rate 2500
Feb 15 to April 30 Inclusive
Pullman Excursion Sleepers
Out of Houston Every Day in
Hie Week Except Mondays and
Tuesdays
HARTWELL
Heaters ind Lime Extractors furnish feed
water with impurities eliminated and
healed to 200 decrees The only relia
ble and safe method of keepinn boiler
08 RAIN STiEET
EleciSie anil Stehiiery Qo
OLD FASHION
MOLAS SB S
We Handle
P and F BRAND IN CANS
KIRKLANDA10RR0W CO
Houston Texas
in on hum
TRY A PACKAGb OF
GOLDEN ROD
ELGIN CREAMERY BUTTER
Packed in pound sealed cartons Has few
equals none better
MORROV BURTON
Whatesaters
HOUSTON TEXAS
JOHN LOVEJOY M L MALEVINSKY
III I MALEVINSKY
Practice CiVilLalo Federal
and State Courts
Biir Duilalno HOUSTON TEXAS
The Penman Steel
Iron Works
INCOKPOKATBD
WORKS AND GENERAL OFFICE
BEAUMONT TEXAS
DR J B YORK
PHYSICIAN AND STJUGEON
Office 307 Blnji Ualldlng
Residence 1112 MeKInney avenue Office
phone 313 residence phone 1200
DR EDWARD AUER
DISEASES OF WOMEN SURQLRY
Mason Block Rooms 402 420
A I Jackson Win n Wilson
WILSON JACKSON
Attorneys and Counooloro ot Low
OlGVt Congiesa Avenue
RECOMMENDATION WITHDRAWN
Postmaster General Conferred with the
President Concerning Appointment
Washington IVbriimy 2 PostmnMer
General Payne had a ronferenic with the
president today concerning some appoint
ments toou to be made Keocntly Senator
Pritchnrd of North Cmollnu withdrew the
niiujc of the mat who be had recommended
for the postrnastersblp of Wilson N C
and requested the appointment of Hr II
Pel son to the olflcn The present Incuni
hent Samuel II VIck colored has made a
spirited contest for reappointment It Is
said be will not be reappointed Whether
Ur Person will obtain tho appointment
beems now to hinge on his residence It Is
stated that he does not live within the de
llcry limits of tho Ayilson office If till
he true be would not be eligible to ap
pointment Tho postmaster general U
making an Investigation of that phase of
the matter
HOUSTON NATIONAL BANKS
Statement of Condition Up to Close of
Busincas February 6
Special to The Post
Washington February 25 Hie statement
of the condition of the National bunks ot
Houston up to the close of business on
IVhruary B rep fel t0 tle comptroller
of currency contain the following list off
liabilities Loans and discounts 3810
OHS gold eolu asi0T85O gold treasury
eertlttcatea Ilcn M silver tiolUw 177W0
silver treaiurj certificates JHt011 bliver
fraetloual coin sWBHTO Of m
raiillal stock 1460000 wirplufl S70tK0
Him ided nroflt 1 8 WifPttM anil taxes
liiltid States d poHlm Jflrti00t psreentage
jo ilepnslts Wi peiveoWS to Kgui N
6cre M8U
4 fc
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sZW Wi l Z W mem fS l
HOtrSTON TKXAS 4lIl rUSlAY FEBRUARY 2G 1003
KINDS
Suooossorn to
ANCILEHAGERAAN Lumber Co
I my Icjl Yellow Tire loUsIinj Bed Cypicn
Lumber Jrd Elnrflfi L llictr md yjldj nprontcl
CQ N 1 iici ici Depot lolli IconciKl
a w T
I II EXPENS CLAIM
3 J
We caity the hrRfM and best assorted stocks
in the boulliwe t of
Gorrugsfcd and VGrimp iron
Felt and Ruberold Roofing
tileioi Shingles na km o itom
QtLK blllhULNI at BOTTOM PRICES Is our motto We are heiJquaiters
Peden Iron Steel Go
GENERAL OIT1CES 2J7 MAIN STREET HOUSTON TEX
Senate Discussed the Proposed Al
lowance to Liluokolani
iS GOOD IN EQUITY ONLY
But Senators Favorably Disposed on
Account of Good Conduct
THE PHILIPPINE BILL PASSED
Pension Bills on Calendar Taken Up and
320 Were Passed
clean and dp to maximum in capacity MR SP00NER STIRRED UP CRITICISM
end economy Write for now price list
NARTWELL IRON WORKS
HOUSTON TEXAS
TO
Of Civil Service Commissioner Folko by
Reading Letter from Latter Criticis
ing Statements of Senator Dubois
Va < ftlug1on Tehruary J5 The senate to
ilnr made rapid progress The Statehood
riders In the Agricultural and pottofflee
impropriation bills were wlthdrmil nnd
l > olh Mils pinwK The house amendments
tn the Philippine cunency bill weie agreed
