The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-16
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION.
Refused to Indorse the Principle oil
Protection.
NEW SET OF OFFICERS ELECTED.
state and National Qusrantins Rexu,a-
lions to BE the sams-Bounty TO
Decimate wild Animals
Cattle receipts wednesday:

81. Louis =. .. =. $3.50. 800 s,7co 1850
Kansas City ...... 800 sea 100
New Orleans. =. go. so 70 "a
San Antonio. Texas. january 1.-THE
Texas Live Stock association completed
It's !ahors today and adjourned. Consider
able ginger was injected into today's SEES
zion by the Introduction OF q resolution
declaring that It was the sense OF the as
ISOLATION that there saolld be duty i'm
posed upon the Importation OF Mexican
cattle. This had the effect Of bringing the
association face to fa-e with the prln-
c!ples OF democracy and repubi.cnnisln.
and the alternative was Offered OF In
sorsing the theory OF protection or Of free
trade. 1T is only fair TO STATE, however.
that come members OF the association.
| who are democrats. seemed 10 look 1t the
| matter purely business one and an
not grasp the idea that political capital
| would undoubtedly be made Of tho adop-
ton Of resolution fayor.ng the importt-
! ton Of a taigu Ola cattle brought into
| Texas from Mexico.
| The debate on this resolution was fery
| and poiGted.
| j. w. Springer o, Dallas. who Is one OF
the 'eadiest speakers OF the assoalsti
| led the opposition 10 the adoption II a
resolution. which he lharacteri'rI as a
| slap IN tho face Of the administration ana
| an Endorsement Of the principles Of ~
publicanisra at a time when the repub-
H2ans had just gained tho ascendancy ~
congress
lic was aided W y. p. Bush Of Colorado
| City. y 40 showed tina; even II a man
Tero actuated by selfish motives the i'm
portat!,us FROM Mexico could not arect
ne markets OF ths country. because. con
sider'ns an Tho cattle brought from Mex
4cA ~ beef cattle obey we're Ouiv 10 Of
per cent Of 10 total receipts at all mar
kets. Nv by" SAID he. Chicago Will soon
5e selling dressed beef ia the City az
Mexico
Colonel W z. Hughes Of Dallas also
made a vigorous talk Eainst the resolu-
ton. JIG aFGlled thar no member Of the
ess1cia'iou was og the character az q
man 1fo would change hts political con
victlors merely because In one instance
be might receive financial benefit.
Others followed ln tho Same strain ard
me result vas tlat the resolution was
completely snowzd 5uter
II would have been a commentary upor
the political honesty Of Texas had the
Texas LiNc stock assoc alton indorsed IN.
protection idea * McKinleyisr,
san Antonio. Texas. January i5.-The
Too as Live Stock association wns tardy
sion and ~ was 20 % O'Clock this morn I
Ems before President Pryor rapped FOR OF.
der
The secretary read n letter from Con
sr'srman Noonan soliciting the sent
ineut OF me c1tticmen I'm regard IN tho
importation n Mewoon cattle
DR. j. o. TAYLOR chairman OF the com 1
inlfter on nominations. mada the follow /
ing report ~ re- oune MA lions for off (
tof ne en~uinE year; NJ. SAMSON.
president. Captain John Y. I.vtle first
Nice-preHfen', 4. :. Reed serond VICE
PRESIDENT y. Brown, secretary ana treas
urer.
The coufurtee sua rested that the Of
zee u sh~:eiary aad treasurer be held
10y one and tho same person and that he (
S2roint an assistant secretary. II n
t.u1F n rec0Seary.
The following executive board was rec.
o'nmeudel J ". Springer Of Dallas. B I
r. bari'ugton Of san Antonio Ike r T.
Pryor ri Columbus j. II =. Davis OF /
Richmond Sol TAYLOR Of San Antonio. |
Tho report vas adopted and the off |
Ger. elected
president SAMSON took The chair and
thanked the convention FOR the honor |
Tho committee 20 whom was referred tho I
paper ~ X ). kleberg on QuarautlnrI
lteguiaf IONS uade a report indorsluE the ]
views Of that pap~r and concluding as
follows: We realize the absolute neces-
siiy ~ our STAT quarantine regulations
leiug framed iu fun harmony Win the
laws and regulations OF the general gov
srrmeni. aud inasmuch as 're State
sanitary board Of Texas, recognizing the
urgency ot the matter. viii prescribe
state quaraatine regulations entirely 10
harmony with those of the government
and fix the same time FOR them TO go Into
Effect therefore be u
Resolved, That wa hereby pledge our
selb 81. not only aa members. 90 fully OBJ
serve these regulations. but VIZ pledge
th!a association 10 their hearty support
and that IL win uss ~ best eff3rta so
bring 70 sure and speedy prnshment ait
yilintors thereof and that e copy NJ this
resolution be ielcgrapncd the United
States secretary u agriculture and That
h. be requested 20 furnish fhs Texas
Live Stock Sanitary commisslon with
copy Of the quarantine regulations OF
his department FOR the year 1896
The resolutions were adopted by a
rising vote
Tic committee on the presidents an
nuaI address reported recommending that
the views expressed be adopted as those
OF mo association and the report was
adopted
Hon w. l.. McGauehey. eX-State land
commissioner. was then introduced and
smoke on tho Land Laws OF TeNas.";
A. & Reed. WAC had charge OF the pro
posed excursion to the Ciiy OF Mexico.
announced that the trip had been ahan-
number had not signified their Intention
Of going
Rrsoiutious ~ thanks 20 the retiring
officers. the daily press and the people OF
san Antonio were adopted.
Vice President Brown said that AZ
George r. Loving had declined to seiNe
another year as secretary and treasurer
he would move that he be made member
OF the executive committee. which was
ordered by an enthusiastic vote.
John Todd offered 4 resolution request
ing the Union Stock yards at Chicago
70 discontinue the terminal charge of s,
per car on cattle for delivery 20 the yards
and threatening TO ship 10 other markets
IL this was not done.
President SAMSON vacated the chair and
offered az Substitute that committee
be appointed to investigate these terminal
charges and report the facts to the assO-
citation, Tho substitute was adopted.
A. T.. Bush OF Colorado city then adj
dressed the association on the subject OF
tie importation OF Mexican cattle. He
gave statistics to show that the importa-
tons from Mexico, figuring them all ms