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The History and Determination of the Line of Demarcation established by Pope 

 Alexander VI between the Spanish and Portuguese Fields of Discovery and Colo- 

 nization. By Prof. Edward G. Bourne, Adelbert College, Cleveland. 



Recent Discoveries concerning Columbus. By President C. K. Adams, of Cornell 

 University. 



The Annual Report of the Association for 1890 was transmitted to 

 Congress by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in February, 

 1891, but was not printed until the present fiscal year. It is an octavo 

 volume of 310 pages, the contents being as follows: 



Report of proceedings at seventh animal meeting, held in Washington, D. ('., 

 December 29-31, 1890. 



Inaugural address of John Jay, president of the association: The Demand for 

 Education in American History. 



I.— Canadian History. 



Canada and the United States from Historical Points of View. By J. G. Bourinot. 

 New England Settlements in Acadia. By Benjamin Rand. 



The Legislative Work of the First Parliament of Upper Canada. By William 

 Houston. 



II.— European History. 



The Fate of Dietrich Flade. By Prof. George L. Burr. 



Theory of Village Community. By Dr. Charles M. Andrews. 



A Plea for Reform in the Study of Municipal History. By Dr. George Gross. 



Mirabeau's Speech of May 20. By Freeman M. Fling. 



The Formation of the French Constitution. By Adolphe Colin. 



Karl Follen and the Liberal Movement in Germany. By Prof. Kuno Francke. 



Bismarck the Typical German. By William G. Taylor. 



III. — American Constitutional History. 



How the Written Ballot came into the United States. By Douglass Campbell. 

 A Virginia Bill of Attainder, the Case of Josiah Phillips. By Prof. William P. 

 Trent. 

 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States. By Herman V. Ames. 

 Congressional Demands upon the Executive for Information. By E. C. Mason. 

 Responsible Government in Canada. By J. G. Bourinot. 

 Bills of Rights in State Constitutions. By Gen. R. D. Mussey. 



IV. — American Economic History. 



The Historical Development of the Budget of the United States. By Ephraim D. 

 Adiiins. 



The Yazoo Land Companies. By Dr. Charles H. Haskins. 



State Articles and Politics. By William V. Willoughby. 



Slavery in New York. By Edwin Vernon Morgan. 



Slavery in the District of Columbia. By Mary Tremain. 



Remarks by William Birney on Miss Tremain's paper, "Slavery in the District of 

 Columbia." 



V.— American History— Historical Science. 



Raleigh's Settlements on Roanoke Island. By Dr. Stephen B. Weeks. 

 The Political Ideas of the Puritans. By Dr. Herbert L. Osgood. 

 State Historical Societies. By Gen. C. W. Darling. 

 Organization of Historical Material. By W. H. Mace. 



