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After some further explantion by members of the 

 committee, it was voted to accept the report of the com- 

 mittee. 



Mr. Woods of Missouri moved, seconded by Prof. H. 

 B. Ward, that the resolutions embodied in the report 

 of the committee be adopted as by-laws, under Article 

 II of the Constitution. Carried. 



Professor H. B. Ward of Illinois: I feel that the 

 occasion is ripe for the entering of another item on our 

 minutes, and for taking another step towards the amal- 

 gamation of these two societies, concerning which so 

 much has been spoken. It seems to me fitting and proper 

 that our present President, who has done so much to 

 bring about this thing that we all think will be a great 

 step in advance, be requested by this meeting to write 

 a letter to the Pacific Coast Fisheries Society, express- 

 ing the desire of the American Fisheries Society that 

 they should be joined with us in the work in which we 

 are mutually interested, and calling their attention to 

 the fact that the present regulations of this Society pro- 

 vide for the continuance of their work, even though they 

 become a part of our organization. I, therefore, move 

 that this meeting instruct President Fearing to com- 

 municate officially with the Pacific Coast Fisheries 

 Society, to that effect. 



Motion carried. 



President Fearing: Is the committee appointed to 

 draft the by-law in regard to election of members ready 

 to report? 



Mr. Woods of Missouri, Chairman of the committee, 

 presented the following: 



The President, Recording Secretary and Treasurer of the Society 

 are hereby authorized, during the time intervening between annual 

 meetings, to act on all individual applications for membership in the 

 Society, a majority vote of the Committee to elect or reject such ap- 

 plications as may be duly made. 



Moved and seconded and duly carried to incorporate 

 this as a by-law under Article II of the Constitution. 



