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have had one meeting already, and are going to hold a meet- 

 ing of delegates from the New England States the last Tues- 

 day and Wednesday in December, to confer on this subject 

 of rural credits, and the possibility of introducing laws to 

 the several New England States relative to rural credit banks 

 and such other things now being done in Europe that might 

 be advisable here. I think it would be well to change the 

 vote that we passed last night, to make it read three instead 

 of seven. I think that the delegates who are to meet in the 

 latter part of December would very much like to have three 

 members appointed by the Board of Agriculture — they 

 needn't necessarily be members of the Board of Agriculture, 

 but three members appointed by the Board — to confer with 

 that committee, in order to get the whole question under dis- 

 cussion. I therefore move to reconsider the vote of the meet- 

 ing last night. 



Mr. Wilder. As I do not see Mr. Myrick here, it gives 

 me great pleasure, as the seconder of that motion, to second 

 this motion. 



Mr. BuRSLEY. It is moved and seconded that the vote of 

 last night, whereby it was voted to name seven men to confer 

 in this matter, be reconsidered. 



Question voted on; vote passed. 



Secretary Wheeler. I move now that a committee of 

 three be appointed by the Chair to confer with this commit- 

 tee, which is known as the New England Committee of the 

 American Commission, at their meeting at the end of De- 

 cember. 



Motion seconded; vote passed. 



Mr. BuRSLEY. The Chair will name Messrs. J. Lewis 

 Ellsworth of Worcester, Mr. E. W. Rane, the State Forester, 

 and Mr. George F. Morse of the State Board of Agriculture 

 as those three. 



Ladies and Gentlemen: It gives me great pleasure to in- 

 troduce at this hour as the presiding officer at this session, 

 Mr. J. Lewis Ellsworth, ex-secretary of the Massachusetts 

 State Board of Agriculture. [Applause.] 



Secretary Wheeler. Just before Mr. Ellsworth takes the 

 chair I want to make the announcement that the New Eng- 



