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six, Indiana and Minnesota each one, and Iowa and Illinois five 
and four respectively. Michigan had three representatives, Ken- 
tucky one and Tennessee one, and Wisconsin four. From the Dis- 
trict of Columbia there were sixtj'-three members of the congress. 
The congress was organized b}' the election of the following: — 
Bureau. 
Presidents d' hoiinciir. 
James Hall. James D. Dana. 
Prrsidint. 
J. 8. Newberry. 
Vice Presidents. 
Allemanoe — K. von Zittel and H. Credner. 
Angleterre — T. McK. Hughes. Autriciie — E. Tietze. 
AusTRALiE — Arch. Liversidge. Belgique — E. Van der Broeck. 
Canada — J. C. K. Laflamme, Thos. Macfarlane. 
.Chili — F. I. San Roman. Hongrie — Joseph von Szabu. 
Dane.mark — F. Johnstrup. Ixdes — F. R. Mallet. 
EcossE — H. M. Cadell. Irlande — -A. Sollas. 
EsPAGNE — M. F. do Castro. Italie — G. Uzielli. 
France — A. Gaudry, Mexique — A. del Castillo. 
Chas. Barrois. 
XouvelleZelande — F. Hutton.NoRVEGE — H. Reusch. 
Portugal— J. F. N. Delgado. Suede — Gerard de Geer. 
RouMANiE — G. Stefanescu. Suisse — H. Golliez. 
RussiE — Th. Tschernyschew. Etats-Unis — Joseph Le Conte. 
F. Schmidt. J. W. Powell. 
A. Pavlow. Raphael Pumpelly. 
Sccre't'dres yen era n.r. 
H. S. Williams, S. F. Emmons. 
See ret III res. 
J. C. Branner, Kmm. de Margerie, 
G. H. Williams, V. Freeh. 
C. Diener, Wiiitman Cross. 
Tresttrie r. 
Arnold Hague. 
The following al^stract of the proceedings of the congress is 
taken from the daily printed record kept by the secretaries, ami 
is •• subject tc) revision.'" 
SESSION OF AUG. 27,18!)!, 11.40 A. M. 
l^rof. Joseph Le Conte, \^ice-President, iu the chair. 
As there were no reports of committees, the discussion on the chissirt- 
cation of Pleistocene deposits was at once entered upon. 
