ai : 
March 10. The Committee of the Academy was ap ~ 
pointed, to consist of 
Farrman Rogers. F. A. P. BARNARD. 
JoserH SAxTON. 
[The Navy Department named as its members of the 
joint Commission, 
Horatio ALLEN, Chairman. 
Apmrrat C. H. Davis. B. F. Isherwoop. 
The Franklin Institute named as its members of the 
joint Commission, 
J. H. Towne. J. V. Merrice. ) 
5 ae TILGHMAN. | | 
IX. 
A Committee on Cent Coinage. 
(Appointed April 11th, 1864, upon the invitation of the Hon. S. P. 
Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, March 30th, 1864, to examine and 
report upon Aluminum bronze, and other materials for the manu- 
facture of cent coins.) 
Joun Torrey, Chairman. 
JoserH Henry. 
Wotcorr Gipss. 
F. A. P. Barnarp. 
A. D. Bacur. (By request of the Department.) 
The Committee reported to the Academy, August 6th, 
1864. A copy of the Report was transmitted to the Hon. 
W. P. Fessenden, Secretary of the Treasury, August 25th, 
1864. 
