February, '12] HORTICULTURAL INSPECTORS' PROCEEDINGS 65 



lett, Amherst, IMass., W. S. Regan, Amherst, Mass., Leonard S. McLaine, Amherst, 

 Mass., D. M. Rogers, Boston, Mass., L. H. Worthley, Boston, Mass., E. D. Ball, 

 Logan, Utah, H. P. Wood, Dallas, Texas, W. S. Fi.sher, Harrisburg, Pa., H. B. Kirk, 

 Harrisburg, Pa., William Firor, Athens, Ga., Fred E. Brooks, French Creek, W. Va., A. 

 F. Burgess, Melrose Highlands, Mass., P. J. Parrott, Geneva, N. Y., F. C. Stewart, 

 Geneva, N. Y., E. P. Felt, Albany, X. Y., E. D. Sanderson, W. Va., H. C. Severn, X. 

 Dak., C. L. Marlatt, Dept. of Agriculture, Wash., D. C., Dr. Perley Spaulding, Dept. 

 of Agriculture, Wash., D. C., Dr. Haven Metcalf, Dept. of Agriculture, Wash., D. C, 

 J. H. Cox, Wash., D. C, M. J. Elrod, Missoula, Mont., E. Blakerlee, Wash., D. C, 

 W. J. Price, Blacksburg, Va., W. Dwight Pierce, Bureau Entomology, Dallas, Texas, 

 A. B. Gahan, College Park, Md. 



The Secretary submitted his report showing the progress of the 

 Association during the past year under the Constitution and By-Laws 

 adopted at the last annual meeting. He reported that the inspectors 

 of twenty-nine states had joined the Association. As Treasurer, he 

 reported a balance of S16.27 in the treasury. 



STATEMENT 



T. B. Symons, in Account wdth American Association of Official H. Inspectors 



By receipts from members $73 . 00 



March 2, To Hope Willis, stenographic report $25.00 



March 2, To Thomas & Evans, programs last meeting 7.75 



April 5th, Public Printer, House reports 9 . 48 



Dec. 20th, W. H. HolUday, printing programs 2 . 50 



Printing separates L". S. Agr. Committee's report 9.50 



Bill for stamps 2 . 50 56 . 73 



Balance for j'ear S16 . 27 



The Report was accepted. 



The Report of the Committee on National Legislation followed: — 



REPORT OF COMMITTEE OX XATIOXAL LEGISLATIOX 



Mr. Chairman and Meinbers of the Association: 



Since the submission of the Report of this Committee citing a brief historj- of the 

 effort to secure this legislature, and the present status of same before the Association 

 of Economic Entomologists j'esterday, your Committee has held several conferences 

 vnth. representatives of the X'ational Xurseryman's and Western Xurseryman's 

 Associations, and L^. S. Department of Agriculture, and are now pleased to report 

 an agreement by all parties on the Bill now before Congress, i^-ith the following 

 amendments : — 



L That it be stated in the Bill that same be enforced h\ a Board of five members 

 to be chosen by the Secretary of Agriculture from the Bureau of Entomology, Plant 

 Industry and Legal Department. 



2. That it be stated in Bill that a hearing be given parties interested before quar- 

 antine be established, and that the issuing of a permit be made mandatory after 

 the rules and regulations are complied with. 

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