128 MINUTES. [April 6, 
By Mr. J. G. Rosengarten, on ‘‘ American History from 
German Archives.” 
Dr. Hays, on behalf of the Committee on Historical Manu- 
scripts, presented for publication in the Proceedings a calen- 
dar of the military correspondence of Major-General Na- 
thaniel Greene, in the Library of the Society. 
The Committee to which was referred the communication 
of the Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Soci- 
ety, asking the codperation of this Society in the effort to 
have a National Standards Bureau established in connection 
with the U. S. Office of Standard Weights, offered the 
following, which was adopted : 
Whereas, In the conduct of accurate scientific investigations, 
the use of apparatus of guaranteed accuracy is a need recognized 
by all scientists; and 
Whereas, In foreign countries, notably in Germany, in France, 
and in England, such guarantee is furnished by standardizing 
bureaux under the control of the respective Governments; and 
Whereas, At present the United States Office of Standard 
Weights and Measures does not possess appliances necessary for 
this verification of as wide a range of apparatus as seems essential, 
nor the working force required to comply with legitimate deinands 
for the verification and stamping of the various scientific apparatus 
designed for measurements of precision, thus compelling the im- 
portation of foreign-made articles when such official] certification is 
desired; and 
Whereas, This state of affairs is not only unsatisfactory to all 
investigators in both pure and applied science, but also works injus- 
tice to our manufacturers of nearly all physical and chemical appar- 
atus designed for accurate measurement, who cannot supply the 
proper certification with such instruments: therefore be it 
Resolved, That the Congress of the United States be urged to 
establish a National Standards Bureau, in connection with the U. S. 
Office of Standard Weights and Measures, which shall provide 
adequate facilities for making such verification of scientific measur- 
ing apparatus and stamping the same as are provided by foreign 
Governments for similar work. 
Resolved, further, that a copy of the foregoing be forwarded to 
