Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-11
AFTERNOON SESSION.
An Exciting Time over the Mexican
Cattle Question.

Cattle question.
The convention did not assemble In
afternoon session until ESQ. owing TO
the Indictment weather. At this hour
President Bush raped his gavel for
order and the convention Immediately
resumed the unfinished business Of the
morning session--the discussion and
disposal OF the Mexican importation
question.
The afternoon attendance was con-
sldcrnbly larger than in the morning
due no doubt to the spirited ana
somewhat exciting episodes In cOnnec-
ton with the business that command
ed the attention OF the convention dur
Ing the morning.
Several ladies graced the asscmblage
with their presence and the Cotton helt
band was also present at the opening
OF the session but left the opera house
as soon as the convention convened
properly.
President Bush Informed the conven-
tiou Of the business IN hand, and ask
cd for an adoption or rejection or the
executive committees report. mo-
ton was then made. An amendment
was offered but declared out OF order.
\ member moved that me report DC
accepted except that portion pertNlh-
ing 10 the importation Of Mexican cat
tle another amendment was oucrcd
hut was again declared out OF order
This caused wraugle and MIR, san
som explained that the amendment
would have never been made hAa NOT
tho executive committee seen NJ 10
draft rs part OF their report clhuae
that would prevent the members OF inc
npsoc,otiun from taking any action m
regard to the importation OF MeA'eah
He was ruled out # order but con-
tnued to speak. IAN we want SAM
no. lis an opportunity to present our
views and got the matter before the
convention here and now. II we uIG
dofentpd inter vote Is taken M
rIt-bt. we simply protest against being
eIut ont hy the executive committee
Colonel Ike Pryor stated thot ne hu9
catrfuny Investigated the matter anu
,ygs of the opinion that the cummlIt,e
Rad pursued the proper course. ny
clause TO which Mr. SAMSON ouyect ~, !,
MIR. pryor claims was inseTt'u Wy 'le
committee for the purpose of nialmIa'h-
,,,,, hu-Jnony I'm the usso iutiun There
H. "A thorn In our sidc-l REFER 10 the
Nt,yican cattle question said All.
pryor. and l am heartily IN lu'of
I'oud calls for the original notion
that OF accepting the report pl the Vgll-
mittec excepting that portion p'ai ,hs
an tho Mryiran cattle question. At'
Mold and offer 1t rs an amendlntl' ~
NO. Tor Tor the question drowned his
10.
4 member then moved to receive me
- ~ as q, whole. Another wanted the
MeNicnu cattle question lelt OUT ~
In5,,,s sltnpson arose in seurah oil NJ
Sn.,,S ion ,,,' ii" declared that the as
sS.,ntinn was indebted to the commits
~, ~, wanted To know " the assoc
eI,ti,, had any power to amend their
.'u,,t lie thought not. The nssu-
l,i,i,,, hns perfect right to adopt
NM resolution they want to.
member wanted to know why II
,.nt, wns not taken on the motion be-
s,re thr house. Another member want
cd Inc recommendation taken up one
AT n limo and voted upon nrpa.att'S.
SIN another member moved that thht
part of the report pertaining TO me
Mexican cattle question be read asah'
Tor the benefit OF the ahsenteeh at the
morning session In order that my
,night he enabled to cast their ballots
intcllgently
The president read the report Tor
the second time.
MIR. Pryor then took the hoor anu
declared that the more the report was
investigated the more evident It be-
came that II should be adopted.
Hcre three gentlemen all sprang TO
their feet simultaneously and called Tor
recognition .,,.,,
Cries OF question, quemHVo", p ,,I,,,,a,
mated, however, anu the 6c"NS"'VH
all resumed their seats; -
The president restateu thS nlo'loh'
ana started to put the question:
IAN IN favor
But he got no iurther, MT sunsolu'
arose and offered a substitute mat me
report Of the committee be voted upon
T by sections. Some one else moved 20
adopt the report as Wnole as i"F
as the statlsucal pntt OF II Went
Mr. Snnsom's motion that me report
! be considered section by secuoh was
/ then Noteu upon
] SaFtleu'
MIR SAMSON elated over his success,
then moved that all that part or the
executive committees report mat y
statistical be accepted. and that all
recommendations be considered by sec
tons. Carried Triumph NO. for
/ SAMSON.
Mr. SAMSON again moved that the
] recommendations OF the Transportation
/ committee be adopted. Carried.
II was moved that meeting be held
] with commission men present 20 ar
rive II possible at q more expeditions
plan of settling claims Carried.
Mr., II. w, Mccoy moved TO adopt
that part OF the report pertaining &c
Mexican cattle.
1 Here things grew decidedly per.
sonnl and an exciting ana Sensational
dehnte arose.