The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-11-22
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National Cattlemen,s Convention.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2o-At the open,
ing of the fourth day Of the National
Cattlemen's convention, the CHAIR
announced the following gentlemen
ss q committee of conference Wild 9
similar committee appointed BY tne
Chicago i've stock con vention: Cell
eral NJ. M. Curtis, Of New York;
Judge J A Carroll, Of Texas; Gen.
eral Brlsbin, Of Idaho; Governor
Hadley. of New Mexico; Colonel +.
u. Hunter, IF Missouri, J. NJ. Col.
burn, of Kansas; j. FL Lusk, 81
Iowa: J. A. Cooper, OF Colorado; J.
W. Hamilton, of Indian Territory.
Mr.. Wood, chairman OF the commit
tee m permanent organization, re-
ported the constitution and bylaws
of the proposed national ASSOCIATION.
The former embodies eleven articles.
The name of the association Is to De
the National Live Stock association
of America; its object to promote the
interests 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 ten
dollars. and annual dues not to ex-
coed five dollars; the officers to be
president, first vice-president, and
one vlce-president from each State
and Territory, and q secretary ana
treasurer, the secretary. to only draw
a salary. The chief Office Is to be ut
st. Louis till further orders. The
affairs OF the association to be In the
hands of an executive committee OF
fifteen, elected annually, OF which
the president is to be ex-of1cio chair
man. The first meeting of the asso-
citation will be held tomorrow. ut
which officers will be elected. An-
nual meetings are to be held the
third Monday of each November at
such place ordered by it's association.
The report was unanimously
adopted.
Gov. Stone, of Colorado, Chairman
of the Committee on Resolutions, re-
ported back to the convention with
favorable recommendations the pre-
arnble and resolution Of Judge Car
roll, relating to the cattle trail. On y
notion to adopt the report a spirited
debate followed. Russell, of Kansas,
opposed the trail on the ground OF be-
ing hostile to the interests of the
people of his State, large numbers of
whose cattle, he said, had died by
contact with Texas herds on the
trail now used. He said Kansas had
no objection to driving Texas cattle
through their Stale except between
May 1st and November 1st, but If the
trail went on the proposed route it
would he resisted by the settlers.
Lieutenant-Governor Coleman, ot
Missouri, spoke in favor of the reso-
luton and urged the presentation OF
the question to Congress at once,
where the only action could be taken
on the matter. Colonel Stewart, of
Montana, objected to the wording
Of the resolution, saying Montana
had quite as much breeding ground
as Texas, aud was already over.
stocked and desired an outlet for its
cattle as we'll as Texas. General
Curtis advocated the passage of the
resolution. Culver also spoke. The
resolution was finally endorsed by a
very large majority. The resolution
is as follows:
WHEREAS. One of the objects of
this convention is to procure by all
legitimate mean in its power such
legislation from Congress as shall
best protect and promote the entire
stock interests of the United States
and to each and every section of the
country ample market and traDspor-
tation facilities; and
WHEREAS, 1t is desired by this
convention that a safe and cheap
route be opened from the extensiv
breeding grounds of the South to the
extensive maturity of the North
west; and,
WHEREAS, We believe this can
only be accomplished by the estah-
lishment of a national stock trail
over which stock can be driven;
therefore,
Resolved, That this convention do
memOrialize congress by such apprO-
pirate legislation AS shall be sufficient
to accomplish the purposes hereiu H.
tended, to open, establish and main
tain q national stock trail beginning
at some point on the Red river and
extending thence in a north or north
westerly direction to the north line
of the United States.
Second-Tnat a committee of men,
bers of this convention be appointed
to prepare and present said memorial
to Congress in the name and by the
authority of this convention.
The committee reported favorably
on the resolution relative to peluro-
pneumonia and other kindred dis
eases, introduced by Mr.. Salmon, of
the District of Columbia. urging an
appropriation by Congress t. aid the
commissioner of agriculture TO act in
cooperation with the state bureaus
and contrive mean to suppress the
diseases. The report was adopted.
A favorable report by the commit
tee followed on the resolution intro
duced yesterday by DR.. Moore, of
Colorado. in regard to Indians, the
text of which is as follows:
WHEREAS, Large tracts of public
domain have been reserved FOR the
exclusive use of American Indi-
ans; and
WHEREAS, Each year permits are
granted large numbers of said Ind
ians to leave their reservations and
hunt over ranges stock. d with cattle;
and
WHEREAS, In addition to the
depredations 90 our cattle by these
rambling bands, their criminal care
lessDess yearly results in the destruc-
ton by fire of vast acres of pastu.age;
and
WHEREAS These things having
a tendency to exOnerate rangemen
provoke hostile collisions that una
voidably result in loss OF life, great
of property and inf1ict a
expense on the government;
therefore
Resolved, We respectfully and
earnestly request the Secretary of the
Interior to restrict all except
those Indians in Indian Territory to
the limits of their respective reser-
vations.
On a motion to adopt the report,
General Porter, of the Greek Nation,
Indian Territory, himself an Indi N,
t. ok the nlAtf0rm and ma6o on on.