The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-01-31


A motion was made to adopt the
report Of the Committee.
Mr.. BREWER desired to know
whether the adoption Of the report
elected the candidates reported.
A voice, I" No."
Mr. JonNsoN-What is the object
then Of the rtport2
Mr. PILLAhs moved that the report
be received aud the committee dis.
charged.
The President There arc two mo
tions before The society the first on
the adoption Of the report, and the
second to receive said report and dis.
charge the committee. If the socic.
" adopts tho report, il is the action
Of the society and constitutes uu elec-
ton. The motion to receive tho re-
port and discharge the committee has
the prccedcoce, .
Thp ma'ipu was then put and oar
ried, .. -,.,.u,I.
Upon motion Of O. G. Park, sec
onded, the society went iuto the elcc.
ton of officers.
Mr.. Brewer arose aud announced
that he would respectfully decline
the nomination for president Of tho
society He thought that there were
older and more capable mon for that
Office.
The following names wore announc.
ed for President; Horace Huber, L.
White, and Y. II. Bagby.
Mr., BALTzELL said that in as much
NJ Mr.. Brewer declined being a can.
didatc, as chairman Of tho nominnt-
ing committee, he would withdraw his
namc. T. IL. Bagby also declined
being candidate. ra.Id. -
The President appointed Mr., Wat.
son and 4. q, Park, Tellcrs.
1t was announced by the President
That all were members and entitled to
vote at this election who had paid
$40 or 81. eca .n ..n
c. Y. BRUNDAGE moved that the
names OF voters be recorded. Lost.
A motion was made to reconsider
the last vote. Carried. TIE prev.
ious question was thOn put, Car
ried.
The committee on Mr.. Whites re
port here auuouueed their readiness
to report.
A motion was made to suspend the
election of officers until the report OF
said committee was heard, Lost.
The election for President then
proceeded, with the following result
l.. White, is II. Huber, 33.
Mr.. l.. White was declared elected
President for tho ensuing year. g.
The President elect arose and said
he was under obligations for the hon
or, and hoped that us tho society had
not been disappointed in his services
in tho past, he believed it would no
be In the future.
The committee upon Mr. White
report thcn reported in substanc,
h,hat they ha found his account cor
rect cxceptiu ono footing which wa
liz his f6vor to the amount of S25, 20
They had no reason to think thatth
account was wrong.in any other par
ticular. There was one item in th'
, report upon which the committc cOul,
not agree, via; Mr.. Whites charg
for his services which was S400, an
the committee had concluded TO refc
! that item to the society for action.
Tho report was received aud tn
committee was discharged,
iil Some discussion now took place ur
on tho charge Of Mr., White for ser
vices. .o "e ,.-.r.'a
4 MIR Hall thought that the service
rendered by MI White we're ofa p'
. culiar nature aud required more tina
ordinary tact in procuring success
aud that 800 was a just compcus'
tion.
$ Mr., Pillars was Of the same opinio
: Mr., Johuson moved that the ban
in the committees report be filled /
4 $500, The motion was seconded,
- Mr., Beppdage Thought tho chars
!, was to great, He argued that Il
o agrieultpralists Of this country we
= not paid at that rate. That muC
e was expected to be done moro for Il
y good Of the society aud tho gcncr
h prosperity Of agrieultWal mterOs
e than for pay, Heeonteudcd fortho
e that Mr., White was not an othcor
. tho society, and enquiFed By VIII
a authority he had gone ON aud dol
2 tho work for which the charge W
y nado, He thought goo WAS sutioie
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