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minded ,"no." The motion prevails. Will the secretary please read the 

 resolution. 



MR. MOORE (Colorado): I beg to present the following resolution — 



CHAIRMAN DERN: I understand that we have only voted on the 

 suspension of the rules, this being irregular, bringing this up before the 

 convention as a whole. The vote on the resolution has not been taken as 

 yet. My purpose is, so that everyone may understand it, to have the reso- 

 lution read and then a motion for its adoption will be in order, and its adop- 

 tion can be voted on. The Secretary will please read the resolution. 



SECRETARY ROOT: The resolution as offered reads: ''Resolved, 

 That Article Four of the Constitution of the Trans-Missouri Dry Farming 

 Congress be hereby amended to read as follows: 'The length of each ses- 

 sion shall be determined by the Executive Committee and the selection of 

 officers and committes, as provided in Section 3, shall take place during the 

 first session of the second day of the Congress.' " 



MR. EVANS (Utah) : I desire, if you have it at hand, that the article 

 proposed to be amended be read, if it is not too long, so that we may know 

 what the difference will be. 



SECRETARY ROOT: The material difference is this: The length of 

 the session and the selection of officers and committees as provided in 

 Article 3 shall take place at 3 o'clock p. m. of the last day of each session. 

 It merely changes the day. 



MR. BURNS (Colorado): Mr. Chairman, in moving the passage of 

 that resolution I wish to merely repeat, perhaps, a statement made by me 

 from the platform this morning. This resolution is the result of the failure 

 of this Congress to show active life during the past year, and I believe that 

 the only reason for that was that the Executive Committee and the officers 

 of this Congress were selected at the close of the last Congress, and that 

 they never had any heart interest in the movement because they never 

 held a rneeting. Now, if we proceed to elect our officers and Executive 

 Committee early in this session we will have their heart interest in this 

 movement, and they will become a working part of this organization imme- 

 diately and will start the work which they propose to carry on without any 

 delay. Therefore I ask the passage of the resolution. 



MR. BUFFUM (Wyoming) : I second that motion. 



The motion was thereupon put to a vote by the Chairiiian and declared 

 carried. 



MR. MOORE (Colorado): Mr. Chairman, am I now in order? 

 CHAIRMAN DERN: You are. 



MR. MOORE: Then I offer the following resolution: 

 "Resolved, That Article 1 of the Constitution of the Trans-Missouri 

 Dry Farming Congress be hereby amended to read as follows: 'This Con- 

 gress shall be known as The Trans-Missouri Dry Farming Congress and 

 shall hold annual sessions at such time and place as shall be recommended 

 by the Executive Committee, subject to the approval of the Congress then 

 in session. The selection of place for future meeting shall be made a special 



