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committee : Col. B. F. Clayton, Iowa ; Mr. E. L. Furness, 

 Indiana ; Mr. W. G. Whitmore, Nebraska ; Mr. E. F. Wet- 

 stein, Kentucky ; Mr. T. C. Slaughter, Texas. 



Assistant treasurer John G. Avery made his report, which 

 was accepted. It was Voted^ That the president, secretary 

 and executive committee be a committee to revise the con- 

 stitution and report at the next annual meeting. 



Hon. F. D. Coburn of Kansas was introduced, and read a 

 paper, prepared by Hon. H. R. Hilton of Topeka, on " The 

 western tenant and his eastern landlord," after which a 

 recess was taken until 8 p.m. 



Uvening Session. 



Vice-President Candage in the chair. 



Mr. T. C. Slaughter of Prosper, Tex., was introduced, 

 and read an interesting paper on ' ' Improved farming in the 

 south." 



Mr. C. S. Kelsey of Michigan offered a resolution and 

 vote providing for a recess committee of five, to investigate 

 and report upon the beet-sugar industry to the next Con- 

 gress, which was passed. The Chair appointed on that com- 

 mittee Mr. C. S. Kelsey of Michigan, W. A. Henry of 

 Wisconsin, R. M. Allen of Nebraska, Arthur Goetz of New 

 Mexico and C. W. Norton of Iowa. 



The paper of Hon. B. Walker McKeen of Maine, which 

 was crowded from the programme for lack of time for deliv- 

 ery, the Congress voted to print with the proceedings, the 

 subject being "Dairying." 



The Congress then adjourned. 



Monday, Oct. 9, 1899. 

 The Congress was called to order in the old State House, 

 Boston, Vice-President Candage in the chair, W. G. AVhit- 

 more, secretary pro tern., and it was Voted^ That the vice- 

 presidents for the States not answering the call on the 6th 

 instant be those of the last Congress, and that their names 

 be printed in the report. 



