1892.] 



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The publication of the first volume presents therefore a single issue on 

 a subject of the utmost importance to sound scholarship, a credit to 

 American learning, and a work which will not see the liglit by private 

 enterprise. Your Committee feels that this is a case which appeals 

 directly to this Society, coincides with its past policy, and is certain to 

 add to the value and importance of its Transactions. On inquiry it 

 appears that a sum nearly sufficient for tliis expenditure can be secured 

 out of this year's appropriations, and the remainder can be provided for 

 out of next year's income. The Transactions otier a medium in all 

 respects suitable, its page being of the proper size and the method of 

 publication enabling the volume to be issued separately and should the 

 series be continued, they can be numbered consecutively. Your Commit- 

 tee therefore recommend the passage of the following resolutions . 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of the Society that the publication of the 

 cuneiform texts transcribed from tlie tablets in the Museum of the Uni- 

 versity of Pennsylvania be begun by the publication of a single volume, 

 without committing the Society to the publication of successive volumes 

 in the series. 



"Resolved, That this volume be submitted tor approval to the Publica- 

 tion Committee of the Society and be issued by the Committee as a part of 

 the Transactions, due reference being had to future publications in the 

 series, if the same shall be determined upon in due course under the rules 

 and order of the Society." 



Talcott Williams, 

 J. Sergeant Price, 

 Patterson Du Bois, 



Comrnittce. 



After a discussion the resolutions were adopted, and also 

 a third resolution offered as an amendment by Mr. Martindale : 



Resolved, That the sum of $500 in addition to the amount already appro- 

 priated for the publications of the Society be granted in order to further 

 the publication of the texts referred to in the foregoing report. 



The deferred business of the Society was taken up and con- 

 sidered, and the following resolution offered by Mr. Bache, was 

 considered : 



Resolved, That the Society instruct the Curators to exclude from the 

 cases in the meeting room of the Society everything but such printed 

 matter as is desirable for ready reference, and from the floor any articles 

 which are not conducive to the primary purpose in this room of conveni- 

 ence of the members of the Societ3\ 



After discussion, the motion was voted upon and lost. 



