Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-02
Academy OF Literature, Science and

Art.
An adjourned meeting Of this Institution
was held lastevening at their rooms In Mays
building.
A large number Of gentlemen were pres
ent, among whom were the following, many
Of whom participated In the various discus
slons! Judge Casey, Hon. Reverdy johnson,
Hon. r. II StautOu, D. u~--y BARNARD
Hon. II. Capron, Col Ed. Daniels, Prof J.
Ollie, DR.. Sunderland, DR.. Newman, DR..
Boynton, DT. sllas l.. LOOMS, Hon. G. T.
stansbury, Hon. NJ. Hulburd, DR.. Rowland,
Hon. Horatio King, Geo. Taylor, Grafton
Tyler, Gen. ". p. Chapman, Judge BARLEY,
oil OF the officers elect, and many others
whose names the reporter did not learn.
The academy proceeded to elect officers
for the ensuing year, as follows: President,
DR.. J. VIM. Draper; hrst vice president,
Judge Joseph Casey second vice president,
DR.. q. W. Sampson; third vice president,
Judge Thomas W. BARLEY; corresponding
secretary, A. r. SpoiIord, esq; recording
secretary, Joseph b. Will treasurer, Henry
D, Cooke, and actuary, VIM. A. Danger
field.
Some amendments to the constitution and
bylaws were proposed and discussed.
A bill was reported for charter OF incor-
poratlon, Of which Lhe following are some
Of Its provisions;
It constitutes Jno. VIM. Draper, OF New
York cityj G. W. Sampson, Joseph Casey,
b. R. spoGord, Chas. J. James, Henry b.
Cooke, T. 2. Stanton, Columbus Delano,
Henry F. Condlct, Jos. 3. Wilsnr % = g
- AMi!..66th5tt, 7. Al. vincent, J. b. Kerr, A. J.
Myer, r. W. Naylor, Sllas l.. Loomis, W. d.
Gallagher, c. G. Cox, Minor X. Kellogg, J.
Ollie, Thos. Poesche, X. 8. Hale, 3. p.
Chase, W. W. Corcoran, Josiah GIVEN, s.
s. Fisher, Robt. l.. Atkinson, J. d. Cox,
VIM. Mckee Dunn, Wager swayne, B. B..
French, N. P. Chapman, Orlando NJ. Poe,
J. b. VIII, A. II. Roessler, ]. Daniels, A.
gan, Wm. Johnston, ID. ID. Porter, OF thu
District of Columbia, incorporation unde
inc namo Of 1.-THE American Union Acad
envy OF Literature, Science and Art"
II provides for establishing auxiliary In
stItutions In State and Territory capitals
aud In other cities OF the United States, an,
provides that the society shall report IL
constitution to Congress.
committee was appointed TO preEen
this charter to Congress for Its action.
Judge Casey suggested that all reports o
committees DO submitted In writing, tina
they may be preserved In the archives Of tn
academy as portion OF Its history.
A resolution was adopted that the lectur
OF DR.. Draper be printed In pamphlet foru
to the number OF 1900 copies, and sent I
all literary aud educational institutions I
the country, and that 1t also be printed /
at least one newspaper In this city; also
that additional copies Of the constitution
printed aud circulated as above.
An Invitation was accepted from Hon
Horatlo King to attend a literary reading Al
his residence, on next Saturday evening.
Following are the names Of new member
elected Hon. Horatio King, Porter Q. Bliss
Thomas e. Bourne, Thomas J. Durand
Hon. James G. Blaine, Hon. u. O. Casserly
Hon. NJ. Walker, Hon. g. d. Drake, Hon
Allen @. Thurman, Lewis Z. Walker, II. W
J. Cleveland, A. 7. Lee, ]. A. Rowland,
II. Gllpert, Charles U. Sheppard, Franci
Ralter, NJ. d.
The followiDg-named persons were pro
posed for membership, which lie over, unde
the rule, one month;
]. EnthOdor, HoratiO BurchaTd, F. '
Hayden, Colonel r. J, Hinton, z. P. How
land, NJ. D.; Prof Z. Andrews, ). Y. Scam
mon, J. d. Webster, Prof. VIM. Thompson
Hon. NJ. II. Carpenter, Hon. T. Howe, Gen
eral II. Z. Paine, Hon. D. J. Merrill, Hon
J. W. Patterson, Hons. Benjamin T. Butler
Robert Q. Schenck, J. W. Forney, J. A
Bingham, II. L. Dawes, James A. GARFIELD
Judge c. @. Mott, Hon. William Lawrence
General II. ". Slocum, Hon. +. Wood, Nj
Justice Clifford, Justice Field, Mr.. COombI
J. c. B. Davis, L. L. Stanton, General Wn
W.Belknap, Hon. 8. 8. Coz, Admiral DaVll
Prof. Il. Barber, John Minis, Henry Mason
Hon, j. j. Stewart, Colonel d. 8. Curtis, "
II. Shock, A. Nj Hon. William Alexander
After the adjournment the society, witt
their Invited guests, set down to an excel
lent collation. furnished by Mr. J. II. Shat
field.