194 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



report for the Legislative Committee be accepted and filed. 



The Auditing" Committee were called on for their report, but 

 they were not ready at this time to make it. 



A report of the Committee on Policy and Extension was called 

 for, but they were not yet ready to report. 



The chair asked for an expression from the members as to what 

 report they would like first. The Committee on Constitution was 

 asked to report. Chairman Dadant made the following report in 

 writing : 



With reference to the proposed amendments we recommend that 

 Article 1 be not adopted. 



Recommend that Article 3 be adopted with the change in the 

 numbers of 25 to 15. 



We recommend that Article IV, Section 1, be adopted. 



We recommend that Article IV, Section 3, be adopted as fol- 

 lows: The total membership fee shall be $1.00; 50c of which shall 

 go into the funds of the local branch treasury, and 50c into the Na- 

 tional treasury ; a subscription to the official organ, the Bee-Keepers' 

 Review is not compulsory, although it is advisable in order that each 

 member may receive all important notices published therein. 



We recommend that Article IV, Section 3, be adopted. 



We recommend that Article VI, Section 1, be adopted. 



We recommend that Article VI, Section 2, be rejected. 



We recommend that Article VI, Sections 4 and 5, be adopted. 



We recommend that Article Vil, Section 1, be adopted as fol- 

 lows : "A board of five Directors shall be elected by the delegates 

 at their annual meetings as follows: In even years, 2; in odd years, 

 3; each of whom is to serve two successive years, or until his suc- 

 cessor is elected and qualified." 



We recommend that Article VIII, Section 2, be adopted. 



The committee did not make a report on Article 9, Sections 1 

 and 2, as this matter had been placed in the hands of a special com- 

 mittee to report. 



Moved by J. J. Anderson, delegate of the Iowa Honey Pro- 

 ducers' Association, that the report of the committee be accepted 

 and placed on file. 



The question was brought up as to whether the acceptance of 

 this report constituted the adoption of the amendments, and it was 

 explained that it did not, that the amendments Avould then have to 

 be taken up and acted on separately. 



Dr. E. E. Phillips suggested that we omit the word "branch" 

 and that we use the words ''Affiliated Associations" instead. He 

 stated that it would then show that each separate organization affili- 

 ated with the National would still have all of the powers they form- 

 erly had and in addition have the benefits and strength of the Na- 

 tional. 