In thus Mending the Mil to Jhc presldenl
Hie snndrv efvll bill was nearly completed
A Inrse nuniber of penelmi hills were
rawed
In the course of the dsv OIll Sen lee
Commissioner Poiille was eerely ertl
clsed on noiotwt of a letter written lir him
to Mr Piieoner regarillirg the dismlKjil of
1 mi emplove f the sunejor geneial ti of
lice Idaho who had lieen ehajged with
i ialug rivelved cempilgu < onlrllmtlnais
The Kldecuislou aroie cner n resoluton liy
Mr Duhols calling for Information In the
case
During the ernsldcratlon of the sundry
chll 1111 Mr Spooner InqnUed If the ap
pioprlntlon of jaxirw to ijueen Illluoki
lanl was an honorary j > n Mr Allison
said that It was foundcit on olalms pro
tended or real of lllluoknlanl to what aro
known n tbe crown lands In Hawaii of
whleh idle had been deprived
Mr Mortjan thought the mutter wlioiild
go over Mr Hoar wild that at first lie
had n strong feeling against Hie ei queen
on account of newspaper articles Iiut he
sdnre bad learned that the lands tefened
to fairly might have been claimed to lie her
prlvnte property nnd not mere crown lands
Their proceed ahn > N hnd lieen used for
her prlinte Kiijiimrt Ho wild Hie e rjiioeii
bad tried to reconcile tier people to the
rule of the United States nnd lliit alio
personal worth He
was a woman of gieat
hoped the appropriation would b made
lieennsp II nm 1 > I dwifrp to t ne for a
publte utterairen < if Hurespeet toward ller
AirffiWrlit Mr Ho r Me Siiooner td
that If there I any Claim on Vh H rt of
of seaiiiOTis wages
12 PAGES TODAY
PRICE 5 CENTS
RUMORS CONCERNING THE FRISCO
1 P Morgan Said to Have Purchased Control
for the Rock Island 2
New York February Vo Numerous rumors are afloat In Wall street concern
ing the St Louis and San Francisco railroad Including one of competitive buying
for control by Morgan Interests and thnt the Senboiml tine li buying the
stock nnd h third Hint tlio ltock Island ttitvnsta are after the property Official
continuation ig lacking In every case but onsenatlve opinion leans toward the
belief that J P Morgan Co will ultimately lie found In control In which eveut
It Is bclleied Hie property will bo turned over to ihe Southern Hallway There
Is practically nothing to show that Seaboard Interest are after the property
Statement that Mr Morgan already doulnutra the Frisco are denied In trust
worthy circles In fuct It 1st understood that the St Louis Union Trust eontpiny
party holds the balance ot power the stock being trusted with that of Prcst J
iicnt Yoakum nnd his associates
President ioakum has been n regular xlMtor nt the Morgan banking house J
for weeks past and has held numerous conferences there with George W lerklns o
2 Mr Morgans partner Some nnnoiincement otmcei nlug the Frisco la expected In J
0 J ear till lire o
In The list hour of the slock market a report spread on the exchange that J
J P Morgau t Co had purchased control of the St louls mid San Framlsco
o for the ltock lilnnd It was declared that conttot bud been acquired through the J
o purchase of n large amount of common stock According to these same icpoits o
the price paid for the stock was Kl 20 per cent In rash the balance In notes
evtendlnp from six to eighteen months President Yoakum when been at the
o ofllee of Morgan Co refused to conflim or deny the report Mr Perkins of 2
o tile Morgan llrm with whom Mr Yoakum had been In eonferencB was no
a mon < communicative a
9 Dls > ntrhi < a from New Orleans sLi ting that the Frisco road hud Ixuiglit the o
a New Orleans belt Hue could not bo continued
Another Rumor
Chicago Kehruary 2 The ltecord Herald nfll say tomorrow It is repotted s
on almost oftlclal nuthoiltj that the ltock Inland hai secured control of the Frisco J
system and that Ihe deal is the forerunner of a new ami farrenehtng eoinmuultj a
of Interests among Western lines Within one or two months according to the J
