1094 Proceedings of Scientific Societies, [October, 
the United States Geological Survey, and that he had kindly 
tion, that science belongs to no one country, but is cosmopoui 
and that there ought to be the freest interchange © tee 
works between the different countries; that the pre 
ment of allowing colleges only to import scientifi 
free is not comprehensive enough, and that the sam 
ought to be extended to students also; that the present 
of scientific text-books in this country is very low, ane © 
foreign influence to bring it up to the modern standard; | 
there are published in the United States no abst 
text-books nor any devoted to pure science, none 1 
guages; that some action should be taken on the 
that the committee was not yet prepared to suggest 
action should be. For further consideration of this SU» 
i : mmittee 0! 
association, including the president, to present the ma 
gress, and recommended as this committee, Professor Row t 
Gen. Cox, Maj. Powell and Professors Young an g 
power to add to their number. : Po! 
The discussion of this report was introduced by Maj. ssicised 
who moved that the clause be stricken out which cne- 
American scientific text-books. He said that on 4 
