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APPROPRIATION BILLS. 



Minkler — I move that the Treasurer be instructed to pay Dr. 

 Warder $25 for traveling expenses. 



Carried. 



Hull — I move that the traveling expenses of B. L. Kingsbury, 

 who was associated "with Dr. Spalding and myself in our trip to Cin- 

 cinnati, &c, be refunded him. The amount is $41.25. 



Carried. 



FINAL RESOLUTIONS. 



The Committee on Final Resolutions, through their chairman, 

 reported as follows : 



Your Committee on Final Resolutions present the following : — 



Wuekeas, The year, which is now closed, has been one of unusual labor and research 

 by both the individual members of this Society and by its Committee Ad-Intcrim ; and 



Whbbbab, This Committee has received from the officers of the Railroads over which 

 it has traveled, and citizens of every place which it has visited, uniform kindness and 

 attention with an evident appreciation of its work ; and 



Whereas, The citizens of Bunker Hill by their hospitalities shown this Society, at its 

 present meeting, have more than fulfilled their pledges to entertain and provide for the 

 comfort of it- members ; therefore 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Society are hereby tendered to the Officers of Illi- 

 nois Central Railroad Company, for generously providing a car for the use of the Ad- 

 Interim Committee in visiting the several fruit districts along the line of their Road from 

 Chicago to < lairo. 



Resolved, That the thanks of this Society be and are hereby tendered to the following 

 Officers and R. R. Companies for courtesies shown our Committee in passing them over 

 their respective roads, thus enabling them to collect a vast amount of useful information 

 at trifling expense to this Society, also for commutation of fare to members attending 

 this meeting; viz., Illinois Central; Indianapolis and St. Louis; Chicago and Alton; 

 Rock Island; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; Chicago and North Western; Mount 

 Carbon; and to tin' Lake Michigan Transportation Co.; St. Joseph and Chicago Trans- 

 portation Co., and the Cairo Ferry Co.; Gen. G. A. Morris, Supt. of Indiana and Terre 

 Haute R. R. ; (.'apt. J. E. Simpson, Supt. Terre Haute and St. Louis R. R. ; Col. 

 Edward Barding, Suj.t. Iron Mountain R. R., Mo. ; W. D. Griswold, Ohio and Missis- 

 sippi R. R. ; Mr. Messier, Asist. Pres. Pittsburgh and Ft. Wayne R. R. ; Pres. Ilovey, 

 of Cleveland, ( lolumbus and Cincinnati H. R. 



Resolved, Thai the gratitude of this Society ig hereby express* d to citizens of Onarga, 

 Champaign, Centralia, Du Quoin, Cobden, St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Villa Ridge, 

 Makanda, Aurora, Princeton, Lacon. 



