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On motion, it was ordered that the Wisconsin Historical So- 

 ciety be placed upon the list of Corresponding Societies. 



The Minutes of the Board of Officers and Council at their 

 late meeting were read. 



Judge Kane asked to be excused from longer service as a 

 member of the Committee on the Hall: when, on motion, his 

 request was granted, and Mr. Fraley was appointed in his 

 place. 



On motion of Judge Kane, it was resolved that, in the opi- 

 nion of the Society, the Committee on the Hall are authorized 

 to make leases of such portions of the Sojiety's premises as 

 are not occupied by the Society, at their discretion. 



On motion of Prof. Frazer, a committee was appointed to 

 observe the expected Solar Eclipse, on the 26th inst. — And 

 the following named gentlemen were placed on the committee: 

 Prof. Frazer, Prof. Kendall, Mr. Longstreth, Mr. Justice, Mr. 

 T. Wagner, Prof. S. Alexander, of Pi-inceton; Prof. A. D. 

 Bache, Dr. B. A. Gould, jr.. Prof. Kirkwood, Prof. 0. M. 

 Mitchell. 



It was then, on motion of Judge Kane, resolved that the 

 Chairman of the above named Committee be authorized to add 

 to the number of its members, and that a majority of the resi- 

 dent members shall be a quorum of the Committee. 



Stated Meeting, June 16. 



Present, nine members. 



Dr. Franklin Bache, President, in the Chair. 



Letters were read: — 



From Lord Mahon, dated Gros-venor Place, May 24, 1854, 

 acknowledging the receipt of notice of his election as a mem- 

 ber of this Society: — 



From the Royal Saxon Society of Sciences, dated Leipsic, 

 Feb. 27 and March 4, 1854; from Dr. G. A. Jahn, dated Leip- 

 sic April 8, 1854; from the Imperial Academy of Sciences at 

 Vienna, dated January 18 and 28, 1854; from the Prince Ja- 



