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The Committee on the observation of the next transit Ob: 
Venus, made a report, with a memorial to Congress, to be 
‘signed by the officers of the Society, and another, of like im- 
port, to be signed by members of the Society, and others who 
may be disposed to join in the object proposed.—The report 
was accepted, and the Committee discharged, and the memo- 
rial directed to be signed by the officers of the Society. 
A-paper was read by Mr. P. E. Chase, on the Correlation. 
of Cosmical and Molecular Forces, which was reterred to a 
Committee, consisting of Profs. J. F. Frazer, ki. O. Kendall 
and 8. J. Gummere. 
Prof. Cope laid wpon the table certain fossil remains from 
Utah, and presented a paper descriptive of their geological 
positions and relations, entitled, “ On Bathmodon, an extinct 
genus of Ungulates.” 
A memoir on the Geology of West Virginia, by J. de 
Stevenson, was presented by J. F. Frazer, and referred to the 
Secretaries. 
Pending nominations Nos. 689-691, and new nomination 
No. 692, were read, and the meeting was adjourned. 
Stated Meeting, March 1, 1872. 
Present, 18 members. 
Vice-President, Prof. J. C. Casson, in the Chair. 
A letter was received from Mr. 8. W. Roberts, accepting 
his appointment to prepare an obituary notice of Mr, E.. 
Miller. 
A letter of envoy was received from the R. Society of An- 
tiquaries, London, Feb. 26, 1872 (XIV. iii. 87); Boston Public 
Library, Feb. 28, 1872 (XIV. iii.); N. York Hist. Soc. Feb. 
26,1872 (XIV. iii.); Mass. Hist. Soe., Feb. 26, 1872 (XIV. ii1.).- 
