Show deep NO water harbor at elusion SALT LAKE CITY march 3 1890 EDITOR TUE tug STANDARD A bill has bits been reported to the united states senate by its committee on commerce baa has been placed on the calendar any my correspondent a at t washington rma me that it will ill undoubtedly paes pass the senate some ti tune me in in 31 march firch ae As the improvements contemplated by the funds of a deep water harbor on the gulf coast in texas are in my 0 opinion pinion of great Ita importance not only to the state of texas and contiguous states and terrial ries but to utah territory as well I 1 hope you will call attention to it A memorial has tins been forwarded by the chamber of commerce of tins this city and it is hoped that the council and house of representatives v with ith the approval of governor vernor thomas will also memorialize congress on oil the tile same subject the members of the utah com mission have also caused a me memorial morial in behalf of the tile object to bo be forwarded to congress and it has been sent to tho the senate I 1 think it would be well forvour city council or chamber 0 forvour commerce om or both if the object is is approved by them to adopt and arid send on a memorial appropriations for the re referred forred to I 1 append the text of the bill as reported respectfully 11 U D JOHNSON be it enache enacted d jemc lc that tor for the purpose of the work of I 1 improve in proving the entrance to calveston Oal veston Il harbor arbor texas the secretary of war upon tho the application of the chief of engineers boRi is hereby authorized in his discretion to draw bis bid warrant of requisition from time thae to time upon the secretary of the treasury for such euma sums as may bo be necessary to do such work not to exceed in the aggregate G the amount estimated as necessary for p the completion of the ainne as shown in I 1 lie the reports of the page C chief lie of I 1 engineers ngi for the year 1889 Pro provided tided hoi homier that the tile amount so drawn from the treasury shall not exceed 1 in any one year I 1 and that an itemized stablemen eta sta ement lemen t of said expenditures shall accompany the annual report of the chiet chief of engineers the amount required tor for the tile completion of this work as herein h brein i pro coped is hereby appropriated fed 0 out ut of a any ny money in the treasury not otherwise othera appropriated |