The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-20
THE CATTLE MEMS CONVENTION.
Ex-Governor ROutt Chosen President and
Permanent Organization Effected.

ST, LOUIS Nov. 19.-At the opening day of
the National Cattle Mems Convention, General
Brisbin, chairman Of the committee on Gre
dentials. presented report embodying l, 1870
names of accredited members of the convention
On various motions names accidentally omitted
were added, swelling the list to over Zoo, and
The report was then unanimously adopted.
The report of the committee on permanent or
ganization was then read and adopted without
dissent, perfecting the election of the following
officers:
Governor John l.. Routt, of Colorado. presi-
dent; General N. NJ. Curtis, of New York first vice
president, and one vice president from each
State and Territory Amos T. Atwater, of st.
Louis secretary; ]. L. McCatee, of Maryland,
assistant secretary j. W. Booth, of Texas, read
ing clerk.
Gov. Routt, on being escorted to the chair,
briefly addressed the convention, urging prompt
and harmonious action by the members the
important business on hand. The chairman was
then presented with gold-mounted ivory gavel
by the Northwestern Live Stock journal, of Wy
oming.
Mr. Wood, of Missouri, offered resolution
providing for the appointment of a committee of
five to consider the question of the formation of
q QaJlOndl ASSOCIATION OF CaJLe men OF the cOuI-
try, and to draft constitution and bylaws for
the government of such organization, which
passed unanimously
Judge Carroll of Texas, presented resolu-
ton urging the Importance of memOIializIng
Congress on the subject of national trail, ex-
tending from the Red river of the South to the
northern boundary of the United States, which
was referred to the committee on resolutions
under the rnle.
memorial of the Denver & New Orleans
railroad, asking the conntenance of the conven-
ton in extending its line of road, was referred.
A committee of five appointed to confer
with the national hide and leather convention,
now in session In this city.
A motion to take the resolution in reference
to a trail from the committee resolutions, and
refer it to special committee of five, raised an
excited and lengthy debate, but it was finally
withdrawn, and the resolution went to the com
mittee, with instructions added by Governor
Sayres of Texas to make favorable report.
Mr.. Bent of Colorado, offered a paper pre-
pared by Prof Warehouse, of Washington Uni
Versity, ST. Louis embodying statistics and sug
gestions of interest to cattle growers, which was
ordered entered on the minutes, and will be
published.
A resolution to appoint a committee of nine,
to confer with a similar committee of the recent
Chicago convention, was referred.
The committee resolutions allowed to
withdraw from the hall for consultation.
At o'clock the convention adjourned till
p. NJ.
On rcassembling at $3.50 the secretary read
dispatch from the Governor of Connecticut
nouncing the appointment of Hon. Joseph w.
Alsop rs delegate from that State Mr. Alsop
was recognized by the convention
blr. Mi!ny, of New Mexico, presented reso-
luton in reference to the arid lands of his State,
urging that Congress be memorialized to permit
the leasing of these lands for grazing purposes.
Referred.
W. H. H, Leweyn of Texas, offered a reso-
luton protesting against the allotment of large
tracts Of lands to wild Indians, which would
otherwise be valuable for grazing purposes, and
suggesting that these lands be leased TO stock
men, the proceeds to be spent for benefit of the
Indians.
paper from Mr.. Ducum, of London, England,
was ordered printed with the records.
MIR. Wood, of Missouri; H. N. Pollard, of In
dian Territory; General II. Peck, of Kansas; G..
s. Snider of Texas, and A. H. Swan, of Wyo-
ming, were appointed by the chair committee
Of the national association to draft a constitu-
zion and by laws
A telegram Of greeting from the Union Stock
yards Company, of Chicago, John B. Sherman,
president was received with great applause. At
o'clock the convention adjourned until tomor
row morning.