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the past month by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the 

 U. S. Department of the Interior, the U. S. Department of 

 Commerce and Labor, the U. S. Navy Department and by the 

 Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 



Be it Resolved, That the United States Congress be requested 

 to appoint a joint committee to investigate the question of 

 dairy products in their relation to the public health, in order 

 that proper standards for dairy products may be adopted by 

 the United States Congress, and 



Be it -further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be 

 sent to the President of the United States, to the Vice-Presi- 

 dent, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the 

 Chairman of the Public Health Committee of the United 

 States Senate and to the Chairman of the Committee on Agri- 

 culture of the U. S. House of Representatives." 



(It was moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted.) 

 THE CHAIRMAN: Gentlemen, it is before you for discussion. 

 Has anyone anything to say? 



(The motion was carried and the resolution adopted.) 

 DR. WILE: The next resolution is as follows: 



"WHEREAS, It has been demonstrated by the papers and the 

 discussions at this conference, held at the invitation of the New 

 York Milk Committee, that it is imperative that definite stand- 

 ards and regulations should be adopted to govern the produc- 

 tion and handling of dairy products for the prevention of dis- 

 ease and the saving of lives, 



"Resolved, That the New York Milk Committee be re- 

 quested to invite between twelve and twenty recognized ex- 

 perts on milk problems to meet in conference, and that those 

 experts be asked to make a unanimous report recommending 

 proper milk standards on which Congress or State authorities 

 may formulate milk legislation." 



(It was moved and seconded that the resolution be adopted.) 



THE CHAIRMAN: Is there any discussion? This is a rather im- 

 portant matter. Are we assuming this responsibility? 



A VOICE: I move to strike out the word "unanimous." 



(The motion was seconded.) 



THE CHAIRMAN : It has been moved and seconded that the word 

 "unanimous" be stricken out. 



