Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-22
OUR CATTLEMEN.
Defects are Found in the Bylaws and
They are Referred to Commit.
tee for Revision.
$1,000 Raised for the Sufferers From
Drought in Virginia, West vir.
GINA and Kentucky.
President Elect Cleveland and Vice
President Elect Hendricks
Congratulated.
An Invitation Accepted to Visit the Obi
cage Stock Yards and Live
Stock Exchange,
A New Constitution Reported, Voted
Upon and Adopted, Article
by Article.
The Name to be The National Cattle
and Horse Growers Association Of
the United States

Tho Morning Session.

The Morning Session,
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 81. The nth
days session. of the cattlemen's con-
vel ton opened at lO:45 this morning.
The courtesies of the Western Union
Telegraph company and the Burling-
ton railroad were extended TO and nc.
cepted by the convention. Thethanks
Of the convention were extended TO
Mai @. G, Raiuwater and the score
tary for their services az temporary of.
flCers.
Gen. Brisbin Of Idaho called atten-
ton to verbal defects in the constitu.
ton adopted yesterday, by which n
number OF stock associations were ex-
cluded from membership in the asso-
citation, and moved reconsideration
OF the vote by which the constitution
was adopted and recommltlal OF the
instrument 10 new committee of sey-
en- for revision, with special instruction
10 amend the clause by which the
basis of representation was fixed IA
one delegate for each ten members of
the association In each state and terri
tory. A long discussion followed.
Gov, Stone of Colorado took
the position that the con-
hAllNtlOn hs IL HLuuu exc
cluded many small associations whose
interest was essential TO the success of
the national association. He hoped TO
see the utmost democratic feeling pre-
vail.
Wood Of Missouri, chairman OF the
committee which framed the constiUu-
ton, explained In behalf of the COM
niittee that the same object had been
In their mindH. He repealed the
charge that the committee had in.
tended 10 throw the central aesooia-
ton in the hands OF politicians.
| Senator Dorsey replied that he was
| Of the same mind, but believed that
proper representation was not occurred
as the constitution stood.
Mr. Fountain Of New Mexico OBJ
! iecied to the name Of the National
| Live Stock Association Of America.
! He believed that II should be the Ma
tional Cattlemen's association, 30 us to
| confine IL TO raisers Of cattla.
After further discussion the CUES
ton was divided and the motion TO
reconsider the action by which the
constitution was adopted prevailed,
and the constitution was brought d.
rectly before the convention for ac-
| tion.
A pause In the proceedings at this
point was occasioned by the ANNOUNCE
ing Ly Gen. Curtis Of New York that
! "a collection would be taken from the
| delegates for the rtliet Of sufferers from
drouth in Virginia, West Virginia aud
| Kentucky. This was received with
great applause and the sum OF 1920
was raised In few minutes and
| turned over 10 Col. ID. Hunter OF st.
Louis for trahsmission to Messrs. Jul
bal A. Early aud Charles w. Button
of Lynchburg, Va.
On motion the convention unani-
mously extended congratulations 10
| PresideDtelect Cleveland and Vice
Presldent-elect Hendricks
A paper by Capt, Sllas Bent of st.
Louis, Representative Of the Las AMI
mas Cattle association on" MeteOrology
on the Plainsn was ordered spread on
the records.
On the motion OF Gen. BrIsbin the
| chair appointed the following commit
tee, TO which was referred the
revision OF the constitution and by
laws: Gen. Brlsbin Of Idaho, chairman;
| Messrs. Wood Of Missouri, Clark OF
Iowa, Dorsey Of New Mexieo, Met
| Gallo Wyoming, Goodnight Of Texas,
Dewitt Smith Of illinois.
Gov. Stone OF the committee on req
oluliups reported favOrabiy the resolu-
| ton relegating the question of the date
| Of the next convention 10 the executive
committee and the question Of the
place Is 10 be determined by the con-
! yentiOn.
On motion Of delegate from Chi
cAgo the report was adopted with an
amendment 10 the effect that the con-
ventlon recommend st Louis
as the place Of the next
| convention. IL WAS agreed to
admit all delegates accredited from
/ regular cattle associations In Old Mex.
leo on equal terms with Other delegates.
A resolution that congress be
| M moralized TO enact law
compelling railroads 10 nee
siat-ears for the transportation
ofcsltle was referred 10 the committee
on constitution.
Gen. N NJ Curtis Of New York, for
the committee appointed TO confer
| with the committee OF the Chi
cagO convention, made verbal
1 report that the two committees
had been unable 10 agree on the ques.
ton Of merging the two associations
into one. He also announced that
| Judge Cary Of Wyoming and Lieut.
Coy. Colman OF Missouri would
address the convention IN explanation
81 the position OF the two factionB OF
the committee.
Judge Cary took the stand and spoke
At some length Of the desirabllily
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