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to act Oil that report, at 9 o'clock. If we cannot elect the officers 

 of the Board, it seems to me that we cannot take in members. 



The SECKETARY (Acting as Chairman): That is right; the point 

 of order is well taken, and any action upon this report will be de- 

 terred until to-morrow morning. 



MR. CLARK: I would like to know if there are any other creden- 

 tials to be presented. If there are, I request that during the day 

 they be handed to some member of the Committee on Credentials 

 so that if we see proper we can call the Committee together and get 

 this matter arranged so that at a very early hour to-morrow morn- 

 ing we can make our report. 



A suggestion was made by a member that the Board might act on 

 the reception of delegates already reported on by the Credential 

 Committee. 



The SECRETARY: I think it will be all right to act on the recep- 

 tion of delegates. 



List of delegates was read by the Committee on Credentials. (See 

 report of the Credential Committee, page 43.3.) 



The CHAIR: What is the pleasure of the Board in regard to this 

 report? 



MR. CLARK: I move that this report be accepted and tliat these 

 members be elected as delegates, 



A member suggested that the name read as Jacob Boyer should 

 read John F. Boyer. 



MR. CLARK: I would make a word of explanation here. There 

 is a gentleman on the floor who is a delegate from Indiana county 

 in place of Mr. McHenry. He was called from his hv)me about a 

 week ago last Monday morning to go to California to the bedside of 

 his oldest son, and he wrote back and asked them to send down a 

 representative to take his place and have the same privilege as a 

 member of the Board. Their society also sends in a similar request. 

 We have no precedent to go by, but as a matter of courtesy, this 

 committee will accept the gentleman to sit with us as a delegate 

 from their society, if this organization sees proper to elect him. 

 That was the sentiment of the Committee. He will only have the 

 privilege of sitting and talking but will not be permitted to vote. 



It was moved and seconded that the persons whose names were 

 mentioned in this report be received as delegates and accorded the 

 privileges of the floor. Motion agreed to. 



The CHAIR: It has been our custom to ai)point a committee to 

 wait on the Governor and to notify him that the State Board of 

 Agriculture is in session and that we desire his presence. As this 

 has been the custom, we will appoint that committee now. We ap- 

 point as such committee, Mr. Blyholder, Mr. McClellan and Mr. Fen- 

 stemaker. They will please, during the forenoon sometime, wait 

 on the Governor and let him know that the Board is in session and 



