New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-30

+, thou ,h therefore, that We may ven,u'e 70 s"pprr
10 },og 10 Rave lived in the o. The depOeit d u
u N;.co,s limestone lie also exhibited specimen
y wIifI le thought were NAKED with the tsoks
inScts
Mr ". c. RsDFIgLD rA''
" ] - .vesil fishes Of Connecticut and oths
Atlantic State TO the Triss,ic and Lia,sic periods.
- he thovtd that 40 long ago So 1885, M j. II. Red
1ed fad made a csrefu examination OF Q portion o
tiese hes; and by the aid Of the gres. work OF Proi
e Agassiz on the ioss 6shes known in Europe sbl
iopoInt out the geological age Of these America
pshe' az OF the period from the Tnsssc to the Hss,
ser'; their snitiee being TO the latter a.
| TIE former. These results were published in The
airas Of tie New York Lyceum Of Natural History
with biz 6rst description Of the genus Cs,op.eu. (,
report prepared at the request of the American AZ.
tocstioD Of Biologists ana Natursiss and pre~ert-
sd at the meeting in New Haven, in isa5 Mr. John
II. Redfeh gave more extended examination Of
these fshes inc ucirg the genus Caopterus from tho
coal rocks Of Eastern Virginia, aud confirming the
,'us Of the former examinations fsier researches bV
"a ooeHs do not appear 10 bave altered kess deter
min sions. The value OF fosei remains - Indicating
tbe lelatiye sge OF rocks, well sho by tho f4cS
that vOunN Al of twenty, without pre- yious train
ing VA thus Able to point out the geological sge Of
hese strata sCd within ths same limits which seen 10
be estsblhsied ~ al subsequent discoveries AID ex-
amnatiors.
DR. J. s. NswsERRY made some remarks npoa the
action Of thefma' springs IN oca ity in Dragon, in
changing the patuTe Of the deposits through which
tbese springs found outlets. These springs cootain
much sics in soutioa and 10 .he action Of tbs silica
he referred the change in specimens which hc exhib
tied from q lcose cons omei alton Of materials 20 the
forms Of opal, jasper, &c. He also spoke of fossil
piauts collected by Df. Hsycen and Mr.. Mock fDm
lie tertiary OF toe Upper Missorri, series Of Giants
such a. found in the MyOcene Tertiary Of Europe.
Tley are doubtless Of 'he same age vita Ire coels Of
the Western Coast. which co AIS in still
bad lignitss IN Others much like camel.
Prof OLNSrEAD described some smple xperments
txhbi ing the spendor, beauty, AID rchEcss Of tho
solar spectrum in the very highest degree.
GENERAL sEssIoS-Ar lsf A. N.
The Secretary read Iecommendatiots from Nc stand
irg Committee:
Raising the salary Of the permanent Secretary from
$500 to $500.
That the next meeting be held at Montreal on the
second W edne sdsy OF August
That the Board Of Officers Of the Association for
the year sist of the folio wing gent, men
Pro'dent-ProtJ j. W. BAILEY of West Point, n. Y.
Iice Prtsidnt-Piof. Alexis Caswelo of Providence,
Secretary-Proi. John Leconte Of Columbia, sc.
Permanent Secrttory-Prof. joseph Lowering Of
Cambridge, Mass.
Chairman Of Local Committee Sir. wm. Logan Of
Montreal, &. +.
The IOca Committee next year consist of the fol-
owir 9 geIttnen: Chairmsn-Sir " m. Logan the
Ma,or Of the city of Montreal the President OF the
Board Of Irate, the Ere sident Of the Ns,gr. History
Society Chief Justce Louis Lsfontaine, Judge Day
l.. Holton, NJ. F., ana 5. Deron NJ. p.
That a Committee be appointed 10 mencnalize the
Legislature of Ohio to cause a complete Geological
survey OF that State to be made Consisting OF the fol
lowing gentlemen: DIR. j. p. Rutland Cleveland,
Ohio; Gov. 4. p. Chase, Columbus, Ohio; the Hon. +.
Ewing Larcsster, Ohio; Judge George IIoadey, jr..
