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CORRESPONDENCE. 
James Hall and the New York State Survey. In response to your 
request I send herewith a copy of the engrossed resolutions passed by 
our Assembly and prompted by the publications of monstrous state- 
ments concerning Prof. Hall in the Journal des Debats and other Pa- 
risian and provincial papers in France and various newspapers through- 
out Germany and Austria. The Paris journal mentioned is the original 
offender. Whether it ever printed the official denial of the chancellor 
of our university, which I took pains to send, I have never learned. 
Some of the provincial papers did so. You are probably aware of the 
action taken by the Geological Society of France and the Soc. du Nord. 
The justification of Prof. Hall and his work was still further emphasized 
by our legislature in the passage of a law giving him life tenure of his 
position and entire independence in the management of his affairs. 
J. M. Clarke. 
STATE O F N E W YORK. 
IN ASSEMBLY. 
March 9th, 1896. 
On motion of Mr. Finn: 
Whereas, during the session of the Legislature of 1895 a joint com- 
mittee was appointed for the purpose of investigating the various de- 
partments of the state government, and through a sub-committee inves- 
tigated the department of geology and paleontology, which for upwards • 
of half a century has been under the charge of Dr. James Hall: and. 
Whereas, during the time when said sub-committee was engaged in 
the taking of evidence certain criticisms as to the conduct of said de- 
partment were indulged in by certain nevv.spapers. which criticisms 
have been copied by many foreign journals with astonis-hing exaggera- 
tions to the effect that the scientific world was startled liv the fact that 
