The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-14
FIRST DAY STOCK SHOW
President Springer Makes Few Re-
marks to Con yent5oU.

Kansas City. Jan. l3.-President John
w Springer's attack upon the beef trust.
so called, and the passage OF memorials
to congress urging that laws for the
acted. dere the features of the first days
session of the sixth annual convention
of the Livestock association President
Springer. after declaring that 1.-The Amer
lean stockman proposes to take care of
ests must receive protection from the
congress of the United States just as long
as the finished products made from our
raw materials are heavily protected" The
sentiments were received with applause
One memorial. which was telegrsphed
to Senator Frye tonight. was as follows:
Your petitioners. the National Live
stock Association OF the United States.
representing the feeders and handlers Of
livestock I'm the nCited States. desire
through you TO call the attention OF the
senate 10 house resolution IS e22 a bill
which provides the secretary OF agricuI-
ture with authority TO prevent the spread
of contagious diseases in the United
States and to establish rules and regllla-
tons for the inspection Of livestock TO
be transported through the Uniitd States
and your petitioners would respectfully
represent that there Is an immediate and
imperative necessity for the passage OF
this law.
We would therefore urge the senate 20
consider tins bill at as early a date as
possible and We respectfully request that
the said bill be enacted into law
Another memorial was addressed 20
Chairman Payne OF the ways and means
committee Of the house. and urged that
the Grosvenor anti-shoddy bill now being
held up in committee. be reported a, once
Al address by Boyle Of Kansas City on
THE Mortgage Law as II Relates 70 the
Livestock Industry" aroused a lively dis
cussiou among the delegates. Nr. Boyle
told the siockmen that they do not *
ert the influence in legislation that their
wealth and power should exert lie ad-
vised that a lobbying committee Be ap-
pointed and instructed 10 visit the legss-
lature Of every state and territory and
to secure uniform legislature affecting
livestock paper. TIE suggestion was en-
dOrsed b. other speakers and th- dele
gates RhO discussed the subject ard was
referred 20 the committee on Law
Among the delegates who participated
in the discussion were Cooiec u idaho
and Johnson 81 Oregoo, one of The
speakers suggested! -siat the lobbying CON
mittee shouls also try % have uniform
irspecis6n laws passed as no two states
ssve the sane inspection AVS.
Several resolutions o. Importance were
pa ssed One Of them has reference % ths
lack OF proper Inspection % sxine sxhlo-
tied al county. state and national fairs.
and he frequent exposure % healthy
committee all - Appointed q pr~-eni
the matter 20 the secretary % agriculture
xith TIE reaEess that IT. bureau q All
rssss srls-zstrv provsSe remedy. A --solg-
t5an urging ;hat congress ianpos~ Tire sar-e
aovAlCr~rn t1ty on imported pits and
skins az Is 1c~ imposed on cattle hi6es
vas ozEset Il rzs further urged ;h.s
rsekled hlsez. skins sae pits. ard 80
splits q to @azss. - piaoe6 or th@ t-;ss-
he is; as gzrsfT uznEfsefCfed \
resolution ~zr PASSED ssxsrs ,hsf federal
sheep inspectors - apYos1ted. 40 ~
county sh~sr Inspectors q wyo-inE hsT>
sr,s-scisn, means - -hs~k - cssre scss
sn1 oshsr czzizgfoss diseases a-ozS
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