REPORT OF AUDITING AND PIIOTOClRAril ^O^r^rITTEES. 445 



Session of Friday, Deckmber 28 



The Society was called to order at 10 o'clock a ni, President CHiaiuberlin 

 in the cliair. 



On motion of Professor 11. D. Salisl)urv, tlio report of tlie ComuMl 

 which had been distributed in print the previous day, was unanimously 

 adopted without debate. 



REPORT OF A VDITING COMMITTEE 



The report of the Auditing C'oniinittee was read ))y Professor H. K. 

 Emerson, as follows : 



To the Geological Societi/ of America : 



Your coniinittoe, a]ipointcd to audit the accounts of the Treasurer for the year 

 endinj; XovouiIkt .'JO, ISiU, have made the necesHary examination and have found 

 them correct. 



The committee recommends that the Society approve the action of the Council 

 in directing the Treasurer to draw upon the receipts from sales of the Bulletin to 

 pay current expenses to the extent of $658.41 ; and they further recommend that 

 this amount be not repaid into the publication fund, and tliat the $119.78 of receii)ts 

 from sale of publications not yet expended be available for current exi)enses. 



J. S. DiLLEK, 



B. K. Emerson, 

 Baltimore, Dfcemlxr 27, 1S94. ConnnlHrr. 



The report of the Auditing Committee was adopted with its recom- 

 mendations. 



The following report of the Photogra})h Committee was presented by 

 Mr J. S. Diller, the chairman, and read by the Secretar}' : 



FIFTH A.XyUAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE OX PHOTOGRAPHS 



Two liundred and ninety-two views have been added to the collection diniiii^tlie 

 year. It now numhern 1,094, and will hereafter be in the hands of Mr (i. V. Mer- 

 rill, chairman of the Committee on Photo<rniphs, The donors are K. D. Salisbury 

 (4), UniU'd Stiites Geoloj,'icul Survey, C. D. Walcott, Director (220), and William 

 LibU'y, Jr. (fW). 



Honations are solicit4.'<l as heretofore, and may l)e sent to Mr (i. P. Merrill, 

 National Museum, Washington, I). C; Profes.'ior J. F. Kemp, Columhia College, 

 New York city, or Professor W. M. Davis, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massa- 

 chu.«ett8. 



