1892.] 



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Charles A. Oliver, Philadclpliia; U. S. Naval Observatory, 

 War Department, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. ; 

 Agricultural Experiment Stations, Virginia, Mississippi, 

 Arkansas; Denison University, Granville, 0.; State Historical 

 Society of Wisconsin. 



The amendment to the Laws of the Sotiiety (Chap, ix, § 1) 

 came up for action. Due proof of advertisement and notice 

 of same having been first submitted, and a constitutional 

 quorum being present, the Society then proceeded to consider 

 the same. 



Dr. Cope moved that it be adopted. 



Mr, Vaux moved as an amendment that it be indefinitely 

 postponed. 



A vote being taken, Mr. Vaux's motion was carried, and 

 the consideration of the amendment was indefinitely postponed. 



The Publication Committee reported that the papers by 

 Dr. Cope had been placed in the printers' hands, and that the 

 illustrations to accompany them had been ordered to be pre- 

 pared ; and that Vol. xvii, Part i, had been ordered to be 

 closed and distributed when printed. 



Dr. Bonwill read a paper entitled " Geometry and Mechanics 

 Deny Evolution," which he illustrated with diagrams and 

 specimens. 



Dr. Cope spoke against some of the propositions set forth 

 by Dr. Bonwill, and exhibited specimens of early dentition 

 from Spuj, Belgium. 



Dr. Cope offered for the Proceedings a paper on " Tiaporus, 

 a New Genus of Teiidas." 



Mr. Price, Chairman of the Hall Committee, presented the 

 following report : 



To THE American Philosophical Society : 



The Hall Committee respectfully reports that they have carefully con- 

 sidered the matter of a fireproof in the new building to preserve the valu- 

 able books, papers and documents belonging to the Society, which was 

 referred by it to them. They have called in consultation with lliem 

 Messrs. Wilson & Bros., the architects of the building, who have prepared 

 detailed drawings lor the construction of a fireproof -4 feet by 14 feet in 



