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[May 21, 



by a plate ; on motion the Secretaries were empowered to act 

 on the application. 



The President announced that he had appointed as a 

 Committee on the paper of Prof. Cope, presented at the last 

 meeting, Messrs. Allen, Jayne and Horn, who reported the 

 paper worthy of publication, which was ordered by the 

 Society. 



The President reported that he had received and handed 

 over to the Treasurer $129.33, the amount of the Michaux 

 rentes due on the first of April, 1886. 



The proceedings of the Board of Officers and Council were 

 submitted together with the following resolution recommended 

 by it: 



"That the further consideration of the Report and the recommendations 

 therein contained, which was referred to the Board of Officers and Council 

 by resolution of the Society, March 5, 1886, be indefinitely postponed." 



Dr. Frazer offered the following amendment to the resolu- 

 tion : 



Resolved, That the Report of the Special Committee, appointed Febru- 

 ary 5, 1886, to examine, etc., etc., which has been referred to the Board 

 of Officers and Council by resolution of the Society of March 5, 1886, 

 be recommitted to the Special Committee just appointed with instruc- 

 tions to present it with such alterations and amendments as may seem 

 desirable at the meeting of the Society on October 15, 1886. 



A point of order was taken and it was decided by the 

 President that a motion to postpone was entitled to precedence. 

 And the question recurring on the resolution submitted by the 

 Board, it was adopted by a vote of 26 yeas to 11 nays, the 

 yeas and nays being demanded by Dr. Frazer. 



This being the evening for the balloting for candidates for 

 membership, the following gentlemen were declared duly 

 elected members of the Society : 



2073. Samuel W. Pennypacker, Philadelphia. 



2074. John T. Napier, Philadelphia. 



2075. William Spohn Baker, Philadelphia. 



2076. Benjamin Sharp, M. D., Philadelphia. 



2077. Henry Keed, Philadelphia. 



