318 [Dec. 7, 
Congress are, for financial or other reasons, not in a position to send 
delegates to a Congress; of the total number of replies received, about 
twenty have expressed their willingness to do so, As some months 
may be allowed to elapse before a call for a Congress is issued, your 
Jommittee does not recommend any present action, and desires to be 
continued. 
Di Ge BRINTON, MD.; 
HENRY PHEGLIPS; Jar, 
M. B. SNYDER, 
Conmittee. 
On motion of Mr. Dudley, the report was approved and the 
Committee was continued. The Secretaries were directed to 
cause to be printed separately a sufficient number of copies of 
the said report for general use. 
Dr. Brinton offered the following resolution : 
Resolwed, That the books of reference belonging to the Society be not 
loaned from the Society’s hall. 
Mr. Dudley offered an amendment, striking out the words 
“of reference,” which was accepted by the mover of the pro- 
position, A debate ensued upon the question, and Mr. Winsor 
moved that the matter be referred to the Committee on 
Library, with instructions to consider and report upon the same. 
Prof. Snyder raised a point of order that the provisions of 
the laws could not be changed by a mere resolution of the 
Society. 
The Chair decided that the resolution did not conflict with 
the laws. 
Mr. Winsor’s motion was then put to a vote and declared 
to be lost. 
The question then recurring upon the original motion as 
amended, Dr. Hays desired the opinion of the Chair as to 
whether it clashed with the laws of the Society; the Chair 
decided the point in the negative, and, a vote being taken on 
the motion, it was declared lost. 
Mr. Winsor moved that the whole subject of removal of 
books from the Library be referred to the Committee on 
Library, with instructions to consider the same and report 
thereon. 
And the Society was adjourned by the President. 
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