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ceum of jSTatural History ; Journal of Pharmacy; U. S. Sur- 

 vey of the Territories ; Department of the Interior ; and the 

 Editors of " the Western." 



Mr, Wharton called attention to the fact that there seemed 

 to be a movement on foot to favor the inauguration of 

 another Arctic Expedition ; suggesting that the Society 

 should take the initiative by proposing to the Secretary of 

 the jSTavy a plan which should involve the use of the stores 

 of the Polaris, 



Mr. Delmar, by invitation, read a memoir on the Progress 

 and Statistics of Spain, previous to and since 1855, the date 

 of the Great Reform laws. (See page 301.) 



On motion, Mr. Lesley was chosen Librarian, and the 

 standing committees were nominated and elected for the en- 

 suing year : 



Finance^ 



Mr. Fj-aley, Mr. E. K. Price, Mr. Marsh. 



Puhlication^ 



Dr. LeConte, Dr. Brinton, Dr. H. Allen, Dr. C. M. Cresson, 



Mr. Tilghman. 



Hall. 

 Gen. Tyndale, Mr. E. Hopper, Mr. S. W. Roberts. 



Library. 

 Dr. Coates, Mr. E. K. Price, Dr. Carson, Dr. Krauth, Mr. 



Whitman. 



Pending nominations 764, 765, 766 were read. 



Pending nominations 764, 765 were balloted for. 



On motion the reading of the list of members was 

 postponed. 



On scrutiny of the ballot boxes by the Presiding Officer, 

 the following were declared duly elected members of the 

 Society : 



Dr. Jared P. Kirtland, Ohio. 



Mr. John B. Pearse of Philadelphia. 



And the meeting was adjourned. 



