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Mr. Richardson raoved the amendment he proposed last year, 

 viz : the selection of three places, in separate judicial districts — 

 each place to be permanent after selection, &c. 



Mr. Cheever wished the vote taken directly on the first propo- 

 sition. He was opposed to changing the settled and successful 

 policy of the Society. 



Mr. Randall had once been in favor of permanent location; but 

 he was not now. It would be hazardous to make the experiment. 

 If there were occasional deficiencies, they could be easily made up. 



Mr. J. B. Nott opposed the proposition to amend for various 

 reasons. 



Mr. A. B. Dickinson also opposed the proposition; as did also 

 Messrs. L. F. Allen, Peters and Hall. 



When the vote being taken, on a call of the roll of members, 

 there were, for the amendment, 20; against the amendment, 132. 



On motion of the Hon. Wm. Kelly, the usual resolution for the 

 appointment of a committee to recommend the place for the next 

 fair; and also to nominate officers of the Society, was adopted, and 

 the following committee was selected : 



First District — Simeon Draper, P. L. Benedict, James Hogg. 



Second — W. T. McCoun, A. P. Cummings, W. Kelly. 



Third — Wm. Newcomb, Herman Wendell, John T. Hogeboom. 



Fourth — Samuel Cheever, H. W. Beckwith, B. C. Butler. 



Fifth — Leonard Ames, Nathan Randall, Ela Newman. 



Sixth — Chas. Morrell, F. M. Rotch, George Clarke. 



Seventh — D. H. Bissell, J. W. Bacon, Martin Holmes. 



Eighth — Lewis F. Allen, P. Dorsheimer, S. M. Burroughs. 



The committee under the above resolution was then appointed, 

 and a recess was taken to four o'clock, P. M. 



Four O'clock, P. M. 



The Society reassembled, and the Hon. W. T. McCoun, as 

 chairman of the committee of twenty-four, made the following 

 report : recommending to the Executive Committee, Buflalo for 

 the place of holding the next Fair — and the following list of 

 officers : 



President — Alonzo S. Upham, Genesee. 



Vice-Presidents — 1st district, Jonathan Thorne, New-York; 2d 

 district, Hun. W. T. McCoun, Queens; 3d district, Herman 

 Wendell, Albany; 4th district, John M. Stevenson, Washington; 



