The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-02-23
THE STOC1MEN.
TaEY FINISH UP THEIR BUSINESS
AND ADJOURN SINE DIE.
Committee Reports Of Great Importance Sub.
mitted and Acted Upon-Ths Election
Of officers and Other Matters
Of Much Interest.

V6nllOn was called TO Oru6f Oy Vice
President Lytie who Immediately in
troduced Governor Hogg, who at that
moment had entered the hall.
The governor said that he was pres
ent as conscript brought into the
hall by committee of delegates sent
after him. He was unprepared to
make lengthy speech and desired to
apologize to the convention for his
seeming neglect, having been so occu.
pied for the past thirty days in per-
forming the duties allotted to him by
the constitution during the session of
the legislature that he had been
totally unable to prepare himself
on a subject OF such magnitude and
great interest as was the stock inter-
est of Texas. The question now is
how will the stock interests OF the
state cut The shackels that BOW bind
them? 1t takes concerted action to do
it, and 1 am glad to see you have
started in the right direction. One OF
the main questions before you is a
market and the proper way of getting
to those markets. 1t is the pee be-.
tween the ranch and the mouth of
the people you want to bridge. How
are you going to do it? That is a
problem you must solve yourself. l
will rot attempt to do it, for if / do
nj ~, 10;
Thank God 1 am out of politics now
You need good quarantine law
and also what you did have and will
have, wholesome railroad com MIS-
sion TO fix rea enable rates between
points 10 be reached by the shipper
and to give you reasonable rates to
the Texas seaboard. When you get
those reasonable seaboard rates YOU
will see that the rates to Chicago will
be lowered and the rigor OF their quar-
antine will be greatly lessened.
At the conclusion OF his remarks
the regular order was resumed and
the reports OF committees were called
for.
The first committee to report was
the committee or breeding and rear.
ing Of rses, composed of j w. Sny.
der OF William-on, chairman; Capt 5.
HI Goodman Of Medina, Il. M Pool OF
Bosque, VIM. Turner of Burton and
G. U. ConBellee of Eastland.
The report feliciated the stOckmen
on the improvement that has been
made in regent years in the grade of
the equine output Of Texas and con-
graduated them on the reputation
that has already heeL made by the
Texas horses on the race tracks and IN
other lines.
The secretary at this point read a
letter from Capt ID. II. Snyder of
Georgetown, presiden' of the Texas
Live Stock association of Texas, on
the breeding and raising of horses.
Mr.. e, q. Cald well of Travis county
moved that the report and letter be re-
ceived and the secretary spread the
same on the journal, nut before the
question was put the convention re-
solved itself Into an experience tueet-
ing, o number OF the delegates dilat-
ing upon the Texas horses on the
track that had come under their ob |
servatiOn. The motion prevailed.
The report of the committee on
breeding and raising of sheep Was
next made, the committee being com
posed of j. NJ. Campbell,o Val Verde,
chairman; N. II. Wilson. of Bexar;
James McLymont, OF Kinney, and
Wayne Black burn, of Lee. The re-
port was short and ordered spread on
the minutes,
Professor Edwards, of the state uni
versity. read letter from friend in !
Washington in the bureau of animal
industry located there, requesting
some common "grubs" in the black or
brown stage, the same being wanted
for experimental purposes
On mot on, Mr.. G. q. Caldwell, of
Travis county, was appointed "a
committee of one to wait on the Aus
tin butchers and secure some "grubs"
as requested by Professor Edwards
The committee on needed legisla.
ton aud quarantine regulation COM
posed of A Bush Jr.. of Mitchell
county, chairman, N. f. Wilson Of
Bexar, Seth Mabry of Kimble, j. w
Sny der of Williamson and Frank Kell
of Bosque next reported The report
endorsed "H. b., No. 1l2" providing
for sanitary commission and earn
estly advocated its early passage. 1t
is as follows:
10 the esldent OF the Texas Live otocK Asso'
citation:
Your committee appointed on quar-
antine Legislation, beg leave to report,
That the state of Texas has never
made any provision for the protection
of live stock from infectious or Conta-
gious diseases. That the magnitude
of the live stock industry entities it TO
recognition in legislation, and liberal
appropriation for its protection.
That we have carefully exam
ined the house Substitute bill I
No. 112, the same being a
bill providing for live stock {
sanitary commission and quarantine I
regulations, said bill having been pre-
pared by the house committee on
stock and stock raising and tavorably s
reported to the house. That we find |
SAID bill liberal and just, doing much
to provide against Infection and con-
tagion in the state of Texas and earn
estly commend its passage at the ear
Hest pos sbe time, to meet the emer- {
0an niao of tho IiyaatOck buSineSS. That