1895.] 



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The special Committee on Collations made a final report 

 and asked discharge, which was granted. 



The President announced the appointment of Hon. Craig 

 Biddle and Hon. Mayer Sulzberger to fill vacancies in the 

 Henry M. Phillips Prize Essay Fund Committee. 



The following papers were read by titles and referred to 

 the Secretaries : 



" The Hypenoid Moths and Allied Groups," by A. Rad- 

 clifife Grote, A.M. 



" An Early Essay on Proportional Representation," by Ed- 

 mund J. James. 



Dr. D. G. Brinton explained the contents of his paper on the 

 " Matagalpan Linguistic Stock." 



Pending nomination 1331 for membership, and new nomi- 

 nations 1332, 1333, were read. 



Curator Morris oSered the following resolution, which was 

 unanimously adopted : 



BesoUed, That the Curators be authorized, in accordance witli the policy 

 heretofore adopted, to deposit at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of 

 Industrial Art, such medals and casts as are at present in the museum of 

 the Society, under the same conditions as are attached to our collection of 

 coins, medals and casts now deposited at the Pennsylvania Museum, and 

 to take proper receipt for them. 



Dr. Persifor Frazer offered the following resolutions, which, 

 on motion duly seconded, were unanimously approved : 



Whereas, Chapter II, Section 5, of the Laws of the American Philo- 

 sophical Society ordains that " no one shall be esteemed a qualified voter 

 at the election who has not subscribed the Laws," etc., etc.; and, 



Whereas, Tiie book in which the signatures of members of the So- 

 ciety have been inscribed contains the old but not the now existing Laws 

 of the Society ; and, 



Whereas, It would entail many difficulties and inconveniences to com- 

 mence a new list of signatures after every change in the Laws or to attach 

 every change to the old book now in use. Therefore, 



Resolved, That this Society regards the affixing of a signature to the 

 pages devoted to that purpose in the present book to be the performance 

 of the duty required above, and that this act be duly declared to be " sub- 

 scribing to the Laws of the Society " in force at the time of such act. 



Resolved, That a copy of this resolution, duly attested by the Secreta- 

 ries, be attached to the book containing the signatures. 



PROC. AMER. PHILOS. SOC. XXXIV. 149. 3 J. PRINTED MARCH 2, 1896. 



