602 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY 



Voted, That a committee of three be appointed to represent 

 the Academy in the International Commission on Atomic 

 Weights, The Cliair appointed Theodore W. Richards, Wol- 

 cott Gibbs, and Ira Remsen members of this committee. 



The Corresponding Secretary announced that the Committee 

 to select a delegate to the International Congress of Orient- 

 alists at Rome in October next had appointed Charles Rock- 

 well Lanman of Cambridge, and that he had accepted. 



The Corresponding Secretary i-ead the report of the Council.* 



The Treasurer presented his annual report of which the 

 following is an abstract : — 



General Fund. 



Heceipts. 



Balance, April 30, 1898 $3,481.95 



Assessments $990.00 



Sale of publications 48.52 $1,038.52 



Income from investments 4,850.63 



Return of bank tax 45.00 



Donations 105.00 0.039.15 



$9,521.10 

 Expenditures. 



General expenses $2,023.69 



Library expenses 1,559.70 



Publishing expenses 2.071.95 $5,655.34 



Investments 3,833.15 



Balance, April 29, 1899 • 32.61 



$9,521.10 



RuMFORD Fund. 



Receipts. 



Balance, April 30, 1898 $1,778.44 



Income 2,266.03 



Return of bank tax 93.53 



Return of Investment 1,034.99 



$5,172.99 



* See Proceedings, XXXIV. p. 639. 



