4: MINUTES. [Jan. 15, 



2. Resolved, That any and all Rules and Regulations relating to the 

 Henry M. Phillips Prize Essay Fund which appear in the printed min- 

 utes of the meetings of the American Philosophical Society of December 

 7 and 21, 1888, or other dates, be, and they are hereby, repealed so far 

 as they are inconsistent with the Rules and Regulations herein contained. 



The report was accepted and ordered to be spread upon the 

 minates, and the resolutions appended were adopted. 



It was moved that the Secretary cast a ballot for Dr. G. H. 

 Horn as Librarian for the year 1897. Adopted. 



The Secretary reported the ballot cast, and Dr. Horn was 

 declared unanimously elected Librarian for the ensuing year. 



Mr. Price moved that Dr. Hays be elected Librarian pro tem.^ 

 to perform the duties of the office until the return of the 

 Librarian. Unanimously adopted. 



A paper by Samuel H. Scudder, entitled " The Species of 

 the Grenus Melanoplus, ' ' was read by title and referred to the 

 Secretaries for action. 



Mr. Mercer then read a paper on ' ' The Fossil Sloth of the 

 Big Bone Cave, Tennessee," which Prof. Cope and Mr, Cush- 

 ing discussed. 



Dr. Frazer presented a "Eeport of a recent visit to the 

 Black Hills of South Dakota." 



Mr. G. T. Bispham offered the following : 



Resolved, That a committee consisting of Hon. George F. Edmunds, 

 W. P. Tatham, Esq., W. A. Ingham, Esq., Samuel Dickson, Esq., and 

 Richard L Ashhurst, Esq , be appointed to consider and report whether 

 any, and, if any, what amendments or alterations should be made in 

 the laws of the Society. 



Unanimously adopted. 



Dr. Frazer moved that Mr. Ingham's proposed amendment 

 to the Laws be referred to that committee. Seconded by Mr. 

 Ingham, and unanimously adopted. 



Prof. Cope moved that the President be authorized to 

 appoint the Standing Committees for the current year, and 

 that, with the view of increasing the interest of the mem- 

 bership in the work of the Society, it be respectfully sug- 



