New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-27
BIOLOGISTS IN SESSION.
BEGINNING THEIR ANNUAL MEETING
PAPERS ON wEIeHTY SUBJECTS FOR
THE YEAR-soME OF THOSE PRESENT.

PAPERS ON wEIeHTy sUBJEcTs-oFFIcERs FOR
THE YEAR-soME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Two sessions of the annual meeting Of the American
Geological Society held yesterday at the Museum
az Natural History. AT the morning session the ballot
AR officers which closed December Of was announced
10 have resulted as follows President James ID. Dana,
n. New-Haven: viceprcsidents, J. S. Newberry, OF
Nswyork and Alexander winohen Of Michigan secre-
,ary John J. Stevenson New-York; treasurer Henry
6 Williams, Cornell University; executive council
Major J. w. Powell, United States Geological Survey
and George VI. Dawson and Charles VI. Hitchcock
Of Dartmouth College. The following were declared
elected fellows OF the society: Frank Dawson Adams
Montreal; Albert Smith Bckmore. New York; Aaron
Bodgman Clark, Hamilton. n Y; Thomas sterry
HINT. n. V: r. ID. Lacoe. Pittston, Penn. Alfred
church Lane, Houghton, Mich: Alexander Richard
Cecil Sclwyn, ottawa, Can: Bailey Willis, Washing
ton D. c.: J. Z. Wolf, Cambridge. Mass: Lorenzo
g. Yates Santa Barbara, Cal. Victor Clifton Ander-
son, Englewood, ILL., Henry NJ. Ami, ottawa, Can.
Ezra Branerd. Mddlebury, VT; Daniel Webster
langdon, Cincinnati George Clinton swallow, Helena.
Mont.
The meeting Tor presentation OF papers and dis
cussion was presided over by the retiring president
Professor James Hail, of Albany. The first address
was by President T. G. Chamberlin, of Wisconsin
University in which he some additional evidences
bearing on the interval between the leading glacial
epochs. His remarks excited considerable discussion
which was engaged in by Professor W. j. McGee,
United States Geological Survey; Professor John X.
Proctor. State geologist of Kentucky Professor F. j.
II. Merrill. of NewYork and Professor c. D. White,
o; the University OF West Virginia
In the absence of Professor Newberry, the second
paper Of the morning presented by Professor
y. :. shaler, of Harvard University His subject
vas The Tertiary Deposits Of Eastern Massachusetts
This paper was received with applause. Discussion
upon it was opened by G. X. Gilbert, of the United
states Geological Survey and at the close of his re-
marks the society adjourned until 10 p. m.
on reasscmbling in the afternoon Professor J. s.
Newberry gave an interesting talk on the famous
Lorraine Group in Colorado The discussion which fol-
lowed taken part in by Professor Lester Ward
United states PaleontolOgist; J. b. Tyrren. of the
Canadian Geological survey Professor John j. steven
son. of the University of the City of Newl ork; Pro
icssor c. ID. Cope and Angelo Heiprin of Philadelphia
:. F. Emmons. of Washington. ID. c.. read paper
on Geographic Movements in the Rocky Mountain
Region occurring during the Carbonerous and Juras
EmmOns's remarks Note on the Serpehtlhe Oh
syracuse presented by Professor ISSoige
remarks on Surface Geology in Alaska were made
by J. C. Russell, of Washington ID. 9. the DISCUSSION
which followed closed the days programme.
Among the papers 10 be read today viii be " Origin
Limestone OF Ohio and Indiana by Edward orion,
Of Columbus. Ohio; Tertiary Deposits OF the Cape
Fear River Region William B. Clark Baltmore ma. ,
Note the Pre- PaacOzOlc S,rtace OF the Aithdeai
Torr.nes of Canada Andrew C. Lawson. ottawa
Glacial Features Of Parts of the Yukon and MaGken-
&c Rivers Il. C. Nc Onneu. ottawa. and Post
rtories OF Canada" J. Il. TyTell Ottawa.
over sixty members Of the society were present:
The sessions. which viii be held bOth morning anu
afternoon during to-day and tomorrow, are open to
no