repoit the ltock Island will be shen representation on the Snutn IV limud and a
the Sanla le Interests will have on equal representation on Ihe ltock l luul me J
said to lie as follows For eierv share of IYbo tiinvmon stock f20 In cnah W
In lVfa Ior cent lunula and if In ltock Island preferred stock J
II Is also reported Him President Yoakum will be placed In charge of the new
ltock Island jsteni which will he one of the largest If not the largest system In J
o tuo world under one management The acquisition of the Frisco will add nliout
6fKiO miles to the ltock Island making II a Hvstem rtf nearly 13fiO miles Should J
o the Pere Marquette he Included lb bjstein would lie ocr 1 l < Xl miles a
o
aaoi > oaaaeaoaeooaaooei > coeao oaaaaaiieao o aeoa soaae oa
of Hie senate In the wiy Mr Foulke hid
done It wa an net of supremo effronteiy
to the Miiate for such a letter to lie written
while the resolution was not pending Mr
Spooner said lie coult see io act of
effrouleri lu the matter If there was any
Jireneh or effrontery Mr Spooner said he
tJiought he w H personally chargeahle with
It Imt he thought II proper to bine rend
n statement of the facts Mr Spooner re
marked that he had not rend the letter
and that It he Hind he might not have pre
sented It
Mr ltacon thought ll should ho with
drawn nnd Hot appear tm the recoid
Thoieuppn Mr Siooner anld be would lenl
Hie letter and It he cnneluJwl there was
anything In H discourteous to the senate
be would withdraw It
An amendmentv to thn ltwilutlon 0
agreed to culling for the eihlcnee In re
gard to the conduct of i suneyor gen
eralB office of Idaho liy Mr Perault nnd
as amended the resolution was agreed to
The senate lilll wfts passed mnendlnx the
l w renting to Amertenu suftineii rir t1i
protecrton of aoeh n nnren Hlp WH jm
commerce aswell aS tt > iJ ut nlfottfutMH1
lllluoknlanl as an Individual contra distill rhp nrltlt1ral spproprlatlon Mil then
mil I be
gulshed from the sovereign It ah
dealt vrltm In a liriKid way
Mr Allison explained that the claim
ifhtcd on an equity
Mr Ulacbibuin who reported the amend
ment said the committee on Pacific Islands
was uuanlmoiM in the rneomniendntlon It
Is not contended he said thai there Is a
legal claim Involved against the United
States She has no Miy In court he said
The fee to the eronn lands was not liers
lmt the soerelgns tint she was absolute
In the leeelpt of the rents Since ior over
throw he sail the government has col
lected JIMlOOo in rents from tlune hinds
Ho would nut diseuss the responsibility of
the United Stales In the mutter lint ao
dethronement would June nccmrcrt nnd the
United States would not have approprlntiil
to itMlt tllie rentals had It not been for the
landing of the marines from the Morton It
would be a good Investment ho said to
piy tibo amount becau o of tho feeling of
grtttltuilo lu which It would lie accepted
and the Appreciation thojo people wouhl
frbow It ivns a question he snld thnt nil
dreshed Itself to the conselouces of i > eu
ators
dty consent the matter went over until
tomorrow
An amendment wns agreed to to appro
priate 8o0 to construct n wharf re
taining the preheot plant at Honolulu An
qmendinent was adopted to appropriate
00 < K to pal the expenses of tho joint
rommlHsloncrs to negotiate the dirfcrener
between the United States and Gieat rlt
aln In refeieiue to Canada Another
amendment agreed to proiMcd that the nu >
thorltv given the socretnrj of te treasury
to coin Milnldiirj silver coin by tho eighth
section of the act of Mareti 11 ltWK hcio
after may be eerelscd without limitation
as to the amount of such subsidiary toln
outstanding
At 5 oclock the sundry civil appropria
tion bill was laid aside and by unanimous
tonseut uurtbjcctcd pension bjlto on the
calendar were considered
In all 320 pension bills were passed
Tho conference report on the Indian ap
propriation bill was agreed to ani at 110
