The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2O.-At the opening OF
the fourth day of the national cattlemen's
convention, the chair appointed the
following gentlemen as a committee OF
conference with similar committee ap.
pointed by the Chicago Live stock CON
vention: Gen. n. NJ. Curtis, Of New
York: Judge J. A. Carroll, of Texas;
Gen. Brisbin, of Idaho; Gov. Hadlev, of
New Mexico: Col. II. ID. Hunter. OF Mis-
souri,; j. NJ. Colburn, of Kansas; J. II.
Lusk, of Iowa; j. A. Cooper, of Colo
RADIO; j. w. Hamilton, Of the Cherokee
strip. MIR. Wood, chairman OF
tho committee on permanent
organization, reported the constitution
and bylaws of the proposed national
eleven articles. The name of the asso
citation is to be The National Live S ock
association of America. It's Obj ct is to
promote the interest of the live stock
industry, and to be open to any person
directly interested in said industry. on
the payment of an initiation fee of $40
and annual dues not TO exec d So. The
officers are to he president, first vice
president, and one vice-president for
each state and territory, and secretary
and treasurer, the secretary only to
draw q salary. The chief office is to he
at 1t. Louis till further orders. The
affairs of the association are to be in
the hands of an executive COM
mittee of fifteen, elected ali
nually, of which the president
shall be ex-oflicio chairman. The first
meeting of the association is TO
be held tomorrow, at which
officers are TO be elected. The
annual meetings are to be held on the
third Monday of each November, at
such places as may be ordered by the
association.
on motion of Judge Carroll, of Texas,
the report was unanimously adopted.
Gov. Stone, of Colorado, chairman of
the committee on resolutions, reported
back TO the convention with favorable
the preamble ana reso-
Tut on of Judge Carroll, of Texas, relat-
ing To the cattle trail, and on motion it
was adopted. Spirited debate ensued.
Russell, of Kansas, opposed the trail
on the ground of it being hostile to the
interests of the people of his state, large
of whose cattle, ho said. ha
trail now used. He said
Kansas had no objection to
driving Texas cattle through their
state, except between May l and No
|, but if the trail went on the
route it would De resisted by |
The settlers.
Governor Colman, of
Missouri, spoke favorably to the resolu
ion, and urged tn, presentation of the
question to congress at once, where the
jrly action could be taken on the nat
er.
Col. Stewart, of Montana, objected to
he wording of the resolution, saying
was quite as much of breed
ny ground as Texas, and was already
and desired an outlet for its
,attle, as well as Texas.
Gen. Curtis, of New York, advocated
he passage of the resolution.
Culver, of Kansas, also spoke.
Tbe resolution was finally endorsed and
!dopted by very large majority.
The committee then reported favora-
,ly on the resolution relating
Oh o-pneumonia and other
,indred diseases, introduced by Mr..
salmon, of the District of Columbia,
Urged an appropriation by congress to
id the commissioner OF agriculture to
ct in cooperation with state bureaus
nd contrive means to suppress dis
asses.
The report was adopted.
A favorable report by the committee
ollowed on the resolution introduced
yesterday by DR., Moore OF Colorado, in
egard to the Indian Territory, which is
s follows:
WHERE s, Large tracts of the public
omain have been reserved for the ex-
lusive use of the American Indians;
nd,
WHEREAS, Each year permits are
ranted to large numbers OF said In
ians to leave their reservations and
unit over ranges stocked with cattle,
nd,
WHEREAS, In addition to depreda
ions on our cattle by these roaming
ands, their criminal carelessness
early results IN the destruction by fire
vast areas of pasturage, and, |,
WHEHEAs, These things have a ten
ency to exasperate the rangemen, am
} provoke hostile collisions that will
ievitably result in loss of life, great
of property and inflici
eavy expense on the government; /
lereiore, la
Resolved, That we respectfully and
,rnestly request the secretary of the {
lterior to restrict all except those In
ans in the Indian Territory TO the linn
$ Of their respective reservations. Il
On motion 10 adopt the report, Gen
orler, Of the Creek Nation, Indian Ter
tory, himself an indian, took the plat
nm and made an eloquent appeal to