JAN". 5, 1891.] TRANS. OF THE X. Y. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 49 



January 5th, 1891. 

 Regular Business Meeting. 

 Vice-President Dr. Hubbard in the chair. 

 About forty persons present. 

 Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 



The following recommendations of the Council were read and 

 approved, and the members mentioned duly elected : — 



I. The appropriation of $275.95 to pay outstanding bills ap- 

 proved by the Council. 



II. The election of Dr. Orville A. Derby, of Rio Janeiro, 

 South America, as Corresponding Member, and Mr. J. Foster 

 HiGGiNS as Resident Member. 



III. Acceptance of the resignation of Mrs. Martha J. Lamb, 



IV. The appropriation of $25 for oflBce expenses of the Re- 

 cording Secretary. 



The Recording Secretary then presented the Revised By-Laws, 

 as recommended by the Council, and announced that action 

 would be deferred to the next regular business meeting, Febru- 

 ary 2d. A copy of these proposed amendments was, by order of 

 the Academy, mailed to each Resident Member and Fellow. 



Vice-President HuBB.vRDthen announced the joint meeting 

 of the Section of Mineralogy with the New York Mineralogical 

 Club. 



Mr. George F. Kunz, acting as Secretary, read the minutes. 



Specimens were exhibited as follows : 



Quartz pseudomorphs from Hoxie's Quarries, Paterson, N. J. 



Beryls, garnets, and ortlioclase from Manhattan Island. 



Mr. George F. Kunz read a paper on 



THE discovery OF DIAMONDS AT PLUM CREEK, ROCK ELM 



township, pearce county, wis., 

 and one on 



