New-York daily tribune., 1854-04-29
SECOND DAY.

WAsHINGTOS, lhursday, Aprl u, leo4
The Association has just cleared the way for IFS heavy
business To day may be set down a broken odds and
ends sort Of day. and there is little in the proceedings
worthy Of reporting outside Of tho papers presented and
read al afternoon session.
The morning hour consumed in discussion to tho
expediepcy of accepting ain invitations to visit differ
en o aties The prominent feature OF the morning WAS
the debate upon the recommendation OF ihs Stsndins
Committee that Saturday be devoted to pleasure
cursion to Mount Vernon The proposition stresu-
ousy opposed by several MEMBER but pleasure carried
the day and the excursion will be made and provo quite
an interestiDg occasion.
A singular motion was made at the general meeting 10
the morning. which hsd for its object the suppression of
the entire publication Of any paper read before the Asso
citation outside of the authorized volume Of transactions
departure from the rule is 10 subject the offending
members paper punishment from the published pro-
ceedings. This is blow for reporters but none OF the
corps seem annoyed by it.
Invitations of all kinds pour in upon the Association.
and much valuable time has been consumed Ia consider
ing the well meant but i'll timed cOurtssies. But to NOR
the business Will be fairly commenced and vigorously
prosecuted to the end.
At the suggestion of the Standing Committee Com.
mtee appointed 10 note and report upon the annuaF
eclipse which will the Goth May The following
gentlemen compose that Committee viz: Prof Bschs
PrSf Eoo@. GSs
Prof Coffin. Lieut.. Davis Lieut.. Maury Lieut.. Henry,
DR. Gould DR. LeConte Mr.. Frazer, Mr. Barnard. Mr..
The Association then divided into sections. lH en-
bracng Geology, N,iural History and Chemistry; ID.
Astronomy and fhy .ics generally
Association adjourned to sftsr moon
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR. JoHs ToRKrY Of New York presided il being .
meeting Of the First Section.
Prof DARBY Of Georgia read paper on the develop.
ments Of stems obectng to the com
mon doctrine on that subject
Lieut. MAuRr resG descriptions and exhibited drawings
of strange h.h called the Killer Whsle which natural
lists had never described He about 30 feet long yields
five or six barrels Of OIL and exceedingly pugnacious.
attacking all kinds Of whales besides feeding upon the
tongues Of right whales their ohdcs tit bits These
descriptions furnished him by Capt Mckenzie, Capt
Royes and others, who were practical whslemen This
paper great interest the that seemed
TO beproved that fish very we'll known among vhalemen
should be entirely unknown to naturaists.
Mr. WALKER said he had seen killer thirty feet long
of the Coast Of Brazil. hanging TO tho lips Of sper n
whale.
Prof HENRY read paper on ,he construction Of lee.
ure with reference to sound He also gave his
tory of the Smithsonian Instution-tod what the Re
gents had done with the money subject TO their control
and narrated experiments that had been sde with
reference to the subject Of his paper This called out
discussion, in which Prof Dewey Of Rochester Prof
Hackley OF New York Prof Johnston of Connecticut and
DR. Means Of Georgia took part.
Prof NJ. Is. WEBSTER OF Virginia read and exhibited
diagrams Of very simple and desirable instrument for
registering the meteorological conditions Of the ssmos
phere. tis essentially self registering instrument,
quiring no more care than to wind il daily, eight
day clock is used in II, 70 wind II once week. After
comments on this instrument from DR.. McCuoch and
Prof. Dewey, at 81 7. NJ an adjournment took place.
The evening devoted to receiving the annual a6
dress OF Prof Pierce. An unfortunate mshap prevented
our obtaining fair portion Of the beautiful production
and we must be content to say in absence OF what
Hsted TO obtain, that Characteristic Of ito gifted
author I object to show how intimately geometry
entered into all the things by which surrounded
IL would be useless 10 attempt TO give ANYTHING like
abstract Of the argument which like chain Of gold
and skifuy wrought that the removal Of single link
would mar the beauty othe whole. Ii such peroc,
conglOmeraton of poetry science beauty grandeur and
pathos that nothing short Of bat ct era!in would
DO it Justice.
at the close Of the address the members accepted the
invitation Of the Secretary Of War to pay him visit al hii
resd, nce proceeded hither and were most Hospitality
entertained.
The Association has been most unfortunate in regard
weather This afternoon just previous the hoIr ap
pointed for the evening meeting violent thunder
sse but notwithstanding the anvorate state OF the