320 EDMUNDS — INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. [May 21, 



That authority be given to the Library Committee to extend the time 

 after one o'clock, during wliicli the Library shall be open to such hours 

 as they may see fit, provided that no additional expense be incurred. 



Adopted. 



The Tellers of Election reported that the following Candi- 

 dates had been duly elected to membership in the Society : 

 Lord Lister, London. 

 Prof. W. C. Roentgen, Wiirzburg. 

 Owen Wister, Philadelphia. 

 Samuel N". Rhoads, Philadelphia. 

 Fridtjof Nansen, Lysaker, Norway. 

 Stewart Culin, Philadelphia. 

 S. F. Peckham, Ann Arbor. 

 Charles F. Mabery, Cleveland. 

 Edward Orton, Columbus, 0. 

 Prof. Theodor Tschernyschew, St. Petersburg. 

 Prof. A. Karpinsky, St. Petersburg. 

 Theodore N. Ely, Philadelphia. 



Dr. Hays offered the following resolution : 



That a Committee of five be appointed by the Chair to consider and 

 report upon the present status of the Magellanic Premium, and whether 

 anything can be done to more fully carry out the original intentions of 

 its founder. 



Adopted. 



The Society was then adjourned by the presiding officer. 



INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. 



BY HON. GEORGE F. EDMUNDS. 



{Bead May 21, 1897.) 



The subject of international arbitration is becoming more and 

 more interesting, and possibly, in view of its latest developments, 

 somewhat more difficult of realization. 



The idea of arbitration, whether between individuals or nations, 



