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Show NATIONAL CATTLE. CONTENTION. Sorrow at Hendricks' Death Active measures Urged Aeainst Infected In-fected Cattle. . St. Louis, November 26. The fourth day's session of the convention of the National Cattle and Horse Growers Association was opened with prayer by Rev. S. W. Marston, in which touching reference was made, to the death of Vice-President Hendricks;' w Before proceeding to business resolutions were ' ' . ' PBESENTED BY KING, OF UTAH, Expressive of the deep sorrow felt by the association as-sociation over the death of the Vice-President, which were passed, and a copy ordered to be forwarded to his wife by telegraph. , . The committoo ott revision of the constitution constitu-tion reported an amendment to the article on dues, fixing the admission fee at $10 for an individual and $30 for an association, and the annual dues at $5 for an individal and . $15 for an association. A further amendment empowers the executive committee com-mittee to determine the date of holding the next convention. Both amendments were adopted. - H. M. Taylor, of New Mexico, agent of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, read a paper entitled "Practical Measures for THE PBOTECTION OF BANGE CATTLE From contagious diseases." The paper urged the most stringent quarantine measures meas-ures against any State known to harbor infected in-fected cattle, and to generally increase the scope of the power? of the Bureau of Animal Industry. Messrs. Brisbin of Idaho. Moore of Colorado, Colo-rado, Thornton of New Mexico, Swan of Wyoming, and Prior of Texas, were appointed appoint-ed a committee to confer with the representatives represent-atives of the American Hide and Leather Association on the subject of branding cattle. cat-tle. The special order, being the matter recommending recom-mending the appointment of a national pleuro-pneumoma commission, was then taken up. |