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the contributor it was found to be Prof. Heim, of Zurich; and the prize 
was duly sent to and acknowledged by him. Shortly afterward Prof. 
Heim requested Prof. Capellini to loan him the manuscript <>!' Ids work 
(which, by the way, appeared in the Bologna volume), promising to re- 
turn it. Prof. Capellini, relying upon the perfect good faith of his col- 
league, at once took the manuscript from the archives and forwarded it. 
As time rolled by without its return. Capellini wrote to Heim about it 
and received assurance that it would be sent in a lew weeks. Thirteen 
years have elapsed and the manuscript is still here, and what is more 
remarkable. Prof. Heim asked the council of the congress to declare 
whose properly it is. Comment is unnecessary. ML de Lapparenl extri- 
cated the council from an exceedingly difficult position by proposing a 
resolution, which was fortunateh adopted, that the council could not 
interfere in a matter which concerned i he competitors for a prize offered 
bj the Italian king. 
M. Fore] proposed i he nomination of a committee to study the changes 
which occur in glaciers. After some discussion the following were ap- 
pointed on this committee, with power to add to itself others from Italy, 
Norway and Russia, viz; Richter, Austria: Fintswalder, Germany; 
Reid, United States: Bonaparte, France: Ham.. Great Britain; Forel, 
Switzerland. Prince Roland Bonaparte offered to bear i he costs of this 
committee, which was received with applause by the council. 
M. van Calker, of Holland, had the idea of appointing a committee 
to Study the distribution of erratics, and then' was some friction as to 
whether the same commission should undertake both subjects. It was 
finally decided to adopt the glacial committee and to recommend the 
members of the congress to organize a society for the study of erratics. 
It was mentioned previously that when the bureau of the congress 
was under contemplation the president. M. RenevTer. stated that there 
were only two "delegates" from the United States, namely, those sent 
by the F. S. Geological Survey. As one of them refused to serve as vice 
president and recommended that the other be elected vice president to 
represent the United States, M. Renevier recommended this course in 
the council and it was adopted. The only member from the United 
States present judged it inopportune at that time to protest against the 
principle thus tacitly admitted, more especially as the nominee, Mr. 
Fester F. Ward, was eminently wort In of the honor. He conceived it to 
be his duty, however, not to allow such a subversion of the fundamental 
objects of tin' congress to pass unnot iced, and consequently presented to 
the council the following proposition for determination and report l>\ 
the bureau in time to govern the constitution of tin- next congress: 
••The bureau of the congress will consider the following questions and 
will reach a decision in time to apply it to the organization of the next 
congress: 
"1. To what extent does the congress recognize the right of govern- 
mental bureaus as such, of societies, or of any kind of organizations, lo 
send representatives to the congress 'i 
••■-'. Within what limitations does the congress recognize the right of 
