Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-21
OUR CATTLENEN.
A Constitution and BY Laws Adopted
for the National Live stock
Association,
The Affairs Of the Association win be
Vested in an Executive Gem
mitieo Of Fifteen.
Judge CAROLS Resolution In Refer
ence TO q National Cattle
Trail Adopted.
The Delegates Sit Dowa TO Two Hours
Banquet rhe roasts Of
the Evening.

Tho Morning AcasiSn.
CONVENTION HALL, 81 LOUIS, MOI
Nov. 2O.--At the opening OF the ma
tlonal cattlemen's convention thechhir
announced the following gentlemen ~
the committee of conference With n
similar committee appointed by the
Chicago live stock convention; Gen.
n NJ curtis New York; Judge J. A.
Carroll, reXas; Gen. BnsOin, Iowa;
Gov. Hadley, New Mexico; Col. Il. ID.
Hunter, Missouri; J. NJ. Nalborn, KAN
sas; ] III Lusk, Iowa; J. A Cooper,
colorado; J. w, Hamilton, Cherokee
Strip.
MIR Wood, chairman Of the commit
tee ON permanent organisation, report
cd the constitution and 10y laws Of the
uropuseo national association. The
| Tlnrr emhodies eleven articles. The
name Of the association IL To be the
| National Live Stock Association of
america lis oblect n 10 promote the
inter II of the live stock industry, and
/, is ~ be optn TO any person directly
interested ia said Industry TN the pay
ment ofan Initial n fee OF $40. ana the
annual dues nut 10 exceed - Tho Of
fiuers are TO be president, irst
vice president and Que Vice
PRESIDENT from each state aud ter
rtOry aud n secretary and treasurer.
The secretary Ia 10 draw n salary. The
thief office Ia 10 be az 81 Louis until
further ordered. The affair. of the M.
suciatiOn will be In the hands OF an exc
ecutive committee OF fifteen, elected
annually, OF wbi'h the president Will
be ex ofiicio chairman. fhe iirBt meet
iug Of tue aAaOriatiun will be- held to
morrow, NO which Officers viii be elect
a H.. ltkA. a. xulII Asl hall
ON the THIRD Monday of enoh NOvem-
her AT such place M ordered by the AS
sooiation
On motion Of Judge Carroll of Texas
the report WAS unai1 nonsly adopted.
Gov Stone OF Colorado, chairman OF
the committees on resolution, reported
back 20 the convention with favorn-
ole recOnIn endatiun the preamble and
I, SOLUTION VI Judge NArrull OF Texas
relating u y cattle trail. ON the mo-
don 10 adopt the report y spirited be-
bate ensued. Russell OF kansaa opposed
the trail on the GROUND OF IT'S being
nosiie 20 the people Of his stale, large
nunib, n of whose cattle, he sRid, had
died by contact with Texan herds on
he trail now used. He said that
Kansas had no objection 10 driving
Texas cattle through Interstate, except
between May 1T and November LIST,
= but " the trail went on Ia the proposed
route, II would be resisted by the
settlers.
Tx Lieut.. Gov. Colman Of Missouri
apuke In favor OF the resolution ana
urged The presentation 81 the question
10 congress a. once where the only
action could be taken on the matter.
Is Col Stewart OF Montana objected to
the wording OF The resolution, say Ing
/ q ma
breeding ground ns Ttxas, and WAS
u already over. locked aud desired an
outlet for its cattle M well as Texas.
Gen Carer Of NJ W York advocated
the passage OF the resolution.
Culver ol Kansas Also spoke.
The resolution WAS finally iudofaed
IN and adopted by very large majority.
IA The committee then reported favor
ably the resolution relating 10 pl.uro-
pueum MIA and other kindred diseases
r, introduced by Mr. Salmon, District Of
's Columbia, urging an appropriation by
ic congress 10 aid The commissioners OF
- agriculture 10 act IN co operation with
~ the state bureaus and contflye means
D TO suppress the direa'e.
u The Tep9T WIS adopted.
f. A favorable report by The committee
ns followed on the resolution introduced
y. Yesterday by Or Moore ~ Colorado
I'd In gard to indiana, the text OF which
~ is aa follows:
Where's, large tracts OF the public
domAin have been reserved for the ex'
elusive use Of the American Indian
and
Do "WheIeas, each year permits are
ed granted 10 large number OF said In,
-, dianp 10 leave thtir ressrvnronB anc
hunt over the ranges stocked Will
M cattle. aid
ey "Whtreas, In addition 10 dep
&c relation on our cattle by tbeB'
m rowing bands, theif criminal careless
ness yearly results In the destruction
lla by fire OF vast areas OF pasiurnge, ant
a Where's. ibtho things have ten
dency u exaspefAte the naDg-men anS
IL provoke hostile collisions that iDevitn
m. bly, result Ia the loes Of life, great do
lis siiuclion Of property and ibiiict heav.
he expense on the govefennenl; therefor
be II
ny earnestly request the secretary Of TIA
ny interior 10 restrict all Kept thoRe IN
,he dlans Ia the Indian territory 70 th
ed. limits OF their resptshve reservi
ti0ns
HE On the motion to adopt tho Tepor
Gen. Porter ~ the Grffk nation, III
dian territory. himself 40 Indian. too
ldy the platform aud made an rinqutf
IA appeal 20 The convention 10 etIlke nt
NJ, Il preamble as r, ileellug uuduly NJ
Wy on u large bildy Of orderly IneiAn
yer He WA, suppDrted 10 this position L
Ras Gen. Bfissln ~ Idaho, Mr. Po
en-. lard OF The Indian tInioiy IN
nE- several Others vino thought thsprean
ler. bic sn insult 10 iiic abused rad men.
Dr. Moore spoke ID supp0rt ~ d
resolution, though pas iDe . nigh ri
a ute 20 Gen. Porter and many 81 !
,ieh Close He ahi6 that the preeuibe "