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Third Day — Thursday. 



Afternoon Session. 



The Sucietv reassembled at 2 o'clock. . 



Hon. M. M. Estee, of California, from the special committee on 

 fruit tariff, reported the following resolutions: 



Resolved, By the American Horticultural Society, assembled at San Jos^, Cali- 

 fornia, that any reduction by congress of the existing tariff" on green and dried 

 fruits, nuts, raisins, prunes, wine, and other horticultural and agricultural prod- 

 ucts, would injure all and destroy many of these industries. 



Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each senator and mem- 

 ber of congress, and that a printed copy be sent to each member of the Society, 

 with the request that the subject of the above resolution be urged upon the atten- 

 tion of the senators and members of congress from each of their respective states. 



M. M. Estee, 

 J. C, Evans, 

 Frank Holsinger, 

 J. H. Masters. 



After an able and prolonged discussion, participated in by sev- 

 eral gentlemen from California, all of whom favored the resolu- 

 tions, and by Mr. Munson, of Texas, who opposed them, they were 

 adopted by a very decided majority. 



The following supplementary resolution was introduced by a 

 minority of the special committee on the tariff: 



Resolved, That it is necessary that a large import duty be imposed on all nurs- 

 ery stocks brought into the United States, as many of these imported stocks bring 

 insect pests into the country and threaten the destruction of our orchards, and at 

 the same time cripple the nursery business of our own people. 



M. M. Estee, 

 J. H. Masters. 



Mr. Masters, of Nebraska — I heartily favor the adoption of this 

 resolution. Many of our worst insect pests have been brought into 

 our country on imported nursery stock. 



Dr. Pliwimer, of Oregon — Our California brethren seem to be 

 already supplied with bugs. They ought not to import any more, 

 either with or without duty. 



