lo Fraz-er on Int. Cong, of Geologists. 
that the session of Congress only lasted one week, some idea 
may be formed of the rapidit}' ^vith which the true business of 
the Congress was disposed of. This very natural license was 
followed at Bologna, and in less degree in Berlin, but still, even 
in this last session enough to cause a great many matters of de- 
tail which might have been finally disposed of, to go over three 
years for settlement. It is very natural that the eminent apostles 
of research Avho attend these Congresses should wish to bring 
before their fellows the latest results at which they have arrived 
and that the great body of members should wish to hear them, 
but then excursions to the boundaries of the picket lines of sci- 
ence should first be relegated to extra houi"s, and secondly they 
should be few enough to enable all possible business which can- 
not be settled through the media of scientific publications, to 
occupy every precious minute of the time when the members 
are together, for the reunion is costly and difficult. 
On the last day of the session it was decided, ist, to hold the 
next Congress in i8Si ; 2nd, at Bologna, 3rd, about the beginning 
of October, 4th, with Sella as honorary president, and 5th, with 
a committee of organization of Capellini president, Gastaldi, 
Gemmellaro, Giordano, Guiscardi, Meneghini, Omboni, de 
Pirona, Ponzi, Taramclli. 
Two international committees were appointed. That on uni- 
fication of geological cartography — figures g^ologiques — con- 
sisted of Liversidge, Dupont, Selwyn, Ribeiro, Lesley, de Chan- 
courtois, de Hantkcn, Giordano, de Moeller, Torrell, Reneviery 
that on unification of geological nonenclature, of Liversidge, 
Dewalque, T. Sterry Hunt, Vilanova, James Hall, H^bei-t, 
vSzabo, Capellini, vSt(^fanescu, Inostranzeff, Lundgreen, Favre. 
It was decided that tlie committees should complete their num- 
bers in the cases of countries not represented, death, or resigna- 
tion, bv a two-thirds vote. Also that each member of the in- 
ternational committee should institute a local committee of which 
he should communicate the constitution to the corresponding in- 
ternational committee 
The wish of the Congress was expressed that in the forma- 
tion of the local committees the principal geological societies of 
each country should be consulted. 
The committees were to organize as soon as possible and to 
