The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-11-28
THE WIDOWS LAMENT.
Mrs. Hendricks Version Of
Her Husbands Death.
THE CATTLEMEN AND INDIANS.
A lively Debate In St. Louis on Re-
solution to Take the Reds from
Their Reservations.
The Cowboys.

.Iay's session of the convention of the
National Cattle and Horse Growers As
ISOLATION, was opened with prayer by
Rev. s. w. Marston, in which touching
reference was made to the death of Vice
President Hendricks. Before proceeding
TO business, resolutions presented by
King. of Utah, expressive OF the deep
sorrow felt by the association over the
death of the Vice President, were passed
and a copy ordered forwarded to his
widow by telegraph.
The committee on revision OF the con
stitution, reported an amendment to the
article on dues, fixing the admission
, fee at $40 for an individual and
$50 for an association, and annual
dues at IS for individual and SIS for an
association. A further amendment en-
powers the executive committee to de-
fernine the date of holding the next
convention. Both amendments were
adopted.
II. NJ. Taylor, of New Mexico, agent
of the United States bureau OF animal
industry, read paper entitled, 'Prac-
teal measures for the protection OF
range cattle from contagious diseases. v
The paper urged most stringent quar-
to harbor infected cattle, and to gener
ally increase the scope of the powers OF
the bureau of animal industry.
Messrs. Brisbin of Idaho, Moore OF
Colorado, Thornton of New Mexico,
Swan, OF Wyoming, and Prior OF Texas,
were appointed a committee to confer
with representatives of the American
Hide and Leather Association on the
subject of branding cattle.
The special order, being the matter
of recommending the appointment of a
national pieuro pneumonia commission,
was taken up.
Rtnerson, OF New Mexico, yesterday
offered As q substitute for the resolution
requesting the President 20 appoint a
commission of five practical breeders, a
resolution leavidg the matter in the
hands Of Congress without restriction,
which provoked a spirited debate, dur
ing the course of which DR.. Solomon,
chief Of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
defended his bureau with some severe
replies TO the gentlemen who had at
tackled him, especially MesSrS. Wash
5urne and Coy, of the Chicago Live
Stock Exchange. Operated In harmony
With tn cattle men Of the west and
With power properly increased, he main
lained that the bureau would soon
remove ali vestige of the dreaded
pleurO-pneumOnia, and keep it and
other diseases from the herds west
Of the Allegheny mountains. The sub
situte was finally adopted without dis
sent.
The third resolution OF the commit
tees report, requesting Congress to
adopt measures providing for regula-
lion by quarantine of the splenetic or
Spanish fever, was unanimously passed,
amid great applause.
A paper by r. G. Head, Of Colorado,
iavOring railroad shipment Of cattle as
the best, but in view of inadequate Ia
cilities and the uncertainty of shipment
at certain seasons, urging the keeping
open of the national trail, was adopted
as part of the report of the committee
on resolutions, TO be forwarded to Con-
gTeSs.
The subject of branding was made the
special order for to morrow.
ST. LOUIS, November 27.-In the con-
yentiOn of Cattle and Horse Growers,
Harry VIM. Taylor, of New Mexico,
the following:
R-S0JDsd, That it is the sense o. the
National Cattle and Horse Growers As
ISOLATION OF the United States, that the
true policy of the general government IS
20 buy all of the reservations, row Occu-
pied by the rowing and unciviliZed
Indians OF the United States, and open
I'D said lands to settlements; that each
Individual be granted 800 acres of land
in the unOccupied section Of Indian
Territory. to be paid for out Of the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to the support OF
Indians and educating their children;
that as the Indians are the best armed
people on the frontier, the law against
the sale of firearms and munitions OF
war be more strictly enforced, and
the penalty for its violation be
largely increased; that In our
Judgment, the whole conduct of Indian
affairs should be placed in the hands OF
the military department. OF the United
States.
Mercer, of Wyoming, and Cameron,
OF Colorado spoke strongly IN favor OF
The resolution.
Maddox, of Texas. asked that the
matter be referred to the committee
on resolutions, owing TO the absence of
General Porter, the champion of the
Indians. He believed in giving the In
dian the right hand of fellowship.
King, of Utah, made strong plea
FOR the Indian, his speech being based
upon broad philanthropic grounds.
President Hunter sug geste that Mr..
King had never been corFalled by In
dams and seen Ithe hair Of his friends
raised.
King replied that it was because toe
gentlemen with whom he had asso-
elated mad always treated the Indians
1alrly and well.
Judge Carroll, of Texas, favored the
resolution, bat amended it to st ike out
s ~ IgieTenee to the unoccupied portion
CalLlster, of Utah, opposed the reso-
il on the ground that the Indian
.lss rights which thewhite man is bound /
II: NJ. Munday. of Texas. went into
t :he; details s5 OF indian raids, attributing
the Indian agents. a
Stewart. Of Montana, favored the
S sensa a. 1a holding that there is no
ffeSe9 reservations nd locating tbeYna