Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-26
COW CHAT.
National Cattle and EOrse.G rowers'
Association Visit the East SC.
Louis Stock Yards.
a stormy Debate on u Pleuro-Pneumonia
Besoiution-Tho Fight to he Re.
newed To-Day.
mn ruIRD DAVIS SESSION.

The committee on resolutions submitted
report which is an elaboration of the re-
port sent in these dispatches last night.
The iirst resolution was adopted with
out debate, but the second about
plcuro-pncumonl and the measures for
its eNtirpatiOn prOvOkcdan animated and
prolonged discussion, and it, as well as a
resolution about Spanish fever, was laid
over till tomorrow In fact, the whole
report went over. The convention then
adjourned, and the delegates marched in
a body to the Union depot, where they
boarded special train for the National
stnck-yardS in East st. Louis, H., where
they viii partakc of Il banquet rendered
by he livestock men.
FGLL PROCEEDINGS or THE SESSION.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 25.-The cattle
convention rrassGmbled this morning with
Gen. Brisbin in the chair. The finance
committee submitted report placing an
assessment on each individual member OF
each local association holding member
ship in the ass, citation previous to De-
cember /, $50, of 3 10, to be paid ut once.
The report was referred to the committee
on constitution.
Gen. Curtiss, chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, submitted the follow
ing report, which was read:
Resolved. that the United States congress be
tesp'CuulIy petitluleu 10 enact NV by Whlc"
the setting are to the range and timber on the
puplic domain OF thS United states or In the
indian country snail be punishable by Inc and
imprisonment
KesolNed that TINS convention Is In favor of
the adoption Of a law that shall provide for the
appointment by the president of the United
states Of commiss or of five men who shall be
charged with tho duty OF suppr, ssing
and cXtirpatlug the co ltagion of ,leuru .pncu.
mOni IN cattle. and who shall be authorized
for that purpose to quarantine one portion of
the country against the shipment Of live stock
from another where the disease EXISTS; tu EN-
ploy assistance, including tho best veterinary
i II 10 DC found, aud to make all neces are
raj and regulations for emf rclng tho duliCs
with which they are charged. the lntmbp S
said commission to b6 familiar with INC
matters OF breeding aud handling live stock
and men of good exc utl q ability; the mem.
bers Of said commission TO bp uaid "A SALARY
commemorate with the duties thpy are re-
CURED to render; whenever II shall become
cccssafy to slaughter any 81 ok I'm order 10
eNtirpate any dis nsp said cou,tuissInnCrs tn
be authorized TO nav Tor the same nom n su nj.
clrnt appropriation made Tor tho purposc OF
enforcing the law
1t Ia an accepted fact that the passage of an.
and lei N land! S9 KEN ,F SGaSt eog n
spl mic or spanish fever to the cattle OF higher
a q, Another fact In co ncction with
SItit Gnt'o coming from lower
time in nisher attitudes do not cS S ip
their disease This infection has proved very
ROY t9 nerus ana cattle IN thosc more
hensions In those sect"n. liza 0uS,an Ann and
other restrictive regulations have be, n adopted
IN several , "i Tue states ana territories prohib
matRets These rcaHI2tionS are a
In some Of the states and territories
f fnty arc arc Mrtnaily an introduction upon
t"rnosed nT IN o'nrrs sa re, are IN
that these conflicting regulations, some ofthcm
arbitrary ana diihcult, If not impractcablc, to
disastrous 10 IN" ca intdrasts of ,b prove
country and viii grcativ diminish Inc VoIucs NJ
cattle In certain localities and augment their
laws of trade and GIs,Hrpns inc natural
mononoies are built up at The eynSnsr of iSS
consumtr 10 view OF these faces your com.
hat fbi- conT u,Uso LeapectIuIy recommend
such law as VIII pure The yb"g 20 pass
ter under the control ana Jurisdiction
Oh the ieherai government, giving authority
proper boundaries and limits ana S8I to ion WL
from lands be onglng to the United states Inch tPncb
te uaiian' a Grounds as shall be ample pro
tie interest Of t6d enro ana S%oser'e the cat
M,
The first resolution was adopted with
ouI OPPOSITION but the second provoked
batr Con Cnrties So '. ~ ,'u uo-
81. - "i',9' i",oicu IL ana lhul-
;nl,. VIZ "uiVau vi aHlIal
reau, was called out. He said he had
been asked to answer the speeches made
against his bureau yesterday. lie had
prepared an answer which covered the
ground under discussion, and would ONLY
say now that the passage OF the resolu-
tlon would put the whole matter back to
where II was 1--WE years ago.
Moore Of Colorado urred thc convnu-
ton to stand by the bureau
OF animal industry. The passage of the
resolution, he said, would be n San In tho
race to congress.
hancock OF Texas followed in speech
Which was severe on horse and COW doc
tors, ana on the agitation of the question
oil pIeura-pneumona, as he thought there
, mos no such disease in the West. He
thought mat the matter should be taken
out OF the hands of the veterinary sur.
@eons and given to practical mon