April, ’23] 
DISCUSSION 
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lighted to have suggestions of any kind sent in. Just as soon as we can 
arrange it, we will have a hearing on these regulations so that everyone 
will have an opportunity to say what he feels. 
Perhaps it is not quite the thing for me to make this recommendation, 
but the committee which was appointed last year did such good work 
that it seems to me that it might be desirable and advantageous for this 
Section to appoint a committee to continue with this work until such 
time as satisfactory regulations have been adopted. 
I was about to say that the same committee should be continued. 
The only objection to that is that Mr. Gooderham from Canada is a 
member of the committee, and he is naturally not concerned with the 
regulations within the United States. I have no objection, of course, to 
Mr. Gooderham personally, but he would hardly be a man to continue 
on the committee. With that one change, I think it would be fine to 
have the same committee continued. 
Chairman M. C. Tanquary: What is your pleasure regarding this 
matter? It seems to me it would be well to have the same committee 
continued with the addition of one man in place of the one member from 
Canada who consequently should not be on the committee. It might 
be well to leave the selection of that one man to the present members 
of the committee. They might choose someone to work with them, 
unless someone wishes to move otherwise. 
Voted that the committee select another member to replace Dr. 
Gooderham and continue its work throughout the year. The com¬ 
mittee subsequently selected Prof. E. N. Cory of Maryland. 
Mr. L. Haseman: I would like to ask to what extent at present do 
we get Carniolan bees? 
Mr. E. F. Phillips : There has been a small trade in Carniolan bees 
but of course during the war it was impossible to get the Carniolan stock 
as long as they were on the other side of the battle front. After the war 
there were, I should say, several dozen queens brought in. I do not 
assume that it is the function of the Federal Department of Agriculture 
under this law to regulate what sort of bees the beekeepers of the country 
should use. 
It seems to me the regulations should be made with regard to the safety 
of the importations rather than their prospective size. 
If we could get information from Camiola, which so far has been im¬ 
possible, it would be different; but we do not know whether they have 
disease or not. 
