The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-27

the others. And while IL would be childish TO feel
surprise the warmth with which even OF their
emnence disputes of this charactcr the public
opinion Of Professor Bache that the sooner they
abandon Constitution making for science the better will
be for all OF US.
Fifth Days Proceedings.
GENERAL SESSION.
ALBANY, Aug. Is, 1855.
The meeting was called to order atwenty minutes past
ten O'Clock, by the President, Professor Hall.
Ist Of new members was proposed and admitted
NEXT or MEETING.
An invitation was received from the Mayor and Cor
poraton Of Springfield begging the Association TO meet
there next year.
resolution Of the Standing Committee was read by
the Secretary recommending that the Association meet
year Montreal and that the thanks Of the body be
rendered the Mary Institute and the Corporation Of
Springfield for their kind invitation.
Commodore WILKES and moved that the resolution
be amended that Baltimore should be substituted in
the Of Montreal Baltimore had frequently requested
the Association to meet within its limits and BESIDES the
two last meetings OF the Association had been held in the
North. Baltimore said to be Objectionable, on
count Of its heat but he not that it much
hotter than Albany Providence He would have said
more, but for bad cold.
Col. FOSTER seconded the resolution. He was averse
to naugurang policy, which would be established
the association to meet in foreign realm The Br
bu. had never met 10 Scotland or Ireland.
Prof AaAssz was prepared to show that the course
proposed by the Standing Committee was not unprece
dented. Learned societies had often overstepped pci
cal boundaries in choosing place Of meeting He had at
tended meeting Of the British Association at Dublin, and
two in Scotland The Geographical Society OF France had
also met out OF French mts-once in swtz erland and
at Chambery, in Savoy The principle Of these over
steppngs OF political boundaries the cosmopolitan
character Of science, and that principle, he held was
wise to follow.
Prof PIERCE said that Judge Parker opening the
ali America was not the Uu.ed States 1t might that il
ought all to be part Of the United states, but
the fact was that i was not Therefore IL seemed
TO him that the Association either bound to change
its name and to call itself the United States Association,
or to meet in Canada as well as the United States, from
Commodore WILKES had objection TO the Association
meeting in Canada, but no thought should frst meet at
Professor CHAuvENKr said they had members from Ca.
made on the Standing Committee
The question was put on Commodore Wilkes amend
ment, and the amendment was lost. The vote was 90
for AontIe cal and IL for Baltimore.
DR.. STEINER then and said that, the bearer of
the invitation from Baltimore, he would move that
the decision to TO Canada be made unanimous He be-
eved IN maortes though at his expense, and would
He would be glad Mr. Boil at home Mr.. steiner
continued for some length In humorous strain, while
the house was convulsed with laughter
Dr. WiisoS, in reply to a remark which fell from DR.
Steiner assured the gentlemen Of the Association that
the Canadians would not assume paterna arE with the
but that they would try TO entertain them nc the best way
fresEcnt HITCHCOCK, as the bearer Of the invitation
from Springfield. seconded DR.. Seiners mcon, and the
vote to 80 to Canada made unanimous.
Professor DAWSON, Of Montreal returned thanks, and
said the Monrealers would do all In their power to make
the mesbcrs Of the Association satisfied with their dcci
sion.
Votes OF thanks were then moved and cerried to the
Baltimore Institute, and OF the city Of Springfield.
The Secretary read recommendation from the Standing
Comnse to the effect that the subject CT the revised
tut, he aken hat ftCru
Of Professor Iiadcman s paper on Ethnology.
Colonel FOSTER observing that the standing Committee
had right TO make any such recommendation begge
70 move the resolution himself Carried.
Professor RoGrRs requested that the copies Of the
dence nesting should be distributed Put and carried.
The oziR announced that Professor Tsney, the out
going President OF the Association would cot be able 10
attend cr'jelver the usual address
The Secretary read resolution from the Standing
the sGs mat no @ .s1s
20 mioutes in the reading. Carried.
Prof sn moved that the sermons del,Tersd yester
day the various churches, which had reference 10
science, SHOULD be printed He spoke az scme length on
the point
Dr. BsaYrIFoRp seconded the motion.
Prof PENCE moved that the subject he referred to the
Standing Committee. Carried.
Mr.. Wool WORTH announced that he kse written to
various railways ask for rcc tickets Ecmbers tina,
he had oossiled some which were TO be gwen 10 mem
bers who had used The no ads in question On their way
Albany; TIA; he bad also three tickets fo- the steamer
Aida, and tor the New York and l'ew Orleans
steamer a1 that be would give these TO members who
The Association then divided into sections.
GEOLOGICAL SECTION.
The first PAGER the continuation Of Frof BtAKss
paper Tho Geography OF the Western portion OF the
United Stated.
He sald that until quite recently but lileSas known
OF the vast territory lying between the Mississippi and
the PacncnoLiDg, in Short but the glimpses afforded
by the .xplorateps OF Lewis and Clark, LenC, Ncolc
and Fremont fxa:cry eight expeditions have teen sen,
a.tor sta lima fer
,alway They crossed the country drerert paral.
es OF latitude, and enabled the Department o. War 70
Construct Eve prodfs OF the country from the Mississippi
10 Pacific Mr.. Elake then drew attention Q map,
and grouped the mountains into three groups FIRST
Rocky Mountains, eA:endipg from the table land OF Mexi
to and beyond the northern boundary. Second, the
Sierra Nevada and ia 2roonea,ions north socih and
third, the Great Bas aud other broken rang be-
e,s pS us OF a 2
sssd 400 miles, and iis general direction N. W.
and g. The seco0d chain rs formed Of many and
neuly parallel ranges Hhich enclose elevated veeys
The.hird extends from sake river the north 70 the
parallel Of 40 degrees. NJ. blake proposed rAmes
Auahuacian the second al California chain the tsrd
the A:tecan chain. Une r. struck by the psralelsm
which these CLANS exhsk with each other and the ceest
Note Of remarkshe iDs2ace Of inclined srancsGlon
in War; n county, \. " BY. wnrsxy
On tho deposits Of the fessli shes and reptiles OF f
ton. ohx. BY J. :. Nrwpas.
This lc to long disc Sssion, eteny in reference TO
The Des; paper WINS
rprrIou rusr1EEr srtRRY
Hrss, on mn cIor'Dcice s'RvEy CANADA.
The oilosSng an outline OF Er. sterry Hunts com.
municationsr
The name Of euphotidc was applied by Barry TO ceria
rock masses OF the Alps and Of CorAca which
posed OF az regate Of fcpafhc rincra or
compact to witch the name OF saasuss given and
variety augite or hornblenoe whose aiferent
.lrc has caused the rock TO be dcsenstsd hvpeen
,tro qranoae and ,pho,tde by dif authors the
sesul Of the aHAors studies OF the oed IAbradore
risks Of the Iautenan system show .s these altered
meniary deposits consist essentially Ct time elsIars
Of clinic system holding small and variable
of aypersihenc Of pyroxenc. The tokpars vary Ia
comp ston yielding sometimes the formnI of audesne
Others that Of abradore snorthte. seretmes they
coasely crystalline in other cases tine grained and
almost rnpalp able, resembling sanssurite aud constu
ting, VIII their nterm41eed pyroxene, vertssie eupno
tides wb IN pass by insensibic degrees into Gle
grained laoiad rode, with which they arc chtm
cally and 81 neralogcay identical In support &C these
CONCLUSIONS the author prssened series OF specimens
and a great Nfimber Of ayfes.
The altered lower dluvias strata Of the Green poun
tain, pfesent IN close association with sorpentines