■^80 [Oct. 19, 



Mr. Prime submitted the following substitute for Section 2 : 



Section 2. A Committee on Nominations to consist of six members 

 shall be chosen by ballot at the Stated Met ting of the Society, to be held 

 on the thiid Friday of November, 1894, of whom two shall serve for one 

 year, two for two years, and two for three j'ears, and annually thereafter 

 on the third Friday in November, two members of said Committee shall 

 be chosen by ballot to serve for three years, but the retiring members 

 shall not be eligible for re-election, until a year from the expiration of 

 their office. Any member not attending a meeting of the Committee for 

 six months shall be deemed to have vacated his office. Vacancies in this 

 Commiitee occurring from any cause whatever, shall be filled by appoint- 

 ments made by the President of the Society, or if there be no President in 

 office, then by the senior Vice-President. To this Committee shall be 

 referred all nominations of candidates for membership, and it shall con- 

 sider and report from the lists of nominations so referred, such persons as 

 said Committee may deem worthy of election to membersliip. 



To make such recommendations, the vole of at least four members rf 

 said Committee shall be required. The names of the persons so recom- 

 mended for membership shall be posted in a convenient place for inspec- 

 tion in the Hall of the Society for three weeks preceding the election of 

 members. 



Members spoke to the amendment. 



Mr. Prime called for a vote on his amendment. 



Dr. Cope offered the following amendment: "That a vote 

 of three members of the said Committee shall be a majority," 



The vote was taken on Mr. Prime's motion, and it was car- 

 ried by 18 ayes, 4 nays. 



Then on Mr. Prime's amendment, which was lost, ayes 9, 

 nays 11. 



The amendment of Dr. Cope was put and carried, ayes 12, 

 nays 6. 



Dr. Greene moved that, it is the senpe of the Society that it 

 is inexpedient to make any change in the method of electing 

 its members, then withdrew the same and offered a resolution 

 to postpone the further consideration of the amendments in 

 order to introduce the above motion. 



The motion was lost, 10 ayes, 11 nays. 



Mr. McKean moved to strike out the words " not members 

 of the Board of Officers and Council," which was debated and 

 carried by a vote of 18 ayes and 8 nays. 



