Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-12

open way for his own cattle to 90
upon the land for which he must pay
fine? 1t goes further in removing
the incentives for fence. cutting. 1t
has been the practice througho part
of the state for large stockmen
To keep their stock in their pastures
during the winter months, and when
summer arrives turn out their thou
sands of cattle upon lands that are
grazed by smaller stockmen TO eat up
the grass, and they leave the land al
most as bare as itswept by n fire. They
then put them in their pastures to fat
ten where the grass has be II res rived,
aud leave the poor mans cattle to die
OF starvation OF sell TO the larger stock
men, whose interests the bill
will protect, that oppose IL.
They are blind to their
cattlemen upon the committee, who
understood the matter, they would
recommend the passage of the bill
Our country is now almost covered
with big pastures, and the big stock
men are driving the small cattlemen
and farmers out. When poor man
can go into the country and buy one
hundred oDd fifty acres Of land with.
out having to spend one thousand dol
lars for fencing il, they will buy farms
and settle up the country. The bill
promotes the CONNER ial interests,
because il strengthens the backbone of
the country"
J0nes-'What are you going TO do
with the poor mans old spot when
your bill becomes IA law?o
Merriwether--"H can hold her by
the tail until she gets enough, and
then put her back in the stable.n Con-
tiuuing, he said: There il sti!l anoth-
er bill pending in the house that is sus-
ceptibe of amendment. | think
can drop my bill in as an amendment
to Mr.. Wurzbuch's bill.n
Scott understood the gentleman to
insinuate that the reason of the adj
verse report was thnt the committee
was composed OF large cattle men. He
had few cattle, and so had no
personal interests. The committee
then reported adversely because the
bill was the most absolute herd law he
had ever seen, and the committee
thought the people of Texas were not
yet ready for II herd law. 1t would be
the death blow 10 the small stockmen
whose interests the gentlemen seem to |
be 20 anxious to serve. Any man who
had Travelled over the state can see at |
Il glance that if you are compelled To
keep up 20 stock or pay damage for
its grazing, il will destroy !
the interests we seek To
serve. With the greatest
respect to his bill we could not do
otherwise than report rs We did.
Wurzbach las all other bills have
been referred to the special commit
tee, do not see why this particular
bill should be reported on now and
bring up discussion when we are not
for 1t. That committee was
reason. Though do wish to make
best for the chairman To- withdraw the
report and request that reference"
Upson--"I move to consider with
to refer to the
special committee. We are not pre-.
pared TO act to-day. If we adopt the
report of the committee, ID will cut OF
Ill legislation upon the subject for the
session, and | don't think IL would be
we'll
Swan--The special committee WAS
appointed 10 consider questions rclal-
ng to fence,cutting. This relates to
nerd law. The adoption OF the report
would not prevent the consideration
Of the adoption Of the same subj ct. {
Wurzbach--1he subjects are so init ;
nately connected they cannot be sepa-
'ated.
Swan did not think the herd law ,
md much To do with fence {
,utling, and denied the intinatlon /
hat the committee had treated the |
ill unfairly. THY did not notice the
Iutbor of The BILL"
Brown-"I suppose the gentleman
rom Goliad IL in the attitude of n man "
of II crime. He wants TO APP !,
ZEAL ] hope he Will appeal TO the \
louse. III tho bill becomes Ia lazy, /,
vii be arrested as soon as yet home"
BrowDing-'rhls bill went TO the :
roper committee and was considered =
" them and unanimously rejected. !,
I was never contemplated in raising !.
he special committee 10 send :
uch matters 10 IL. IL the
iii is referred back, IL
viii require another session to refer IL,
nd take up time n
Merriwether-"I Is not Ike adoption {
t the report taDtamount 10 di-pUSing n
( the herd law for the session." I
Browning--"I suppose II IL, but tho G