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Stiles to Korscheit, December 27, 1912. 



Washington, D. C, December 27, 1912. 

 Professor E. Korschelt, 



Marburg in Hessen. 

 Dear Doctor: 



Your letter of December 5 th is at band, and in reply I would invite 

 your attention to the last paragraph, page 47, Zoologischer Anzeiger of 

 November 26 th , which reads as follows: "Several additional propositions 

 will be made public in the near future". 



In regard to the point raised in the last portion of your letter, na- 

 mely, »denn die nachträgliche Verlegung des Kongresses auf einen 

 früheren Termin dürfte keineswegs dazu berechtigen«, I have to say 

 that as executive officer of the Commission, I have no right whatever to 

 make any exceptions to the By-Laws. These By-Laws are established 

 by the Commission for my guidance, and according to parliamentary 

 customs it is only the Commission by unanimous vote that can set the 

 By-Laws aside in any given case. This is a parliamentary proposition 

 that is so well established as to require no comment. 



It is my purpose to send in shortly further manuscript covering 

 additional propositions for changes in the nomenclatural rules, and to 

 leave the matter then in the hands of the Commission as to what posi- 

 tion will be taken in regard to what influence if any that the change of 

 date of the Congress is to have upon the consideration of the nomencla- 

 torial proposition in question. 



I wish to emphasize very strongly the point that seems to be so 

 generally overlooked, namely, as executive officer of the Commission I 

 am not entitled to make any promise or to take any action without in- 

 structions from the Commission itself. 



Assuring you of my highest esteem, I remain, 

 Respectfully, 



C. W. Stiles 

 Secretary, International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 



Stiles to Korschelt, January 20, 1913. 



Washington, D. C, January 20, 1913. 

 Professor Eugen Korschelt, 



Marburg i. Hessen. 

 Dear Doctor: 



Enclosed herewith you will find further manuscript involving 

 amendments that have been suggested to the International Code of 

 Zoological Nomenclature. 



I have delayed sending these to press until the last feasible moment 

 because it is clear that some persons will raise the point that a change in 

 the date of the Congress alters the conditions under which propositions 

 should be submitted and if this point is decided in the affirmative any 



