, 1886-04-07
THE STOCK CONVENTION
Important Proceedings In That
Body Yesterday.
The Association Does Not Desire
to Join the international.


The Stock Growers convention reas-
sembled at Library hall at 10 o'clock yes
terday forenoon, President j. NJ. Carey
in the chair. The forenoon session was
devoted to a multitude of different sub
jects of more or less importance. 1t had
been expected that the round up commit
tee would present its report early in the
day, but such, however, was not the case.
The chairman of the committee asked for
further time and this important matter
went over until the afternoon. Shortly
after the convention assembled the ques-
ton Of amending certain bylaws of the
association was taken up for discussion
and final action. The executive commit
tee had recommended that certain changes
be made, and the questions concerning
these changes were brought before the
convention on the report of this commit
tee. In accordance with one of these
recommendations it was voted to have
hereafter an assistant secretary of the as
ISOLATION who is to be nominated by the
secretary and confirmed by the executive
committee.
Upon the Recommendation Of the Il
ecutiye committe, by which means it
arose, a very important question was pre-.
sented to the convention for its consider
alton during the forenoon session. The
point sought to be made was to devise
some plan through an amendment to the
bylaws by which a stock or cattle COM
panY can be made liable for tie dues and
assessments against the individual mem
bers of the company. Quite a lengthy
discussion ensued upon this point, which
was finally compromised by the appoint
ment of a committee of three to confer
with Hon. w. W. Corlett regarding the
matter. Later in the day this committee
reported an amendment to the by laws by
which each member of the association
is required to sign a certificate by which
he is held personally responsible for the
amount Of his dues and assessments, and
by which the signer agrees that the prop
erty of the company which be in part rep
resents shall also be holden for dues and
assessments, on the ground that property
seeking the protection oil the ASSOCIATION
is liable to that extent.
1t was voted to appropriate the sum OF
5000, to pay the expenses OF any commit
tee which may hereafter be sent 70 wash
lngton or elsewhere to secure legislation IN
the interests OF the ASSOCIATION.
The next question which arose Tor DIS
cusslon was one presented by the execu-
i've committee In Its report and upon
which II made no recommendation Inc
question was whether the Myomlng STOCK
Growers ASSOCIATION snal unite ana De-
come a constituent element oil the inter
national mango ASSOCIATION, tne eonui-
tons being that all cattle belonging to
members oil Inc wyoming association
snail be subject 10 an assessment not 10
exceed one nan a cent per mead TO go 10
the uses oil the international association.
ms proposition ehcited mucn discus
SOL III when hessrs. carey oeurRs,
l~escnemacner' paopit'' onanee anu
others TOOK part rlnaily' py an Almost
unanimous vote Oh the convention a com
mittee consisting oil Nlessrs- heei' Ohai'
NaR RAhHaNN IEEaNN and nrVua Nun ~
zee naooi'i' rra't anu herman was ap-
pointed 70 arait a reply 10 the lnterna-
uonai' when Is TO De put IN the form oil a
resolution respectfully deeilninS 70 unite
with the international hange Association
at TINS time'
In the afternoon W. u IRVINE, CHAIR
man oil the committee appointed Tor nat
purpose, presented a series OF appropriate
resolutions on the death OF hon. A. X.
Converse and other deceased members Of
the association. The resolutions were
.u.I
a, "Nop
lhe py-ia" under whien certain local.
ties are allowed a certain number of mem
bers of the executive committee, was
amended hv , vote If tho convention hv
- al -
WHICH Dako.a "h hereafter nave t"o
members OF the committee, and Northern
Colorado one.
After a,ten5ino IN some otber matters