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II. Geology and Natural History. 



1. Biter national Congress of Geologists. — The Organizing 

 Committee of the International Congress of Geologists met at the 

 Institute of Technology in Boston, November 13th, 1890. Messrs. 

 Chamberlin, Davis, Gilbert, Hall, Hague, Hitchcock, Powell, 

 Newberry, Shaler, Stevenson, Winchell and Williams were 

 present. 



The Secretary reported the vote of the London Bureau regard- 

 ing the change of place from Philadelphia to Washington. 

 Thirty-six ballots were received, of these thirty-three were in 

 favor of Washington. These represent the members from Great 

 Britain, France, Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, 

 India, Italy, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, and the United States. 

 No negative votes were received from countries outside America. 

 The majority of the Bureau, as well as a majority of the 

 American Committee, thus expressing their preference lor Wash- 

 ington, it was voted to hold the next session of the International 

 Congress of Geologists in Washington, during the week beginning 

 with the last Wednesday (26th) of August next. 



The vacancy in the Committee caused by the death of Mr. C. 

 A. Ashburner, was filled by the election of Mr. S. F. Emmons, 

 Washington, D. C. The Committee now consists of the following 

 members : Messrs. Branner, Chamberlin, Cope, Dana, Dutton, 

 Davis, Emmons, Frazer, Gilbert, Hall, Hague, Heilprin, Hitchcock, 

 Sterry Hunt, Leidy, Lesley, LeConte, Marsh, Newberry, Powell, 

 Proctor, Shaler, Stevenson, A. Winchell, Walcott, Whitfield, and 

 H. S. Williams. 



During this meeting vacancies were filled and the organization 

 of the committee perfected, so that the present officers and sub- 

 committees are as follows : Chairman, J. S. Newberry, New 

 York City, Vice- Chairman, G. K. Gilbert, Washington, D. C; 

 Secretaries, H. S. Williams, Ithaca, N Y., S. F. Emmons; Acting 

 Treasurer, S. F. Emmons, Washington, D. C. 



(1) A sub-committee on the Scientific Programme: J. W. 

 Powell, Chairman, Washington, D. C, J. D. Dana, New Haven, 

 Conn., T, C. Chamberlin, Madison, Wis. 



(2) A sub-committee on Longer Excursions : Clarence Dutton, 

 Oiairman, Washington, D. C, N. S. Shaler, Cambridge, Mass., 



J. J. Stevenson, New York City. 



(3) A nominating sub-committee to nominate officers for the 

 Congress: J. J. Stevenson, Chairman, New York City, T. C. 

 Chamberlin, Madison, Wis., Alex. Winchell, Ann Arbor, Mich. 



The following resolutions were adopted: 



That the secretaries be authorized to prepare a circular of in- 

 formation, stating the organization, the time of meeting, and such 

 other information regarding the Congress as may be thought 

 necessary, in English and in French, to be signed by the Chair- 

 man and the Secretaries, and distributed among those likely to be 

 interested in this country and in foreign countries. 



