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years past, not all, has been along that line. It will be of 

 great help to me in getting out the report promptly. 



Mr. Hale : Our worthy Secretary says he will try to 

 have it out. We have got to have it. I believe we ought to 

 put a string on that extra fifty dollars if he don't get it 

 out by the first of April. 



Mr. Curtis: Mr. President, I have a resolution which 

 I would like to offer. 



"Whereas, the State of Connecticut and many of its in- 

 dividual citizens have been and are now being put to large 

 expense in endeavoring to control the serious insect pests im- 

 ported from foreign countries ; and 



Whereas, the importation of such pests is still continuing, 

 owing to the lack of any provision whatever for the inspec- 

 tion of foreign nursery stock ; therefore be it 



Resolved, That the members of the Connecticut Pomo- 

 logical Society, in convention assembled, do most earnestly 

 endorse the bills now before Congress providing for the 

 federal inspection of imported nursery stock, and urge their 

 prompt enactment ; and that the Secretary be instructed to 

 send copies of this resolution to each of our State Repre- 

 sentatives in Congress, and to the Chairmen of the Agri- 

 cultural Committees of both Houses." 



Resolution seconded. 



The President : I am very glad that this resolution 

 has been offered at this time. I think it is something which 

 should be looked after. I am very glad that the resolution 

 is offered. Now it is open for remarks. If there are no re- 

 marks, I will put the question. All in favor say "Aye." Con- 

 trary minds, "No." It is a vote. 



Mr. Hale: Mr. President, while you were calling for 

 the reports of the committees yesterday, and there was a dis- 

 tribution of favors going on here, the report of the Chairman 



