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better be discussed and decided right here, or else ignore the 
report of the committee when it comes in (laughter), that is, 
be not bound by their opinion either way, so that it can be open 
for discussion on the report of the committee. 
President: (Mr. Joslin) The society would not be bound 
by the report of the committee until the report is adopted. 
Mr. Root: Usually they feel under obligations to a com- 
mittee that reports, to carry out the recommendations of the 
cominittee. 
Motion carried. 
President Clark in chair: The chair will appoint five on the 
committee and will take some time to select them. 
Mr. Douredoure: The resolution left the number on the 
committee to the discretion of the chairman. 
Secretary: Dr. Johnson of Boston has collafed a book that 
is most interesting on the subject of fish and contributions have 
been made by distinguished men, Dr. Henshall among others, 
and this book is an edition de luxe of very large expense, and Dr. 
Johnson has kindly brought copies of it here and they will be 
on exhibition in the sideroom after this meeting, and this even- 
ing and tomorrow. It is a book that I understand has cost over 
$10,000 to print, and the society have the opportunity of looking 
it over, and if any choose to purchase it I believe it can be pur- 
chased at the actual cost of publication, independent of the large 
original expense attendant upon securing and arranging the 
material. 
President: We will now hear the report of the committee 
un time and place of meeting. 
Mr. Joslin: The time and place have been agreed upon. I 
am going to apologize for saying a word which I think devolves 
upon me to say. It is rather embarrassing to me to be placed 
upon the committee at all, and more particularly to be made 
chairman, for this reason: the city of Grand Rapids in my own 
state desired very much to have this society meet there, and the 
members of the society from Michigan, myself among the num- 
