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made a minority report. Mr. Bush wishes to make a majority 
report. 
Mr. Bush then submitted the following majority report on 
the reports of the secretary and treasurer, which was received 
with much applause. 
MAJORITY REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SECRETARY AND TREASURER’S ~ 
REPORTS. 
Your committee report that we have examined and compared 
vouchers and receipts, called for by us, and find them correct in 
every instance, having carefully considered each individual charge 
and insinuation of dishonesty and personal favoritism, and fail to 
find any evidence of either, and believe that the office of our 
society is ably managed in the best interest of the society, witha 
view of its doing the greatest good to the largest number. 
S. D. RICHARDSON, 
A. K. BUSH. 
On motion of Mr. Jewett the report was unanimously adopted 
by a rising vote. 
The President: We will now listen to a paper that was 
written by Mr. J. O. Barrett, the secretary of the State 
Forestry Association. Mr. Barrett is unable to be with us, and 
Prof. J. L. Dobbyn will read the paper. 
‘‘Hvergreens on our Western Prairies.” J. O. Barrett, 
Brown’s Valley. (See index). 
‘‘Our Native Cedars and their Uses.” D. R. McGinnis, St. 
Paul. (See index). 
The President: This finishes our program, and we will now 
take up any unfinished business we may have to dispose of. Is 
there any unfinished business to come before the society before 
we take our final adjournment ? 
Secretary Latham: I would like to give notice of a proposed 
amendment to the constitution. Of course, this cannot be 
acted upon until our next annual meeting. 
The secretary then read the following proposed amendment 
to the constitution : 
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION. 
Amend Article III, of the constitution by adding the words: 
“No member shall vote at any election of officers except those 
who have been members for not less than two consecutive years 
immediately preceding that in which the election is being held.” 
Mr. J. S. Harris introduced the following resolution relative 
to the congressional free seed distribution : (See index). 
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