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to the butterflies, and speaking at some length of the phe- 

 nomena of periodicity, migration, polymorphism, etc., as 

 illustrated by these insects, his paper embodying the result of a 

 large amount of field work performed during the last ten years. 

 On behalf of the committee appointed at the last meeting, 

 Mr. H. von Schrenk presented the following report, the 

 adoption of which by the Academy was recommended by the 

 committee. 



Wherkas, There is a bill at present before Congress intended to restrict 

 experimentation upon animals ; and 



Whereas, Restrictive legislation is in our opinion unnecessary, and 

 moreover detrimental to the progress of scientific investigation ; and 



Whereas, The provisions of the bill must necessarily operate to alto- 

 gether suppress scientific investigation by means of experimentation upon 

 animals; and 



Whereas, Such experimentation has been of great practica. value to 

 man and animals, and indispensable to the progress of science; and 



Whereas, Those engaged in earnest scientific investigation are the least 

 likely to inflict unnecessary pain, and least of all should be subject to the 

 supervision of persons who are not trained in the proper understanding of 

 the problems to be solved ; and 



Whereas, The passing of a bill which gives evidence both of ignorance 

 of the methods pursued in conducting experiments upon animals, and an 

 utter disregard of those sufferings to the alleviation of which such exper- 

 iments are directed, would be a reproach to a civilized and humane com- 

 munity; therefore, be it: — 



Resolved, That the members of the Academy of Science of St. Louis unan- 

 imously and earnestly protest against the passage of Senate Bill No. 1552, 

 entitled " A Bill for the Further Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the 

 District of Columbia," or any modification of this bill; 



Besolved, That copies of these resolutions, attested by the signature of 

 the President and oflJcers of the Academy, be sent to each member of the 

 Committee on the District of Columbia in the House of Representatives and 

 the Senate of the United States, the District Commissioners, and the United 

 States Senators from the State of Missouri. 



On motion, the preamble and resolutions were unanimously 

 adopted, and copies certified by the officers of the Academy 

 ordered transmitted as directed in the resolutions. 



The following persons, resident in St. Louis, were elected 

 active members: — Fred. J. Taussig, Albert Taussig. 



Professor P. H. Kolfs, of Lake City, Florida, was elected 

 an active member. 



Two persons were proposed for active membership. 