Cincinnati, Ohio; Gen. c. b. Goddard, Zsnesv,le'
Ohio; Pres j. w. Andrews, Marietta, Ohio; Piot JOS
HoBiy Washington, d. CT Prof. J. ID. Dana, New
| Haven; Prof. L. Agassiz, Cambridge, Mas,
That Prof. Haldeman continue his researches in LIN
gustica EtInoloRy.
In iefererce to the printing Of various documents.
That foreign learned societies be invited to attend
| the meetings ot the Association.
| All of which recommendations were ADOPTED.
| A communication was then read from Prof ALrxAs-
| DER announcing that since the adjournment OF tho
meeting Yesterday he hsd made discovery relative
to the intervals of the orbits of the planets, which
proves that while the Professors calculations allow the
txistence OF planet beyond Neptune he allows OF
rome within the orbit Of Mercury and rendtrs abfo-
ntely necessary center of grayation at zero, which
is The position of the SUM-
The thanks Of the association were voted TO the va
| ,ous associations, societies and institutions which
| lave extended invitations to the American Association.
| Prof J. Nj. MITCHELL rose to offer resolution OF
barks to iheiLeglslaue and Trustees of the Capitol
| for the accommodations which they had provided.
| Pref CAswEI4 offered similar resolution Of t9aI Ks
TO Prof Hal for opening his col ec'ion of geoogi al
.peclmers and to L. ID. Palmer for opening his sadio
| to members
Prof. PIERCE offered resolution Of thanks 70 tho
Local Committee for their admirable arrangements aud
kind attentions during the progress of the sesson.
Yah csns &ebgan WeseTo sSG New
Haven Baltimore, Ohio and Pennsylvania and Phils-
delphia and Wilmington Rarosds, and to the steamer
| Aida it free return tickets
Prot. BAcHr offered aroher TO the Cunard, Collins,
| Bremen, Glasgow and Belgian lines Of steamers and
to Mortimer Livingston, Cornelius Grunell, SPofford,
| Tieston & Co, CriDnell Mintum q Co., for free
passages offered in their lines of steamers and packets
TO ocientfc gentlemen from Europe who might wish to
attt nd this meeting
Sir WV LoGAS then offered a resolution ofthsnks to
| the citizens Of Albany for their unbounded hospi'
| tslity
| DR.. STEINER moved to insert " their wives and
| daulhtefs' after citizens Was il possible for men,
bers after spending a week of eight or nine days AN
| explosion Of sughteIl.
1 Prot CAswELL--A Geological week.
| DR.. HARE--Ten minutes; that's all
Dr. STEINER spoke Of the bright eyes th ct had &C.
cCmpanied them, Prof Bache would say in cOtidal
| lines Of diurnal and nocturnal harmonies.
Prof. AGAssH was very happy, in seconding the
motion that his friend had had opportunity OF
pressing his private feeling.
Dr. STEINER said that If ever his heart was con-
verted into adipOcea there would be found on il en-.
| gravtd the word Albany
Prof. AGAssIZ-And the bulb OF bis eye 10 It's socket
| will be turned in the same direction.
Chancellor FERRIS Offered resolution in relation 70
| T. Romeyn Beck, a deceased member Of the A.
| sOciation.
Neat speeches were made by the movers Of all these
resolutions, ard they were unanimously adopted.
| DIR. HARE then to speak Of his position. lie
had thought that ii perfectly Sbt for him. when
ecturir upon subjects connected with science, was
bis duty to come and spesk TO bis brethren what he
| had spoken to others. lie asked for nothing more
than simply u be heard in the midst Of who could
bring fact or to him. But be wished TO
be Or derscod that be perfectly satisfied with tho
| decision they had come to, because he knew there
were considerations for refusing which were not
loved friend Mr. Peirce, not the true reason. He
bowed to the expediency by which bis brethren had
| been governed; to that be most bumbly submitted.
| Prof. BAcHE did hope that DR.. Hare felt that he
had the love Of every member of this Associshonj -
of those who were brought up at his feet be might
| tba ter ff his AshoCatiOn.