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visit the college on the second Wednesday in June, and then delivered a few 

 interesting remarks. 



Mr. Butterfield offered the following, which was unanimously adopted : 



Whereas, The presence ©f contagious pleuro-pneuraonia in some of the Atlantic 

 States does great injury to our foreign trade in cattle products, and is a constant 

 menace to the great cattle interests of Michigan and other western States; and 



Whereas, State action and individual efforts have failed up to the present time to 

 eradicate or sufficiently control the disease, and believing that the complete eradica- 

 tion of this dangerous malady is the only method of restoring confidence to foreign 

 customers and securing safety at home; therefore 



Eesolved, By the executive committee of the Michigan State Agricultural Society, 

 that we urge upon the congress of the United States the immediate passage of effic- 

 ient laws for this object, and we urge our senators and representatives in congress to 

 use their votes and influence to this end. 



On motion the secretary was instructed to send a copy of the above resolu- 

 tion to each member of the Michigan delegation in congress. 



An invitation from Manager Shaw to attend the Detroit Opera House was 

 accepted with thanks. 



The communication from The E. T. Barnum's Iron and Wire Works, and 

 from President Holmes, were taken from the table, and the invitations, on 

 motion, accepted. 



Mr. Burrington asked to be excused from further attendance. 



On motion, granted. 



The committee then adjourned until 9 o'clock Thursday morning. 



FOURTH DAY 



KussELL House, 



Detroit, January 17th, 18S4, 



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The executive committee met this morning as per adjournment, President 

 Parsons in the chair. 



Present — President Parsons, Treasurer Dean, Messrs. Sterling, Rising, Han- 

 ford, Ball, Lessiter, Cobb, Hyde, Reed, Smith, Burrington, Wood, Chamber- 

 lain, Angel, Howard, Young, Butterfield, Anderson, Shoemaker, Baxter, 

 Phillips, Fralick, and the secretary. 



On motion of Mr. Baxter, it was 



Eesolved, That it is the duty of every officer of the State Agricultural Society, and 

 each member of the executive committee, to report forthwith to the president, or 

 other proper officers, any violation of any rule or regulation of the society, either in 

 letter or spirit, coming to his knowledge, and the duty of the president or officer in 

 charge of the matter on which complaint arises at once to examine into the cause of 

 complaint, and to enforce due observance of all the rules and regulations. In other 

 words, an officer or committee man should speak at once when cognizant of the offense, 

 or forever thereafter hold bis peace. 



The same gentleman then offered the following resolution, which was 

 adopted : 



Whereas, a vacancy has been made in the executive committee by the election of 

 Hon. Philo Parsons, as president of the society— and inasmuch as it is desirable that 

 all parts of the State should be represented on the committee; therefore 



Eesolved, That a committee of three be appointed to look over the present list of 

 executive members and their location, with a view to ascertaining what, if any, por- 

 tion of the State is not now represented, and that they recommend two or more suit- 



