Ko. 199.] 217 



Mr. HovEY observed that tlic report before the Congress came 

 from the general commiltec. as a list adapted for the whole country, 

 and he hoped no gentleman would suppose that eastern cultivatcrs 

 wished especially to add their own fruits to that list, if objected to 

 by others. 



Mr. Hancock said that he spoke for Pennsylvania. He was on 

 the committee for that State, and if the committee had consulted on 

 this particular matter, he was not present. And he doubted if the 

 Minister apple was known to any member of the committee from 

 Pennsylvania except himself. 



Mr. Downing made some gercral remarks abor.t the duty of the 

 committee m receiving recommendations of fruits from different parts 

 of the country, and the course that had been taken in weighing them 

 and deciding upon them. He had a paper from Pennsylvania recom- 

 mending the Minister apple, and if he mistook not, the gentleman's 

 own name was borne upon it. 

 Mr. Hancock believed not. 



Mr. Saul moved to lay the question on the table, so far as regard- 

 ed any endorsement of the Minister apple on the part of the Congress, 

 and this motion prevailed. 



Danvers Winter Sweet Apple. — Mr. Hancock said that this was a 

 very good fruit, one of the best Eastern apples except the Baldwin. 



Col. Hodge had tried it for six or eight years, and had found it 

 very gccd. 



The Danvers Winter Sweet apple was adopted. 

 On motion of Mr. Saul, the Congress then voted to adjourn until 

 9 o'clock the next mominc. 



SECOND BAY.— Wednesday^ Oct. 3, 1849. Morning Session. 



The Congress came to order at half-past 9 o'clock, Mr. Walkee, 

 President pro iem.j in the chair. 



Mr. Downing, from the committee on the constitution and by- 

 laws, submitted the following report : 



The committee appointed at the last session to prepare a suitable 

 constitution and by-laws, beg leave to report : 



That after a careful consideration of the subject, it has appeared 



