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Senor del Rio addressed the Congress on "The general 

 condition of agriculture in Mexico ; " and Mr. A. P. Hush, 

 Jr., president of the Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas, 

 addressed the meeting on the " Inter-dependence of the 

 cattle industry on the farm and ranch ; " both were ably 

 presented. 



Mr. Avery of Massachusetts extended a cordial invitation 

 to the Congress to hold its next meeting in Boston ; Mr. 

 Candage seconded the invitation in a five-minute speech from 

 the platform. 



Invitations were also extended from the delegates from Col- 

 orado and Iowa for the meeting to be held in those States. 



Voted, That the secretary of the Farmers' National Con- 

 gress enroll as honorary members Gen. Ignacio Andrade, 

 president of Venezuela ; Senor Nicolas Rolando, secretary 

 of agriculture of Venezuela; Gen. Porlirio Diaz, president 

 of Mexico ; and Ingenier Tr. Manuel Fernandez Leal, sec- 

 retary of agriculture of Mexico ; also to enroll as members 

 delegates from those countries. 



At the evening session the president called Mr. Funk of 

 Illinois to the chair, and withdrew on account of illness. 



Mr. Evans of Colorado moved that further consideration 

 of the report of the committee on location be deferred until 

 to-morrow (Friday) morning. The motion was debated by 

 ten or a dozen members, when Mr. Ballard of Kansas moved 

 to amend by postponing till 8.30 a.m. Friday. Amendment 

 adopted. A roll call of States was demanded on the main 

 question, and it was lost. A motion was made to proceed 

 to vote on the question of location at once, and that it be by 

 roll call of States. Calling the roll of States began, but had 

 not proceeded far when Mr. Willington of Texas moved, and 

 Mr. Clayton of Iowa seconded the motion, to adopt the 

 report of the committee on location by acclamation, which 

 was carried. 



The committee on finance reported it necessary to levy an 

 assessment of one dollar per delegate. The report was 

 adopted. 



The committee on resolutions reported favorably on eight 

 resolutions and unfavorably on six. The report was adopted. 