p m tho senate adjourned until tomoirovi
Ttic senatn met tit 11 oVlock Immediate
ly Mr Qua > asked for iinanlmotw consent
for a vote on tho Statehood bill today
Mr Keon N 3 objected
A lilll to Incorporate Uhc Aniorloan Na
tional institute in Paris excited Mime dis
cussion It object Is to permit the ac
ceptance of a tract of land from Franco
and the reception of a number of art gifts
from that country Mr Tillman S f
objected and the bill ivent over
A resolution lirtroduccd by Mr Dubois
calling on the civil service commission for
Information regarding the dismissal of
nimer P Iorcsbny an an employe ot the
surveyor gcneniPs office of that State
was laid before the senate Mr J5pooner
seut to tho desk and had read n letter
from Commissioner Foulke of the civil serv
leo couuiitsston criticising certain state
ments made by Mr Dubois nnd ghlng wwo
reason for InrcshayK removal Mr Du
bois expressed his surprise nt the prcjonta
lion of suvb a letter which lie said wss
ex parte when hlf > jeiolutlon was under
consideration iy tbe Senate
Mr Ilaeon Ga questioned the propriety
of Uxe matter bttus brought to the noUcm
was taken up Mr Pioitor nnnounc hat
he ims aulhoilzed to withdraw the Mate
bond amendment wleli was done All
amendment appropriating 500 < mo to slump
out the foot nnd mouth dlseas was agre l
to IVie lilll ws then passed
Tile conference report with a partial
agreement on the army appropriation btl
was agreed to
CURRENCY BILL DEBATED
The Conference Report on tho Army BUI
Adopted
Washington February 25 The hou e to
da > adopted the conference tepoit on the
army bill and sent the lilll to the president
ihe bill to stiibllsh a union station In this
city wor finally i > aw d The house iibnii
doneil ltd amendment lo regulate the
amount to be given the Pdinsjlvnnla and
llnltlmore and Olilo roads from l000m0
paeli < is fltcd In the senate bill t JlKK
OXl < is fixed by Uio bouse Mr Cannon and
Mr Cowherd of Missouri made the fight
against the motion to recede while Mr
Morrell Pa supported by Mr HaUell
Pa Mr Olnurted Pa and otliera favored
agreement lu the amount lived by the
senate
Hho Fowler currency bill whs debated In
a desultory way
Mr Clayton Ala delivered a mock
funeral oratioif on the bill Tho other
xpeakers were Messrs Pugsley of New
York Shallenbergor Neb and Thompson
Ala The speaker appointed tho follow
ing committee to lejuesont the house nt the
dedication of the Uiulfdana Purebahc llx
position Messrs Tawney Minn Sherman
fX V Mahou Pa llartbohlt iMo Van
Voorhls dhlo 1nrker N 1 Overstreet
Ind Mann III Soilth Iowa Miller
Kiln llurkett Noli flnbertson Ua
itartlett Gn Khafroth Colo and Hay
VaAt
At 015 p m the house adjourned
Tf XANS IN WASHINGTON
Mrs Ryan and Mrs Moore En Route
Home from the East
Special to The Post
Washington Fcbrtlary 25 SeTcrat
ToxaiiH were In Washington today among
them being Mrs Iloslne llyan of Houston
JUs Annie McLean Moore and Miss Ilessle
Mclean of Fort Worth Mrs Scabrook
Sydnor of Houston Mrs Im Evans of
Austin M rs John U Henry of Dallas and
Hon Scott Field of Calvert Mia Hyan
nnd Mrs Moore are en routo home from a
Dip to vurlow lhisteru points Mesdnmes
Sydnor Bvaqs and Henry are attendlaj
the meeting ot Uie Daughters of the Amer
Icaio llevolutlon and Mr Field who Is a
memberelect of the next congress Is hero
for the piirpoie ot familiarising himself
with his new dutlro
CALLED ON PRESIDENT
Senator Culberson and Congressman Bur
lesoru Requested Ellis Appointment
Spcelnlt to lTio Post
Washington February 25 > Scuator Cul
berson and Representative nurlcson called
on the president today in reference to some
matters In Texas Among other things
they asked W president for the appoint
ment ot Prof A C Will proie or of tie
<
art and science of education In the Uni
versity of Texas as a visitor to West
Point
DEWEYS PRIZE MONEY
The Attorney General Recommends an
