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" The committee on Rules respectfully beg leave to report 

 the following — 



First. The Board shall meet on its own adjournments. 



Second. The business of the Board shall be transacted in 

 accordance with the regular rules of legislative bodies. 



Third. A committee of three shall be appointed by the 

 President, on Publication, to whom all matters pertaining to 

 the printing of the Board shall be referred. 



Fo2irth. A committee of three shall be appointed by the 

 President, on Schedule of Premiums, to whom all matters 

 pertaining to premiums shall be referred. 



Fifth. A committee of three shall be appointed by the 

 President, on Amendments, to whom all matters relating to 

 any revision or alteration of the act relating to agriculture 

 shall be referred. 



Sixth. A committee of three shall be appointed by the 

 President, of whom the President shall be chairman, as an 

 Executive committee, who shall have all necessary powers to 

 arrange the time, place, and manner, of holding the State 

 Fair, subject to the instructions of the Board. 



Seventh. A committee of three shall be appointed by the 

 President, as a committee on Business, to whom all matters 

 not already provided for, shall be referred. 



Which report was concurred in. 



A report from Laporte county was laid before the Board. 



Gov. Wright offered the following resolution: 



Resolved, That the Executive committee be instructed, in 

 awarding premiums, to make a portion of them in silver 

 cups, a portion in money, a portion in books, and a portion 

 in diplomas and certificates. 



Mr. Holloway moved to strike out from the resolution all 

 after the word "resolved," and to insert the following: 



'• That the premiums offered by this Board shall be payable 

 in money, works of agriculture and diplomas, except on such 

 articles of a horticultural character as the Executive com- 

 mittee may designate, which shall be awarded in silver cups." 



