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upon. He is going to see that every scientist in Europe hears of these 

 things, and every time they are smoothed over he is going to "boom it 

 up again." 



Your committee beg to report that, after a full examination, they 

 find the charges made by Dr. Lindley not sustained. Lindley denied 

 having uttered No. 7. Signed, G. P. McClelland. 



W. H. Harris. 



J. B. Phelps. 



G. Watson French. 



Prof. Sheldon was unable to serve, owing to illness. 



On motion, the report was received and the committee discharged. 



May 28, 1886. — Regular Meeting. 



President C. E. Putnam in the chair; thirty-seven members present. 

 On motion, the report of the investigation committee in the case of 

 Dr. Lindley, was adopted. 



Prof. D. S. Sheldon offered the following resolution : 



Whereas, Dr. Clarence T. Lindley has' repeatedly assailed the integrity of 

 this Association and certain of its members, and has finally formulated and 

 presented before the Academy certain defamatory charges, which, on a judicial 

 investigation by a commitee consisting of G. P. McClelland, Rev. W. H. Ear- 

 ns, G. Watson French, and J. B. Phelps, were proved to be wholly unfounded; 

 and 



Whereas, The said Lindley has openly proclaimed his hostility to the 

 Academy, and threatened to persist in his efforts to disturb its harmony and 

 peace, and had thus violated his plain obligations as a member; and 



Whereas, The longer retention of said Lindley as an associate would tend 

 to impair the usefulness, and subvert the objects of this Association and injure 

 its standing in this community, and discredit it among similar societies else- 

 where; therefore 



Be it Resolved^ Thai Dr. Clarence T. Lindley be forthwith expelled from 

 membership in the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, and that the Sec- 

 retary be instructed to strike his name from the roll. 



Dr. Lindley being present, and declining to withdraw during the dis- 

 cussion, on motion of Dr. Parry he was permitted to remain, if he 

 desired to do so, and the yeas and nays on the motion to expel were 

 called for in his presence, with the following result: Yeas, 36; nays, 

 none. 



Mr. H. G. Sharfenburg and John J. Dahms were elected to regular 

 membership, and the following corresponding members were elected : 

 Dr. S. F. Landry, Galveston, Indiana, Mr. Frank Leveritt, Denmark, 

 Iowa, Pietro Bernabo Silorato, Rome, Italy. 



