244 Wisconsin Academy of /Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 



Wisconsin Academy oi' Sciences, Arts and Letter?, 

 OrricE OF THE Treasurer, 



Madison, February 13, 1873. 



Hon. J. W. HoYT, President of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters : 

 Sir: I have the honor to report the financial condition of the Academy, as lollows: 



receipts. 



Total amount fees received from 4!) members .- $512 25 



To fees received from ten life members 1,000 00 



To interest on loan of same 100 00 



$1,642 35 



disburpements. 



Disbursed in payment of warrants as per vouchers heretofore and herewith fur- 

 nished... .. f^OO 00 



Balance in treasury $1, 133 35 



Placed to credit of Life Members' Permanent Fund .?1, 000 00 



Total credit of general fund 133 25 



$1,133 35 



[Signed] GEO. P. DELAPLAINE, 



Treasurer. 



In the absence of the members of the Standing Committee 

 on Finance, the Treasurer's report was referred to a special 

 committee, consisting of Prof. T. C, Chamberlin, Gen. John 

 Lawler and Prof. James H. Eaton, who subsequently reported 

 as follows: 



We have this day e^famlned ihe above report and account of the Treasurer, and com- 

 pared the same with the vouchers, and find the same in all respects correct. 



[Signed] T. C. CHAMBERLIN, 



JAMES H. BATON, 



Uommittee. 

 (General Lawler being absent.) 

 Madison, February 12, 1873. 



On motion, the President, Dr. Hoyt, and Messrs. Chamberlin, 

 Steele, Lapham and Irving, were appointed a committee to ex- 

 amine the several bills now pending before the Legislature for 

 a Geological Survey of the State, and to make such sugges- 

 tions in regard to the same as said committee may deem advis- 

 able. 



The following papers were then read and discussed: 



On the Relation of the Sandstone, Conglomerates and the Limestone to the Azoic of 

 Baraboo Valley, by Prof. J. II. Eaton"', of Bcloit College. 



On the Geographical Distribution of the Qiiartzite of Sauk and Columbia counties, by 

 Prof. T.O. Chamberlin, of State Noimal Sciiool, Whitewater. 



On the Metamorphtc Rocks of Portland, Dodge coniiiy, with remarks on the occurrence 

 of similar rocks in other parts of the state, by Prof. R Irving;, State University. _ 



Kesults of Analysis of certain Ores and Minerals, by Prof. W. W. Daniells, State Uni- 

 versity. 



Analysis of Madison Building Stone, by T. E. Bowman, of State Univertity. 



Results of Analysis of Black River Fails Iron Ore, by Prof. R. Irving. 



The Academy then adjourned until 2 o'clock P, M. 



