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The names of Hon. F. D. Kilburn and Hon. John 

 L. Hill were proposed for membership in the Society 

 by Commissioner Thompson. Referred to Execntive 

 Committee and elected. 



By Mr. Titcomb : 



Resolved, That the meeting in Detroit in 1897 

 shall continue for three days, viz., Jnne i/th, i8th, 

 and 19th. 



Seconded b}- Mr. Whitaker and carried. 



The Committee upon resolutions on the death of 

 Judge Potter reported : 



The passing of Judge Emory D. Potter, a long- 

 time and useful member of this Societ}^ calls for more 

 than casual notice. Judge Potter's active identifica- 

 tion with public affairs marked him as an important 

 figure in national legislation during his political activ- 

 ities, and his important seivices in that connection will 

 be deepl}- appreciated and have been duly noticed, and 

 need not be here further referred to. 



But his deep interest in fish culture and his influ- 

 ence in the shaping of public opinion demanding the 

 protection of the public's interest in the commercial 

 fisheries, is a matter of which this Society hereb}^ de- 

 sires to make due acknowledgment. The active years 

 of his life were spent in advocating these principles, 

 and the influence he exerted along these lines will be 

 long remembered by reason of the passage of good 

 laws and the creation of a deep public interest in these 

 questions. It is therefore 



Resolved, That this Society shall order spread upon 

 its minutes an expression of regret for his death ; and 



