786 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



for House expenses S1700. 



for Library expenses 1800. 



for Books, periodicals and binding 1200. 



for Expenses of INIeetings 200. 



for Treasurer's Office 175. 



for General Expenses 400. 



from the Publication Fund, S2500. to be used for publication, 

 from the Rumford Fund, $1800, to be used as follows : 



for research $1000. 



for periodicals, books and binding 200. 



for publication 600. 



and to be used at the discretion of the Committee, the balance of 



available income for the year. 



from the Warren Fund, $500. for the Committee. 

 An appropriation of $800. was made from the Publication Fund 

 for publication during the present year. 



A proposed amendment to Chapter XL, Article 4, of the Statutes 

 was referred to a Committee consisting of H. H. Edes and J. H. 

 Beale. 



The President appointed the Committee on Nominations,, 

 consisting of the following Fellows : — 



Dr. R. H. Fitz, 

 Prof. G. F. Swain, 

 Mr. H. H. Edes. 

 It was 



Voted, To suspend, for the next election, the ride adopted 

 February 8, 1911, restricting the rate of increase of Massachusetts 

 membership of the Academy. 



The following letter was presented to the Academy by the 

 Council. 



American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 

 Boston, Massachusetts. 



February 4, 1913. 



To THE Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives 

 OF the United States. 



The American Academy of Arts and Sciences having learned that a 

 society calling itself the American Academy of Arts and Letters is 



