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equal rights. Let the bureau decide these questions and we shall know 
what to expect. 
M. Karpinsky, of Russia, submits the invitation of the Russian geolo- 
gists that the congress meet in Russia in 1897, which is adopted. The 
committee of organization is named, with power to add to its number. 
An interesting incident of the second general session of the congress 
was the good wishes offered to Prof. Beyrich, on behalf of the congress, 
by Prof. Heim, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. The good 
feeling was very hearty and spontaneous, but the recipient seemed 
somewhat embarrassed by it: perhaps for the reason, which heexplained 
to your correspondent, that he does not attain his eightieth birthday 
until next year. 
The addresses of Suess, von Zittel and Michel-Levy at these general 
assemblies were very interesting and worthy of the occasion. 
The last session of the council but one took place on Saturday morn- 
ing, when, after the reading of the minutes, Nikitin (Russia), Oldham 
(English India), Penck (Germany and Austria), and Sacco (Italy) were 
added to the committee on bibliography. Gilbert, the president, having 
resigned, Nikitin was elected president in his place. 
The final session of the council (the fifth) was held at the Polytechni- 
kum at 2 p. m., after the final session general at the female seminary. 
The nominations of the members of the committee on organization 
for the next congress in Russia were completed. 
The members of a committee were appointed, at the instigation of 
Michel-Levy, for the unification of the nomenclature of rocks. Follow- 
ing is a partial list of this committee: Knop, Zirkel, Rosenbusch (Ger- 
many); Golliez, Hutenmal, Schmidt (Switzerland): Renard, de la Val- 
ine Poussin (Belgium); Behrens, Wichmann (Holland): Macpherson, 
Gonzalo y Fariri (Spain): Bensaude (Portugal): Michel-Levy, Barrois, 
La Croix (France): Teall, A. Geikie, Judd (England); Brogger (Norway); 
Zujovic (Roumania): Lowinson-Lessing (Russia); Tietze, Tschermak 
(Austro-Hungary): [ddings, Cross, Van Hise (United States): Barcena 
(Mexico). 
Dr. Tietze asserted that he was not a petrographer and if retained 
could only bring general geological knowledge to hear on the subject. 
He also claimed that theorigin of the idea of making an international 
geological map of Europe was in the Keichsanstalt of Vienna and read a 
passage from its proceedings anterior to the Bologna session of the con- 
gress in corroboration of his point. Hauohecorne claimed that it was 
made anterior to the session at Paris. 
M. Pellati (Italy) proposed (1) thai there should be a permanent com- 
mittee appointed with authority to regulate the affairs of the congress 
hetw n sessions: (2) the seat of the committee should be Paris; ('■'<) this 
committee shall consist of all the officers; ( I) those contributing 10 francs 
a year shall he considered members; (5) this committee shall issue a pub- 
lication which shall be the organ of the congress. 
Here a scene occurred which will present a just view of the manner 
in which president Renevier conducts the business of ;i deliberative as- 
