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The report of the Committee on revision of the Constitution, 

 appointed at the meeting of February 23, was presented by 

 Dr. J. H. Barnhart, Chairman. The report follows: 



"The Committee has adopted a liberal view of the scope of 

 its labors. Its work has been based upon the last edition of the 

 Constitution and By-laws as printed in May, 1889; a careful 

 study of the manuscript and published proceedings of the Club, 

 made by Mr. B. R. Abbott during recent months; and a personal 

 knowledge of the current practices of the Club. 



The old regulations have long been out-of-date, both legally 

 and practically, but in revising them it has not been the in- 

 tention of the Committee to introduce any novelty. We have 

 incorporated changes as follows: 



(i) All amendments legally adopted, as shown by the minutes. 



(2) All amendments proposed and evidently supposed at the 

 time to have been legally adopted, although the minutes fail 

 to show that the proper procedure was followed. 



(3) All motions adopted by the Club which were in effect 

 modifications of the Constitution and By-Laws, but which were 

 not put into the form of amendments. 



(4) All practices of the Club, technically in violation of the 

 Constitution and By-laws, which have continued for years 

 without protest from any member. Such practices, although 

 irregular, may reasonably be assumed to have acquired the 

 force of amendments. 



Guided by these principles, and introducing a few minor 

 verbal changes which improve the form without altering the 

 intent, we have codified the existing Constitution and By-laws 

 as hereto appended. And in order to legalize these regulations 

 in an unquestionable manner, we recommend that the present 

 Constitution and By-laws be amended by the substitution of 

 those herewith presented. " 



By vote of the Club the report was accepted and referred to a 

 committee consisting of the President, Dr. H. M. Richards; 

 Secretary, Dr. A. H. Graves; and the Acting Editor, Dr. S. 

 Trelease, for report at the next Wednesday meeting. 



Dr. Barnhart proposed the following amendments to the 

 Constitution: 



