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passed the Senate with only two negative votes ; and when he left Spring- 

 field the second time, it was in the hands of the Agricultural Committee, 

 a member of which assured him that the Committee would recommend 

 its passage, and that it would pass the House of Representatives, as it did 

 the Senate, with very little, if any, opposition. It was, however, laid 

 upon the table of the House by a very small vote. He believed that if 

 the members of the Society were faithful in presenting the situation of 

 the Society, its general aims and its relations to the State Board of Agri- 

 culture as its principal adjunct in carrying on the most difficult part of 

 its work — a part which the officers of that Board themselves admit can- 

 not be successfully performed without such an ally — their several repre- 

 sentatives would not hesitate to give pledges of their votes in favor of 

 these bills. 



Mr. Minkler — I desire to have this meeting express its sense of the 

 way in which the Secretary has managed our affairs relative to printing. 



The President — I would remark that the thanks of this Society are 

 certainly due to Mr. Galusha for his unwearied efforts and success in the 

 printing arrangement. 



Mr. Minkler — We, as a Horticultural Society, assisted him in 

 getting up a display of fruits for the State fair, and through his efforts we 

 obtained the premium of one hundred dollars. We know that his salary 

 is no adequate compensation for the amount of work he has done ; there- 

 fore, I move that the amount of one hundred dollars be added to his 

 salary for the current year, in consideration of an extra amount of services 

 rendered. 



Dr. Humphrey sustained the motion, and it was unanimously 

 adopted. 



Mr. Galusha — I sincerely thank you for this vote, and I can only 

 say, I have done that which I thought was my duty to do. I certainly 

 can congratulate the Society upon so favorable a termination of our late 

 troubles. I acted with the knowledge and by the advice of the President. 

 There seemed to be no other course than to shoulder the burden and go 

 ahead. 



LETTERS FROM ABSENT MEMBERS. 



The Secretary read letters from Prof. J. B. Turner, Hon. Lewis 

 Ellsworth, Dr. Wm. LeBaron (State Etomologist), Parker Earle, Maj. 

 J. R. Muhlemann, Hon. A. M, Brown and Dr. E. S. Hull, all expressing 

 regret at their unavoidable detention from the meeting, and their good 

 wishes for a pleasant meeting and the continued usefulness of the Society. 



