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other members of the Committee, the Chairman stating in 

 answer to inquiry that the signature of the other member was 

 withheld on account of his not approving the second resolu- 

 tion. The resolutions were then read as follows: 



Resolved, 1. That the Proceedings of the American Philosophical 

 Society be issued quarterl}', and also at more frequent periods whenever 

 an amount of matter is ready for press, which will make sixty-four pages 

 of text, but so as not to interfere with the regularity of the quarterly 

 issue. 



Resolved, 3. That in order to permit estimates of the cost of illustra- 

 tions, authors shall submit either completed drawings or the specimens to 

 be drawn ; and tliat the Secretaries shall accept either as sufficient basis 

 for the publication of articles otherwise unobjectionable. 



On motion of Dr. Frazer, the Society proceeded to the con- 

 sideration of report of the first resolution. A debate took 

 place thereon, participated in by Messrs. Price, Morris, Hous- 

 ton, Cope, Frazer, Barker, Vaux, Martindale and Horn. 



Mr. Martindale moved to strike out all after the word 

 "quarterly" and to insert thereafter the words "provided suf- 

 ficient material shall be furnished for that purpose." 



The amendment being put to a vote was carried and a vote 

 being taken on the resolution as amended it was adopted. 



The question then arising on the adoption of the second 

 resolution, Dr. Brinton stated his reasons for declining to 

 recommend the same, and ofi'ered as an amendment the substi- 

 tution of the word "may" for "shall" in the third line, to read 

 " the Secretaries may, etc." 



The amendment was carried and the resolution as amended 

 was adopted. 



On motion of Mr. Dudley, the Society adjourned. 



