PROCEEDINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 225 



THIRD DAY. 



Russell House, 

 Detroit, January 13, 1886. 



The Executive Committee resumed its session at 9 o'clock A. M. as per 

 recess taken. President Chamberlain in the chair. 



Present — President Chamberlain, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Rising, Hanford, 

 Ball, Less ter, Cobb, Sharp, Hyde, Reed, Card, Biirrington, Wood, J. P. Shoe- 

 maker, Angel, Howard, Young, Butterfield, Gilbert, Anderson, Wells, Baxter, 

 Phillips, Fralick, Parsons and the Secretary. 



The President announced the following special Committee on Permanent 

 Location — Messrs. Ball, Dean, Hyde, Wells and Parsons. 



On that part of the President's addresses relating to the State Horticultural 

 Society — Messrs. Hanford, Cobb and Reed. 



The Secretary read a communication from Alexander Edmonds and Boody 

 & Lee, asking that Ayrshire cattle be given a place in the Premium List, on an 

 equal footing with other breeds. 



The communication was, on motion, received and referred to the Committee 

 on Premiums. 



The Finance Committee reported as follows : 



To the President and Executive Committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society : 



Gentlemen — Your committee to whom was referred the report of the Treasurer, 

 would state that they have made a careful exaininatioa of the same, have compared 

 and examined the vouchers, finding the account with this Society correct as reported 

 by liim. We would further state he has furnished bonds to the amount of f c)(),000, 

 which have been approved by us. During the past year the Treasurer has negotiated 

 the sale of $4,000 of the $10,000 4 per cent, government bonds, and as they were regis- 

 tered in the name of this Society we recommend that a resolution be passed ratifying 

 the sale. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted. 



M. P. ANDERSON. 

 FRANKLIN WELLS, 

 D. W. HOWARD, 



Committee on Finance. 

 Accepted and adopted. 



Mr. Anderson offered the following: 



Resolved, That the Treasurer be and is hereby authorized to negotiate the sale of 

 $1,000 or more of the government bonds now in his hands, when in his judgment it 

 seems necessary. 



Adopted by the following vote : 



Yeas — President Chamberlain, Messrs. Rising, Hanford, Ball, Lessiter, Cobb, 

 Hyde, Reed, Burrington, Wood, Shoemaker, J. P., Angel, Howard, Young, 

 Butterfield, Gilbert, Anderson, Baxter, Phillips, Fralick, Parsons — 21. 



A^«//.s-— Sharp, Gard, Wells— 3. 



Superintendent Rising, of Forage Department, reported verbally that he had 

 no recommendations to offer. 



The committee then took a recess until 2 o'clock. 



AFTERNOON SESSION. 



The meeting was called to order at 2 o'clock. President Chamberlain in the 

 chair. 



Quorum present. 

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