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in favor of any hive, but simply to inform the 

 Association as to the peculiar features in each. 



Ezra Rood, of Michigan, could not imagine 

 ■what good such a report would do. He would 

 prefer to have a definite report in favor of the 

 best hive. 



Messrs. Wright and Smith would prefer to have 

 the luves, maciiines, ttc, brouglit before the 

 Convention and exhibited, with brief explana- 

 tions. As this proposition seemed to meet the 

 wishes of the Association, Mr. Dunlap witlidrew 

 his motion and the following was substituted : 



R solred, That if any member of the Conven- 

 tion has any article of value to the bee-keepers, 

 he be allowed five minutes for exhibiting and 

 explaining the same, beginning at ten o'clock, 

 A. M., December 22d. Carried. 



The following is a complete list of the articles 

 exhibited, but for the want of room we will have 

 to omit their resjiective names and explanations : 



Eighteen movable comb hives ; three cages 

 for fertilizing queens in confinement ; three 

 queen nurseries ; two feeders for supplying bees 

 with honey ; one trap for catching queens and 

 drones when leaving the hives ; one wax ex- 

 tractor, and four machines for extracting honey 

 from comb. 



The exhibitions and explanations consumed 

 more time than was at first anticipated. We 

 would therefore suggest, that iu case the matter 

 be taken up again that a day be set apart ex- 

 pressly for that purpose. Tliis would give ex- 

 hibitors ample time to show and explain their 

 invention and the Association an opportunity to 

 ask questions. 



At the close of the hive exhibition, the Presi- 

 dent announced that the hour fixed upon by the 

 Convention had arrived for the election of 

 officers for the ensuing year. 



Tlie President appointed the Secretaries, 

 Messrs. Baldridge and Clarke, as tellers. 



On motion of K. C Otis, of Wisconsin, the Rev. 

 Mr. Langstroth was made an honorary member 

 of the Association. 



In view of what Mr. Langstroth has already 

 done in promoting the interests of bee-keeping, 

 not only in tliis but in other countries by the 

 introduction of an improved system of bee man- 

 agement, Mr. Otis moved that Rev. L. L. Lang- 

 stroth, of Oxford, Ohio, be crowned with the 

 honor of being the President of the North Ameri- 

 can Bee-keepers' Association for the ensuing 

 year. 



The motion was warmly seconded, and there 

 being no other nomination, Mr. M. L. Dunlap 

 moved that President Moon be authorized to 

 cast the unanimous vote of the Association. 



The motion prevailed, and the tellers an- 

 nounced the result of the ballot. On motion the 

 Secretary was instructed to notify Mr. Lang- 

 stroth of his election. 



On motion of Mr. W. F. Clarke, the Constitu- 

 tion was nmended so as to provide for three ad- 

 ditional Vice Presidents, making the number 

 ' five instead of two. 



The following officers were unanimously 

 elected : 



Vice Presidents— Wm . F. < lark, Guelph, Can- 

 ada ; Dr. T. B. Hamlin, Edgefield Junciion, 

 Tenn. ; Robert Bickford, Seneca Falls, New 

 York; Elisha Galbip, Orchard, Iowa; A. F. 

 Moon, Paw Paw, Mich. 



Secre(a)\i/—M. M. Baldwin, St. Charles, 111. 



Treasurer — N. C. Mitchell, Indianapolis, Ind. 



The following resolutions were adopted : 

 By M. L. Duidap, of Champaign, 111. : 



1. Resolved, That the Executive Committee be 

 instructed to publish the proceedings of this 

 Association in pamphlet form at the earliest 

 practicable day, provided the Hinds will warrant, 

 and that the Secretary forward a copy to each 

 member as soon as published. 



By Robert Bickford, of New York : 



2. Resolved, That the treasurer be instructed 

 to pay the stenographer, who has been reporting 

 the proceedings of tliis Association, the sum of 

 twenty dollars, his demand as compensation for 

 two days' services. 



3. Resolved, That the Stenographer's Report 

 now belongs exclusively to the Association, that 

 it shall remain in the possession of the reportei", 

 and that it shall not be accessible to any one ex- 

 cept the Executive Committee, unless by special 

 permission from said Committee. 



By Ezra Rood, of Wayne, Mich. : 



4. Resolved, That the Executive Committee 

 be instructed to select from the Stenographer's 

 Report whatever they may deem proper for pub- 

 lication, and, if necessary, to use the credit of 

 this Association in publisiiing the pamphlet ; in 

 short, to have full control of the subject matter. 



[The officers of the Association appointed the 

 Secretary, Assistant Secretary, and Treasurer as 

 the Publishing Committee. This action is an 

 important one, as it will enable the Publishing 

 Committee to do business with less friction of 

 machinery.] 



By Wm. R. King, of Illinois : 



5. Resolved, That the Executive Committee be 

 instructed to memorialize Congress and the 

 Provincial Parliament of Canada, asking for an 

 appropriation of money to be used for promoting 

 the objects of the North American Bee-Keepers' 

 Association, and that this Committee be em- 

 powered to sign the memorial in their official 

 capacity. 



By Ezra Rood, of Michigan : 



6. Resolved, That a vote of thanks be given to 

 the Governor, State Librarian, and the Secre- 

 tary of the Board of Agriculture, for the free 

 use of the rooms occupied by this Association in 

 the House of Representative. 



7. Resolved, That the Treasurer be instructed 

 to pay the Janitor the sum often dollars as com- 

 pensation for services rendered in lighting the 

 house and attending the fires during the sessions 

 of this As.sociations. 



8. Resolved, That a vote of thanks be given to 

 the following railroads for granting half fare 

 tickets to the members of this Convention : 



(1) Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and In- 



