Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-28
COW CHAT.
Hatch OF Missouri Successfully De.
tends the Bureau OF Animal
Industry Bill.
Addresses on the Range Country, Leasing
of the Public Domain and the In
dian Question.
rIrrm nAY,s sEssInN.

number OF delegates to the National Cat
tie and Horse Growers association con-
yentlon left for home last evening, and the
attendance this morning was much re-
duced. Judge Carroll of Texas called
the convention TO order at l0:30. An in
yitation to hold the next convention at
Dallas, Tex, was referred to the exec
utive committee.
Mercer of Wyoming delivered an adj
dress on the range country. The paper
went so FAR as to intimate that the cattle
men owe it to the public, which gives
them the use of the public domain, to
prevent this annual destruction of mil
lions of dollars worth of property, and
the suggestion was given that
unless there be reform in this mat
ter the time win come when brand
ing shall be prohibited and cattle
men forced to conduct their business in
fenced Enclosures, like the cattle-grower
of the East The recent action of the
Humane association on the subject of
branding cattle was referred to, and the
speaker was importunate in his reference
to the general belief of the lawlessness
of the cowboys. This was misunder-
stood as direct reflection upon the
honor aud integrity Of the cattlemen,
and spirited speeches were made in reply
by Avail of Texas, Hadley of New Mexi-
co, and Wallace of Colorado A motion
to receive the report was followed by a
motion to lay 1t on the table, which, in
the mistaken temper of the convention,
prevailed.
Wallace Of Colorado read paper upon
"The Leasing of the Public Domain"
The paper was plea against the leasing
system, the argument being that while the
government would derive revenue, the ex-
pense of raising cattle would be increased
rnd the burden would fall upon the con-
sumers. II the government goes into the
| landlord business, like all landlords they
will endeavor to get the highest rental.
The result will be to foster monopoly,
and the cheap capital of Europe will
crowd out the small herders who have
developed this country and the consum-
ers will be the sufferers.
The chair announced the following
committee on national legislation /:
Judge Hubbell of New Mexico, chairman !;
Judge j. A. Carroll of Texas, N. NJ. Cur
| tbs of New York, b. X. Jamison of Penn
sylvania, John l.. Routt of Colorado,
Justus Clark of Iowa, and II. L. Hardin
of Colorado
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| Texas on the Indian question, which in
dorses the well-known ideas of Gen.
Sheridan ON the civilization of the In
dams.
Gen. Pleasant Porter of Greek Nation
in reply said that he believed the paper
entirely unnecessary, and that the less
the convention had TO say as cattle-grow-
ers upon the subject OF the Indian the
better. This question is now in the
hands OF gentlemen who have gone to the
bottom of it, and they look at it better
than we do, who look through cows
eyes. Leave the matter to congress.
On motion of King of Utah the paper
was laid on the table.
Recess until 80 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The session was opened by the intro
duction of Congressman w. IL. Hatch of
Missouri, chairman of the committee on
4 agriculture of the house of representa-
tives, who spoke in defense of the bureau
of animal industry bill, reminding the
convention that the main feature for
which the cattlemen are now clamoring
was originally reported in the bill, but
stricken out by the almost unanimous
vote OF the representatives of the great
cattle-growing states. The speaker as
sured the convention of his active sup
port in all measures which favor their
great interests,
Harry NJ. Taylor of New Mexico by
unanimous consent reopened the Indian
question, which had been seemingly set
tied at the morning session, by the intro
ductlon OF the following resolution.
whereas, almost continual disturb
ances have existed between the frontiers
men and The Indians on the reservations
, outside of the Indian Territory, and,
whereas, all the interests of humanity
ana the material prosperity of the great
: west, including Mexico aud British Co.
lumbia, demand that these disturbances
De equltably overcome; now therefore. to
this end be it
Resolved, that it is the sense of the Ma
tional Cattle and Horse Growers associa-
ton Oh the United States, in animal con
Vention assembled, that the true policv
Vi the general government is to buy all
OF the reservations now occupied nv tho
rowing barbarians and uncivilized Indians
OF the United States and then mon soid
lands to settle the Indians.
|. Resolved, further, that each individrol
Indian be granted 800 acres of land in the
unoccupied portion of the Indian Terri.
tory To be paid for out OF the proceeds NJ
! the sales of the lands mentioned and tho
balance OF said proceeds to be devoted Ia
! the support OF the said Indians and Ia the
education OF their children.
Resolved, further, that as these In.
dlans are the hest-armed people on the
frontier the law against the sale Of fire.
arms and munitions of war be moro
strictly enforced, and the penalty for lis
! violation largely Increased 40
, Resolved, that in our iudg,,ant a. .
whole conduct of Indian affairs shonId ho
placed in the hands OF the military Az p'
pattment OF the United States.
: Mercer OF Wyoming and Dameron of
colorado spoke strongly in favor Of tba
resolution. Maddox of Texas asked tha,
ene matter be referred 70 the committee
: on resolutions, owing to the absence az
c ven. rorter, the champion of the indians
ne believed in giving the indians the
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