The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-01-16

The annual meeting 81 the Asso-
siailon Of Kapsas 6toek-xrovers.
which adjourned ct Topeka JANUARY
euesio1 Of the continuation 81 Iarrs
beyefs In eollusloR with tbe rail-.
road companies 10 ecnircl and
depress the prices Of cattle and hoss
and destroy the local markets.
Resolutions were adopted appealing
20 Congress 10 enact such laws e
shall nullify and forever destroy the
power Of the dresssd-besf combine,
and asking for Q national Inspection
Law which shall require the LEGAL
Inspection Of all cattle slaughtered
for Americas consumption, the in
spection 10 BE- made within ave
miles Of the town or city where the
meat shall be exposed for sale.
Another lau desired II one per-
hitting the States to pass such laws
- they deslre covering the local In
speetion Of live stock designed Tor
food. The Kansas City stock yards
were vigorously condemned for
their outrageous treatment Of Kan
sas live stock interests, and q resolu-
ton wss adopted asking the Legisla-
ture Of Kansas to provide By Law for
the regulation Of Kansas City stock
yard charges In proportion to the
prices obtained for the stock sold.
An executive committee Of seven
was chosen TO look after the In
terests OF Kansas stock growers,
composed Of X. Atkinson, Of
franklin county; W. A. Harris.
Leavenworth county; +. D. Ray
mond, Merrls county; w. Ramsey,
Dickinson county; william Sims,
Shawnee county; r. b. Cannon.
Phillips county T. A. Hubbard,
Summer county.
The following delegates were
elected to the eattlemeu' convention
10 be held at Fort Worth, Tex, on
March n, 1890:
Scion o. Thatcher, Lawrence; d.
P. Elder, Ottawa; q. w. Click,
Atehison; J. T.. Van Bentsm,
LyndOn; VIM. Slime, Topeka;
Robert Atkinson, Ottawa; Charles
Robinson, Lawrence.
A letter was read from Senator
Geo. q. Vest, stating that the inves-
tlgati0n by the senate committee Of
the dressed beef combine shows that
the Chicago markets dominates the
sale Of cattle for the whole Union,
and that an agreement exists be-
tween the large firms at Chicago aud
Kansas City to fix the prices OF
dressed beef In different states.
Senator Vest also says In his let
ter: "As to the matter Of local In
spectlou on the hoof, Il seems that
the courts In different states lean
strongly to the opinion that the
statutes aud municipal ordinances
excluding dressed beef from sale In
states and cities are In conflict with
the clause Of the Federal Constitu-
ton which gives Congress the exclu-
sive power to regulate commerce
between the states. have not read
any OF these opinions, and am not,
therefore, prepared to give my
views In regard to their correctness;
but q significant fact 10 that wher-
ever the question hiss ceme before q
judicial tribunal for adjudication
the decision has been against the
statute or ordinance In question. IL
those statutes ami ordinances ere
decided by the Supreme Court Of
the United States to be uncoastltu-
tlonal, there remains but one
remedy to the rAisers Of beef cattle.
The passage by Congress Of n law
publishing all combinations created
for the purpose OF controlling for
private profit the purchase or sale Of
commodities from one state to an
other. or TO foreign country, seems
10 furnish the only remedy for the
evils which certainly exist"