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ment of State, Washington, D. 0. ; Academy of Science of St. 

 Louis, Mo. ; Colorado Scientific Society, Denver ; Sociedad 

 Cientifica " Antonio Alzate," Observatorio Astronomico Na- 

 cional de Tacubaya, Mexico. 



The report of the Treasurer was presented. 



Pending nominations, Nos. 1213, 1214, 1215, and 1216, were 

 read. 



Prof. Cope offered the following resolution : 



Resolved, That the resolution of the Society which requires that papers 

 presented for publication by the Society shall be completed for publica- 

 tion, shall not be construed to require completed drawings for the illustra- 

 tion of such papers. 



A vote being taken, the resolution was not agreed to. 

 And the Society was adjourned by the President. 



Stated Meeting, December 19, 1890. 



Present, 19 members. 

 President, Mr. FRALEY, in the Chair. 



A letter was received fr6m the Rochester Academy of 

 Science requesting exchanges, which was granted. 



A letter of resignation was received from Mr. Herbert 

 Welsh, Philadelphia, dated December 17, 1890, and the resig- 

 nation accepted. 



A plaster bust-portrait of Jefferson, for the Society's Cab- 

 inet, was received from Miss Emily Phillips, Philadelphia. 



Photographs of the old Bartram Place (mansion, garden, 

 etc.) were received from Dr. J. F. Holt, Philadelphia. 



Letters of envoy were received from the Deutsche Seewarte, 

 Hamburg; Bureau of Statistics of Labor and Industries, 

 Trenton, N. J. ; Rochester Academy of Science, Rochester, 

 N. Y. 



Letters of acknowledgment were received from the Royal 



