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The sixth Committee, appointed by request of the Treas- 
ury Department, was upon the plans presented for preventing 
the counterfeiting of the national currency, and consisted of 
Dr. Torrey, Professor Henry, Dr. Barnard, Mr. Saxton, 
and Professor Schaeffer, the last named being appointed by 
request of the Department, and under Section 4, Article II. 
of the Constitution of the Academy. This Committee has 
labored diligently and successfully in the important matters 
confided to them. The facts which they have developed 
will, by direction of the Academy, be presented confiden- 
tially to the Secretary of the Treasury. The general reso- 
lutions adopted by the Academy are as follows : — 
“ Resolved, That the Currency Committee be empowered 
to communicate directly with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
and to take order in reference to the matters intrusted to 
them. 
“ Resolved, That the President of the Academy communi- 
cate the foregoing resolution to the Hon. Secretary of the 
Treasury.” 
A Committee was appointed, at the first meeting, on the 
form of a diploma, on a corporate seal, and a stamp for 
books and property, which reported progress at the January 
meeting, and was continued. 
Another Committee was appointed, to report a rule pre- 
scribing the mode of electing Foreign Associates, which 
reported at the January session, and was discharged. 
I append to this report the minutes of the meeting of 
organization of the National Academy of Sciences, at New 
York, marked J, and of the first regular session at Wash- 
ington, in January, marked K. 
The draft of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Acade- 
my prepared by the Committee appointed in April, 1863, 
was presented and discussed in Committee of the Whole, 
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