Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-20
The Committees On Credeuh us and
Permanent Organization Make
Their Reports.
Ex-Governor Routt Of Colorado "a Chosen
President, With a Weep esiaent
from Every State.
Texas Presents n Resolution Urging
the Importance Of Forming
National Trail.
A Committee Of Five Is Appointed IL
Dram Constitution aud Bylaws
for tLe Association,
The wyomihS. Utah and idaho Del.
egates Bolt to Oppose tho
National Trail Issue.

ST. LouIs. Mo-, Nov. ls.--At the
opening OF the third day Of the cattle
mems convention at 1880 this morn
ing the secretary read eablegram
from London, signed John Robinson
Whitley, director-general OF tue Rgrl-
cultural exhibition OF 1856, extending
his cordial greeting aud expressing
hope that tue convention will decide
TO hold livestock exhibition In Lon-
don in 1885; also Telegram from John
S. Crosby, late governor OF Montana,
now first assistant acknowledgement
indorsing any action OF the convention
for the protection aud development OF
the great cattle.growlng Interest west
OF the Missouri river.
Gen. Brlsbln, chairman OF the com
mittee on credentials, then presented
his report, embodying lls0 names OF
accredited members 70 the convention.
On various motlOua names accidentally
omitted were added, swelling the Hat
To over 1900 The report was then
unaninpnsly adopted.
The official liht df'she delegates 20
the convention will be found Ia anoth-
er part OF this paper
The report OF tue committee on per-
manent organization WAS read and
adopted without dissent, perfeoting
the election of the following officers;
Gov John l. ROutt, Colorado, presl-
dent: Gen. n. NJ, Curtis, New York,
first vice-president, and one Vice
president from each statcHnd territory.
Amos J Atwater, St LOUIS, secretary;
j. L. McAlee, Maryland, assistant
secretary; j. w. Booth, Pexas, mad
ing cl-rk.
Gov. Routt was escorted TO the
chair and briefly addressed the con-
vention, urging the prompt and har-
moniOus action Of the members IN the
important business In haild. The
chairman was then presented with u
Rnld-mnuuted ivory gAvei by the
Northwestern Live Stock Jour
nal OF Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Wood Of Missouri offered a resolu-
tloh providing for the appointment of
q committee OF five 10 consider the
question OF the formation of "A national
association of the cRttlemen Of the
country, and 70 draft u constitution
and bylaws for the government Of
such organization, which passed unani-
moualy. Tue following resOluLiOn was
then offered and adopted: That re so
buttons presented 10 the convention be
referred 10 the committee on reaolu-
tons without debate.
THE NATIONAL TRAIL RESOLUTION.
a committee consisting Of Judge
Carroll Of fexAs, and Messra. Hatain,
Tours, Lyle and Pryor presented tae
following:
Whereas, one OF the objects OF this
convention IS 10 procure by
all legitimate means within ita
power such legislation from congress
~ shall best project aud promote the
entire stock interest of the Uni cd
States and offer each ana every section
OF the untry an ample market and
transportation facilities, and
Whereas, IL Is the desire Of
this convention that safe
and cheap route be opened from the
extensive breeding grounds Of the
great Northwest, aud
! Whereas, We believe that this can
only be accomplished by the establish
meut OF Il national stuck trail over
which stock can be driven; now,
"rherefore be II resolved. that this
convention does memorabilia congress
Cy such appropriate sgisiALivn as
purposes herein intended, ~ open, es-
labilsh aud malulHin national stock
trail beginning at some point
sn the Red river, extending In a north
and noTthwesterly direction 70 the
north line Of the United States.
"Res0lved, that n Committee Of mem
beers of this convention be appointed
10 prepare and pTerent u memorial 10
congress In the DRme aud by the an-
thoiity Of this convention"
Referred 10 the COMMITTEES on resolu-
tions under the rule.
A Missouri deles sic moved that the
resolution presented by Carroll and re-
} ferfed to the committee On resolutions
, be Withdrawn and brought before he
house again. Carroll appealed for cour-
tesy and chance 10 be nvard,
which the previous speaker
! granted and Withdrew his mpiIon
/. 10 table. Carroll insisted upon mis-
right 70 the floor against another mo-
ton 10 table, aud proceeded 10 Say that
the matter Of trail could be better
considered by special committee than
I by general one. IL Is a matter OF
/ Vial Importance, aud he moved that
! the rstolntiUn be- referred 70 q special
committee.
Harrison Of Montana thought
: that the committees were intellige1tly
CONSTITUTED and the matter belonging
TO them should not be taken from
them, therefore he wanted tho ques.
/, ton left with the resolutions eomnit
: tee. MeEnery thought that the or
/. gauIzalion Of 10 many special com nit
. ties would result Ia u multitude VI TAIL.
ures, therefore he .ns we'd bis motion
to lay the nOtlon % withd ~ an tbs