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CHICAGO, ILL., NOVEMBER 19, 1896. No. 47. 



36th Year. 



[ContiDued I'rom pape 726.] 



OF THE 



Twenty-Seventh Annual Convention 



OF THE 



North American Bee-Keepers' Association, 



HELD AT 



LINCOLN, NEBB., October 7 and 8, 1896. 



BY DR. A. B. MASON, SECRETABY. 



THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 



At 2 o'clock the members of the Association were taken 

 through the University buildings and grounds by the Chancel- 

 lor of the University. 



The convention assembled at 3:30, with Pres. Root in the 

 chair. 



A IVeiv Union or Auialagamalion. 



Pres. Root — As we are behind, we must hasten. The 13rst 

 thing is the report of the committee appointed to consider the 

 papers of Prof. Cook and Mr. Newman, read yesterday. 



Dr. MasoH (Chairman of Committee) — Mr. President, your 

 committee have spent considerable time in considering this 

 matter, and have called together a goodly number of those here 

 present to aid us with their suggestions, and without any 

 material change from what has been prepared by correspon- 

 dence and consultation before the gathering of this conven- 

 tion, we submit the following, and as it is somewhat difficult 

 to decipher, if there is no objection, in order to save time, I 

 suggest that it be read, discussed, amended and adopted, sec- 

 tion by section. We have not called it a constitution or any- 

 thing else ; we have just commenced it " Article I." 



Dr. Miller — In order to save time, I move that we adopt 

 the different parts of this proposed Constitution without the 

 formality of a motion for each part ; each part that is read to 

 stand adopted, if there Is no objection. Motion was carried. 



Article I of the Constitution was then read by Dr. Mason, 

 and adopted. When Article II was read, au objection was 

 made. 



W. C. Frazier — I want that Article so that every one can 

 stand on it. 



Mr. Gale — It seems to me that that Article covers the 

 ground. 



E. R. Root — You will see that the Article covers all the 

 ground proposed — the prosecution of all adulterators of honey. 



Mr. Frazier — What I mean Is this: That it takes but 

 very little space to enumerate these little objects, and it will 



draw more membership if we do. We want a broad platform 

 to stand on. The object of this society is to get a big mem- 

 bership. We want 1,000 to begin with. 



Dr. Miller— I think I see the point; it is a good one. I 

 want that made so that the thing that 1 want shall be in- 

 cluded in it. I'ou have interests in some other direction, per- 

 haps. We all want our interests included. I want It so that 

 if any man comes to me and makes trouble for me with regard 

 to my bees, I can be protected by it. I object to any one thing 

 being specified. If you say merely we are going to protect our 

 interests and carry out the laws, that will cover the ground 

 generally. If we get the thing loaded down, it will break of 

 Its own weight. 



Mr. York — I think I can suggest a way to get out of the 

 difiSculty. Simply put in another phrase, " to prosecute dis- 

 honest honey commission-men." I think we would all favor 

 that. 



Mr. Frazier — I think that that proposition will be all 

 right. 



Mr. Lovell — Before we can prosecute, we must have a law 

 that provides for prosecuting, and this clause, of enforcing the 

 law, covers the ground. 



Mr. Ernest R. Root—See Paper on pcuje 739. 



Mr. York — I would offer as an amendment to Art. II that 

 we insert the words, " to prosecute dishonest honey commis- 

 sion-men." Motion was carried. 



Mr. Whitcomb — Mr. President, how many members have 

 we? 



Pres. Root — We have 41 paying members to-day. 



Mr. Whitcomb — If wo go to establishing salaried offices, 

 when we are going into a war with dishonest commission-men, 

 we will soon be out of funds. One hundred dollars will not 