Appropriation Therefor
Wiirtlilngton rebriwry 2 > The secretary
of t v treasury today transmitted to the
senate a letter from the ntloiuey general
i oommeudliitt an appropriation of SlMIVOjJI
In satisfy the ileoiec or the 1nlled Slate
Hiipteme court in the pilsc money ensi of
Admiral llewey and ottieis on account of
the Milking of the Spanish easels lu Hie
Imttle of Munlla buy wtiMi nfterwnrit
iiv raised anil iunveiled Its use One
half hi the money di creed gops to Admiral
lJewevniul the otTleom and men under liM
eoimnrnd and Uie other Half to the nny
pension fund The icqiiest for an appro
prlaMon Is made In older tn enable com
pUnnrc wllli the opinion of the tourt ilu
llieied last Monda
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
Loyal Creeka Get S0OQQOO for t rMlM
in Civil Wtv W
ngreeiucnt on the IndlHuWII mtd the wsn
ale accepted the rejiol + There are to lie
tlnlrtpthree Indian gpnelf Inatead of
bbtrty is fixed by the senate and thirty
sewn by the house The anirmbnitit for tJie
payment ot Mexican Klckapnua In Oklahoinn
Is eliminated
I lie pmlstnii of the senate fin pnjiiient
of tlm etalnit of lujiil Creek i for danngts
In lv 1 < H wai wan enmiirnanlsed and
jlVKirxn lustrnuil f JOOilrtj was allocsn I
SAN ANTONIO FLOODLD
find Flooded the Street
San Antonio Texas Febniirj 25 Nearly
two Inches of lain fell heie loila tnak UK
the toliu p eililtar4i > i < for the > i iT eight
Inelua Sou Aivt ndo rler 1 higher tllflii It
has been for > e > irs and Is still rising The
impued stTviti at Ihe dry atf lakes t
mud and water aid along svme i f Uie n
v W < l < eaii not be iiuIcd JVudght the
downtown uwiiiaU aim bltxk sluits ie
oier shoetop deep lu wutei and the itlu
wns ulll coming down
From all over the i mntry icjiorts coin
of hiivy ralnt and all striiins aiv riinnn
bank full and threatening to oiertlow tae
UiwUinds Ilieiu Is no indication if Uie
natal letting up
LOCKLIN TOUND GULTY
Jury Aasessed His Punishment at Con
finement for Life
Fredi ilekaaurg lenas Felirtinry 21
We the jur find the dfeudaiit Sum
loiklhi guilty of murder In the first tic
gree and inatcas < hls imnlidimeut at Impita
onimcut lu tlie Sitnt peutteiitiirj for life
This wjh the icrillet renilrnd In the
ijMklln case tkls nflernnn ut 2 oclock
after the Jury had beiu oitf fur twenty twa
hours The miHli elicited viry lltth Mir
prise us Ihe inajoiltj of pPrtplu eviected It
All wltnemea < ire gone and no excitement
was eililenied
r i
NIX WON
Importunate Creditors Unable to Force
Him Into Bankruptcy
San AnUaiJo Texas Fnliniary 2 i In Uie
dsse of Uie Piedmont Table Comjiany ct nl
vw Joseph Madl > n Nix n furniture dealer
of tibia city which has lieen on trial In the
Federal owirt Judgment was rendered
against the tietlHoners iwvho hud Instituted
Involiinlnry bankniptcy proceedings agulnst
Nix The i vurt also gave Judgment In
fntor of Nix nnd ngalnM Uie petitioners for
nil cost of court damages lu the sura of
750 and for 2TpO attorney fees
L and A Connection Made
Texarkann Texas February 25 At 430
p m toduy the Louisiana and Arkansas
Italtroad company connected Its tracks with
the Iron Mountain at Hope Ark thus com
pleting the road from Stamps to that point
a dUtauce of twentytwo miles
i
From WELL
To FIRESIDE
Southwestern Oil Go
MR BALL DID IT
Had the Houston Item Reinserted iii
the Buildings Bill
IS A CHANCE FOR IT YET
iij
Mr Mercer Thinks He Can Get < lte
House to Pass Measure
FIGHT IN CONFERENCE LIKELY1
But It Is Probable Tliat the Senate Con
ferecs Will Vicld
TWO PLANS FOR GETTING THE BILLUP
Pressure May Be Brought to Bear or
Speaker or Rules May Be Sus
pended In Its Interest
o
Special to The Pi > 1
Washington IMinuty 25 riie pioject to
ee lre an npproprliHoii fm the pmrliase of
n silo for the new Federal building at11
Houston has eotne ti life ii aln Mr nail
Is the man who peifmmed the miracle Im
liRHllntely after the pnssngi In the senato
