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certificate to the effect that the honey has been boiled by the shipper, 

 consequently large numbers of these printed tags have been sent to 

 certain apiaries and they have been carelessly attached to any shipment 

 that it was convenient to make. 



Is a motion in the form of a resolution along these lines in order ? 



Chairman Paddock: There is a general Resolutions Committee of 

 the Association. I would like to know the pleasure of this body concern- 

 ing this matter. You have heard the resolution and the information 

 from the gathering on the 6th of December, Some of these parties are 

 here tonight. What is the pleasure of this Section relative to this mat- 

 ter' 



Mp. Ball: I move you that the Chair appoint a Committee of three 

 to take this up and prepare a general resolution to embody the idea, 

 with the part in regard to the permission to ship bees that have been 

 infected with American Foul Brood eliminated, and that we adopt that 

 now, giving the Committee power to reconstruct it so as to be acceptable 

 with that provision eliminated. 



D. Ball's motion was seconded and carried. 



Chairman Paddock: I will appoint on that Committee Dr. Ball, 

 Mr. Cotton and Dr. Fracker. It is the understanding that the action 

 of that Committee will bind this Section. 



Chairman Paddock: Is there any other matter to be brought before 

 this Section in its business session? 



Mr Fracker: Would it be in order to move that the matter of mak- 

 ing recommendations on legislation for Federal regulation of inter-state 

 transportation of bees be also referred to this same Committee ? 



Chairman Paddock: I think it should, with power to act. If 

 there are no further items of business, we will hear the report of the 

 Nominating Committee. 



Mr. F. C. Pellett: Mr. Chairman, your Committee begs leave to 

 recommend for Chairman for the coming year. Prof. H. F. Wilson of 

 Wisconsin; for Secretary, our present incumbent. Prof. G. M. Bentley. 



Chairman Paddock: What is your pleasure in regard to the report 

 of the Nominating Committee ? 



Mr. Pellett: I move the adoption of the report. 



The motion was seconded and carried unanimously. 



Adjournment. 



