The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-26
THE SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS-.
American Association for the Advancement
OF Science.
INTERESTING REPORTS ON ZOOLOGY AND LANGUAGES
Our Special correspondence.
ALBANY. Aug. 2i-A NJ.
&C., &C., &c.

THE COINAGE
On saturday morning the Association assembled in
general meeting nominally for the reception OF DR..
Batchford who represented American Medical Asso
ciaton. You have published that gentleman's speech
which explains itself But while the members were as
sembled Dr. Gibbon, Of the MINT the opportunity Of
making vigorous effort to the subject Of the
coinage from the hands Of the committee which has il in
charge When this committee was appointed they were
directed to consider the subjects Of weights.
and coinage together. DR.. Gbbon thought the coinage
deserved a separate special committee His arguments
were OF a general character He though, the time had
10 make vigorous Effort not only 10 regulate the
subject this country but to endeavor to persuade all
foreign nations 10 sgree upon uniform coinage. He
pointed the loss Of labor and which occasioaed
by the reconage abroad Of American coin after expor,a
tom the method proposed to expedite the remedy
was the appointment Of special committee. This
resisted by the leading member of the committee Prof
Bache, who argued that the present committee would DO
the work as web any In this view lie
sustained by majority OF the bouse.
have intention Of questioning the propriey or this
decision, but hope Or Gibbons effort will have the ef
feet OF stirring up the committee t, active The
subject cries for settlement In Great Britain aud in Ger
many legislators basiy engaged in review ing and
within very short period there is every prospect hA,a
new metal currency will be established ia both these
countries. Now should the Scientific Association
brace this opportunity OF bringing forward phrosoph
Cal and comprehensive scheme for general uniform
rency the whole al world have hesiti
tion In saying that its chances Of adoption would be quite
considerable No glance At the subject FOR
rnenf without being sasded that such reform would be
OF signal advantag rercial interests it would
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al age wheu man was yet an n-calzed
problem and .ear monster. shared the universe VITA
c2raiy rnoustrous plants ard tile Creator Of all
Toward The close q the evening Mr. Blake young
rcoioxst Of some mars am gwen 10 understand be
gan le read a Taptr on the geography 10y witch ycg
MI unders,and the geography Of foantAiasl OF lie
ID foss not appsar from the paper tha, Mr. RaSe has
ys.ed tie country tie describes though he may have
done j j sori Of rs'sms o The discoveries nude
tue inc for the Pacific Railroad aud uses cop ousIy the
valuable material eatb cred By the great cxpo err Colonel
Ererpopi sir Blaze proposes three new names Tor the
t-ee rsres Wins naraei 10 The p.ciGc CO.'S, III pro
poses 10 cal Il EN- TIE Aeabnacan range, the CALIFORNIA;
range and tie Aztecian range Ailas nakers viii tse
1870