470 PROCEEDINGS OF COLUMBUS MEETING. 



The report of the Council was received, and the three recommenda- 

 tions were adopted by formal vote. 



The proposed amendment to the By-Laws was taken from the table. 

 During debate, remarks were made by several Fellows. An amendment 

 to the amendment was offered by Professor Pettee, which was adopted; 

 and the amendment, to read as follows, was adopted unanimously: 



'■ Chapter ii. Article 7: The Council may transact its business by cor- 

 respondence during the intervals between its stated meetings ; but affirm- 

 ative action of a majority of the Council shall be necessary in order to 

 make action by correspondence valid." 



The Auditing Committee reported the accounts of the Treasurer cor- 

 rect. The report was adopted. 



The Committee on Photographs made a formal report, which was 

 adopted. It was voted that the committee he continued, and the unex- 

 pended balance of the appropriation he available for the coming year. 

 The report is as follows : 



SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PHOTOGRAPHS. 



The total number of photographs now in the collection of the Geological Society 

 is 635. Last year the collection reached 293. This year 1342 photographs have 

 beenadded to the collection by the donors whose names appear in the register. 

 When duplicate photographs are desired, application should in all eases be made 

 directly to the individual who presented the photographs to the Society. 



Some of these views, together with those collected last year, were exhibited in 

 Washington at the summer meeting of the < Geological Society and at the American 

 session of the International Geological Congress. All of the views received this 

 year, excepting those presented by the < Jeological Survey of Canada, were exhibited 

 at the Columbus meeting. 



The collection is now at the office of the United States Geological Survey in 

 Washington. D. ('.. in charge of the Washington member of the committee, where 

 it is readily accessible to Fellows for examination. 



The expenses of the committee during the year in collecting the photographs 

 temporarily binding them, and preparing them for exhibition, were $9.83. 



The committee solicit the donation of good photographs which clearly illustrate 

 important geologic phenomena. They may he sent to any member of the com- 

 mittee at the following addresses: Professor J. F. Kemp, Columbia College, Xew 

 York city; Professor W. M. Davis, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.; Mr. J. S. 

 Diller, I". S. Geological Survey. Washington, D. C. 



Prints smaller than 4 x 4j inches arc not desired. All prints should be mounted : 

 and for artistic effect, as well as ease of preservation, gray cards are preferred. 



Each photograph should be plainly labeled, either on card or plate, giving the 

 subject, with a brief but explicit reference to what is illustrated by the photograph, 

 its date, locality, name of the artist and donor, and a reference to its publication, if 

 the photograph has been published. The label should he placed, if in type, on the 

 front beneath the photograph ; if in script, on the back. 



