Upon recommendation of the council, the following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the president include in his annual report to Congress an expression of the approval of the Academy of the efforts now being made to secure a system of uniform time, such a system being free from objection on scientific grounds, and certain to prove a public convenience.
Resolved, That the president communicate to the honorable Secretary of the Navy, and include in the annual report to Congress, an expression of the high appreciation of the Academy of the generous and efficient aid rendered by the Navy Department to science in the observation of the solar eclipse of May last, by placing a ship at the disposal of the observing party, and making all arrangements necessary to secure the success of the expedition.
Resolved, That the president request the honorable Secretary of the Navy to communicate to Captain Carpenter and the officers of the Hartford the thanks of the Academy for the courtesies extended by them to the eclipse party while on board the ship, and for the energy and personal interest with which they co-operated in the work. Resolved, That the thanks of the National Academy of Sciences be tendered to the Governing Board of the Sheffield Scientific School for the excellent arrangements made for the accommodation of the Academy during the session. The special session then adjourned.
President of the National Academy of Sciences.