.REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 477 



Session of Tuesday, December 31 



The Fourteenth Winter Meeting of the Society was called to order at 

 10.15 o'clock a. m. by First Vice-President N. H. Winchell, President 

 Walcott having been detained on account of delay in arrival of railroad 

 trains, in the geological lecture room, Sibley hall, University of Roches- 

 ter, where all the sessions were held, except that of Tuesday evening. 

 In anticipation of the arrival of the President, the customary formal- 

 ities of welcome to the Society were deferred to a later hour (see page 

 517). 



Announcements were made regarding certain details of the meeting, 

 and of the dinner; also of an invitation from Ward's Natural Science 

 establishment. 



The report of the Council, including reports of the officers, was sub- 

 mitted by the Secretary, in print, without reading, as follows : 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



To the Geological Society of America, 



in Fourteenth Annual Meeting Assembled : 



The Council has held its stated meetings during the past year in con- 

 junction with the meetings of the Society, at Albany and Denver. The 

 affairs of the Society continue in their normal state of prosperity, and 

 outside of the matters covered by the reports of the Officers, which are 

 included herein, there is little requiring special mention. The matter of 

 investment of funds authorized by the Council is described in the Treas- 

 urer's report. The subject of Summer Meetings is discussed in the Secre- 

 tary's report and the suggestions are approved. The legislation relating 

 to the Cordilleran Section has been completed and is here placed on 

 record as follows : 



Cordilleran Section 



At Washington, December 28, 1899, the Society, upon petition from 

 Fellows residing on the Pacific coast and accompanied by recommenda- 

 tion of the Council, authorized the formation of a Cordilleran Section, 

 and empowered the Council to make rules for the government of the 

 Section. Thus far the matter is on record in the Bulletin, volume 11, 

 page 587. 



