The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-11-27

fefofs from tho drought la Vlfglnin
West Virginia and KENNEDY. THIS rs
req ived With great applause, and M
sum ~ fl,2W was raised IN y few no
me ~ and turned over ~ Col. II, u
Hunter, ~ ~, Louis, for transmission {,
hessrs Iuhal A, Early aud Charles W
butlcr ~ LynChhurg, Virginia.
On motion the convention unHni
mOuAly extended its congratulations {,
PresldHnt-olect Cleveland aud Vice
Prosidont.eloct Hendricks.
A paper bv Capt. Silas Bent. OF 50
Louis, tho representative OF the LOT
Aninms Cattle association, on The
"McleorolOgy of the Plains was or
dersd spread ON the records,
ON melton of Gen. Brishin, the chaii
appointed tho following committee, "a
which was referred the revision Of the
constitution and bylaws; Gen, l'rishin,
of Idaho, chairman; Messrs, Wood, OF
Missouri; Clark, Oi Colorado; Dorsey, OF
New Mexico; Metcali, of Wyomingi
Goodnight, of Texas; Dewitt Smith, oil
Illinois.
Gov. Stone. Of the committe on roso.
lntions, reported favOrably tho resolu-
tiOn for the RELOCATION of The question oi
the date of the next convention To tho
executive committee ana the question
of place 10 no determined by this con
ventiOn.
ON motion OF delegate from Chi
| cagO, the report was adopted, with an
amendment TO tho effect that tho con-
ventiun recommend st. Louis rs the
place for the next convention.
IL WAS agreed to admit all delegates
accredited from regular cattle associa-
tions IN Old Mexico on equal terms with
other delegates.
The resolution that congress be me-
| mOrialiZcu to enact a law compelling
|
pOrtation of cattle, was referred to tho
| committee on constitution.
| Gen. y. NJ. Curtis, of New York, for
| the committee, appointed To confer with
a committee of the Chicago convention,
made a verbal report that the two COM
mitteas have been unable TO agree on
! the question of merging the two assOci2-
| tons into one.
| 1t was also announced that Judge
Cary, of Wyoming, aud Lieutenant.
Governor Colman, OF Missouri, would
| address the convention in explanation
| of the position of the TWO factions In the
| committee.
Judge Cary took tho stand and spoke
| at some length of the desirability that all
| persons Interested in the cattle industry
should act in unison.
Gov. COlman followed with a spirited
address, showing the superior strength
aud Importance OF The st. Louis conven-
ton and cUutended that the Chicago
convention was not entitled TO rocOgni-
tion on equal terms.
Great applause followed this, and on
vote IL was agreed 10 discharge the com
mite as unable TO make report. The
question of conference thus ended.
MIR. Stewart, of Montana, on a ques-
ton of privilege, took the rJStrum and
expressed desire to put the delegation
OF his territory on record as unanimous
~ opposed to the action on the trail
question taken by the convention yes
tGrday. lie gave as Il reason, the over
crowded state of the cattle markets of
the northwest, which he feared would
be made worse if he proposed trail WAS
allowed to extend TO the limit of the
British possessions.
No comments were made on these re-
marks and the convention, it being then
80 O'Clock, adjourned till 3 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion an invitation from John b. Sher-
man, Elmer Washburne, president of
the Union stock yards, Chicago, and the
Chicago Live Stock Exchange, to visit
the stock yards on Monday next, was
accepted.
A resolution urging that steps be
taken to secure more advantageous
freight arrangements east and west, F.,
was referred.
The committee on resolutions reported |
favorably on the resolution that, pend |
ing the action of congress on the trail |
question, what is known as the Gyif1in |
and Dodge trail he used by stockmen. |
The report was adopted with slight OPP
position, chiefly from the Kansas dele |
CATION. a paper by DIR. Caruthers, of
Texas, on the theory of Texas fever,
was ordered spread on the records.
A motion prevailed that This and all |
similar papers heretofore or hereafter
submitted to the convention be put on
the records simply for general informa-
ton, and without the endorsement OF
delegates.
The resolution of Mccoy, of Kansas,
Yesterday, to the effect that
the proposed trail should not exceed six
miles in width, and at certain given
points should be contracted to the
Wild h of 100 feet, to admit the building
Of arches or bridges, over which cattle
might cross without danger of Infection,
was referred back to the committee on
without recommendation.
Mccoy moved the adoption of the
resolution as being tina sense Of
the convention. He then spoke to his
own motion and said, in substance, that
Kansas did not endorse, nor would her
representatives in congress support,
trail movement. except with the assur-
uponit the restrictions embodied in the
res olutiOn.
A delegate from Texas amended the
motion so as to refer the subject to q
of nine to be appointed to
present a memorial 10 congress. This
prevailed almost unanimously.
AT this point the special committee of
seven, appointed to revise the COnstiiu-
ion and bylaws, appeared and submit
ed "A unanimous rpnOrt.
The new constitution embodied the
changes:
The name is TO be the National
cattle and Horse Growers Asso-
ii alton of the United States. Mem.
,erships shall be open TO ell in ]
on the payment of IS mi
iation fee, and all associations on the
payment OF $l5 annual dues to $3.50 for in
lividuals, and $3.50 for associations.
Annual meetings to be held on the.
ourth Monday in each November. "
Two clauses were added, admitting
'ote by proxy and fixing the basis of
ote for each member, three for each
and one at large for each
tate and territory, to be accredited by (
he governor.
Provisions were also made to admit
e iegates accredited by regular associa-
ions in Old Mexico and Canada.
On motion of Judge Lindsey, the new
was taken up and voted
pom and adopted seri-atim, article by
rticle.
A motion to admit delegates from otherE
beside Canada and Mexico,
nd another to change the date OF The
nnual meeting to the third Monday in
ovember, was lost. The instrument
whole, was adopted. v
The convention adjourned tiI $50 p.
/. tomorrow.
THAT COWBOY CHARITY. |