The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-10
sintn Cnnlinl Notes.

| AUSTIN, Jan. 9.-The stockmtn organized
to-day by eleciing Hon. J. ID. baysrs prssi-
dent John N. Simpson, OF Dallas first vice
president; w. 7 North, OF Austin, second
vice president; Seth Mabry, OF Kansas City,
third vice president; Will Lambert, secrs-
tary; ID. @. Bentley, II Fort Worth, assis'
tant secretary; DIR, Day, OF Austin, treas
ureT; w. III. Grain, sefgant.at.arma' htsnu-
| ing committees were appointed hs ioloNs'
On membership-J. I. Lytle, chairman.
Fnance-J. s. Driskell, OF Austin, chair
man.
zos, chairman.
Marks and brands-W. u. Butter, OF
Karnis county, chairman. ,,,,-,.,,
Inspeotion-W. y, Lewis, OF Mitchell
county, chairman.
Estias-J. J. Hill, Of Parker county
Protection of live stock from disease-W.
+. North, OF Austin, chairman.
Disease-B ID. Grooms, Of Wheeler coun-
ty, chairman.
'Graring and feucing-H. d. Sullivan, OF
Victoria, chairman.
Profession from theft and fraud-C. e.
Slaughter, OF Dallas, chairman.
Executive committee. NJ. Dey OF Aus
tin chairman, 4. N Butler Of Tarcauti j..
NJ. Math OF Victoria, w, +. Lewis OF
Mitchell, r. ~. 10 W OF Noilhu ~ - 1tVH
dard Of Brazos, ID. n. Moore OF Galveston,
J. Eaid Of Clay, B. B. GroJms OF the PAN
handle district, j. L. Brown San Antonio
A resolution was adopted calling the at
tention OF the legislature to iencs-cuttlng
and requesting the passage OF O law making
IL a felony 10 destroy any fence around
any enclosure in the state.
Slaughter, of Dallas, otfereda resoul ulion
TINT is Wheraas, there are many men in Tex
3 yl,g atl N
unable at present to acquire land on which
10 Craze them, and whereas, there are
large bodies OF unoccupled lands belonging
| to non-r.sdents and others. as well as ths
public domain, which would be practically
useless and unprodusiive should a herd law
| be passsd by the legislature, aud, whereas,
/ avs shou Id be enacted To protect the weak
instead of the strong, therefore,
! Resolved That " is the sense of this con-
vention that the adoption Of herd law at
this time woulu initiate against the best
interests OF the state, and that the legisla-
ture be requested to defeat sDy proposition
looking TO the passage OF such law.
After some discussion the re1olutiOn was
tabled; yeas 63; nays, 4S.
| Lleutenant.Governor Martin, president.
elect, was then introduced snd made few
appropriate remarks, returning his thanks
for honors sonisrred. Adjourned till morn
| ing.
Tne land board to-day sold and leased 266
sections Of land in Peeos, Scurry, Webb,
Mitchell and Victoria counties, Willbarger
was suspended. Tom Green will be taken
up Tomorrow and will occupy the attention
OF the board for several days. The Wichita
| Cattle coLapsny protest against the sales
| n ade in Archer county.
The Keating Implement & Manufactur.
ing company of Dallas, lcapital stock 500,
600, fled charter. The land men met to
day. J.S. Dausherty, Of Dallas, presided.
Me m bership fees were fixed at $500 each.
A committee was appointed on legislation
and will probably report tomorrow.
General King issued orders to-day pro-
hibiting rangers from wearing side arms
when not on duty.
The regents elect a successor to Wallet
tomorrow.
The North Texas stockmsn insist that
the election to-day was a sectional issue
between southern cattlemen isyoring q
herd law and northern cattlsmen opposed
to it. There is considerable contest on this
question. But the convention being here,
the southern men ara able to drum up
larger forces.