yesterday of h omnibus pnhlle buildings
nnd groiitids bill from whleh the Houston
Item has been eliminated Mr lisll wtut to
work tn get Ihe Hem reinserted Tho
house comtultl e met early this morning
and n aiilienniinillee n s nppntnled to make
mi laxestlgutlnii oncerittug the proposed
atnendinents Jtv Hall appeared before
this subcoinmitlee and suceceded In paving
the bill amended n a to mform with the
oilgliial bill reiorted by the house com
mittee whirl carried an nppioprlatlon ot
125 < 0 foi a block ot ground whereon to
erect the proposed new building 1 bitiig
provided tlint in the cmiiI a enmpletn btnek
could not be seemed fur lXiUO0 57Bt > 00
should be nppniprlaied foi n site 860 by
150 feet In sli Till umrnduient with
others was reported tn Iho full commltert
nnd accepted b > It Later In the day the
bill was reported to the house
Tonight The Post correspondcnt askeS
Chairman Merrei of the committee what
plan he expected to jiuraue lu nttoniptin
to get the bill through
I cant sa was the < tv We ara
Just going to tiy to gel It thiougb
This uieiins thnt It 1ms uot yet been de
elded whether it HI be best to bring pres
sure to bear on the spfoiker to the end lli tit
he penult the reporting o n ruin for tho
eonstdcrilUijn of the minsuie or to attempt
In call ltjjp under suspension of the rnlei
1nn AntJt with tomorrow both housua
will oprWWn fc WM tatoi afjhe rnlert
jir r UTr TtnBt rrnlcte tit
uioaker da unallernli tjfiwx ei n the pas
Sage of ihe bill 11 itay bo gotten up
through the hnpb oxpcdlcnt f Uhalrman
Mewer securing teeiigiiltlon and moving
that the consideration of the nioasuro bo
roceedfd with
AhMiinlng that the bill will be gottentfp
It Is leasnuahlr to itqipoie Hut II will gn
through the house without n great deal ot
opposition and wlthbul the Houston Item
bilng lutei fired with Tin light will
IhiTeforo be finally decldpd lu the uoufer
Two Inches of Rain Swelled the fliver en e committee ilch will be named to ad
Just tho dlfferencoa between the mensiiro
piiased b tho house and thnt passed by tlm
senate
I he sennle conferees will linlst tint tbo
house Item be stileken nut hut may m
forced to yield In order to sno vomo o
their own amendments Whatovcr the ru
suit the contest will bo spliltcd
The action of the house committee today
was unexpected The Impression was thnt
the house would pass the bill pasied by the
senate without amendments of any magni
tude It was this Impression that led to
the belief last night that the ITouston
Item wii llnally dead w > far as this session
Is concerned As it Is I hero Is still a fight
Ing chance and In the end Ilouiton nnd Mr
Hall will be Mirccssful
SABINE LAKE BILL
Is Bcmo Held Up In tho Senate by Serf
ator Mason
Speelil to Tho Post
Washington February CO Ilepreatntatlrn
Coopers Sabine Hke Improvement bill
uhlili has passed the house is being held
up lu the senate on account of the opposi
tion of Senator Mason of Illinois who baa
notified Senator Colbcrhon thnt h wilt oh
Jeet to tho unanimous consideration of tha
bill If It 1 called up Mr Coopers idea l
that Mr iJluson has been influenced Jbr
Chicago capitalists who are Interested la
Port Arthur He thinks tbe Port Artluie
company Is attempting to defeat the pres
ent hill as lt dld the object of the ona
passed at tbe last session That bill pro
> Idcd for n connection pt the proposed
thannel with the Port Arthur canal and
the Port Arthur company refused to permit
tbe connection 1o be made Just nt pre
ent the chances of the final passage of tb
bill seem rather gloomy
Senator Elkins Bill
Washington February 23 Senator Jlklns
hnn introduced a bill providing or OlC im <
position of a duty of 10 per < nt d valorem
In addition to present duties on oil goods
Imported Into the United States on vessel
not owned In this country Tbe bill Is in
tended to encourage American shipping
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