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A number of interesting papers were read, after whicli, 

 on motion, a recess was taken until 8 p.m. 



Minutes of an adjourned meeting of the American Fish- 

 eries Society, held Wednesday, May 14, at 8 p.m., in the 

 parlor of the Beebe House, Put-in-Bay, Ohio. 



Reading of the minutes of the afternoon session was on 

 motion dispensed with. 



Henry C. Ford, of Pennsylvania, proposed for member- 

 ship C. T. Hasbrouck, of Cleveland, Ohio ; Dr. J. A. Hen- 

 shall, of Ohio, proposed Mr. J. E. Gunkell, of Toledo, Ohio. 



By unanimous consent the by-laws were set aside, and 

 the gentlemen elected to membership by acclamation. 



Hershel Whittaker, of Michigan, from the committee 

 appointed for the purpose, reported the following pream- 

 ble and resolution, which, upon motion, were unanimously 

 adopted : 



Whereas there is now pending before Congress a prop- 

 osition to change the organization of the United States Fish 

 Commission, attach it and make its chief and employes of 

 every grade and position subject to the appointment and 

 removal by the Secretary of Agriculture, which legisla- 

 tion we feel to be directly inimical and prejudicial to the 

 progress and proper consummation of the original 

 intent and present practical and efficient work of the 

 Commission ; 



Resolved^ That the American Fisheries Society, which for 

 the past twenty years has been actively interested both in 

 the science and practical development of tish culture, does 

 most earnestly and emphatically protest against such 

 legislation, and therefore would respectfully urg-e our 

 Senators and Representatives, by every proper means, to 

 oppose and defeat such obnoxious enactment. 



On motion, the Secretary was instructed to have these 

 resolutions printed and sent to every Senator and Repre- 

 sentative in Congress. 



Mr. Mather, from the committee appointed to make nom- 



